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National Themes For September 8: National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day, National Ampersand Day, National Pet Memorial Day, National Hug Your Hound Day, and National Grandparent’s Day.

🎗National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day! Coinciding with Childhood Cancer Awareness month, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day honors those nurses who are dedicated to providing quality nursing care for children, adolescents and young adults with cancer and blood disorders. Additionally, they provide the highest standard of physical and emotional support to these most precious patients and their families.

🎗National Ampersand Day! From jotting a shorthand “and” to branding corporate names, this curly, quirky little character is ubiquitously useful. DID YOU KNOW: ✨The ampersand used to be the last letter of the alphabet? ✨The ampersand is a ligature of “e” & “t”? That’s “et” in Latin, meaning “and.” ✨The word “ampersand” is a slurring of “real words” run together over time. ✨The plus sign is actually an ampersand. ✨Discover more interesting facts about the ampersand, including details on those you just read & see “the ampersand as fun & fabulous art” at AmperArt.com.

🎗National Pet Memorial Day! On this day, pet owners honor their pets, both past and present, and think about and share with others the important role their beloved pets have played in their lives. Keep both past and present pets in your mind. One popular tradition on this National Day is to plant a tree or a shrub as a living memorial.

🐕National Hug Your Hound Day! This day is dedicated to your furry pooch and the way your dog spends their day. National Hug Your Hound Day is about truly observing your dog (from his point of view) in his environment and everyday life. As you celebrate your furry friend, remember that today is about keeping our hounds healthy, happy and safe.

👵👴National Grandparents Day! There is a special bond that can only be shared between grandchildren and their grandparents. Grandparents are full of hugs and kisses, family history, wisdom, patience, love, and guidance. National Grandparents Day gives grandchildren the opportunity to show love and appreciation to their grandparents. National Grandparents Day has its very own song. The National Grandparents Day Council of Chula Vista, California announced in 2004 that A Song for Grandma and Grandpa by Johnny Prill would be the official song of the United States National Grandparents Day holiday. The Council presented Prill with the National Songwriter’s Award in recognition of his highly popular composition A Song for Grandma and Grandpa. The forget-me-not is the official flower for National Grandparents Day. Celebrated in the United States since 1978, the United States Senate and President Jimmy Carter nationally recognized Marian McQuade of Oak Hill, West Virginia as the founder of National Grandparents Day. McQuade made it her goal to educate the youth in the community about the significant contributions that seniors have made throughout history. It was also her hope to have the youth “adopt” a grandparent, not just for one day a year, but rather for a lifetime. In February of 1977, Senator Randolph along with the concurrence of other senators introduced a joint resolution to the Senate requesting the president to “issue annually a proclamation designating the first Sunday of September after Labor Day of each year as “National Grandparents Day” and on August 3, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation. There are some who claim the origin of this holiday resides with the efforts of Hermine Beckett Hanna of North Syracuse, New York, who recognized seniors and their importance as early as 1961. New York Congressman James T. Walsh awarded her efforts on February 21, 1990, in front of the United States House of Representatives, thanking Hermine Beckett Hanna “for her important role in the establishment of Grandparents Day”.

I love my grandparents and I miss them very much.

Warm hugs!🐶💕🌤