All - Leep Calendar

Freelance writers and journalists are some of the hardest-working people on the planet and are essential to news organizations, businessmen, politicians, and celebrities who need to hire ghostwriters. This week honors the writers' work in uncovering stories and keeping us informed.

Africa

Feb

Geo Week (US-CO): February 11-13

06:20 AM | -

Geo Week stands as the leading event promoting increased synergy between the built environment and the evolving airborne, terrestrial, and commercial 3D technologies. This grand event merges previously independent conferences like the AEC Next Technology Expo & Conference, the International Lidar Mapping Forum, and the SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, along with strategic collaborations such as the ASPRS Annual Conference. Geo Week was conceived in recognition of the changing demands of professionals in the built world and geospatial sectors, and to embrace the ongoing technology convergence. As novel tech innovations emerge, coupled with the demand for remote workflows and hardware advancements, the anticipated norms across teams, organizations, and industries are being restructured. Geo Week serves as the central hub for these revolutionary changes.

Africa

Feb

Guitar, Get Out Your Guitar Day: February 11

06:20 AM | -

Got the winter blues? Call some friends, light the fire and pull out your guitar for a little down-home fun. Get Out Your Guitar Day is set aside at the height of winter to bring a little musical cheer to the long nights and short cold days.

Africa

Feb

Have a Heart for a Chained Dog Week, Ntl: February 11-17

06:20 AM | -

Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week is an annual awareness campaign highlighting the plight of chained, penned, abused, and neglected dogs. There are times when an outdoor dog is tethered for its protection. However, this should not be a permanent state. Just like people, dogs get bored and lonely and need to be able to move. They need socialization, love, and comfort. Consider what it would be like as a human, locked in solitary confinement 23 or 24 hours a day. For a chained and penned dog, this is their experience, and some owners keep their animals chained up for decades, a situation that is especially cruel in very hot or cold climates. Let animal authorities or rescue groups know if you notice a dog in your neighborhood living this life, take pictures and send them to rescue groups or your local animal control. If your pet must be chained or penned most of the time, seek solutions that minimize its discomfort. No animal should have to live its life in chains.

Africa

Feb

Jell-O Week, Ntl.: February 11-17

06:20 AM | -

Since Utah eats more Jell-O than any other state, it's fitting that it declared National Jell-O Week in 2001 and made it the official state food. Peter Cooper invented the wiggly food in the 1800s, but his wife May named it. Today there are 22 flavors, and over 75% of American households have at least one box of Jell-O at home.

Africa

Feb

Kraut & Frankfurter Week: February 11-17

06:20 AM | -

National Kraut and Frankfurter Week has existed since at least 1949 (the earliest official written instance we could find) and is an initiative of the National Kraut Packers Association. The Ohio-based organizations championing sauerkraut and other Germanic foods are no longer in existence. Still, their legacy remains in the Reuben Sandwich, dozens of classic recipe books, and of course, this week.

Africa

Feb

Love a Mensch Week, Intl: February 11-17

06:20 AM | -

Created by best-selling relationship author Robin Gorman Newman, Love a Mensch Week is about the good guy or girl winning in love. Mensch is a Yiddish word that describes saintly and good behavior. Mensches are decent, responsible men or women. During this week, singles look to meet a mensch, as well as take time to appreciate how mensches enhance our lives.

Africa

Feb

Make a Friend Day: February 11

06:20 AM | -

How to Make a Friend Day is an unofficial holiday that came about through word-of-mouth. In researching this, we attempted to find a national or global non-profit dedicated to helping people nurture interpersonal relationships that could be used as a source for story ideas. There does not seem to be one, yet friendships and the ability to build them remain one of the top indicators of a happy and healthy life. The closest we could come was the Dale Carnegie Institute, which focuses more on business and networking than learning friend-making and maintaining skills early in life.

Africa

Feb

Man Day: February 11

06:20 AM | -

Created in 2002 by C. Daniel Rhodes, Man Day is an international celebration of all things authentically male, guy, and hombre. Annually on the Sunday before Valentine's.

Africa

Feb

Marriage Day, World: February 11

06:20 AM | -

World Marriage Day originated in Baton Rouge during the winter of 1981. It was created by conservative groups alarmed at escalating divorce rates and other interpretations of marriage. They successfully petitioned the Mayor, state Governor and Catholic Bishop to proclaim St. Valentines Day as "We Believe in Marriage Day," specifying marriage exists solely between a man and woman. Marriage is one of the seven holy sacraments in Christianity. By 1982, 43 State Governors officially proclaimed the day, and celebrations spread to U.S. military bases in several foreign countries. In 1983, We Believe in Marriage Day was changed to "World Marriage Day," celebrated globally on the second Sunday in February. In 1993, Pope John Paul II's Holiness imparted his Apostolic Blessings on World Marriage Day. WMD celebrations continue growing and spreading to more countries and faith expressions yearly. Though the event originated with Christians, it is recognized worldwide by people of all faiths. With the increasing approval of homosexual unions, it now includes non-traditional married couples in nations where such marriages are legal.

Africa

Feb

Meatfare Sunday (C): February 11

06:20 AM | -

Meatfare Sunday is the final day leading up to Lent, when Orthodox Christians can eat meat. From this point until Easter, fish may be eaten, but beef, pork, lamb, and poultry cannot.

Africa

Feb

NBA All Star Game: February 18

06:20 AM | -

March 2, 1951, Boston Garden hosted the first NBA All-Star Game, a basketball game played mid-season between the top players within each team. An annual exhibition game, the NBA All-Star Game is a favorite with fans.

Africa

Feb

Peppermint Patty Day: February 11

06:20 AM | -

If you've ever needed an excuse to eat chocolate and peppermint, today you have it. In 1940, Henry C. Kessler began selling peppermint cream covered in a dark chocolate patty. He named it after the city of York, Pennsylvania, where he lived. It is unknown if February 11, 1940, is the day it first went on sale or was invented. It remained a regional treat until 1972 when Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company purchased Kessler's company and took the product national in 1975. In 1978, Peter Paul merged with Cadbury, which Hershey acquired in 1988.

Africa

Feb

Professional Sports Wives Day: February 11

06:20 AM | -

Professional Sports Wives Day began in 2006 to focus on the unique responsibilities, challenges, and roles of the families and friends behind our favorite athletes. Like everyone, they have the same challenges in marriage and raising children. However, they have additional challenges ranging from celebrity and long periods of absence to careers cut short by injury or death. Representing active and retired athletes and numbering close to 500,000 in the United States, sports wives remain the foundation to success in the $213 billion professional sports industry. Professional Sports Wives Day honors the women, children, parents, and friends behind professional athletes and all they do to help them succeed.

Africa

Feb

Puppy Bowl: February 11

06:20 AM | -

The Puppy Bowl is Animal Planet's answer to the Super Bowl. It is a football game played by real puppies with kitten cheerleaders and other animal announcers. It typically airs during the half-time show for the Super Bowl and is one of the cutest things you'll ever see. Available on Animal Planet and YouTube internationally.

Africa