UK & US Fathers Day

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UK & US Fathers Day Facts & Quotes

• In 1966, US President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. It became a permanent holiday in 1972 when President Richard Nixon proclaimed that the third Sunday in June would remain Father's Day.
• Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd first came up with the idea for Father's Day after hearing a Mother's Day sermon in church. She was raised by her father and wanted to honor him.
• It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father - Pope John XXIII
• When one has not had a good father, one must create one - Frederich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Father's Day Top Events and Things to Do

• Arrange a BBQ and invite all of the fathers in your family.
• Spend the day with Dad doing one of his favorite activities: fishing, golfing, hiking.
• Complete one of dad's chores or projects as a surprise. If it's something you don't know how to do, offer to help and learn.
• Take the President's Fatherhood's Pledge.

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