Weird And Wacky Holidays

January 2 - Motivation and Inspiration Day:Welcome to episode 2 of the Weird, Wacky, and Traditional Holiday Show”. I’m your host, Stephen Carter. With each daily episode, we identify at least one of the official or unofficial holidays celebrated that day and explore how that day came to be. Today's featured holiday is Motivation and Inspiration Day.Before we explore the details of Motivation and Inspiration Day, a word about one of the featured activities for the month of January. January is National Blood Donor’s Month. The American Red Cross urges you to give the gift of life in January. You’ll find more details at www.redcross.org.Motivation and Inspiration Day:There is more to this actual official holiday than you might imagine. On December 18th, 2001, The United States Congress proclaimed January 2nd as National Motivation and Inspiration Day. In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, motivational speaker Kevin L. McCrudden convinced Congressional leaders that the United States needed