National Strawberry Shortcake Day
– When strawberries are in season, this is one of my favorite
desserts. Nothing beats the sweet, juicy, deliciousness of fresh
strawberries. It's been so rainy here this year, however, I don't
know what the strawberry crop is going to look like.
Flag Day – On this day every
year we celebrate the United States Flag. Let your flag fly with
pride today and be proud to be an American. There will be many flag
raising ceremonies all over the countries today as well as numerous
parades and musical salutes.
Pause For The Pledge Day – This
day is celebrated simultaneously with Flag Day and is usually a part
of Flag Day ceremonies. Pausing for the Pledge of Allegiance is a
way for all citizens to share a patriotic feeling.
Army's Birthday – On this day
in 1775, the United States Army was born. It was a bit of an
undisciplined, rag tag bunch of farmers with no real chain of command
but they got it together enough to defeat the British and their
skills have only improved in the 238 years since that beginning.
Today we honor the bravery, strength, and professionalism of our
soldiers who still put their lives on the line to protect us every
day.
Family History Day – This is
another made up day created by Thomas & Ruth Roy from
wellcat.com. The purpose is to share family stories with each other
so that important family memories, accomplishments and memorable
stories are not lost.
World Blood Donor Day – In
many areas of the world, safe blood is very hard to come by. This is
a day to make people aware of that problem and the need for as many
regular blood donors as possible. The other purpose of this day is
to thank donors for being willing to share their life saving blood
with those who are in need. In the normal course of our lives we
sometimes forget about how important it is that hospitals have enough
blood to enable them to save lives every day. But it doesn't take
much to remind us and we will line up at a blood bank for the
opportunity to contribute to that effort. And when a real tragedy
happens, people will come in droves and endure great hardship in
order to donate because this is something that almost everyone can do
to help at a time when everyone wants to help more than anything
else.
Work @ Home Father's Day – On
the Friday before Father's Day, we celebrate fathers who have chosen
to work at home. This isn't possible for all father's of course, but
for those who can and do, their presence at home improves family
interactions and can greatly improve their professional satisfaction.
To celebrate today, have a home flag
raising ceremony complete with the Pledge of Allegiance and your
children lined up and dressed as Army soldiers. Then host a blood
bank/family reunion and have all of your family members who are able
donate blood while they share family stories with the younger members
of the family. If there are any work at home fathers in your family
group, give them some strawberry shortcake, if not, canvas the
neighborhood until you find one and give the cake to them.
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