Financial Focus: Consider These Year-End Financial Moves
We’re nearing the end of 2020 – and for many of us, it will be a relief to turn the calendar page on this challenging year. However, we’ve still got a few weeks left, which means you...
National Maple Syrup Day / Wright Brothers First Flight
National Maple Syrup Day
December 17
Canada, the largest supplier of maple syrup, produces more than 5 million gallons of it every year. According to PunchBowl.com, Native Americans were the first to harvest and boil the sap of...
Stupid Toy Day / National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
Stupid Toy Day
December 16
This day is dedicated to enjoying a ridiculous gift you have received or giving something really weird to a friend whether it is at a White Elephant party or just a personal gift....
Mercy Street Kitchen To Visit Waxahachie This Saturday
On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 3:30p.m, Triumphal Christian Fellowship (TCF) in collaboration with Mercy Street Kitchen will pass out sleeping bags to those who are homeless. They will serve hot chili, tea, cocoa, and grab-and-go bags...
National Ding-a-Ling Day / National Poinsettia Day
National Ding-a-Ling Day
December 12
National Ding-a-Ling Day was created to urge people to call relatives or friends of whom you have not heard from in a long time. You can contact childhood buddies, past neighbors or former co-workers....
National App Day / National Have A Bagel Day
National App Day
December 11
App is a term for the word “application,” and is a software program which can be accessed by a user to perform a specific function. There are several different types of apps some utilizing...
SAGU Social Work Student Creates Pen Pal Opportunity with...
When COVID-19 restrictions no longer permitted SAGU students to meet with Daymark Living residents, Victoria Brockinton, a SAGU social work major, began searching for creative solutions.
Daymark Living is a residential community for adults with intellectual and developmental...
Weary Willie Day / National Llama Day
Weary Willie Day
December 9
Emmett Kelly, born in 1898, was a famous clown who made the sad sack character of Weary Willie famous. During the Great Depression, Weary Willie represented the mood of the country, tired of the...
National Brownie Day / World Choral Day
National Brownie Day
December 8
The first brownie was created in 1893 by a Chicago chef at the Palmer House for a group of ladies wanting a desert which could fit in a picnic box. It was a combination...
National Cotton Candy Day / Marshmallow Peeps Day
National Cotton Candy Day
December 7
Believe it or not, the inventor of Cotton Candy in 1897 was a Nashville dentist along with a confectioner who created the spinning machine which melted crystallized sugar and blew it through a...
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