There’s A Lot to Celebrate Today!

Today, May 15th, has a number of fun national days to celebrate! You can head out for a bike ride to celebrate National Bike to Work Day or stay inside and stuff your face full of your favorite treats to celebrate either National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day or National Pizza Party Day! No matter how or what you are celebrating today, it will be a great day!

National Bike to Work Day encourages us to bike to work, but it also raises awareness of cyclists as they commute to and from work each day. As more and more people take to bicycles for transportation to and from work, it’s important for both cyclists and drivers to share the road safely. Both must be aware of the traffic laws and follow them. More and more communities are adding bike lanes to improve safety. Some of the benefits of commuting to work by bicycle include physical fitness, fuel savings, smaller carbon footprint, and automobile longevity. Overall, National Bike to Work Day promotes the bicycle as a healthy and safe alternative for commuting to work.

May 15th is also National Endangered Species Day. This day provides the perfect opportunity to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species. This day encourages learning about wildlife habitats and the actions necessary to protect them. This say is designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a “consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation.” If you are looking for a way to celebrate this day, many conservation groups, zoos, and wildlife organizations hold a variety of events focused on saving endangered species as well as improving conservation and education. Feel free to donate to a conservation group or wildlife organization today and use #EndangeredSpeciesDay to post on social media!

If you’re trying to satisfy a craving today but aren’t sure what you’re hungry for, try celebrating National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day or National Pizza Party Day! National Chocolate Chip Cookie day commemorates baker Ruth Graves Wakefield who was the first person to ever add chocolate chips to a cookie. While cookies may be the first treat to come to mind, imagination is really the only thing limiting how chocolate chips can be used in baking. Whether you bake up some chocolate chip cookies or melt them down and begin dipping, be sure to celebrate! Make sweet treats to share or just for yourself! And if you lack a sweet tooth, today is also National Pizza Party Day! Since pizza is one of America’s favorite foods, it comes as no surprise we would celebrate a day that features a pizza party. Pizza parties bring friends together and are a perfect way to celebrate! Open up Zoom and join all you friends by digging into your favorite slice, or host a baking party online and see who can come up with the most creative pizza topping. The opportunities are endless when it comes to pizza and friends.

However you choose to celebrate today, enjoy it!