October 24, 2015 – NATIONAL FOOD DAY – NATIONAL BOLOGNA DAY – NATIONAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY – UNITED NATIONS DAY

                                         NATIONAL FOOD DAY

National Food Day is observed annually on October 24. One of the targets that Food Day aims to help people is to “Eat Real”, which is defined by them as “cutting back on sugar drinks, overly salted packaged foods and fatty, factory-farmed meats in favor of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and sustain-ably raised protein.  National Food Day involves some of the country’s most prominent food activists, united by a vision of food that can be healthy, affordable and produced with care for the environment, farm animals and the people who grow, harvest and serve it. 

In 2012, there were 3,200 events that took place from community festival to a national conference in Washington, D.C. to thousands of school activities. 
OBSERVE
Enjoy some of your favorite healthy foods and use #NationalFoodDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) initiated National Food Day 2011. It is a nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable and sustain-ably produced food and a grassroots campaign for better food policies.  This project builds throughout the year and culminates on October 24 of each year.
For more information, see: http://www.foodday.org/
 

National Bologna Day – October 24

NATIONAL BOLOGNA DAY

Each year on October 24, people across the nation celebrate National Bologna Day.  This would be a good day to have a bologna sandwich for lunch.

• Sometimes spelled baloney (as it is pronounced), bologna has been one of the more popular luncheon meats for decades.
• Favorite bologna sandwich garnishes are mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, cheese, lettuce, pickles, tomato and onion.
• Bologna is derived from and is somewhat similar to the Italian mortadella (a finely hashed/ground port sausage) that originated in Bologna, Italy.
• United States government regulations require American bologna to be finely ground and without visible pieces of lard.
• Bologna can alternatively be made out of chicken, turkey, beef, pork, venison or soy protein.
• Bologna Bowl – When a slice of bologna is heated, the fat renders and the round slice takes the shape of a bowl which may be filled with cheese or other fillings.

There is a variety of different types of bologna:
German bologna
Kosher or halal bologna
Lebanon bologna
Lauantaimakkara
Rag bologna
South African polony
Vegetarian 
OBSERVE
To celebrate National Bologna Day, try something new and enjoy these bologna recipes:
Fried Bologna CasseroleVarious Bologna RecipesFried Bologna, Egg on Challah Bread with an American Cheese Rarebit SauceBig Daddy’s Prize Winning Bologna SandwichBarbecued Bologna

Use #NationalBolognaDay to post on social media.

HISTORY
Within our research, we were unable to find the creator of National Bologna Day.

National Make A Difference Day – Fourth Saturday in October

NATIONAL MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY

National Make A Difference Day is an annual community service event which is held on the fourth Saturday in October.
Millions of people have united in the common mission to improve the lives of others.
USA Weekend is a national weekend newspaper magazine which is distributed through more than 800 newspapers in the United States and published by Gannett Company as a sister publication to USA Today.   USA Weekend’s focus is on social issues, entertainment, health, food and travel. USA Weekend, along with Points of Light, have been sponsoring National Make a Difference Day, the largest national day of community service, for more than twenty years.
For more information on National Make A Difference Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, see:
http://makeadifferenceday.com/
OBSERVE
Do what you can to make a difference and use #MakeADifferenceDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
National Make a Difference Day was created in 1992 by USA WEEKEND magazine and joined by Points of Light.  Together they have sponsored the largest national day of community service for more than twenty years.

United Nations’ Day – October 24

UNITED NATIONS DAY

United Nations Day is observed annually on October 24. It is the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations in 1945. 
U.N. Day has traditionally been marked throughout the world with meetings, discussions and exhibits about the achievements and goals of the organization.
“The United Nations works for the entire human family of seven billion people, and cares for the earth, our one and only home.”  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
OBSERVE
Use #UnitedNationsDay to post on social media