Didja Know...Ice Cream Edition
You'll be too cool for school with these freezy fun facts about everyone's favorite treat
What better way to cool off this summer than with a scoop or two of your favorite flavor of frozen confection? In case you need an excuse, July is National Ice Cream Month. A whole month dedicated to celebrating, and eating, ice cream! Be the life of the party and amaze your friends and family with some freezy fun facts about our favorite dessert!
Struck by the contrast, moved by the hardy flower’s tenacity to grow in the harsh landscape, and mourning the loss of one of his close friends (Lt. Alexis Helmer, who had been one of the 87,000-plus Allied casualties during the battle), McCrae penned the poem, which was published in Punch magazine later that year.
In 1918, Moina Michael, an American professor who had taken a leave of absence from her job to volunteer with the American YMCA Overseas War Secretaries organization, read “In Flanders Field” and was so was inspired by the poem and she published a poem of her own called "We Shall Keep the Faith,” and committed to always wearing a red poppy as a symbol of remembrance for those who fought and helped in the war.
Michael began a campaign to make the poppy a nationwide symbol, crafting silk flowers and distributing them. Her perseverance and dedication paid off, and in 1920, the National American Legion designated the red poppy as the official national emblem of remembrance.
Similar efforts occurred around the globe, and today, millions of people in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Belgium, Australia, and New Zealand recognize the meaning of the hardy little red flower, pinning it to their lapels on their respective days of remembrance.
Struck by the contrast, moved by the hardy flower’s tenacity to grow in the harsh landscape, and mourning the loss of one of his close friends (Lt. Alexis Helmer, who had been one of the 87,000-plus Allied casualties during the battle), McCrae penned the poem, which was published in Punch magazine later that year.
In 1918, Moina Michael, an American professor who had taken a leave of absence from her job to volunteer with the American YMCA Overseas War Secretaries organization, read “In Flanders Field” and was so was inspired by the poem and she published a poem of her own called "We Shall Keep the Faith,” and committed to always wearing a red poppy as a symbol of remembrance for those who fought and helped in the war.
Michael began a campaign to make the poppy a nationwide symbol, crafting silk flowers and distributing them. Her perseverance and dedication paid off, and in 1920, the National American Legion designated the red poppy as the official national emblem of remembrance.
Similar efforts occurred around the globe, and today, millions of people in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Belgium, Australia, and New Zealand recognize the meaning of the hardy little red flower, pinning it to their lapels on their respective days of remembrance.
