National Tie One On Day™ is recognized by CHASE’S CALENDAR OF EVENTS as an annual event celebrated on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
To become a sponsor of National Tie One On Day™, contact EllynAnne
“Women clad in aprons have traditionally prepared the Thanksgiving meal, and it is within our historical linkage to share our bounty.” EllynAnne Geisel
Four years ago, I noticed that Thanksgiving was talked about in terms more commonly associated with stress, than joy. I remembered my mother’s absolute love of Thanksgiving, as a day more than anything else of sharing and gratefulness. So I created National Tie One On Day™ as an annual opportunity to return the “give” to Thanksgiving by sharing our good fortune with someone in need of a kind gesture.
National Tie One On Day™ has nothing to do with purchasing anything special or even driving!
Participation is simple. On the day before Thanksgiving, November 24th this year, pause in the preparation of your own meal, wrap a loaf of bread or other baked good in an apron, tuck a prayer or note of encouragement
in the pocket, and tie one on…an apron, of course! and deliver the wrapped bundle to someone without your bounty… a neighbor, friend or family member in need of physical or spiritual sustenance, a bit of recognition or just a kind word.
I know it to be true that whether you live in a high rise apartment building or on a quiet block, no matter which direction you walk out of your own front door, someone deserving of a gesture of kindness is close by.
National Tie One On Day™ is a win-win, for the participant and the receiver. By embracing National Tie One On Day™, you will make someone else’s day brighter.
For More Information, email EllynAnne or call 1.877.9.APRONS
Featured Content: 3 Steps to Tie One On™ and: Tie One On™ Sharing.
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Wrap.Write.Deliver.
I especially liked the idea of sharing on the day before Thanksgiving, and since I work, I baked quick breads, which I wrapped in tea towels because I couldn’t find any clean aprons! They were all dirty!
I delivered the first loaf to a single male friend and his visiting father. When I gave him the wrapped bread, I told him how thankful I was for him and his friendship and that he and his dad were blessings to me. He was stunned! Speechless! He said I had made a very long day much nicer, then he hugged me and said thank you. Leaving his home, I felt like I was walking on air.
The second loaf went to my neighbors to the left of us. They are very quiet, even though they have 3 precious boys. Every once in a while, a ball or toy will “climb” over the fence and they will come to the door, politely ask if they could retrieve it, and wait until I can open the gate for them to go into the backyard. (One of the boys asked me to his birthday party this year!) When the mom answered the doorbell, I also told her how thankful I was that they lived next door to us, that her sons were a joy to me, and that I wanted them to have the bread. She, too, was just stunned. She thanked me for making her day and was so grateful for the gift. I am walking about 2 feet off the ground now! I left the third bread in a safe place on another neighbor’s porch. I still haven’t seen them—our schedules just don’t connect—but the bread was gone the next day.
I put notes with each of the breads, and Wayne and I included our friends and neighbors in our Thanksgiving prayers. More often, I should sit down and write a note of thanks to others who make me feel so honored/blessed by their love and friendship. Thank you for putting into action what became a more wonderful day because I shared a loaf of bread.
Amy Bissell, Pueblo, CO