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National Winter Bird Feeding Month

February is one of the most difficult months for birds to survive in the wild. The National Bird-Feeding Society encourages people to provide food, water, and shelter for wild birds. For info: Sue Wells, Executive Director, National Bird-Feeding Society, (847) 272-0135.

Car Insurance First Issued

On February 1, 1898, Travellers Insurance Company issued the first car insurance policy. It insured a car against accidents with horses.

International Embroidery Month

This one keeps us in stitches. It’s a month set aside to promote commercial monogramming and embroidery and heighten apparel consumers’ awareness of the role that this industry pays in fashion, home furnishing, advertising, and sports around the world. For info: Ken Parsons, Editor, Stitches Magazine, Kenneth_Parsons@intertec.com

Return Shopping Cars to Supermarkets Month

A monthly opportunity to return shopping carts, as well as milk crates, bread trays, and ice cream baskets to supermarkets. This will curtail the need to increase food prices because of these missing items. Sponsor: Illinois Food Retailers Association, Anthony A. Dinolfo, Retired Grocer, 8148 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60652, (773) 737-6540.

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White Shirt Day Anniversary

February 11. Blue collar workers wear white shirts on this day to symbolize the dignity workingmen won on February 11, 1937 when the United Auto Workers and General Motors reached an agreement following a 44-day sit-down strike at GM’s factories in Flint, Michigan.

National Umbrella Month

March is the month to honor one of the most versatile and underrated inventions of the human race. The month is dedicated to the use of and conversations about umbrellas. If you belong to a Dull Men’s Club in your community, have umbrellas as a discussion topic for one of your meetings this month. For info: Thomas Edward Knibb, 8819 Adventure Avenue, Walkersville, Maryland 21793-7828. Fon: (301) 898-3009. Email: tomknibb@hotmail.com

National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day

March 13. The purpose of this day is for people to open umbrellas indoors and note whether or not they have any bad luck. Not an event for Dull Men. We don’t like to take chances like this. But if you are interested, for info: Thomas Edward Knibb, 8819 Adventure Avenue, Walkersville, Maryland 21793-7828. Fon: (301) 898-3009. Email: tomknibb@hotmail.com