International Left-Handers Day is an international day observed annually on August 13 to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of left-handed individuals. The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, founder of Lefthanders International, Inc.
International Left-handers Day Also known as:
Portsider
Southpaw
Goofy Footed
And my favourite…..
Mollydooker
In a world designed for those that use their right hand predominately, here’s a shout out to all the Lefties out there that put up with….
- Scissors – they face the wrong way and are so clunky to use!
- Not being able to use Vegetable peelers easily – blade the wrong way.
- Can openers – urgh – almost impossible.
- Ice-cream scoop with a lever on side….um the WRONG side
- Writing on paper! We can’t see what we are writing – left to right…and….
- Pen smudges across the paper as we write! Pen blotches on hand and paper!
- Blackboards – we literally wipe off the chalk as we write!
- The writing on a cup/mug faces the wrong way – so much for the funny quote!
- Position at the table to eat…we gotta sit to the left otherwise we just get knocked constantly.
- Swiping credit card – you almost get into a yoga position to swipe cleanly.
- Chainsaws – there’s literally not a single left-handed chainsaw in production!
But it’s not all doom and gloom!
Lefties are renowned for being more creative!
They are more likely to be good communicators!
And they make better drivers having fewer accidents than their counterparts! (I always knew I was a good driver, just didn’t realise why – hehe).
Did you also know that most children of left-handed parents are right-handed? So, the trait isn’t automatically ‘handed down’.
Lefties make up only 10% of the population.
Interesting huh?
And here are some famous lefties:
Barrak Obama
Bill Gates
Oprah Winfrey
Prince William
Leonardo Di Vinci
Aristotle
Ned Flanders (hehe)
Jimmy Hendrix
Kurt Cobain
Paul McCartney
Lady Gaga
Justin Bieber
Adam Levine
Marilyn Monroe
Nicole Kidman
Julia Roberts
Jennifer Lawrence
Kate Hudson
Demi Moore
Hugh Jackman
Tom Cruise
Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie
Sarah Jessica Parker
Caitlyn Jenner
Mark Zuckerberg
Rafael Nadal
Martina Navratilova
John McEnroe
Allan Border
Clive Lloyd
Adam Gilchrist
Brian Lara
Aside from the celebrities and famous personalities that we know, here are My buddy Gard we also have some lefties that we are very proud of.
Meet Angie our Training & Marketing Manager
Her passion for helping people started from a very young age; She loved pretending to be mum to her siblings! The first charity work she did was way back in Year 8 at school when she volunteered to help with ‘Meals on Wheels’. She said “I enjoyed meeting the old folk and chatting about fun topics to make them smile. This ignited my enthusiasm for helping people. I wanted to make a difference and contribute to other people’s happiness”.
We Also have our Tech Guru Simon he is our Web Administrator
He’s always optimistic and happy perspective on everything he does. And this has opened up a world of positive outcomes. He enjoys listening and helping other people around him. He said, “It gives me great pleasure to know that I’ve made someone’s day a little bit brighter by helping them”.
“Always deliver more than expected” and “Never give up” are my two most important rules to live by.
And last but not least Jehz our Web Administrator. Core code, WP plugins, and server maintenance.
He said, “I love to explore, learn, and work with the latest technology stacks, then applying what I’ve learned to MBG. Every day is a new learning day, so I’m looking forward to another day to learn more about web development. Developing websites is my hobby, and I enjoy doing this every day. Even on weekends! It’s like when I work hard, I play hard as well”.
