IN 2009 ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFAST DAY IS         FEBRUARY 7 !   (Don't let it sneak up on you)      (~~~The Lists are near the bottom~~~)

The Ice Cream For Breakfast Day Story: Once upon a time there was a little girl named Ruth and a little boy named Joe.  Ruth  and Joe grew up in the back of beyond in New York state where it was very very cold.  Every winter between New Year's Eve and Passover, life in up-state New York got extremely boring, so their parents invented a holiday to brighten up the dreary days of winter.  It was called Ice Cream For Breakfast Day.  This was a wonderful holiday for children and parents alike because to celebrate you had to eat ice cream for breakfast on the first Saturday in February. Well, Ruth  and Joe grew up and went away to a university.  They made many friends and taught them all about Ice Cream For Breakfast Day.  After college Ruth had a roomate named Barry to whom she also told about this tradition.  Many years later, Barry met Itzah C. Kret in Washington, D.C. and converted him into an Ice Cream For Breakfast Day observer.   Nobody has kept precise track but through word of mouth ICFBD has been celebrated in many homes, states and countries all over the world.  Some people give parties with musical instruments, others simply celebrate with family members.  There is no right or wrong so long as you follow the three simple Ice Cream for Breakfast Day Rules (1) Eat ice cream (2) for breakfast (3) on the first Saturday in February The rest is up to you! You can become an Official Ice Cream for Breakfast Day Ambassador!  Simply send this link to seven of your friends who you think might be interested. (check out the following: icecreamforbreakfastday.blogspot.com ),

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International Ice Cream for Breakfast Links: Unofficial ICFBD Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) The first (known) published calendar denoting ICFBD Front Page Newpaper Article on ICFBD   SAMPLE ICFBD cake from Los Angeles, CA Sample IICFBD Invitation from VANCOUVER, BC Sample ICFBD Invitation from Lucent Technologies, in Lisle, Illinois (Lucent also celebrates at the Whippany and Holmdel, NJ locations!) Sample ICFBD Invitation from London Sample ICFBD Invitation from Washington, D.C. Sample ICFBD Invitation from New York Sample ICFBD Invitation from Montreal Sample ICFBD Invitation from Lake Tahoe Sample ICFBD Invitation from Bellvue, Washington

THE LIST FOR 2006 includes: Wellington, NEW ZEALAND (the first to celebrate), Cochabama, BOLIVIA, Royal Flat in Mandeville, JAMAICA, Bangalore, INDIA, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND, Melbourne, Bellevue Hill (near Bondi Beach, Sydney) AUSTRALIA,  Huangzhou, CHINA,  London, ENGLAND,  Vancouver, BC & St. John's NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA, Jerusalem,  (Talipot Neighborhood), Kibbutz Gezer & Keterura (in the Negev) ISRAEL, and Montevideo, URUGUAY In the U.S : Bozeman, MT, Oklahoma City, OK, Boston, MA,  Chicago, IL, Capitol Hill, SE, DC, Albany, Hartsdale, Queensbury, Syracuse, Red Hook and  Rochester NY,  Minneapolis, MN, Cleveland, OH, Bethesda, Potomac and Severna Park,  MD. Still waiting for positive confirmation from Palmer Station, or McMurdo, Antarctica, Hawaii and American Samoa. THE LIST FOR 2007 ,  we've heard from IICFBD celebrants at: MISSY MOO'S ICE CREAM CAFE in Dubbo, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA and celebrants in Beijing & Huangzhou CHINA, Bellevue Hill (near Sydney) AUSTRALIA, Vancouver, BC, CANADA In the US: RX Trails in Ellicot City, MD, (it appears to be an office event), Los Angeles, CA,  Bozeman, MT, Miami, FL, Alexandria, VA, Westport, CT,   Queensbury, Hartsdale, Albany,  NY, Bethesda, MD, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, MN, Oakland, CA, Queensbury, NY THE LIST FOR 2008   WE'VE HEARD FROM BEIJING, CHINA (5th year) HANGZHOU (2nd year) CAIRO, EGYPT GENEVA, SWITZERLAND LONDON, ENGLAND BEIT HAKEREM, JERUSALEM (20th year) BEIT SHEMESH, ISRAEL SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA (3rd year - 1st@tamarama- -overlooking the Tasman Sea!) MODIIN, ISRAEL JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (8th Year! @Talpiot) BEIJING, CHINA OXFORD, U.K. HIGHLAND PARK, IL OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (2nd year) CASTRO VALLEY, CA WALDORF, MD (anchor fellowship reformed presbyterian church - women's bible study) HARTSDALE, NY (11th year) BRANFORD, CT PITTSBURGH, PA (the upper saint clair community of girl scouts...and moms!) QUEENSBURY, NY WHITE PLAINS, NY WEST ORANGE, NJ (8th year! @ Congregation Ohr Torah) LISLE, IL (5th year! alcatel-lucent f.k.a. lucent technologies) BETHESDA, MD (28th year) CLEVELAND, OH (heights jewish ctr synagogue) ROCHESTER, NY PHILADELHIA, PA WESTPORT, CT PASADENA, CA OAKLAND, CA (2nd year!) ELLICOT CITY, MD (rx trails) BRISTOL, CT (Girl Scout Troop 60589) POTOMAC, MD (9TH YEAR!) NEVADA CITY, CA ALBANY, NY also checkout icecreamforbreakfastday.blogspot.com Webmaster:  Eye'ma C. Kret -- Contact Me

