Daily Pledge, Bonfires and Quit Celebrations: Traditions born from the members
Keep your commitment strong! Join us and take the daily pledge not to smoke. We help keep each other accountable for our quit!
Here are a few interesting things happening in July:
Happy Canada Day on July 1rst for our Canadian friends!
Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the Constitution Act, 1867 (then called the British North America Act, 1867), which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire.[1][2][3] Originally called Dominion Day (French: Le Jour de la Confédération), the holiday was renamed in 1982, the year the Canada Act was passed. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada as well as among Canadians internationally.
Independence Day | |
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Displays of fireworks, such as these over the Washington Monument in 1986, take place across the United States on Independence Day. | |
Also called | The Fourth of July |
Observed by | the United States |
Type | National |
Significance | The day in 1776 that theDeclaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress |
Celebrations | Fireworks, family reunions, concerts, barbecues, picnics,parades, baseball games |
Independence Day of the United States, also referred to as the Fourth of July or July Fourth in the U.S., is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and no longer part of the British Empire.[1] Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts,baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independence Day is the National Day of the United States.
Good Morning!
Penny, thanks for your hand, I pledge not to smoke this day and offer my free hand to the next person in line.
Victoria 32 DOF
Good Morning all! Hot and humid today. Maybe it will keep some protestors off the freeways!
Victoria, thanks for your hand this morning. I'll hold on and pledge that I will not smoke today no matter what! I will honor this pledge by holding my other hand out to the next in line.
Sharon 1071 DOF
Hi Ex'ers
I don't usually come to the groups, not that I don't like them , it is just hard after going through and reading and commenting on the blogs I forget to come here !
Thank you Terrie for hosting this group !
I will add another day to my 519 days of freedom and I will happily take your hand Sharon and extend my other hand to the next Ex'er in line !
I pledge not to smoke today and offer my one hand to Bonnie B and my free hand to the next person in line. I am at 904 days of smoke freedom.
Hey Cindy
I am thrilled to take your han and pledge not to smoke! All is well - 23 days YEAH.
Still have a lot to RELEARN but I am grateful to have the new freedom
Elian and Vanlil... Ladies I got your hands and together Yes we pledge no smoking for next 24 hours !! Nothing will steal our quits, no matter what!!! I extend my hand to who's next to pledge ... Grab a hold and let's keep this chain going strong!!! Together we are so much stronger !!
yes I can .... Already did 99!!!!!!! DOF
cindy
Good Morning
WAA HOO Cindy 100 TDC tomorro-WTG
I gladly take your hand Cindy and promise to not smoke for today. Offer my free
hand to the next in line to pledge
Mag 1091 DOF
Mag, thank you for your hand. I happily take it and pledge to not smoke today, no matter what!
You have 3 years coming up very soon - wow!
I extend my free hand to the next person to pledge.
Wonderful, much needed rainy rainy day here in West Michigan.
Joyce
Hello, Everyone!
Joyce, I will gratefully take your hand and promise not to smoke and I offer my free hand to the next in line to pledge!
Can't Smoke when you are wearing work gloves, I have joined in a community clean up on vacant lots, cleaning up trash and yes, ciggie butts, chopping weeds and raking! Very dirty this evening. Had to clean up before I could come here!
I will try to be here more this week!
I Won't Quit on my Quit!
Hi Terrie!! I gladly take your hand and promised to pledge that I will not smoke no matter what! THanks I now extend my free hand to the next person in line to pledge.
Sharon 60=2 months of smoke free. Woohoo.