February 7 - National Bubble Gum Day

Happy National Bubble Gum Day! Celebrating today on the first Friday of February every year doesn’t burst many people’s bubble. 

However, it’s a fun way to chew your favorite flavor of bubble gum, blow some spectacular bubbles and raise money, too. 

National Bubble Gum Day helps raise money for schools and the charities they support. 

Students donate fifty cents to be able to chew bubble gum in class. That may not seem like much, but when it adds up, it's quite a stretch. 

Long before any substantial chewing gum formed bubbles, ancient human beings chewed bits of resin from trees. 

All around the world, people collected substances from the available trees and used them for dental care and general enjoyment. 

It wasn’t until 1928 after decades of failure by those before him, and several of his own, that American accountant Walter E. Diemer created the first bubble producing gum. His employer, the Fleer Chewing Gum Company, marketed it as Dubble Bubble®. 

FUN FACT: 

The largest bubble gum bubble ever blown was 50.8 centimeters (20 inches) in diamter. Chad Fell of Haleyville, Alabama blew the bubble with three pieces of Dubble Bubble on April 24, 2004 at Double Springs High School in Winston County, Alabama. 

HISTORY 

Today, grab your quarters and bubble gum! It’s time to chew some gum, blow bubbles and raise some money for a good cause. 

If your school doesn’t participate, encourage your school to set up a fundraiser. 

The funds can be donated to a local charity, new band costumes or foreign language emersion trip. Those are just a few ideas to get you started. 

Use #BubbleGumDay to share on social media.

HOW TO OBSERVE 

In 2006, American children’s author and mother Ruth Spiro founded the celebration/fundraiser to create a fun way for children to participate in school fundraising.

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DATES 
February 05, 2021 
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February 01, 2030 

  

February 7 - National Send A Card To A Friend Day

Happy National Send A Card To A Friend Day! On February 7th, this day reminds us to send friendly cheer through the mail. We do that by sending a note or message on a card to the friends we hold dear.  

Throughout the year, we often think about our friends. We wonder how they are, miss them and remember fond memories of times shared.  

  

Sending a card to someone for a variety of reasons dates back to ancient times. The Chinese would send elegantly designed messages as well as the Egyptians, though on different types of paper.  

  

During the Renaissance, greeting cards gained popularity for specific holidays and events. Victorian times increased the use of the greeting card for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, birthdays and more. 

  

While our more digital era may turn away from the flowery language of greeting cards, a surprising eighty percent of adults still purchase them. 

While they may only make these purchases for special occasions and are more likely to include them with a gift when they’re attending an event, they are purchasing. With that said, retailers continue to reduce their footprint in the greeting card aisle. 

  

All the facts would add up to a faster fading “Just Thinking of You” type of card. However nice it is to receive sweet text, wouldn’t it be less of a chore to go to the mailbox if occasionally you found a notecard from a friend? 

  

HOW TO OBSERVE 

  

Send a card to your friends. You can buy cards at a store, or you can make them yourself. Whichever way you choose, set aside a few minutes to write a short note or a long note in a card and send one to make a friend’s day! Use #SendACardToAFriendDay to post on social media. 

  

HISTORY 

  

National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this friendly holiday. As they do, they’re also making friends that we need to send cards to as well! 

  

#SendACardToAFriendDay 

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