Happy Morning Facebookies!!! Welcome to National Frappe, Child Health, World Smile, You matter to me day!!! NATIONAL FRAPPE DAY National Frappe Day which is celebrated annually on October 7, honors a very versatile drink with many variables dependent on your interpretation. A Frappe may refer to: Frappe coffee – an iced coffee beverage. A frozen fruit-flavored dessert made with shaved ice. A milkshake. Angel Wings – an Italian name for a sweet, crisp pastry made with deep-fried dough. NATIONAL CHILD HEALTH DAY Child Health Day is an United States Federal Observance Day that is observed, each year, on the first Monday in October. On this day, the President invites “all agencies and organizations interested in child welfare to unite on Child Health Day in observing exercises that will make the people of the United States aware of the fundamental necessity of a year-round program to protect and develop the health of the children of the United States”. ( 36 U.S.C § 105 ) On October 4, 2013, President Barack Obama signed a Proclamation proclaiming Monday, October 7, 2013, as Child Health Day. ”I call upon families, child health professionals, faith-based and community organizations, and all levels of government to help ensure America’s children stay healthy.” whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/10/04/presidential-proclamation-child-health-day-2013 NATIONAL CHILD HEALTH DAY HISTORY Each year since 1928, under a joint Resolution of Congress, the President of the United States has proclaimed Child Health Day. This day was originally celebrated on each May 1 until 1960 when the date was changed to the first Monday in October of each calendar year. In a response to a plea from both the American Federation of Labor and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs to proclaim the day, United States President Calvin Coolidge was the first president to issue a Child Health Day Proclamation while the resolution was still pending in Congress. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 7 also celebrates: WORLD SMILE DAY YOU MATTER TO ME DAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you do just one thing today please stop and take the time to say good day to any stranger in passing and help spread joy to the unsuspecting. Please whatever you do, do not hug them unless you know them otherwise I am not condoning you being arrested for assault. LOL!! Now get going and start your day with a smile on your face and a warmth in your heart knowing that someone somewhere is thinking about you and wants you to be happy. Take care today my friends!!!!
Posted on: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:28:47 +0000