World SMILE Day 2012

Hello Everybody! 

Today is a special day, it is:

World SMILE Day

As is well known by now throughout the world Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts created the smiley face in 1963. That image went on to become the most recognizable symbol of good will and good cheer on the planet.

As the years passed Harvey Ball became concerned about the over-commercialization of his symbol, and how its original meaning and intent had become lost in the constant repetition of the marketplace.  Out of that concern came his idea for World Smile Day®. He thought that we, all of us, should devote one day each year to smiles and kind acts throughout the world.  The smiley face knows no politics, no geography and no religion.  Harvey’s idea was that for at least one day each year, neither should we.  He declared that the first Friday in October each year would henceforth be World Smile Day®. Ever since that first World Smile Day® held in 1999, it has continued every year in Smiley's hometown of Worcester, MA and around the world.

After Harvey died in 2001, the Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation was created to honor his name and memory.  The Foundation continues as the official sponsor of World Smile Day® each year.

This website was created to provide information about  World Smile Day®, Harvey Ball and Smiley.  Browse the archives to learn more about past World Smile Day® events, Smiley and his creator - Harvey Ball.  And be sure to join the celebration this year on Friday, October 7th, and "Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile"!

http://www.worldsmileday.com/

I was so happy dat Sugar asked me and our sweet furiend Dory to co-host dis wonderful event wif her in Blogville! 

Dose two sure can smile!

Sugar

Dory

Don't you just LUVS da SMILE tags we all is wearin'?

Thank you Sugar!

I sure hopes dat all of you will take some time today to do something nice AND smile at somebody!

I bet it will make their day a happier one! 

Don't you agree?

Woofs and Licks,

Maggie Mae

PeeS Don't furget da Blogville Safety Week Parade is today too! 
Go and visit Fire Chief Bucky at K-9 Katastrophe to watch!
AND
Happy Birthday to my mom!


World SMILE Day Blog Hop
Hosted by Sugar, Dory and Me
Did you smile on your blog today?
Please join us!

A Hike in Da Woods

Hello Everybody!

You can probably tell from yesterday's post dat I was hangin' out wif my cuzins Herschel, Archie and Reggie again.  Dey have some woods wif trails behind dere house so we all went on a hike together. Not like da hikes dat our good furiends Bunny, Morgan or Shawnee goes on, but we still was in da woods and we was movin' so it is kinda like a hike.....right? 

Here is da woods

 Archie will lead da way fur us

What is dis way Archie?

 I am gonna find out!

 Dis is so much fun

Hey Archie,  I think we can see Russia from here ;)

 Look Mom I am hikin'!

 Lots of p-mails to check out...

 ...OoH Reggie I think dis one is fur you

 Herschel is leadin' us out of da woods

 we is headin' back to da house now

 Waitin' my turn fur a well deserved drink

Reggie is tellin' me a secret while we is waitin'

A group shot of smiley faces! 

We is practicin' fur Oct 7th, 

World SMILE Day

 Bye guys, dat was lots of fun today!

 Hey mom, can I go on a hike again soon?

Woofs and Licks,

Maggie Mae