MDBCs 01 Apr 2024

Entry posted by sandrewn in Bread Crumbs 974 April 1

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April 1st 2024 - Holidays and Observances

(click on the day for details)

Christian feast day:
- Cellach of Armagh
- Hugh of Grenoble
- Frederick Denison Maurice (Church of England)
- Mary of Egypt
- Melito of Sardis
- Tewdrig
- Theodora
- Walric, abbot of Leuconay
- April 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
April Fools' Day
Odisha Day (Odisha, India)
Arbor Day (Tanzania)
Civil Service Day (Thailand)
Cyprus National Day (Cyprus)
Edible Book Day
Fossil Fools Day
Kha b-Nisan, the Assyrian New Year (Assyrian people)

Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)

Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

Nickelodeon Anniversary Celebration Day

Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action

U.S. Air Force Academy Day - 1

U.S. Air Force Academy Day - 2

Bijou Phillips

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Mon Apr 1st, 2024 - Fri Apr 5th, 2024

National Cancer Registrars Week

Mon Apr 1st, 2024 - Sat Apr 6th, 2024

Take Your Poet to School Week

Mon Apr 1st, 2024 - Sun Apr 7th, 2024

Be Kind to Spiders Week

Blue Ribbon Week

Golden Rule Week

International Pooper Scooper Week

Laugh at Work Week

Medication Safety Week

National Bake Week

National Public Health Week

National Window Safety Week

Testicular Cancer Awareness Week

Community Garden Week

Observances (click on the month for details)

Adopt a Ferret Month

Adopt a Greyhound Month

Arab American Heritage Month

Autism Acceptance Month

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

Cancer Control Month

Canine Fitness Month

Celebrate Diversity Month

Cesarean Awareness Month

Child Abuse Awareness Month

Children and Nature Awareness Month

Counseling Awareness Month

Couple Appreciation Month

Cranberries and Gooseberries Month

Deaf History Month

Defeat Diabetes Month

Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Dog Appreciation Month

Earth Month

Emotional Overeating Awareness Month

Fair Housing Month

Filipino Food Month

Financial Capability Month

Financial Literacy Month

Fresh Florida Tomato Month

Genocide Awareness Month

Global Astronomy Month

Grange Month

Heartworm Awareness Month

IBS Month

Informed Women Month

International Amateur Radio Month

International Customer Loyalty Month

International Guitar Month

Jazz Appreciation Month

Keep America Beautiful Month

Month of the Military Child

Move More Month

Multicultural Communications Month

Multiple Birth Awareness Month

National African-American Women's Fitness Month

National Alcohol Awareness Month

National BLT Sandwich Month

National Car Care Month

National Card and Letter Writing Month

National Decorating Month

National Donate Life Month

National Facial Protection Month

National Food Month

National Foot Health Awareness Month

National Fresh Celery Month

National Frog Month

National Garlic Month

National Grilled Cheese Month

National Humor Month

National Internship Awareness Month

National Kite Month

National Knuckles Down Month

National Literature Month

National Minority Health Month

National Month of Hope

National Pecan Month

National Pest Management Month

National Pet First Aid Awareness Month

National Poetry Month

National Rebuilding Month

National Safe Digging Month

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

National Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Education and Awareness Month

National Sjogren's Syndrome Awareness Month

National Social Security Month

National Soft Pretzel Month

National Soy Foods Month

National Volunteer Month

National Welding Month

National Woodworking Month

National Youth Sports Safety Month

Occupational Therapy Month

Panagyaman Rice Festival

Parkinson's Awareness Month

Parliamentary Law Month

Pharmacists War on Diabetes Month

Physical Wellness Month

Poetic Earth Month

Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

Primary Immunodeficiency Month

Records and Information Management Month

Rosacea Awareness Month

Sarcoidosis Awareness Month

School Library Month

Scottish-American Heritage Month

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month

Step up for 30 For Bowel Cancer Month

STI Awareness Month

Straw Hat Month

Stress Awareness Month

Summer Tire Changeover Month

SunSmart Skin Cancer Prevention

Testicular Cancer Awareness Month

Tomatillo and Asian Pear Month

Women's Eye Health and Safety Month

Workplace Conflict Awareness Month

World Autism Month

World Landscape Architecture Month

Worldwide Bereaved Spouses Awareness Month

Fun Observances

Fun at Work Day

Have double the fun on April 1, because it is not only April Fool’s Day but it is also Fun at Work Day.

Sometimes celebrated on January 28, the day encourages people to add some fun to their workday.

How to Celebrate?

Here are some ideas on what you can do to make work fun on Fun at Work Day or any other day:

Bake goodies and bring them for your colleagues.
Play harmless pranks on your colleagues and coworkers.
Watch Office Space or a few episodes of The Office at work.
With the consent of your supervisor, spend some time playing board games at work.

Did You Know…

…that studies have shown that a person's perception of time changes when they are having fun? According to these studies, having fun can help pass the time faster.

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One afternoon while I was visiting my library, I noticed a group of preschoolers gathered for story time. The book they were reading was "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." After the librarian finished the first page, she asked the children, "Do you think she'll die?"

"Nope," a little girl in the back said. "I saw this last night on 'Fear Factor.' "

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On the afternoon of Administrative Professionals Day, my co-worker and I finally found the time to get gifts for our secretaries. While at the store, my colleague noticed my disappointment when I discovered the shop didn't provide gift wrapping. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"They won't wrap the gifts for us," I answered.

"No problem," he said quickly. "I'll ask my secretary to do it."

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Our copier was on the fritz so I put a note on it: "Service has been called." When the technician told me he had to order parts, I added a second note: "Parts have been ordered."

During the next five days, when we had to use an older, slower copier on the other side of the building, someone taped a third note to the machine: "Prayers have been said."

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When my printer's type began to grow faint, I called a local repair shop, where a friendly man informed me that the printer probably needed only to be cleaned. Because the store charged $50 for such cleanings, he told me, I might be better off reading the printer's manual and trying the job myself.

Pleasantly surprised by his candor, I asked, "Does your boss know that you discourage business?"

"Actually it's my boss's idea," the employee replied sheepishly. "We usually make more money on repairs if we let people try to fix things themselves first."

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