OCTOBER 9, 2013 – NATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSES DAY – NATIONAL LEIF ERIKSON DAY – NATIONAL PRO-LIFE CUPCAKE DAY – NATIONAL STOP BULLYING DAY – NATIONAL MOLDY CHEESE DAY – NATIONAL BRING YOUR TEDDY BEAR TO WORK/SCHOOL DAY

NATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSES DAY

Each year on the second Wednesday in October we take this day to say “thank you” to the emergency room nurses for their hard work, dedication, service and commitment to their patients and families and their loyalty to the emergency nursing profession.

Sponsored by the Emergency Nurses Association since 1989, National Emergency Nurses Day is part of Emergency Nurses Week.
For more information, see:  http://www.ena.org/about/en-week/pages/Default.aspx

To all emergency room nurses, thank you and we hope that you have a great day!

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NATIONAL LEIF ERIKSON DAY

 Annually celebrated on October 9, it is National Leif Erickson Day,

 This day is an annual observance that honors Leif Erikson, the Norse explorer who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North America.

In 1925 at the Norse-American Centennial, President Calvin Coolidge gave recognition to Leif Erikson as the discoverer of America due to research by Norwegian-American scholars such as Knut Geirset and Ludvig-Hektoen. 
United States Representative, John Blatnik from Duluth, introduced a bill, in 1963, to observe Leif Erikson Day nationwide.  In 1964, the United States Congress authorized and requested that the President to create the observance through an annual proclamation.  President Lyndon B. Johnson and each President since have done so.  In the proclamations, the Presidents have praised the contributions of Americans of Nordic descent generally and the spirit of discovery.  
Some states officially commemorate Leif Erikson Day, in addition to the federal observance, particularly in the Upper Midwest where there are large numbers of people from the Nordic countries settled.
October 9 was chosen as Leif Erikson Day as the ship, Restauration, coming from Stavanger, Norway arrived in New York Harbor on October 9, 1825, at the beginning of the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.
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NATIONAL PRO-LIFE CUPCAKE DAY
October 9, 2013 celebrates National Pro-Life Cupcake Day.
On this special holiday, cupcakes are baked to honor the lives of those not yet born and to raise awareness.
For complete information regarding National Pro-Life Day, an “unoffical” national holiday, see: http://cupcakesforlife.com/
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NATIONAL STOP BULLYING DAY
National Stop Bullying Day, which is referred to by some as “unity” Day is celebrated annually on the second Wednesday in October  This annual celebration is to bring awareness of the need to stand up against and put and end to bullying.
For complete information regarding National Stop Bullying Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, see: 
http://www.heyugly.org/NationalStopBullyingDay.php
http://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp
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NATIONAL MOLDY CHEESE DAY

National Moldy Cheese Day is a unique holiday that is celebrated each year on October 9.

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NATIONAL BRING YOUR TEDDY BEAR TO WORK AND SCHOOL DAY

Each year on the second Wednesday iin October, it is National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work and School Day.Always the second Wednesday in October

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