June 1, 2015 – NATIONAL HEIMLICH MANEUVER DAY – NATIONAL PENPAL DAY – NATIONAL SAY SOMETHING NICE DAY – NATIONAL GO BAREFOOT DAY – NATIONAL HAZELNUT CAKE DAY

                               NATIONAL HEIMLICH MANEUVER DAY

Each year on June 1, National Heimlich Maneuver Day is observed.  Using abdominal thrusts to force air from the lungs, to expel an object on which someone is choking, is called the Heimlich Maneuver.  Dr. Henry J. Heimlich “created” this life saving procedure in 1974.  The Heimlich Maneuver is also referred to as “Abdominal Thrusts”.
There are Heimlich Procedure courses that are available and are taught by certified instructors.  Today would be a good day to research the available training in your area.  According to the American Red Cross “choking causes over 3,ooo deaths per year”.  Having the proper training and knowledge may help to save someone’s life.
http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4240176_ConsciousChokingPoster_EN.pdf
NATIONAL HEIMLICH MANEUVER DAY HISTORY
We were unable to find the creator of National Heimlich Maneuver Day, an “unofficial” National holiday.

For more great information on these and other holidays, check out the “Queen of Holidays” Jace Shoemaker-Galloway at http://www.examiner.com/holidays-in-national/jace-shoemaker-galloway

National Penpal Day – June 1

NATIONAL PENPAL DAY

Celebrated each year on June 1,  National Pen Pal Day was created by American pen-palist, Rosie Tholl, who wanted a special day to tell all of her pen pal friends how meaningful their friendship was to her.  The day is the perfect day to send special letters and gifts to your pen pals.
National Penpal Day is an “unofficial” national holiday.

National Say Something Nice Day – June 1

NATIONAL SAY SOMETHING NICE DAY

National Say Something Nice Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, originated in Charleston, S.C.
Based on the book, “Say Something Nice: Be a Lifter at Work”, the Mayors of Charleston and North Charleston along with the South Baptist Convention and the Charleston-Atlantic Presbytery joined together to establish National Say Something Nice Day.
The purpose of this holiday is to counteract bullying and the lack of civility and common courtesy that is growing among people in today’s world.  Hopefully the practice of “saying something nice today” will continue onto all tomorrows.

National Go Barefoot Day – June 1

NATIONAL GO BAREFOOT DAY

National Go Barefoot Day is celebrated on June 1.  This day is an opportunity to kick off your shoes and run barefoot through the cool grass!  More importantly, it is a day to help support a charity that provides millions of underprivileged children, all around the world, that are in need and do not have shoes, with shoes
Now is a good time to clean out your closets and donate a pair or two of gently used shoes to a charitable organization in your area or see the following for information:    Soles4Souls organization.
NATIONAL GO BAREFOOT DAY HISTORY
National Go Barefoot Day, an “unofficial” National holiday was created by the people at Soles4Souls.  The holiday got in start after the Tsunami disaster in 2004 to show those affected by the event.  However, donations have continued to come in and over 19 millions pairs of shoes have been donated worldwide since 2005.

For more great information on these and other holidays, check out the “Queen of Holidays” Jace Shoemaker-Galloway at http://www.examiner.com/holidays-in-national/jace-shoemaker-galloway

National Hazelnut Cake Day – June 1

NATIONAL HAZELNUT CAKE DAY

June 1st is a day to spend some time in the kitchen baking up a delicious hazelnut cake as you celebrate National Hazelnut Cake Day.
Following is a “tried and true” recipe for you: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/hungarian-flourless-hazelnut-cake/ .