National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day –
Bite sized sausages or hot dogs wrapped in dough, these are commonly
served as hors d'oeuvres at a party.
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
– Between 1915 and 1918, some 1.5 million Armenians were killed by
Ottoman Turks. Turkey remembers events differently and disputes the
validity of this day. The Armenians keep this day going not out of a
desire for revenge but out of a desire for recognition and
remembrance. Particularly since Turkey continues to deny that it
ever happened.
Administrative Professionals Day or
Secretary's Day – This is a day to recognize the hard work of
receptionists, secretaries, administrative assistants, and other
administrative support personnel. Without the support, the
management of almost any company would not be able to function.
International Guide Dogs Day –
Celebrated on the last Wednesday of
April, this is a day to celebrate the important roll guide dogs play
in maintaining the independence and mobility of people with a wide
range of disabilities. It started out in the late 1920's with
Dorothy Eustis, who had heard about the possibility of training dogs
for this purpose from a school in Pottsdam, Germany, that went out of
business after World War I. She wrote an article about it which
Morris Frank, a blind man from Nashville, heard about and it went
from there. Mr. Frank was the first blind man to have a seeing eye
dog and he went on to create a training program here in the states
that is still going today.
International Size Acceptance Day
– This is a day to accept yourself no matter what size you are.
This day is sponsored by the International Size Acceptance
Association and was begun in 1998.
To celebrate today, first, accept
yourself for who you are regardless of what size clothing you wear.
Once you have accomplished that, bring your Administrative Assistant
(or if you don't have one, borrow someone else's) some
pigs-in-a-blanket to snack on while you tell him/her about the
Armenian Genocide. Then, keep your eyes open until you spot a guide
dog. These are working dogs, so don't touch or in any way disturb
them, but you can give their owner a treat to give them later and you
can tell them that they are good dogs. Dogs like that kind of
praise.
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