Happy Sweetest Day

How it started...

Over 60 years ago, during America's Great Depression, a Cleveland man, believing that the city's orphans and shut-ins too often felt forgotten and neglected, conceived the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called "Sweetest Day". In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remberance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.

What it is...

Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious sentiment or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.

Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving. Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a tangible way.

This bit of information was taking from a flyer that I had gotten from work, so I just thought that I would share it with you.

I may be without a date this evening, but at least I'm with my sweeties Rona, Jason & Joey.

Happy Sweetest Day everyone!!!