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If you are not aware - Friday, June 19, 2009 is National Flip Flop Day. What is; National Flip Flop Day? It is a chance to celebrate summer with a free smoothie. If you are one of the first 500 customers to walk into a Tropical Smoothie Cafe wearing flip flops on Friday, you will receive a free smoothie. There is only one Tropical Smoothie Cafe in the St. Louis area. It is located on Manchester Road in Des Peres.
What is the significance of National Flip Flop Day & a free smoothie to the average homeschooling family during summer break? One reason to pay attention to National Flip Flop Day is that studying fun holidays like this is a great way to spark an interest in historic days of more importance. However, National Flip Flop Day is extremely important to many families. It actually makes life a little easier for families facing the heartache of a terminally-ill child.
National Flip Flop Day is a way for your family to help other families in need. Even if you miss out on being one of the first 500 people to walk through the door in flip flops to receive your free smoothie, you can make a huge contribution by purchasing a paper flip flop. National Flip Flop Day is a way to get people into Tropical Smoothie Cafe' stores to donate to help families in need send their children to Camp Sunshine. Camp Sunshine is a camp for children with life-threatening illnesses. It's a retreat where seriously ill children and their families can go to forget about the illnesses that overshadow every other day of their lives, if even for just a few short days.
So, if you feel like a free smoothie or supporting a great cause, put on your flip flops and take the family to Tropical Smoothie Cafe. If you miss out on the free smoothie, then donate what you can to a good cause. When you get back home, mix up your own healthy smoothie with your children. Making a smoothie is really easy. All you need is a blender, crushed ice, fruit and yogurt. Put all ingredients into the blender, mix it up & you have a treat the family will enjoy. It's certainly a great way to spend time with the family together enjoying a healthy summer treat and being thankful for healthy kids. It's also a fun homeschooling event that teaches nutrition, kitchen skills and family togetherness fun - not to mention, coming together to help other families take a huge load off their shoulders during their stay at Camp Sunshine. They may even put on some flip flops and prop their feet up for awhile before leaving Camp Sunshine with a deep breath ready to continue to deal with the harsh realities of life with a child facing a life-threatening illness!
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Friday, June 19, 2010?
another manufacturer invents & promoted a holidaysimply to sell their product. like corona promoting cinco de mayo to sell their beer (the dutch brewery is located in mexico) and turning it into a festival which it never was. and many other holidays that were created just to sell candy, flowers cards etc.
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