August 8 - National Yard Sale Day

 

Happy National Yard Sale Day! On the second Saturday in August, today recognizes the perfect time to sell our good but used items. 

Set up the tables and price your things. Or, head out around the neighborhood looking for great deals.   

A successful garage sale requires a little planning and organization. 

• • Sort like items together. 

• • Keep prices reasonable, but don’t undersell. Also, don’t price anything less than a quarter. Who wants to make small change? 

• • Clearly price items. 

• • Be willing to negotiate. You don’t want to pack up the items again, do you? 

• • Wash and fold the clothes. Clean items sell more quickly that musty, wrinkled clothes. 

• • Place clearly marked signs in ideal locations. (Check your local ordinances. Some cities only allow signs on boulevards or not at all.) 

• • Be prepared with plenty of small bills. 

• • If you advertise, be clever. A humorous note about your vast collection will catch garage sale hunter’s eyes more quickly than the ho-hum, everyday ad. 

For the savvy shopper, garage sales offer an inexpensive way to update their decor. They also help young families obtain gently used items for their children and homes. 

 
HOW TO OBSERVE 

 
Get out and seek some deals. Or better yet, clean out the attic and basement. Put some prices on those antiques and make some money. How else can you celebrate the day? We’ll show you how 

• • Post your greatest finds. Whether it was an Antique Roadshow-worthy deal on collector’s item or the toy your child loves more than anything, tell the story.  

• • Host a garage sale as a fundraiser for a charity.  

• • Share the most impressive garage sale signs you see.  

• • Share you tips for browsing garage sales and making deals.  

No matter how you celebrate, be sure to use #NationalYardaleDay to share your great deals on social media. 

HISTORY 

In 2001, C. Daniel Rhodes of Alabama created National Yard Sale Day. 

After seeing neighbors having sales on different weekends, Rhoades thought coordinating sales on the same weekend would be convenient. 

He is also the founder of National Mulligan Day and National Brother’s Day. 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-mulligan-day-october-17/ 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/brothers-day-may-24/ 

DATES 
August 17, 2021 
August 13, 2022 
August 12, 2023 
August 10, 2024 
August 09, 2025 
August 08, 2026 
August 14, 2027 
August 12, 2028 
August 11, 2029 

#NationalYardSaleDay 

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August 8 - National Bowling Day

Happy National Bowling Day! On the second Saturday in August, today encourages anyone and everyone to set up the pins. Now go throw strikes! 

While bowling style games likely existed in ancient civilizations, we probably owe the modern game of bowling to Germany. Kegels were used much like batons for protection or sport.  

Participants would place the kegels at then of an alley. Each person then rolled a stone, attempting to knock down the kegels. 

It was believed that by knocking down the kegel, their sins would be forgiven. 

Other lawn games such as bocce and petanque may also be precursors to bowling. One such bowling game was called ninepins.  

American literature first mentions ninepins in the early 19th century American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat Washington Irving’s 1819 short story Rip Van Winkle. 

Bowling, like many sports, attracted gamblers. As a result, the game came under the scrutiny of legislatures and city councils.  

In 1841, Connecticut passed a law prohibiting ninepin bowling alleys. Circumventing the law, alleys added one pin to the line-up. Very little about the game has changed since. 

In 1905, the game introduced the first rubber compound bowling ball. Up until then, players threw wooden balls made of lignum vitae. However, this modern ball launched a whole new era of bowling. 

During the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, bowling was featured as a demonstration sport. However, the game never returned to the Olympics again.  

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Gather a group of friends and family and go bowling together. Throughout the country, bowling alleys offer discounts and deals to celebrate the day. 

Whether you decide to go during the day or at night, bring several friends. It doesn’t matter how well you play either. The point is to have fun. 

There are other ways to celebrate the day as well! 

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  • Read up on bowling in Bowling Across America: 50 States in Rented Shoes (2008) by Mike Walsh or in Pin Action (2014) by Gianmarc Manzione

• • Take a bowling class to learn how to improve your skills.  

• • Teach someone how to bowl.  

• • Give a shout out to your favorite bowling alley.  

• • Watch the documentary A League of Ordinary Gentleman (2006) dir. by Christopher Browne and Alexander H. Browne. 

Use #NationalBowlingDay to post on social media and alert others. 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/store/#!//p/134768813 

HISTORY 

The Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, Inc. sponsored the first National Bowling Day in association with the General Cigar Company and NBC-TV in 1956.  

Attracting millions of bowlers, the event raised money for the American Red Cross through hundreds of bowling tournaments in forty-eight states.  

On October 14, 1956, the televised Final Bowl Off on National Bowling Day in Macon County, Illinois featured bowling stars Bill Lilian and Anita Cantaline of Detroit. 

However, the event never repeated, but National Bowling Day traditions have started once more.  

Continuing in the same spirit as the 1956 event, the modern era #NationalBowlingDay takes care of others while taking down those pins.

 

https://www.bowlero.com/national-bowling-day 

One example was the Million Pin Challenge. Donations helped provide half a million meals to Feeding America to fight domestic hunger. 

What is your best bowling score? 

#NationalBowlingDay 

#LetTheGoodTimesRoll 

@BowlAMF 

@BowleroBowl 

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@tubi 

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