I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Awareness Spotlight shines on…
Starting in 1991, STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE DAY has become the largest single day food drive in America. The food is collected by your mailperson, and volunteers at the post office help organize the donations and get them to food banks across the area. All you have to do is give your donations to the letter carrier and you will have participated.
CORNELIA DE LANGE SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY shines a light on a genetic disorder that happens at birth but is hard to diagnose. Also called Amsterdam Dwarf Syndrome or Bushy Syndrome, it affects the physical and intellectual development of the child. Continuing research needs to be conducted to be able to better diagnose this disease and learn more about it. Visit the CdLS Awareness Day website.
Family and Friends
Every dog has its day and so do the moms who take care of them. NATIONAL DOG MOM’S DAY celebrates the moms who feed them, clean up after them, pamper them and love them. If you are a dog mom, give that pooch an extra hug and give yourself a pat on the back. This day was actually founded by Dig – The Dog Persons Dating App.
Fitness and Health
NATIONAL FOAM ROLLING DAY is here to make us feel better. Sometimes called “the poor man’s massage”, using rolled foam on your sore muscles, achy bones and tired body will relieve soreness, tension, and stress. This exercise doesn’t promise to heal, but it may help you move better, and relieve muscle pain. Get to rolling today.
For Fun
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension – a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You’ve just crossed over into NATIONAL TWILIGHT ZONE DAY. From 1959 to 1964, we could tune in and watch the unexplainable, the eerie, the odd and sometimes frightening events that would go on in the 5th dimension. Do your best Rod Serling impersonation, see if you can find an episode to watch and be careful out there, or you may just end up in The Twilight Zone.
Time to hit the mark with NATIONAL ARCHERY DAY. We celebrate one of the oldest sports that predates 2500 BCE when bows and arrows were used for hunting and battle. Today, they are still used for hunting but not so much in battle. The equipment has evolved a lot – even since my elementary school gym days where Mr. Tidd taught us how to shoot with the basic fiberglass recurve. Stabilizers, sights, and finger releases all help get the arrow to where you want it to go and the arrows themselves have become technological wonders. This is a fun sport that is good for upper body workouts, focus and always feeling the thrill of hitting your mark.
Next, we aim to hit the hole with NATIONAL MINIATURE GOLF DAY. Hit the ball through the blades of the windmill, bank it off the board exactly right and get that hole in one. After listening to my brother-in-law, I am fairly certain that South Carolina is one of the golf meccas of the U.S. and they host the US Pro Mini Golf Association Championship Tournament at Myrtle Beach. Yep, there is an association and a championship. Some of the courses out there are simply amazing, but if you can’t get out there, find one closer to home and have a good time.
On Today’s Menu…
Our delicious dish, dessert of the day and delectable dinner are all rolled into one for NATIONAL EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY. When it comes to eating today, there are no rules. Cold pizza for breakfast, a midday snack of pretzels and M&Ms followed by breakfast for dinner. It is probably a good thing that this day only comes around once a year.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Mother’s Day
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day – wear purple to show support
Nutty Fudge Day
National Limerick Day
National Odometer Day
On this day…
1858 – Minnesota becomes our 32nd state
1926 – Maxwell House trademarks “Good to the Last Drop”
1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded
1934 – The plowing under of prairie grass to farm larger fields in conjunction with high winds causes the worst dust storm ever. New Yorkers were coughing and gagging from the over 350 million tons of silt that got blown around and it is reported that ships 300 miles out to sea had dust on their decks
1978 – Marine Margaret Ann Brewer gets promoted to Brigadier General. She is the first woman to achieve general officer rank
1997 – Supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Grandmaster Chess Champion Garry Kasparov – the first time a computer beat a human in tournament play
Happy Birthday to…
Grant Marsh (1834-1916)
Proficient steamboat captain who rescued many travelers on the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers while never losing a boat in his 64-year career
Harriet Quimby (1875-1912)
This Michigander was the first woman to earn a pilot’s license in the U.S. and the first woman to fly across the English Channel
Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
Famous composer who gave us God Bless America and White Christmas, among many others
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Painter who specialized in the surreal
Jaqueline Cochran (1906-1980)
She was the first female pilot to break the sound barrier
Louis Farrakhan (1933- )
He was the leader of the Nation of Islam and organized the Million Man March in 1995
Cam Newton (1989- )
Quarterback for the Carolina Panthers who has earned the Heisman Trophy, MVP and many other awards and accolades
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39
Enjoy the day and make it your own
Thank you to National Day Calendar; National Today; History.com; Britannica.com; Wikipedia; on this day.com
#StampOutHungerFoodDrive #CorneliaDeLangeSyndromeAwarenessDay #DogMomsDay #EatWhatYouWantDay #FoamRollingDay #ArcheryDay #MiniatureGolfDay #TwilightZoneDay #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #GrantMarsh, #HarrietQuimby, #IrvingBerlin, #SalvadorDali, #JaquelineCochran, #LouisFarrakhan, #CamNewton
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