Wonderful Discovery of Wonders

If you couldn't tell by the title, I'm very excited to tell you all of a new website I've found. At first, it was solely for humorous purposes and would give me ideas on new topics for blog posts. Recently I found a new section on the website that I honestly thought was a joke when I first saw it. The website is called Raising Redheads (http://www.raising-redheads.com). It's supposed to be for parents of redheads, but I usually log on for a laugh. This is not to say that the site is ill-written or done by incompetent staff. It's the idea that makes me laugh. Like I said, I've known about the site for a couple of weeks, and I wasn't planning on sharing it with you. For some reason, I had never noticed the "events" tab before. Under the tab you will find "a list of various redhead events, festivals, gatherings, and internet groups that have been organized recently to celebrate redheads and gingers!" If you scroll down, you'll find just that. Events taking place all over the world (but mostly in the U.S.). Unfortunately, since the list is not organized chronologically, it is hard to sort through all of the events. Many of the events I found took place in 2013, but from what I could find, the only event that has not passed yet is the Irish Redhead Convention, which as you may have been able to guess, is in Ireland. The convention is in Crosshaven, and is a benefit to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society. Events there include red hair dyeing (for the non-ginger counterparts), fire breathing, and carrot tossing championships. The redhead convention started as a joke, but over the past 4 years they have raised money that has been used for cancer research and developing cures. 
Things like this are what amaze me about our society. Such simple things as having the same hair color as someone else can bring people together in amazing ways. I think it is easy for many people to forget what a wonderful world we live in when we turn on the TV or open a magazine and see the latest heinous crimes people committed or wars being  waged. For some reason, I never saw an article about a gathering of gingers helping to fight cancer. Until now that is. So spread the word, gingers of the world. I won't be able to attend, but maybe you and your friends can go help fight cancer.