APRIL 28, 2014 – WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY – NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PIE DAY

           WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY

By Presidential Proclamation, April 28 has been declared
Workers’ Memorial Day, 2014.

Workers’ Memorial Day takes place annually across our nation and Workers’ Memorial Day, International Workers’ Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of Mourning takes place annually around the world on April 28.  This is a national and international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.

The slogan for Workers’ Memorial Day is:
Remember the dead – Fight for the living.

Started by the Canadian Union of Public Employees in 1984, Workers’ Memorial Day was first recognized in the United States of America in 1989.   For years events have been organized in Canada and the USA and then worldwide.
Workers’ Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for workers killed in incidents at work or by diseases caused by work with events held throughout the world.  Events may include, but are not limited to, active campaigning and workplace awareness, multi-faith religious services, laying wreaths, planting trees, unveiling monuments, balloon releases, raising public awareness of issues and the laying out of shoes to symbolize those who have died at work.   This day is also an opportunity to highlight the preventable nature of most workplace accidents and ill health and to promote the fight for improvements in workplace safety.

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       NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PIE DAY

National Blueberry Pie Day is celebrated each day on April 28.   Today honors one of Americas favorite desserts.

Blueberry Pie:

• Has been enjoyed since the early American settlers
• Is the official state desert of Maine
• Was documented in the Appledore Cook Book in 1872

Blueberries:

•  One of the healthiest fruits on the market
•  Inhibit cancer development
• Can help prevent urinary tract disease
• Assist in maintaining normal blood pressure
• Help reduce blood sugar and symptoms of depression
• Enhance memory

Today enjoy baking a blueberry pie at home or having a slice at your favorite, dessert offering, restaurant.

NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PIE DAY HISTORY

Our research failed to find the creator of National Blueberry Pie Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.

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CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD ON APRIL  28:

GREAT POETRY READING DAY
Some of the well-known, great poets include:  William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Robert Frost, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson and T.S. Eliot. 
CUBICLE DAY
KISS YOUR MATE DAY