Summer has come to an end, as I am sure you have noticed. School is back in session, the leaves are beginning to turn, and today is the first day of autumn.
The days are slowly becoming shorter, which means you will need to start taking a flashlight on your evening walks.
No need to grab the huge heavy-duty one in your garage- there are countless Maglite flashlights that are pocket-sized, yet still have the power you need to light your way in the evening hours.
Every year on September 15, people worldwide join to celebrate Greenpeace Day. They come together to fight for a better world and to raise awareness about conserving and preserving our environment.
How can we all come together to support this cause? -Meet with your local activist group -Order engraved flashlights with “Greenpeace Day” -Talk about environmental concerns with your neighbors, family, and friends
Summer is a good season for Promotional Maglites. Your customers need to keep a good flashlight in their cars when on a road trip and going on their summer vacations. You never know when a car might give you trouble at night. Flat tire can even happen to new cars.
Fall is a fine season for Promotional Maglites. As the daylight hours get shorter, you need a flashlight when going on late evening walks.
Winter is a notorious season for Promotional Maglites. There are not many
daylight hours. You may need a Maglite to take a look around the house to see what that bump was outside. Cold weather is hard on batteries, so make sure you have fresh batteries in your torch. Maglites make wonderful Christmas gifts for your customers. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity.
Spring is super season for Promotional Maglites. Take some with you to the trade shows, and give them to your best prospects. They will likely buy from you, and remember you year round. All because you gave them a lifelong useful gift.
Every season is a great season for giving Promotional Maglites. Your logo will last as long as the Maglite, which is almost forever.
June is “National Great Outdoors Month” in the United States. It was started in 1998 to draw people to the national parks and local parks. Visiting the outdoors is good for the soul. It offers a great release from the pressures of everyday life. Best of all, many aspects of it are free. How can you focus on this activity?
Volunteer at a summer camp for kids.
Go boating.
Walk in the woods.
Take pictures of sunsets and post them on your social media outlet.
Go biking, running, or walking on a local trail.
Run with your baby.
Get out of town and take a drive in the country.
No matter where you go, don’t leave home without your Maglite Flashlights. They can save your life if you get lost, or get caught after sunset in an unfamiliar place.
April 20 is International Volunteer Recognition Day in Canada and the UK. The origin of this special day is unclear. But, it is a great opportunity to thank those who give their time to help others. How can you participate? You can help on both sides of the fence. First, by being a volunteer yourself. Second, by honoring those who give of themselves to help others.
How to volunteer:
Pick an area that you love. Is it cooking, gardening, driving, painting, performing music, singing, fishing, meeting new people?
Find a way to combine your area of love to an area of need. You may find it in government, churches, local volunteer organizations.
Governments need people to volunteer on commissions, like the Shade Tree Commission, Parks, Civil Service, Utilities, and zoning.
Churches offer many ways to use your talents. Singing in the choir, playing your instrument, cooking, delivering, and taking people grocery shopping.
Your local civic clubs, like Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions offer many ways to share your abilities.
How to honor the volunteers:
If you have been the recipient of the generosity of volunteers, you can simply thank them.
Or you can contact the mayor of your city, and ask if he would be willing to write a proclamation to call attention to those volunteers. Then call the newspaper and have them take a picture in his office of the group of people.
Give gifts, like Maglite flashlights to the volunteers in your favorite group. You can choose a government group, church group, or civic group. Again, you can call the newspaper, TV stations, and mayor to get involved in the appreciation ceremony. People like to read stories like this in the newspapers, and watch them on TV.
Wednesday, February 2 is National Groundhog Day. You know, if he sees his
shadow, we will have 6 more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t see his shadow, spring is just around the corner. Since Maglite flashlights would cast a shadow on the little furry creature, please keep your Maglites off on that day.
Promotional Maglites is incorporating a Fibonacci sequence (21,34) in a special 1-day sale, November 23, 2021 of the Maglite Solitaire LED K3ALED. The significance of the price is a series of 2 adjacent Fibonacci numbers. 21 and 34.
Each Fibonacci number is the sum of the 2 previous numbers, as such:
1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,etc.
Leonardo Fibonacci was an Italian mathematician who discovered the sequence in 1202. This sequence has deep roots in nature, as in the petals of flowers. Why is today the special day? Because today is 11-23 (as in 1,1,2,3 the first four numbers in the series.
Diwali is a special 5 day holiday observed in India, Australia, UK, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, and Indonesia. It is also called the “Festival of Lights”. It represents the spiritual victory of good over evil; knowledge over ignorance.
If you like the excitement of the 4th of July and the blessedness of Christmas, you can appreciate the feeling of the people who celebrate Diwali every year. It started about 2500 years ago as a religious holiday for Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains, and is now the biggest national holiday in India.
How is this holiday celebrated? Each of the 5 days is different. The activities involve shopping for gold, cleaning house, and using sand to create “rangoli” patterns on the floor with colored sand. Also they pray, enjoy fireworks, visit, exchange gifts, and best of all, they feast!
It also sounds like the perfect time to use your Maglite Flashlights to light up the night after the fireworks, and when visiting your relatives and friends.
In 2021, the first day of Diwali is November 2, and the main day is November 4 (the new moon).
Happy Diwali!
Here are the future dates. It appears to change every year, because it is determined by the Indian calendar, which is tied to the cycles of the moon. The main day of the holiday is on the new moon:
24 October 2022 12 November 2023 1 November 2024 21 October 2025 8 November 2026 29 October 2027 17 October 2028 5 November 2029 26 October 2030