March 21, 2024
March 21st is the 81st day of the year. There are 285 days remaining until the end of the year.
The Chatham Rotary Sunrise 23rd Annual Roses For Rotary campaign is underway.
Roses are $25 dozen and come in a bouquet of red, yellow and orange.
Orders must be received by Friday, March 22nd. Free delivery to all addresses in Chatham-Kent or pick-up at Portuguese Canadian Club (346 Grand Ave E, Chatham) March 27th, from 9-5.
Place your order online at RotarySunrise.com.
Funds raised will support Rotary projects in Chatham-Kent.
CKRecreation is offering another Red Cross babysitting course next month.
The course is being held at the Blenheim Youth Centre on Saturday, April 13th. Open to 11 – 15 year old’s to learn how to be a safe, professional and reliable babysitter.
The cost is $61, and you can register here. Spots fill up fast.
The World Happiness Report has been released. It ranks how people in more than 140 countries evaluate the quality of their lives.
And for the seventh year in a row, Finland is #1. Denmark is #2, Iceland is #3.
The rest of the Top 10 is: Sweden, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland and New Zealand. All five major Nordic countries are ALL in the Top 7.
Israel seems strange here, considering the brutal war with Hamas, but there are two explanations. The study is based on surveys from the previous three years, and for the previous two, Israel has ranked even higher. Last year’s survey in Israel was mostly conducted after the Hamas attack in October, but before much of the ensuing warfare. So Israel’s “happiness” level did fall sharply, but not enough to pull its three-year average out of the Top 10.
Canada is ranked at #15, down from #13 last year.
The U.S. is #23 out of 143 countries, the lowest rank since they’ve been doing this 12 years ago.
Overall, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Lesotho are the countries where people are least satisfied and happy with their lives. They finished just below Sierra Leone, Congo, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Eswatini, and Zambia.
NEW: World Happiness Report 2024 is here! Explore the full report to understand the state of global happiness, the happiest countries in the world, and what we can learn about generational differences in wellbeing.
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— World Happiness Report (@HappinessRpt) March 20, 2024
On the off chance you bought a Lotto 6/49 ticket in March 2023 in Kingsville, you might want to check it.
The $100,000 encore prize was from the Saturday, April 1, 2023 Lotto 6/49 draw, and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says it is about to expire.
The winning nuber was 1164893.
Players only have one year from the draw date to claim their prize.
It’s Funky Sock Day!
Today is Down Syndrome Awareness Day. The theme this year is: End the Stereotypes.
It’s always on March 21st (Third Month, 21st Day… three copies of the 21st Chromosome) throw on some funky socks! You can wear funky, wild, mis-matched, many or crazy socks! Just wear fun socks in support of Down syndrome Awareness! Get your friends, family, classmates, teachers, principal, school, co-workers, neighbors or just about anyone to support!
Show off your funky socks on social media today and tag it with #LotsofSocks and check out LotsofSocks online.
