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Employee Appreciation Day is an event, observed on the first Friday in March, meant for employers to give thanks or recognition to their employees.It was created by Dr. Bob Nelson who was a founding member of Recognition Professionals International in 1995, [1] [2] initially to celebrate the publication of his book 1,001 Ways to Reward Employees and to remind employers to thank their employees ...
In 2019, World War II veteran John "Lucky" Luckadoo announced at the age of 97 his goal of establishing a national day of recognition, on May 9, for home front heroes. [1] [2] Luckadoo was a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot and is the last living original pilot of the World War II Eighth Air Force 100th Bomb Group, [3] also known as The Bloody 100th. [4]
On December 26, 2016, the Vietnam Veterans Day Coalition of States Council presented a letter to President Elect Donald Trump and Congressional leadership outlining the history and timeline of cause to establish March 29 as Vietnam War Veterans Day and requesting that it be one of the first legislations passed and signed into law during the 115 ...
An improvised tent using polytarp as a fly Abandoned homeless shelter using plastic tarp. A tarpaulin (/ t ɑːr ˈ p ɔː l ɪ n / tar-PAW-lin, [1] also US: / ˈ t ɑːr p ə l ɪ n / [2]) or tarp is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with polyurethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene.
Transit Driver Appreciation Day is an annual event to celebrate the public service of public transit vehicle operators. The date of March 18 was selected to commemorate the first bus line, Blaise Pascal 's Carrosses à cinq sols in Paris, 1662.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (sometimes shortened to T&R Day) (NDTR; French: Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation), originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day (French: Jour du chandail orange), [1] is a Canadian day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system. [2]
International Transgender Day of Visibility (often referred to as TDOV or Trans Day of Visibility) is an annual event occurring every March 31 since 2009 [1] [2] dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society ...
National Science Appreciation Day has been established by the Center for Inquiry's ScienceSaves campaign in 2022. [1] As of 2023, ten States had adopted official proclamations recognizing the commemoration: Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin, as well as District of Columbia.