My Father, My Hero
Ann Arbor, MI – Sundays are best know as a day of rest, a day for church and family dinners, and the occasional holiday. On Sunday June 20, 2010, 64.3 million American fathers will gather with their children and spouses to celebrate Father’s Day. A holiday first observed on June 19, 1910, Father’s Day is the one day a year set aside for the patriarchs of families, to honor what they do every day for the prosperity and happiness of their family.
First conceived by Mrs. John B. Dodd in 1909 to honor her own father William Smart, a civil war veteran and father who raised his six children alone on a rural farm in eastern Washington State after his wife died during childbirth. Mrs. Dodd’s vision did not become a reality until 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day.
Today, a hundred years after the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane, WA, more than 50 countries around the world celebrate dads on the 3rd Sunday in June.
RRS would like to wish all Father’s a happy and green Father’s Day!