World Hoop Day
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World Hoop Day is a charity that gives hula hoop
s to children in need. They also celebrate the circle with an international holiday every year.
On July 7, 2007 (7-7-7), hula hoopers of all ages synchronized their swivel-hips on six continents to celebrate the first World Hoop Day. As part of World Hoop Day efforts, quality hula hoops have been donated to children in Mexico
, Sri Lanka
, Haiti
, Costa Rica
and the United States
. These simple little circles allow kids (and adults!) to have fun, exercise their imaginations, and keep physically fit. In upcoming efforts World Hoop Day will grow to encompass more countries, donate more hoops, and bring more people joy around the world.
Hula hoop
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck.Although the exact origins of hula hoops are unknown, children and adults around the world have played with hoops, twirling, rolling and throwing them throughout history...
s to children in need. They also celebrate the circle with an international holiday every year.
On July 7, 2007 (7-7-7), hula hoopers of all ages synchronized their swivel-hips on six continents to celebrate the first World Hoop Day. As part of World Hoop Day efforts, quality hula hoops have been donated to children in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. These simple little circles allow kids (and adults!) to have fun, exercise their imaginations, and keep physically fit. In upcoming efforts World Hoop Day will grow to encompass more countries, donate more hoops, and bring more people joy around the world.
World Hoop Dates
- Saturday, July 7, 2007
- Friday, August 8, 2008
- Wednesday, September 9, 2009
- Sunday, October 10, 2010
- Friday, November 11, 2011
- Wednesday, December 12, 2012