February 21 - National Caregivers Day

Happy National Caregivers Day! On the third Friday in February, this day honors any and all of the health care professionals across the country in providing long-term and hospice care.  

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Around the nation dedicated health care professionals serve those who require long-term or hospice care. They provide vital services, reassuring patients and families who care about them. 

Caregivers deliver a variety of duties from personal care to medical services with compassion and professionalism. Their days may be long and demanding, but they provide support to those who need it most. 

The celebration recognizes caregivers providing quality, compassionate care every day. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Take time to thank a caregiver for their dedication and care of our loved ones. There are several ways to show your appreciation: 

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  • Give them a card of thanks. 
• • Let them know with a kind word of encouragement. 
• • Tell their supervisor how much you appreciate the services. 
• • Employers can provide a special appreciation luncheon. 

Use #NationalCaregiversDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

Providers Association for Home Health & Hospice Agencies (PAHHHA) founded National Caregivers Day in 2015 to dedicate a day to caregivers everywhere. The first observance occurred in 2016.  

For more information please visit the website below.

https://www.pahhha.org/ 

In 2016, the Registrar at National Day Calendar® proclaimed the day to be observed annually on the third Friday in February. 

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DATES 

February 19, 2021 
February 18, 2022 
February 17, 2023 
February 16, 2024 
February 21, 2025 
February 20, 2026 
February 19, 2027 
February 18, 2028 
February 16, 2029 
February 15, 2030 

  

February 21 - Sacha Guitry

Happy Birthday, Sacha Guitry! Born today in 1885 as Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry, this French impresario, stage actor, playwright, film actor, screenwriter and director of the Boulevard theatre was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry. He later followed his father into the theatrical profession. 

  

Guitry's plays range from historical dramas to contemporary light comedies. Some have musical scores, by composers including French composer, organist, pianist and conductor André Messager and  Venezuelan, naturalised French, composer, conductor, music critic, diarist, theatre director, and salon singer Reynaldo Hahn.  

  

When silent films became popular Guitry avoided them, finding the lack of spoken dialogue fatal to dramatic impact. From the 1930s to the end of his life he enthusiastically embraced the cinema, making as many as five films in a single year. 

  

According to his film credits, Guitry is best known for narrating, starring, writing and directing the 1936 French black and white drama/comedy film 'Le Roman d'un tricheur' (sometimes known in English as 'The Story of a Cheat', but also as 'Confessions of a Cheat', 'The Story of a Trickster,' or 'The Cheat'). 

  

Adapted from Guitry's 1935 novel (his only one) entitled Les Mémoires d'un tricheur (Memories of a Cheater), the film follows a likable scoundrel (Guitry), simply referred to as Le Tricheur (The Cheat). He recalls his life from childhood through years of dabbling in crime with two women.  

  

The film is considered to be Guitry's masterpiece; a fleet, witty picaresque about a gambler and petty thief being a whimsical delight. With its innovative storytelling and visual style, Guitry's clever chronicle of a charming crook's life has proven to be one of the most influential films ever made. 

  

Guitry had been active from 1902–1957. 

  

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