October 30, 2015 – NATIONAL CANDY CORN DAY – NATIONAL PUBLICIST DAY – SPEAK UP FOR SERVICE DAY – NATIONAL BREADSTICK DAY

                                 NATIONAL CANDY CORN DAY

Candy Corn was created by George Renninger of Wunderle Candy Company in the late 1800′s. He created this sweet treat to represent the pretty colors of corn kernels.   Originally, Candy Corn was yellow, orange and white, but it has become popular in other colors as well.
This confection was originally made by hand using corn syrup, sugar, water, marshmallows, fondant and carnauba wax (a wax made from the leaves of a palm tree), but it is now produced using machines.  The original ingredients are still used in the recipe.
OBSERVE
Whether you want to go whip up a batch or go and purchase a bag, go and enjoy National Candy Corn Day.  Use #NationalCandyCornDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
Within our research, we were unable to find the creator and origin of National Candy Corn Day.

National Publicist Day October 30

NATIONAL PUBLICIST DAY

National Publicist Day is celebrated annually on October 30th. This is a day to appreciate publicists.
October 30th is the day that the New York Times printed verbatim the very first press release written by Ivy Lee, the “father of modern PR”. The Pennsylvania Railroad was a client of Ivy Lee, and on October 28th, 1906, 50 people lost their lives due to a three-car train jumping a trestle in New Jersey and plunging into a thoroughfare creek. In response to this, Ivy Lee created the first press release that afternoon. He not only convinced the railroad to distribute a public statement, he also convinced them to provide a special train to get reporters to the scene of the accident.
The New York Times was so impressed with this innovative approach to corporate communications that it printed the first press release—verbatim—on Oct. 30, 1906 as a “Statement from the Road.” (information obtained from SearchEngineWatch.com)
Public relations is such a love/hate relationship (you love to hate it and hate to love it).  This industry isn’t an instant gratification one…and on some days a non-gratification. This is a day for publicists to come from behind the scenes where they are constantly working (even behind their eyelids) and be appreciated publicly for all they do to improve brand communications with the public.
OBSERVE
Call, email, or shout out to your publicist on social media and let them know you appreciate them. Don’t have a publicist? Well today’s the perfect day to research and contact one that suits your brand and show your appreciation for what they could contribute to your brand. Use #NationalPublicistDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
National Publicist Day and it’s meaning was submitted and founded by Jordanna Stephen, owner of APARTMENT|SEVEN,  a PR firm in New York, and declared by the Registrar at National Day Calendar.

Speak Up For Service Day – October 30

SPEAK UP FOR SERVICE DAY

Speak Up For Service Day is being established to recognize the importance of telling others about the need for young people to be actively involved in community service. Too often, good deeds of service by young people go unnoticed by their communities. Speak Up For Service Day gives recognition to the unnoticed and serves as a reminder that people should tell others about the contributions of young people to their communities.
Sponsored by the Lions of North Dakota, the Speak Up For Service public speaking contest has become an annual event held in conjunction with the North Dakota State Lions Convention. Other Lions Clubs and Districts throughout North America sponsor similar public speaking contests where young people share their insight on issues of the day and the contributions of Lions to making the world a better place.
The Speak Up For Service Project’s history began in 2003, when the Fargo, ND Lions Club initiated a public speaking contest for area high school students in honor of Laura Christensen Espejo, a woman who devoted her life to improving the health care services available to the less fortunate in the Fargo community and in Peru, the country of her husband Lucho. Lion Robert Littlefield coordinated the contest on the local level before launching it as a statewide initiative while serving as District Governor in 2010-2011.
In 2010, the first annual Lions Speak Up For Service public speaking contest was held at the North Dakota State Lions Convention in Grand Forks. High school students who entered the competition spoke on topics related to young people and community service. Brent Johnson, a senior at Shanley High School, was the first state winner of the Speak Up For Service contest. Johnson and the other contestants received scholarships for their participation in the event.
OBSERVE
Use #SpeakUpForServiceDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
National Speak Up For Service Day was submitted by the Mandan Lions Club and proclaimed by the Registrar at National Day Calendar in 2014.
 

National Breadstick Day – Last Friday in October

NATIONAL BREADSTICK DAY

National Breadstick Day is observed annually on the last Friday in October. This is a day to enjoy those tender, delicious, dunkable pieces of pure enjoyment.
Breadsticks come in many forms. They can be soft or crunchy. Breadsticks can be flavored with garlic, onion, salt or cheese. They can also be sweetened with cinnamon and sugar. However you like you breadsticks, today is the day to indulge.
OBSERVE
Enjoy a breadstick and use #NationalBreadstickDay to post on social media.