Not everyone will celebrate Father's Day this year. One man decided to celebrate differently, this year, shirking his usual sadness around the holiday.
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There are a lot of articles trending about the neat gadgets and ties you can get for Dad this Father’s Day and, due to a rebounding economy, it looks like people have a little more money to spend this year, despite the day being a less important consumer holiday than even the Super Bowl, let alone Mother’s Day. The Herald Tribune reports, June 8 that Father’s Day spending is expected to be 12.7 billion dollars this year, with 75.4 percent of Americans celebrating and spending an average $115.57 on their dads. Those numbers didn’t rise much higher than the numbers from last year and of course they totally ignore those who probably won’t be celebrating the holiday.
Sal Pizarro at Mercury News published an inspiring story June 8 about Jake McCluskey, a man who would usually be a part of the 24.6 percent of Americans who don’t celebrate Father’s Day. This year his birthday and Father’s Day land on the same day, June 21, and he’s decided to do something that marks what seems to be a complete mental and physical turnaround for himself.
Usually around this time of year he’s pretty bummed. McCluskey said that he had grown up without a dad, and the day just kind of gets him down. However, instead of sitting and moping this time around, he decided to attempt a feat that will also help raise money for the Silicon Valley Children’s Fund, a nonprofit based in San Jose that helps foster kids get to college. “Instead of sitting around feeling sorry for myself, I am going to attempt my first 50 miler,” he states on his crowdfund website.
This time last year, McCluskey was 150 pounds heavier. Not only does his feat mark a generous donation towards his goal and cause but it also marks a significant bodily change, a celebration of which culminates on Father’s Day.
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