Founders Day
Soroptimist celebrates Founders Day on October 3, which acknowledges the day in 1921 when the first club in Alameda County, California, called to order its first business meeting.
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International Day of the Girl
On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.
Business Meeting
Trinity United Methodist Church 1602 N Main, Hutchinson, KSOur business meetings are held at noon on the 2nd Monday of each month, September through June, in the upstairs room at Trinity United Methodist Church, on the corner of Main and 17th Streets in Hutchinson, KS.
Halloween
Halloween is the eve of All Saints' Day, formerly called All Hallows and Hallowmass. Halloween is traditionally associated with customs such as bonfires, masquerading, and the telling of ghost stories, old Celtic practices that mark the beginning of winter. People of all ages wear costumes, eat candy, and attend parties and dances. Children participate in trick-or-treating, going from door to door in search of candy or other treats.
Business Meeting
Trinity United Methodist Church 1602 N Main, Hutchinson, KSOur business meetings are held at noon on the 3rd Monday of each month, September through June, in the upstairs room at Trinity United Methodist Church, on the corner of Main and 17th Streets in Hutchinson, KS.
Thanksgiving
A federal holiday observed the fourth Thursday in November by act of Congress (1941), it was the first such national proclamation issued by President Lincoln in 1863, on the urging of Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, editor of Godey's Lady's Book. Most Americans believe that the holiday dates back to the day of thanks ordered by Governor Bradford of Plymouth Colony in New England in 1621, but scholars point out that...