INTERNATIONAL DAYS OCTOBER IN TERNATI O NAL DAYS
1st October – World Smile Day In 1963, Harvey Ball created the smiley face symbol – a yellow circle with black eye dots and a smile curve. World Smile Day began in 1999 and is on the first Friday of October each year. It is a Day to smile and to make small acts of kindness. Harvey wanted to keep the smile connected to the human being and to reflect his original intent for the symbol to be used for goodwill and good cheer. His view was to reinforce the power of smiling to encourage someone else to smile and to brighten up their day. After his death, a foundation was created in his memory known as “Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation”. The motto of the Smile Foundation is “enhancing this world, one smile” – :)
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1st October – International Day of Older Persons International Day of Older Persons recognises the significance of this social transformation and to address the major implications of population ageing on labour and financial markets, the demand for goods and services (e.g., housing, transportation, social protection) and the value of family structures and inter-generational ties. 2021 marks the first year of the The Decade of Healthy Ageing (20212030) during which governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector are coming together for concerted, catalytic and collaborative action to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live.
