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So, what is Thanksgiving…
The definition below is one of the best that I have ever found…
Thanksgiving Day , legal holiday in the U.S., first celebrated in early colonial times in New England. The actual origin, however, is probably the harvest festivals that are traditional in many parts of the world Festivals and Feasts. After the first harvest was completed by the Plymouth colonists in 1621, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer, shared by all the colonists and neighboring Native Americans. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three day “thank you” celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. It was their good fortune that the tradition of the Wampanoags was to treat any visitor to their homes with a share of whatever food the family had, even if supplies were low. It was also an amazing stroke of luck that one of the Wampanoag, Tisquantum or Squanto, had become close friends with a British explorer, John Weymouth, and had learned the Pilgrim’s language in his travels to England with Weymouth.
After the first New England Thanksgiving the custom spread throughout the colonies, but each region chose its own date. In 1789 George Washington, the first president of the United States, proclaimed November 26 a day of Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving day continued to be celebrated in the United States on different days in different states until Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, decided to do something about it. For more than 30 years she wrote letters to the governors and presidents asking them to make Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.
Finally, in 1863, President Lincoln issued a White House proclamation calling on the “whole American people” wherever they lived to unite “with one heart and one voice” in observing a special day of thanksgiving. Setting apart the last Thursday of November for the purpose, the President urged prayers in the churches and in the homes to “implore the interposition of the almighty had to heal the wounds of the nations and to restore it…to full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and union.” He also states that they express heartfelt thanks for the “blessing of fruitful fields and healthful skies.”
In 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt advanced Thanksgiving Day one week. However, since some states used the new date and others the old, it was changed again 2 years later. Thanksgiving Day is now celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
The first formal celebration of Thanksgiving in North America was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish an English settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. Canada established the second Monday in October as a national holiday, “a day of general thanksgiving,” in 1957.
In 1817 New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday.
Why Turkey
The turkey tradition was really pushed by Benjamin Franklin, who wanted to make it the United States national symbol because it is a quick runner, wary, with sharp eyesight, and exhibited a regal stance, at least to Franklin. While the bald eagle nudged out the wild turkey for our official national symbol, Norman Rockwell has probably made the image of the family Thanksgiving turkey even more famous, and certainly more mouth watering.
Tradition
The American traditions of Thanksgiving revolve around a huge and lavish meal, usually with Turkey as the centerpiece. For those who do not like Turkey, a Roast or Prime Rib is common. As tradition has it in most families, a special prayer of thanks precedes the meal. In many homes, family members will each mention something they are very thankful for.
Thanksgiving is a time for families to create traditions and memories that last a lifetime.
We are honored to pay tribute for all the things that we are thankful for on the show this week.
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Remember, success is a choice—here’s to yours.
Warm Regards and God Bless,
Jim Gillhouse
Host of ACES Radio Live
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Celebrating the First Labor Day Parade
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Labor Day History…
As the Industrial Revolution took hold of the nation, the average American in the late 1800s worked 12-hour days, seven days a week in order to make a basic living. Children were also working, as they provided cheap labor to employers and laws against child labor were not strongly enforced.
With the long hours and terrible working conditions, American unions became more prominent and voiced their demands for a better way of life. On Tuesday September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers marched from city hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first-ever Labor Day parade. Participants took an upaid day-off to honor the workers of America, as well as vocalize issues they had with employers. As years passed, more states began to hold these parades, but Congress would not legalize the holiday until 12 years later.
On May 11, 1894, workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago struck to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives. They sought support from their union led by Eugene V. Debs and on June 26 the American Railroad Union called a boycott of all Pullman railway cars. Within days, 50,000 rail workers complied and railroad traffic out of Chicago came to a halt. On July 4, President Grover Cleveland dispatched troops to Chicago. Much rioting and bloodshed ensued, but the government’s actions broke the strike and the boycott soon collapsed. Debs and three other union officials were jailed for disobeying the injunction. The strike brought worker’s rights to the public eye and Congress declared, in 1894, that the first Monday in September would be the holiday for workers, known as Labor Day.