In 2004, we heard from ICFBD celebrants in far off places including: Japan, Jerusalem, Montevideo, Uruguay, St. John's Newfoundland.   In 2005 we heard from sources in quite a few exotic places.  (See THE LIST below).  If you'd like your home town (exotic or not) to be listed as a place where someone celebrated in '04, '05 ,'06 or '07, just CLICK HERE TO SEND AN EMAIL to let us know so we can post the info. THE LIST  for 2005 (just a sampling of places)Jodhpur, INDIA; Wellington, NEW ZEALAND; Vancouver, B.C./CANADA; Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; London, ENGLAND; Livermore, California; USA, CHINA, Kibbutz Gezer, ISRAEL; Shoham, Kiron and Yehud, ISRAEL, Princeton, NJ; Lisle, IL, Longwood and Winter Springs FL; Nashua and Hudson NH; Hadley, MA; Philadelphia, PA; Bloomington IN,  Minneapolis MN, Bozeman, MT,  Cleveland OH,   Hadley, MA, Washington, D.C.   and  Bethesda MD, Seattle, WA, and last but certainly not least, Fuquay Varina, (I didn't make that one up) NC, USA) and Lucketts, VA(also in 05 & 04) Still waiting for positive confirmation   from Palmer or McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Stranded in NYC in 2008?  Want to celebrate on the Upper West Side? email us for info. If you're planning an Ice Cream for Breakfast Day event and want us to post info about it on this site, email us

WORDS OF WISDOM FORWARDED FROM A   SOURCE @ MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY "My advice to you is not to inquire why or wither but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate--that's my philosophy." ---Thornton Wilder "A little ice cream, tumbled about, anon, becomes a mountain."   --paraphrased from King John, by Shakespeare To Join Itzah C. Kret's Email Mailing List and receive updates about his books and Ice Cream for Breakfast events CLICK HERE to see something in Japanese, click on the blog below. http://onohiroki.cocolog-nifty.com/handshaking/ 2007/02/post_e10b.html

** REAL NEWS from 2007 ** **It is with sadness that we've been informed that February 3, 2007 will be the first ICFBD celebrated without Florence Rappaport.  She is the grandma who invented ICFBD.  May we celebrate her life and remember her gifts to all of us. *We've received one unconfirmed report that authorities in CHINA, have internally blocked the link to ICFBD.    Nevertheless, there will be celebrations both in HUANZHOU and BEIJING.