Posted by Sundi Hayes in I love to stumble across a little known fact and savor it as it rolls around in my head! Recently I discovered a tidbit which lead me on a much larger finding spree!
Did you know a plea was made to the American public to donate one dime in the fight against polio? Dimes started coming in from all over the USA! This small campaign ended in big results for…wait for it…yes!…the March of Dimes. Another interesting fact is that Roosevelt, who is now thought to have been misdiagnosed with polio, was commemorated on the dime – the only coin not represented by a president at the time. Intrigued? You can find more information at Wikipedia. Who would have thought this simple request would have such a ripple through our history?
Are you wondering what this has to do with…me, your business, life in general?
I’ll admit it. There isn’t really a strong link.
The March of Dimes is a well known organization fighting for children. Today is a special day for a different organization fighting against another well known danger. February 6th is National Wear Red Day…a big day for the American Heart Association to spread awareness for women and their risk for heart disease.
My hope is that 15 or 20 years from now my daughter – ok, daughter-in-law, since I have no daughters! – will look at National Wear Red Day and know exactly what it is and why we support it…as women, as a community and as a nation! My dream is for National Wear Red Day to be as successful and have as rich of a history as that very first March of Dimes!
For more information about National Wear Red Day, the steps you can take to help fight heart disease in you or a woman you love and to financially support heart disease research visit the National Wear Red Day website!
Munching away -
Sundi
