August 25 - National Banana Split Day

Happy National Banana Split Day! Today recognizes the sweet ice cream treat served with a banana, whipped cream, and various toppings. Get yours on August 25! 

How to Make a Banana Split 

Originally served in drug stores, soda fountains and ice cream parlors, the banana split is traditionally served in a long dish called a boat.  

To make a banana split, cut the banana lengthwise and place it in the dish. Then add scoops of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream between the slices of banana.  

Each scoop gets a topping; add crushed pineapple to the strawberry, drizzle chocolate syrup over the vanilla, and add strawberry topping to the chocolate.  

Next, sprinkle with crushed nuts. Finally, garnish with whipped cream and maraschino cherries.  

The Inventor 

In 1904, a twenty-three-year-old apprentice pharmacist at Tassel’s Pharmacy in Latrobe, Pennsylvania created the first banana split.  

David Evans Strickler enjoyed inventing sundaes at the store’s soda fountain. For only ten cents, Strickler sold his first “banana-based triple ice cream sundae,” double the cost of all the other sundaes. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Whether you go out for a banana split or make one at home, be sure to get two! One for you and one to share. Host a banana split buffet with a variety of ice creams and toppings.  

Let judges taste each kind. Then crown the winner with bragging rights. If you need a recipe to get you started, try the Banana Split Cheesecake recipe below.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7741/banana-split-cheesecake/ 

However you celebrate, don’t forget the cherry on top! Use #NationalBananaSplitDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

National Day Calendar® was unable to find the creator of National Banana Split Day. However, David Strickler’s hometown of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, proudly celebrates his creation with a festival every August.  

In 2013, they placed an official marker at the site of the pharmacy where Strickler first made his famous banana split.  

Later on, the United States Post Office honored the banana split and the town of Latrobe in 2016 with a forty-seven-cent “forever stamp” depicting the banana split. It was one of five stamps in the “Soda Fountain Favorites” series.   

For a time, Latrobe residents could receive a cancellation mark memorializing their claim to fame. 

Today, grab a spoon, dig in, and enjoy! 

#NationalBananaSplitDay

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August 25 - National Secondhand Wardrobe Day

Happy National Secondhand Wardrobe Day! On August 25, today encourages deals and savings each year across the United States. Find steals in secondhand and consignment stores all day long on gently worn clothing for all ages.   

Did you know, secondhand shopping offers numerous benefits? Beginning with the savings, for a fraction of the price of retail, thrifty shoppers fill their wardrobe while pocketing the savings.  

Additionally, they conveniently shop for the whole family in one or two stores.  Many secondhand stops cater to particular age groups making it easier to find the styles shoppers seek.  

Instead of ending up in a landfill, the lightly used clothing gets another go around. And, this National Day benefits the Earth as well! 

When is National Thrift Shop Day? 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-thrift-shop-day-august-17/ 

Freeing up some of your closet space and giving some of your rarely worn clothes will benefit you with extra space.  

Donating your clothing will be helping someone else who is a secondhand store shopper.  Your donation will be a blessing to them as well as to the charity that runs the store. 

Why allow the stigma of wearing used clothing beat the above scenario of the recycling, reusing, re-purposing cycle we are trying to teach the next generation.  

Plus, many local secondhand stores are set up as a nonproft raising additional funds for local needs in the community. 

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-nonprofit-day-august-17/ 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

For all secondhand store shoppers, find an entire wardrobe in thrift stores across the United States. Do you need more ways to celebrate? Well here you go: 

• • Watch thrift store makeover shows inspiration.  
• • Share your tips and trick to thrift store shopping.  
• • Learn how to best utilize a bargain for maximum appeal.  
• • Invite others to join you and then host a thrift store fashion show. 

Put your new outfit on and use #SecondhandWardrobeDay to post images on social media. 

HISTORY 

National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this thrifty holiday. However, check out these other deal days below.

• • National Secondhand Wardrobe Week 
• • National Consignment Day 

#SeconhandWardrobeDay 

#PowerOfWork 

@GoodwillIntl 

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