The founder of Labor Day remains unclear, but some credit either Peter McGuire, co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, or Matthew Maguire, a secretary of the Central Labor Union, for proposing the holiday.
Although Labor Day is meant as a celebration of the labor movement and its achievements, it has come to be celebrated as the last, long summer weekend before Autumn.
We are honored to focus on Labor Day this week because that makes you our guest the real star of the show this week.
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Jim Gillhouse
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So, Who is Chad Johnson
Chad Johnson is a graduate from Asbury College in Wilmore, KY with a major in Accounting and a Minor in Business Management. Chad has worked for Catalyst and Dr. John C. Maxwell’s organization for over 7 years now. He currently holds the position as Director of Relational Development for the entire Catalyst Movement.
Chad has a passion to see other leaders grow and fully discover the calling God has laid on their life.
Chad Johnson works Hand-in-hand with Dr. John C. Maxwell and is coming on the show to talk with us about this years Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA the weekend of October 7 – 9, 2009.
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We are honored to have Chad as our guest on the show this week.
Also on the show this week we are going to be talking about the power of teamwork and the roll of a supportive spouse.
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Remember, success is a choice—here’s to yours.
Warm Regards and God Bless,
Jim Gillhouse
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Enrique Garibay is recognized internationally as an expert in the areas of internet marketing, lead generation, and strategic business development. He has been called a pure visionary, and is one of the world’s most acclaimed Internet Futurists. Enrique is highly sought after as a consultant both inside and outside the direct marketing profession.
Currently Enrique serves as the Founder and CEO of MLMLeads.com, is the creative mastermind behind one of the most critically acclaimed Web 2.0 communication and marketing platforms ever introduced to the Internet world – DeskPing.com
As a pioneer in email marketing Enrique co-found ProAutoResponder.com in 2001. It was in this same year he co-founded and launched the first in a series of Web 2.0 technologies. (Even before anyone had heard of Web 2.0) And he hit a home run in the successful launches of BYOAudio.com, AudioAcrobat.com and AudioBlog.com.
It was in 2003 that Enrique witnessed another travesty taking place to independent marketers. He launched MLMLeads.com and quickly watched it become the most popular destination on the internet for MLM Leads in the world.
By 2005 Enrique’s predictions had come true, and email marketing was all but dead. He sold his interest in all of the above companies except MLMLeads.com and concentrated his energies on Developing DeskPing.com
After two full years of research and development he has finally seen his efforts payoff. In May of 2007 he launched DeskPing.com the world’s first fully integrated D2D communication platform.
We are honored to have Enrique as our guest on the show this week.
To learn more about Enrique Garibay or any of our other fantastic guests please feel free to contact Troy or myself directly.
Remember, success is a choice—here’s to yours.
Warm Regards and God Bless,
Jim Gillhouse
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Jim had been doing business like most other leaders in MLM for years. And I had known Phil personally for years. Our hearts goes out to his family and staff at Cutting Edge.
Phil Longenecker and Shawn Kelly launched CEM around the same time Kevin Lehmann launched ProSTEP. For many years both companies worked side by side in supporting the Network marketing community with high quality lead generation.
In 2005, when ProSTEP closed its doors, Phil and Cutting Edge Media climbed to the top as the World’s #1 Lead Generation Company. They expanded their operation to Salt Lake City (The World Capital of MLM Companies) and added several cutting edge services, including online systems and custom lead stores for top leaders in just about every MLM company in business today.
Over the last few years Phil and his team at CEM expanded its publishing empire to include some of the most recognized names in Home Based Business Magazines:
Opportunity Connection
Simply Home
True Wealth
Home Business
Under Phil’s leadership this small two man operation became a multi-million dollar success story.
Phil’s original vision was to make CEM the leading provider of marketing, advertising, and lead generation solutions for the home business industry.
There is no doubt in my mind, his vision will live on!!!
Phil R.I.P… We will miss you!
Our hearts go out to Phil’s family and his extended family at Cutting Edge media.
For all of you who knew Phil or want to pass along your heart felt responses. Please do so in the comments and we’ll pass them along.
Rest In Peace
Jim gillhouse & troy Dooly
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