Happy Bonza Bottler Day!

WHAT ?? you ask - read below. I missed the first two this year - thought this was interesting.

The History of Bonza Bottler Day
August 8, 2005 marked the 20th anniversary of the first official celebration of Bonza Bottler Day, which was created by Elaine Fremont in 1985 when she realized there were no special occasions to celebrate one month. She decided to give herself a reason to have a party and some fun with this special day every month. Ms. Fremont held a contest to name the day, which a student from Australia won. When Australians like something, they might exclaim, “Bonza !” which means “super,” “great,” or “fantastic.” “Bottler” is slang for “something excellent.” Thus, the celebration each month is now known as Bonza Bottler Day , which was first officially celebrated on August 8, 1985 in Greenville, South Carolina, where Elaine Fremont was born and lived.
The founder of Bonza Bottler Day, Elaine Fremont, died in a car accident on April 8, 1995 at the age of 43. For ten years, she celebrated every Bonza Bottler Day with her friends or family. It was her desire that Bonza Bottler Day be a day that friends and family had a reason to enjoy life and get together every month. Though Elaine has passed on, her sister Gail Berger has taken over making sure her memory and her desire for Bonza Bottler Day to be a day of celebration live on. In whatever way you celebrate, we hope you, too, will enjoy many Bonza Bottler Days