July 4th

Wishing you a Happy 4th of July! Whether you are planning to enjoy fireworks, bbq or just relax, we hope you have a great time with family and friends. Summer 2010 at Stonybrook is off to a great start- we had a great first week of camp and we thank you for being a part of it! We are looking forward to week 2 and even though it is the weekend, we are still thinking about our campers; we wanted to share these July 4th facts with them….

Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national animal but was outvoted when John Adams and Thomas Jefferson chose the bald eagle.

Over an estimated 150 million hot dogs will be consumed on July 4th. That's roughly 1 dog for every two people in the U.S.

Oddly, the majority of the nation's flags and patriotic paraphernalia in relation to the 4th of July are produced in China. Nearly $349 million dollars are used each year to import in the flags, banners, decorations, and emblems.

The first 4th of July party held at the White House was in 1801.

The 4th of July was not declared a national holiday until 1941.

John Hancock was the only person to actually sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The other 55 signers did not sign it until August 2nd or even later.

When the United States became a country, there were approximately 2.5 million people living in the country. Today the population is around 304 million.

Bristol, Rhode Island has the oldest, continuous 4th of July celebration dating back to 1785.

And we wanted to leave you with one 4th of July joke
Q: What did one flag say to the other flag?

A: Nothing, it just waved.

Source: www.examiner.com

Have a great holiday and we look forward to seeing you Tuesday!

Don't forget to check out http://www.stonybrookdaycamp.smugmug.com to see all of the pictures from camp!