National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day is a great day to eat America’s favourite flavour of ice cream.

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day is a field day for ice cream makers. However, we probably don’t need any additional incentive to eat Chocolate Ice Cream. And, with the arrival of warm, summer weather, cooling off with a little (or a lot) of chocolate ice cream is a natural.

Celebrate National Chocolate Ice Cream Day by enjoying it a few times today. It’s as simple as that. Just make sure to eat  it quickly before it melts in the summer heat.

National Doughnut Day – Not what you think! –

National Doughnut Day honours the Salvation Army “Lassies” of WWI. It is also used as a fundraiser for needy causes of the Salvation Army.

The original Salvation Army Doughnut was first served by Salvation Army in 1917. During WWI, Salvation Army “lassies” were sent to the front lines of Europe. These brave volunteers made home cooked foods, and provided a morale boost to the troops. Often, the doughnuts were cooked in oil inside the of the metal helmet of an American soldier. The American infantrymen were commonly called doughboys. Salvation Army lassies were the only women outside of military personnel allowed to visit the front lines. Lt. Colonel Helen Purviance is considered the Salvation Army’s “first doughnut girl”.

On National Doughnut Day, look to see if your local doughnut shop, or other organizations, are offering free donuts to solicit donations for the Salvation Army or for another needy cause. If you find them, please be generous.

Note: The word “Doughnut” is often shortened to “Donut. So, if you see the term National Donut Day, it’s the same day.

World Environment Day –

World Environment Day focuses attention on important environmental issues. According to the United Nations, World Environment Day is commemorated each year on June 5th. It is one of the principle vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.

 Celebrate World Environment Day by:

• Learning more about the environmental topic selected for this year.
• Participating in World Environment Day activities.
• Helping to create awareness of the issues
• Contributing to organizations supporting environmental issues.

Hug Your Cat Day –

Today is Hug Your Cat Day. Go ahead and give your cat a big, furry hug. If you’ve got a friend named Cat, make sure you give her a hug today too!

Cat lovers can really get into this day. If you’re a cat lover, you can really appreciate the warm, cozy feeling you get when you curl up on a couch or chair, and hug your cat. The only problem is, your cat will most likely only allow a brief hug before sauntering away. If your cat is a true hugger, count your blessings.

Dog lovers…sorry, but hugging your dog will not suffice. If you are going to be “into” this day, you simply must hug a cat…your cat.

You don’t have a cat? You can correct this today. The month of June is “Adopt a Cat Month”.

Repeat Day –

Repeat Day is an opportunity to do things over and over again. Repeat Day is an opportunity to do things over and over again. (hee, hee)

Hopefully you will choose to repeat things you enjoy doing. Pick a wide array of foods, snacks, and activities, and repeat them today. As a matter of fact, it’s perfectly okay to repeat them over and over again today. It’s also perfectly okay to avoid dong things you don’t like. It’s a certainty that you will not enjoy distasteful things the second time around.

National Rocky Road Day –

National Rocky Road Day is all about eating ice cream; specifically Rocky Road ice cream.

Want to make your own Rocky Road Ice Cream? Just add nuts (almonds and/or pecans), mini marshmallows, and chunks of semisweet chocolate to your favorite ice cream recipe. Today would be the perfect day to make, and certainly eat, a batch of Rocky Road ice cream.

If you aren’t into making ice cream, or just don’t have the time, you can buy Rocky Road ice cream at any grocery store. Or, visit your favourite ice cream store for a cone (large today).

Dare Day –

Dare Day is a day to challenge someone, and to do a dare yourself. It’s a day that daredevils truly relish. Today is definitely a call to action. It is not a day for procrastinators or for hesitation.

Dares take all forms and shapes. The type of dare is almost limitless. Whether it is a prank, a challenge to accomplish something, or a personal action (like asking someone out on a date), this is the day to make the dare. And, it’s the day to do the dare. We do suggest that dares be safe, and of course, legal…….

Daring to the max: To dare someone to do something risky or challenging is one thing. Declaring the “double dog dare” heightens the challenge. The highest degree of challenge is to “triple dog dare” someone. It should not be used lightly, or frequently.

The most important DARE: We believe the most important dare is the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program.

World No Tobacco Day –

World No Tobacco Day brings awareness of the health issues and dependency issues related to tobacco use. World No Tobacco Day stresses the importance of making people all over the world aware of the health dangers of using tobacco. It also stresses the addictive nature of tobacco use.

According to the World Health Organization’s website: The Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. In 1987, the World Health Assembly passed Resolution WHA40.38, calling for 7 April 1988 to be a “a world no-smoking day.” In 1988, Resolution WHA42.19 was passed, calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on 31 May.

World No Tobacco Day is supported by medical organizations around the world. Many groups and organizations use this day to encourage individuals to quit smoking. They promote education of the issues and dangers of using all forms of tobacco.

The bottom line: If you smoke or chew tobacco….kick the habit today. Your life depends on it!

Water a Flower Day –

When: Always on May 30th

Water a Flower Day is a reminder to water your flowers…all of them.

Sure, we know that this day reads Water a Flower (singular) Day. It clearly indicates that a flower should be watered. But, in today’s world of equal rights and non-discrimination regulations, how can you single out one particular flower to water? Even if you can decide upon a certain flower, wouldn’t the rest of your flowers get upset and file a class action lawsuit?

So please, for your own sake, water all of your flowers today. We suggest you make your flowers very happy, by adding a liquid fertilizer to the water. They will reward you with faster growth, and bigger blooms!

Have a Happy Water a Flower Day!

Amnesty International Day –

Amnesty International Day recognizes the need to protect human rights around the world. The Amnesty International organization strives to accomplish these goals by providing awareness and recognition of the issues. They work to publicize local and regional problems, and to arouse citizens, governments and politicians to action.

Celebrate Amnesty International Day by:

• Learning more about human rights issues
• Becoming active in human rights causes
• Writing your politician on human rights issues
• Making a donation