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Apr 22nd “NATIONAL EARTH DAY”

Each year on April 22nd, National Earth Day campaigns around the globe promote ways to save the Earth. 

Since its inception, the organizers promote events educating the public about a variety of subjects including:

• climate change
• air pollution
• water pollution
• erosion
• recycling
• composting
• renewable fuels and power
• carbon footprints
• efficient cars
• rain forests
• ecosystems

As citizens of the world, we can take actions protecting the Earth, its creatures and their habitats. Greener living can include more fuel-efficient vehicles or windows. It can also include landscaping for your climate reducing the amount of water required. 

HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalEarthDay

Celebrate by engaging in Earth Day activities in your area. Ways to participate include:

• Support and use recycling programs in your community. 
• Volunteer to clean up local parks and streets on clean up days. 
• Support and frequent green businesses.
• Use re-usable products versus disposable.
• Repurpose items that have outworn their use.
• Shop secondhand and thrift stores for gently used items.
• Use energy-efficient appliances or line dry your clothes. 
• Walk or ride your bike to work if possible.
• Carpool or make one trip instead of multiple trips for shopping.
• Encourage your favorite products to reduce packaging.

The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something
today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard. ~ Gaylord Nelson – Founder of Earth Day

Numerous green campaigns launch events around the globe each year. Join one near you or organize one that fits your community needs. Be sure to register the event, too!  For example, check out One Square Inch of Silence. Founded on Earth Day in 2005, it encourages you to participate in expanding naturally silent spaces around the globe.

Share your Earth Day experiences and join the conversation using #EarthDay on Social Media.

NATIONAL EARTH DAY HISTORY

In 1969, the concept of Earth Day was established at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. On March 21, 1970, a sanctioned Proclamation was signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations. A month later, on April 22, 1970, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day. While National Earth Day is not considered a national holiday we encourage you to learn more.

Environmentalists held rallies in large cities around the country. The observance became a global event in 1990 and hasn’t stopped since.

Apr 19th “NATIONAL HANGING OUT DAY”

Each year on April 19th, Project Laundry List works with hundreds of other organizations to sponsor National Hanging Out Day. This day encourages communities to learn about the benefits, both financially and environmentally, of using a clothesline for drying laundry. According to Project Laundry Lists’ website, clothes dryers account for an astonishing six to ten percent of residential energy consumption. Hanging your clothes out to dry also includes all these other benefits:

• You will reduce your carbon footprint. 
• You will save money. 
• The fresh air and sunshine recharge our bodies in therapeutic ways.
• Clothes dried on a clothesline have a natural freshness.
• It encourages us to slow down. 

HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalHangingOutDay

Have you ever hang your clothes out to dry? Some people even consider sleeping in sun-dried sheets a luxury. Reap the benefits of hanging out. Spend the day hanging a new clothesline and conserving energy. Then, celebrate the day by hanging out your clothes to dry and sharing your pictures on social media using #NationalHangingOutDay.

While you’re waiting for the clothes to dry, download and print the Hanging Out Day color page.

NATIONAL HANGING OUT DAY HISTORY

Since 1995, Project Laundry List and several other organizations have sponsored National Hanging Out Day. Project Laundry List is a New Hampshire-based group encouraging outdoor drying of clothes, “making air-drying laundry and cold-water washing acceptable and desirable as simple and effective ways to save energy,” as quoted from their mission statement.

“Copy and color”

Apr 19th “NATIONAL OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING COMMEMORATION DAY “

Each year, National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day on April 19th honors the memory of those killed in the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. It remained the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001, attacks. The blast in Oklahoma City claimed the lives of 168 people, including 19 children under the age of 6, and injured more than 680 people. (http://www.history.com/topics/oklahoma-city-bombing)

The day serves as a day of remembrance for those who perished and for those who were injured. If you would like to learn more about this awful day in Oklahoma, you can visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum website.

The day also honors all those who served and volunteered as part of the emergency response. Throughout the devastating event, emergency response and humanitarian aid flooded in from around the country. Donations of medical supplies, gear, food, water, and equipment supported the rescue and recovery efforts. 

HOW TO OBSERVE #OklahomaCityBombingCommemorationDay

Each year, join the nation in 168 seconds of silence for the 168 people killed in the bombings. Show support for EMS and humanitarian volunteers. Learn more about the bombing, the memorial and how Oklahoma City recovered in the aftermath.

Use #OklahomaCityBombingCommemorationDay to post on social media.

NATIONAL OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING COMMEMORATION DAY HISTORY

While the day serves as a reminder of the horrible events on April 19, 1995, and of a Nation coming together, National Day Calendar has not identified the creator of this commemorative event.

Apr 17th “The EASTERN BLUEBIRD | A Bird once almost GONE FOREVER!”

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