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National Themes For April 28th: National Superhero Day, National Blueberry Pie Day, National Great Poetry Reading Day, Workers’ Memorial Day, National Brave Hearts Day, and National Pet Parents Day.

👨‍🎤National Superhero Day is a day to honor superheroes, both real and fictional. Batman, Superman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Iron Man, Hulk and Spiderman are just some of the superheroes whose names we recognize. Even though they are fictional, these superheroes are great role models for our children. They serve and protect while fighting evil. Our real-life superheroes may not have super powers or wear capes, but they are also great role models who serve and protect while fighting evil. Military personnel, police officers and firefighters are just a few of the heroes who protect us on a daily basis. National Superhero Day was created in 1995 by Marvel Comics employees.

🍽National Blueberry Pie Day is a day to honor one of America’s favorite desserts, blueberry pie. Blueberry pie has been enjoyed since the early American settlers. It is the official state dessert of Maine. And was documented in the Appledore Cook Book in 1872. Benefits of Blueberries: One of the healthiest fruits on the market, Inhibit cancer development, Can help prevent urinary tract disease, Assist in maintaining normal blood pressure, Helps reduce blood sugar and symptoms of depression, and Enhance memory.

📚National Great Poetry Reading Day celebrates distinguished poetry and the notable poets who wrote them. As an art form, poetry may predate literacy. Epic poetry appears to have been composed in poetic form to aid memorization and oral transmission in prehistoric and ancient societies. It is directly from folk songs that other types of poetry developed. There are different forms of poetry including the sonnet, shi, villanelle, tanka, haiku, ode, and ghazal. There are also different genres of poetry including narrative, epic, dramatic, satirical, lyric, elegy, verse fable, prose, and speculative poetry. Some of the well-known, great poets include William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Robert Frost, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson and T.S. Eliot.

🛠Workers’ Memorial Day is declared by Presidential Proclamation. Workers’ Memorial Day takes place annually across our nation and Workers’ Memorial Day, International Workers’ Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of Mourning takes place annually around the world on April 28. This is a national and international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work. The slogan for Workers’ Memorial Day is: Remember the dead – Fight for the living. Workers’ Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for workers killed in incidents at work or by diseases caused by work with events held throughout the world. Events may include, but are not limited to, active campaigning and workplace awareness, multi-faith religious services, laying wreaths, planting trees, unveiling monuments, balloon releases, raising public awareness of issues and the setting out of shoes to symbolize those who have died at work. This day is also an opportunity to highlight the preventable nature of most workplace accidents and ill health and to promote the fight for improvements in workplace safety. Started by the Canadian Union of Public Employees in 1984, Workers’ Memorial Day was first recognized in the United States of America in 1989. For years, events have been organized in Canada and the USA and then worldwide.

🎀National BraveHearts Day honors the bravery of families dealing with pediatric cancer, the bravery of children suffering from cancer, and all the people who care so deeply about the lives of these precious kids. BraveHearts for Kids exists to help Save the Lives of Children with Cancer by providing Information, Hope, Guidance and Resources to families dealing with a cancer crisis. Services are free, and 100% of individual contributions go to support programs which include Emergency Fundraising and 1-on-1 Mentoring where families are matched with a mentor that has been through a similar diagnosis and crisis with a child of their own. April 28th also coincides with the kick-off of operation “Brave Future”, a massive expansion initiative which will take BraveHearts for Kids Services and Programs from the local level to the national level thereby increasing their outreach and capacity to help many, many more suffering families all over the United States. Another key feature of “Operation Brave Future” is the final phase of “BraveHeart’s Spotlight Hope Project”, a comprehensive Resource Guide for Parents and Families of Children that have Cancer. The Resource Guide reflects over seven years of learning and sharing among the Pediatric Cancer community and features children that have survived against the odds. It will serve as both inspiration and a step-by-step guide to help families ultimately find and obtain successful treatment for their children. Many common questions of parents, friends and family, will be addressed. The guide provides answers to questions that no parent of a child facing cancer should have to go without. We all wonder “What were the defining reasons for success that enabled certain children not only to survive but thrive?” This is just one of the key answers this project seeks to uncover and examine from many different perspectives. Everyone knows someone who has been touched by a Pediatric Cancer crisis. If cancer hasn’t touched your own children, it may have touched a friend’s child or someone in your community. If you know of someone dealing with Pediatric Cancer, take the time today to let them know how much you care. Reach-out and celebrate their bravery, and make sure they know about the support programs available at http://braveheartsforkids.org. National BraveHearts for Kids Day was founded by the BraveHearts for Kids organization in 2015

🐶🐰National Pet Parents! There is a very special connection, a unique bond, between a pet and its owner. This unique relationship, which can often last for many years, is often a vital part of the ‘pet parents’ life. Their loved pets are considered to be a member of the family. National Pet Parents Day was created to honor all dedicated pet parents across the nation with a special day of their own. Founded by Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) in 2007, National Pet Parents Day was created from inspiration in seeing the majority of their policyholders consider their pets as part of their family.

On the world news the other night I heard a story of a widow lady who went into a cafe to eat alone. Right behind her were three 20+ year old young men. The lady sit at one table while the young men took another. When one of the young men notice the lady sitting alone he got up and went over to the lady and ask to sit with her and she said yes. They all ended up sitting at the same table, talking. By the time they all finish they were friends. Now that's superheroes. My twin will have to give my pie to Bixby, I favor blueberry muffins. Not a fan of poetry. It has to be unimaginable what it's like to be told your child has cancer or that a loved one isn't coming home from work. All pets deserve to be loved and treated as part of the family.

My twin you said you wanted to see the Buffalo round up, did that mean you wanted to watch or participate in.😂

Warm hugs!🐶💕🌨