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HappyThanksgiving
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget
that the highest appreciation is not to utter words,
but to live by them."
~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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CoolEvents
“Tailgate Party” with
Warren St. John
11/11, Sunday
Author of Rammer Jammer
Yellow Hammer and ESPN
Guide to Psycho Fan
Behavior. Pelham Public
Library, 2 p.m.
Reservations
recommended. Details:
620-6418.
Annual Tiny Treasures
Show
11/15, Thursday
Small-scale works by
gallery artists. Loretta
Goodwin Gallery, 5-8
p.m.
Tannehill Trade Days
November 17-18,
Saturday-Sunday
Plants, garden
decorations, glassware,
antiques, and more.
Tannehill Ironworks
Historical State Park, 8
a.m.-4 p.m. General
admission, $1-$3;
children age 5 and
younger, free.
CoolThanksgivingFacts
1. Most believe
Thanksgiving is only
celebrated in the United
States, however Canada
also celebrates this
holiday.
2. Plymouth Rock
is the name of the
famous rock credited to
where the pilgrims first
landed.
 3.
The Plymouth Rock
cracked in half during
the Revolutionary War
when being pried from
its location.
4. Christopher
Jones was the captain of
the Mayflower.
5. The pilgrims
took beer with them on
their voyage; in fact,
John Alden was a cooper
who made the barrels.
6. Indian corn is
for decoration purposes
only and not for cooking
since it is very hard.
7. The first
Macy's Thanksgiving
Parade took place in
1924.
8. The Felix the
Cat balloon was the
first balloon in the
1927's Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade.
9. The first
Thanksgiving in 1621 was
believed to have lasted
3 days.
10. The busiest
travel day of the year
is the Friday after
Thanksgiving.
Source:
www.brownielocks.com
CoolOrganizations
America’s Second Harvest
The Nation’s Food Bank
Network feeds America's
hungry through a
nationwide network of
member food banks and
engages our country in
the fight to end hunger.
EIF - Entertainment
Industry Foundation
We are all committed to
building a stronger and
a more united America
but we should not
overlook a problem so
close to home -- hunger.
Today more than 13
million children in
America are at risk of
not getting the food
they need to grow and
develop properly.
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