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Single Dads
Single Dads-According to
Census.gov, there were 4.6 million opposite-sex, unmarried-partner households in 2003. They say that 18 percent are single dads. Other recent surveys say up to 23 percent.
And to those Grandpa's who are the single parent raising their grandchild or children...our hats really go off to you! Congratulations for being the father who has come the farthest in life. You have been chosen to share your "golden years" with someone who needs you most!
For those Single Fathers who have stepped up to the plate to be there for our next generation, we have found a great place to find
Single Dads Personalized Gifts.
Here is the History of Father's
Day, and our tribute to single Dads everywhere!
Father’s Day: June 17
Fathers/Dad Poster
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The idea of Father’s Day was conceived by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash.,
while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a
special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War
veteran who was left to raise his six children on a farm. A day in June
was chosen for the first Father’s Day celebration — June 19, 1910,
proclaimed by Spokane’s mayor because it was the month of William
Smart’s birth. The first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was
issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday
in June as Father’s Day. Father’s Day has been celebrated annually since
1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it
permanent.Remembering Dad
102 million
The number of Father’s Day cards expected to be given this year in the
United States, making Father’s Day the fifth-largest card-sending
occasion. (Source: Hallmark research)
50%
Percentage of all Father’s Day cards that are purchased specifically by
sons and/or daughters. Nearly 20 percent of Father’s Day cards are
purchased by wives for their husbands; the remaining cards are bought
for grandfathers, sons, brothers, uncles and “someone special.” (Source:
Hallmark research)
73%
Percentage of Americans who plan to celebrate or acknowledge Father’s
Day. (Source: Hallmark research and National Retail Federation.)
- Neckties lead the list of Father’s Day gifts. A good place to buy
dad a tie or a shirt might be one of 9,189 men’s clothing stores
around the country in 2003.
- Other items high on the list of Father’s Day gifts include those
items you may find in dad’s toolbox such as hammers, wrenches and
screwdrivers. You could buy some of these items for dad at one of the
nation’s 14,864 hardware stores or 5,795 home centers in 2003.
- 92% of the Best Loved and most often kept as keepsakes Gifts were
Engraved or Personalized
- 61% of Dads liked having a "Great Dad" Award
or poster depicting family and children in their offices. Here
are our favorite two choices.
If you have a Dad who works outside, here
is the perfect Gift idea. It can also help your entire
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Give the Gift of Life this year
 Plant
a tree in their name.
One Of a Kind Gifts Under $30
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SEND DAD a FREE CARD!
Have you seen the Gift of the Month Clubs recently? WOW have
things changed since the Cheese of the Month Club!!
Free slideshows from Smilebox are great fun! Include
your photos and videos, plus your own music.
 and
send it to Dad or anyone else!
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