National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day
– It's strawberry and rhubarb season so it's the perfect time to
make this pie for your family. My son would devour the whole thing
himself if I let him and then finish it up by eating the leftover raw
rhubarb. Yes, I know, he is very odd.
Abused Women and Children's
Awareness Day – Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in
June, this is a day to prayerfully end violent behavior in American
homes, schools, workplaces and communities. You can help to stop the
violence in America that endangers the lives of our women and
children.
Multicultural American Child Day
– Also celebrated on the second Sunday in June, this is a day to
appreciate the talents and uniqueness of all children of every
culture. We can share our culture with the whole country and the
nation and our children will be stronger for it.
Race Unity Day – Yet another
celebration on the 2nd Sunday in June, this day was begun
in 1957 by the National Spiritual Assembly
of the Baha'is of the United States. The purpose is to
promote racial harmony and understanding, which I personally find to
be an admirable goal. The Baha'is believe that racial prejudice is
the most challenging moral issue that we face in this country so they
wish to focus attention on that today.
Children's Sunday – This day
is added to the list of celebrations that are always on the 2nd
Sunday in June. There was a movement going to get 100,000 signatures
by June 3, 2013 in order to petition the President to officially
proclaim this day as Children's Day. This day has been unofficially
celebrated since the mid 1800's and many cities have proclaimed this
day along with many churches and denominations In fact, this day has
been Children's Sunday at my church for as long as I can remember and
we will be there today celebrating this year as well.
http://www.nationalchildrensday.us/
World APS Day – On this day in
2005, the APSFA (Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Foundation of
America) was created. Therefore, this is the day that was chosen in
2007 to have World APS Day. You are encouraged to wear burgundy
ribbons to help spread awareness of this autoimmune disease and to
demonstrate encouragement to those who live with this disease in some
way either as a patient, friend, family member or caretaker. To find
out more about this disease see this website:
http://www.apsfa.org/faq/faq1.htm#2
To celebrate today, gather some
supplies that are needed by young families and drop them off at a
local shelter for abused women and children. Then head to church to
participate in Children's Sunday. On the way home, discuss with your
children your feelings about how we should combat racial prejudice.
Problems such as this are solved one family at a time. When you get
home, have some strawberry-rhubarb pie while you watch documentaries
on the different cultures in our countries. Then research more about
APS and find out what you can do to spread the word about it so
people who have it can be properly diagnosed.
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