Although different school districts around the United States start the new school year at different times from anywhere between the end of August through early September; Labor Day generally signifies the end of a summer, and the start of another hectic and busy school year.
Labor Day, however, means different things to different people in the U.S.
To many the day means a day off of work and school. To some it means the final family barbecue or party of the summer. Others may spend the day participating in festive parades or festivals. And, you'll find some people in malls and stores catching last-minute Back-to-School sales.
Labor Day began in Canada as what was called the "Nine-Hour Movement" in the 1870s. Labor disputes triggered this movement in Canada, with the outcome being the development of the Trade Union Act; which legalized union activity.
Once the Trade Union Act was put into effect, annual Canadian parades to honor and recognize the legalization of union activity started taking place.
When the American labor leader, Peter J. McGuire, saw one of the parades in Toronto, Canada in 1872; he brought the idea back to New York and organized the first "Labor Day" in America on September 5, 1872. The celebration then became an annual event in all of America.
LifelineExtensions.blog wishes all of its readers a happy, healthy, enjoyable, and safe Labor Day 2009. Have fun with your family & friends on this last official day of the summer!
SPECIAL NOTE about LifelineExtensions.blog's Publication Schedule During the School Year:
LifelineExtensions.blog will begin its new publication schedule this week (9/7 - 9/11), with blog posts being published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays of each week. We will continue to feature articles written by guest writers.
***LIFELINE FOUNDATION, INC.'S 2009 BOOK COLLECTION & DONATION DRIVE:
***We thank all who have begun to support Lifeline Foundation, Inc.'s 2009 Book Collection & Donation Drive to collect 1,000 children's storybooks & chapter books to donate to a needy school in The Republic of Panama!
***Keep those book donations of new and/or used books coming in between September through October 30, 2009! (Mail them to our Princeton address -- see below.)
***Remember to use the "Book Wish List" links right on this weblog to help you make book donation choices!
***If making your tax-deductible donation by check, all checks should be made payable to "Lifeline Foundation, Inc."
***SHIPMENT (from Central NJ to Panama) of the book donation collections will be scheduled for early November 2009.
As a reminder, the collected books will be part of the first Clifford & Ivy Greaves Library that Lifeline Foundation, Inc. will establish in a poor community in The Republic of Panama.
THANK YOU for your continued support!
Sharon M. Biggs, M.A.
Co-Chair & President
301 North Harrison Street
Suite 35
Princeton, NJ 08540-3512
877.570.1237
"Children are the globe's most precious commodity." (Terence H. Biggs, Jr., 2009)
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