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Lee National Denim Day

Today is Lee National Denim Day, one of the largest single-day fundraisers for breast cancer in the country. Since its inception in 1996, Lee National Denim Day has raised over $80 million for the fight against breast cancer.

Following their simple philosophy, “one day, one cause, one cure,” Lee Jeans invites companies to participate in the fundraiser and go casual for a cause. Employees are encouraged to wear jeans to work in exchange for a $5 contribution to the breast cancer fund. Nearly 1 million supporters take part in the fundraiser each year.

Almost everyone knows someone who has been affected by breast cancer—a mom, a sister, an aunt, a friend—but great strides have been made thanks to campaigns like Lee National Denim Day. Send a thoughtful breast cancer awareness eCard and learn how you can get involved!

Today is also  National Apple Betty Day

October is Adopt-a-Dog Month & National Breast Cancer Awareness Month & National Chili Month & National Dessert Month & National Pasta Month & National Roller Skating Month

 

This week is National Walk Your Dog Week  & World Space Week

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History for October 5   1877 - Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians surrendered to the U.S. Army after a 1,000-mile retreat towards the Canadian border. 1919 - Enzo Ferrari debuted in his first race. He later founded the Auto Avio Construzioni Ferrari, an independent manufacturing company. 1930 - Laura Ingalls became the first woman to make a transcontinental airplane flight. 1947 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman held the first televised presidential address from the White House. The subject was the current international food crisis. 1962 - "Love Me Do" by the Beatles was released in the U.K. It was their first single. 1991 - Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev announced that his country would cut its nuclear arsenal in response to the arms reduction that was initiated by U.S. President George Bush. _________________________________________________________ "An individual’s human existence should be like a river--small at first, narrowly contained within its bounds, and seeking passionately past boulders and even waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wide, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break they become merged in the sea and painlessly lose their individual being." --Bertrand Russell