June 2021 Events Calendar
June
Pride Month
Monday, June 1 - Tuesday, June 30
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National Safety Month
Monday, June 1 - Tuesday, June 30
Observed annually, National Safety Month focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road, and in our homes and communities. Each week in June, DG's safety team will offer resources and highlight a different safety topic. 2020's topics, as chosen by the National Safety Council are Mental Health, Ergonomics, Building a Safety Culture, and Driving.
Festa Junina
Monday, June 1 - Tuesday, June 30
Summer is just beginning for our offices in the northern hemisphere, but for Brazil, it's the harvest season, and that means one thing: Festa Junina! Festivities include bonfires, dressing in traditional rural clothing, and dancing the quadrilha to mark the end of summer, celebrate the harvest, and commemorate several Catholic saints.
Corpus Christi
Thursday, June 11
A Catholic feast day and national holiday in Brazil. Among other elements, it includes processions along city and town streets, over rugs hand-made by the community specially for this day.
Dia dos Namorados
Friday, June 12
Love is in the air! June 12 is "Lover's Day," the Brazilian analog to Valentine's Day. (But is it similarly followed by half-price chocolate day?)
Juneteenth
Friday, June 19
Juneteenth nationally commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free. President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation became official two and a half years earlier, but had little impact until Union forces arrived to enforce the law and overcome resistance.
First Day of Summer
Sunday, June 21
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Father's Day
Sunday, June 21
When does a joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent!
Women in Engineering Day
June 23, 2021
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Safety Committee Meetings
Want to help make DG safer? Contact Chris Klesse to join DG's safety committee meetings.
Thursday May 6, 11-noon EST (Toronto)
Tuesday May 18, noon EST (Atlanta)
Tuesday May 18, noon PST (San Diego)
Wednesday May 19, noon MST (Salt Lake City)
Thursday May 20, 10am EST (Battle Creek)
Thursday May 20, noon EST (Springfield)
If you have any events that you'd like us to include this month or in future months, let us know!
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