Bubble Gum Day

 

History of National Bubble Gum Day

While chewing gum has been around for a long time, bubble gum was invented in 1928 when the first commercial bubble gum was created. Walter Diemer, an employee of the Fleer Corporation, created the first marketable version of bubble gum in 1928. It was eventually branded Dubble Bubble. He used a pink dye because that's all that was available.

In 1930 comics were placed inside the Double Bubble Bubblegum wrappers as an incentive for purchase. These became all the rage with kids so other brands eventually followed suit, including the famous, Bazooka Joe.

But this is more than just a day to celebrate the existence or invention of a sweet and chewy treat.

National Bubble Gum Day was started in 2006 when children’s book author, Ruth Spiro, decided that the world needed a day focused around education, philanthropy and, best of all, bubble gum. She started the day to raise funds for school activities without the children having to sell something to family members, friends or neighbors. And she knew there was one thing that would motivate children to bring a couple of quarters in with them to school–Bubble Gum!

It was such a phenomenal success that an entire institution built up around it, encouraging philanthropy in children

The largest bubble gum bubble ever blown was 20 inches in diameter. Chad Fell of Haleyville, Alabama blew the bubble with three pieces of Dubble Bubble on April 24, 2004 at Double Springs High School in Winston County, Alabama.

 In 2006, Ruth Spiro, children’s author and mother, founded the celebration/fundraiser to create a fun way for children to participate in school fundraising. On the first Friday of the month of February every year, kids can “buy” the usually forbidden privilege of chewing gum in class if they make a donation of 50 cents. Kids learn about the value of charity and schools make a little money for the causes they support. 

Appreciating National Bubble Gum Day doesn’t have to be complicated! It might just be about enjoying a piece of bubble gum and sharing the rest of the pack with a friend, family member or coworker. So grab some bubble gum and get to blowing those bubbles!

Thr month of February is American Heart Month and on this first Friday we celebrate Wear Red Day. Everyone across the country dons the color red in order to raise and spread awareness in hopes to help eradicate heart disease and stroke in millions of women all over the nation. So put on your reddest red — whether it be a lipstick, a pair of pants, or your favorite hat — and paint the city red.

Red just happens to be my favorite color so that gives me even more reason to celebrate.