post by Sam Collins
Yesterday was Father’s day. The celebration is usually held on the third Sunday in July. My curiosity got to me. I wanted to know, how did Father’s Day come into existence?
One of my favorite resources is Wikipedia. This is what they had to say:
Father’s Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother’s Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honour and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father’s Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities.
The first observance of Father’s Day is believed to have been held on July 5, 1908 in a church located in Fairmont, West Virginia, by Dr. Robert Webb of West Virginia at the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South of Fairmont. The church still exists under the name of Central United Methodist Church.
Interesting, but I knew there was some entrepreneurs out there that brought about its commercialization. Here is what Wikipedia had to say:
The Associated Men’s Wear Retailers formed a National Father’s Day Committee in New York City in the 1930s, which was renamed in 1938 to National Council for the Promotion of Father’s Day and incorporated several other trade groups. This council had the goals of legitimizing the holiday in the mind of the people and managing the holiday as a commercial event in a more systematic way, in order to boost the sales during the holiday. This council always had the support of Dodd, who had no problem with the commercialization of the holiday and endorsed several promotions to increase the amount of gifts. In this aspect she can be considered the opposite of Anna Jarvis, who actively opposed all commercialization of Mother’s Day.
Alright, so here I go. Why doesn’t the Reverse Mortgage Association for Loan Officers, form a Day to Celebrate Seniors? We could call it ” Senior’s Day”. I checked it out on Wikipedia and could not find such a celebration.
Here is the difference: we would limit the celebration to 3 things:
1. A phone call to at least one senior (not necessarily your parents) and wish them a happy day.
2. A kind word and a smile. Every senior you see that day, respond with a kind word and a smile.
3. A heartfelt card. Send at least one heartfelt card and say something nice.
Lastly, no presents.
Let me know what you think. By the way, Happy Father’s Day to all you Dads.
Remember, keep moving forward to stay ahead in reverse.
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Reminder: Next Wednesday is our Member Call in. There are some interesting things taking place:
1. eliminating the CMT 2. talks about MIP increases 3. new HUD protocols.
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