Sunday, September 6, 2020

Labor Days of the Past

 Labor Day weekends as a youth were spent in front of the television watching Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. We were pretty excited when we were old enough to stay up all night. Whoot-whoot! 


Neighborhood kids would group together to host fun carnival games raising funds to donate then our parents would drive us to the Holiday Inn where the telethon was live on air. If we were lucky we met the local celebrities who were hosting. Neighborhood police officers and firefighters helped with friendly competitions between communities.

Other times, I was at our family cottage with my cousins. We watched the telethon until the fish started biting or the sun rose high and the lake called to us. Back in the day, school didn't start until AFTER Labor Day so my cousins and I would often "run away" into the woods with plans of survival. Uncle Charlie always waiting for us as we exited the forest on the edge of the gravel pits to take us home. 

What memories do you have of Labor Days past?







Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend. - Wikipedia

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