International Fanny Pack Day | March 13 | Wear Yours With Pride
Happy International Fanny Pack Day! Yes, it is celebrated in 7 countries! It comes on the second Saturday in March every year. Your friends will laugh out loud when you use the hashtag #InternationalFannyPackDay on your social media.
Nick Yates created International Fanny Pack Day in 2007. The desire to create this holiday came out of a random encounter he had with a homeless man after a Christmas party. At the party, he had received a fruitcake and a fanny pack as gag gifts. Thinking it wouldn’t hurt, he strapped on the fanny pack and put the fruitcake inside (you could put many things in those fanny packs!) and set off for the bus stop.
When he was on the way to the bus stop, a homeless man teased him about the fanny pack. Mr. Yates then gave the man the fruitcake and continued on his way, though reportedly the man was not overly thrilled with the cake! This got him to thinking that there could be a connection between the fanny pack and helping the hungry. He would go on to get into contact with food banks to get the movement started. He continued to hand out food while wearing the fanny pack. The idea took off and had been celebrated in over seven countries.
Mr. Yates gathered his friends with him when he was trying to make a difference. Use that example and gather yours to make a difference in your community. Even if you don’t wear the fanny pack, look around your community for where help is needed. Food pantries, homeless shelters, community centers and schools are places that are always looking for help in feeding the hungry.
There are many ways to get involved. You can volunteer your time to help deliver food, or serve meals. You can organize a food drive to help food pantries. You can team up with other volunteers throughout the community to help find the people who are at risk of going hungry. A shockingly large percentage of people who are hungry are children.
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