Back in January we posted news on our Facebook page that it was National Hugging Day, founded in 1986 by, Kevin Zaborney, a psychology major at the University of Michigan, USA. It was on the 21st of January, a date he’d chosen because it falls roughly midway between Christmas and Valentine’s Day, a time at which he believed people to be at an emotional low.
English reserve might have hindered things taking off in the UK, but we encouraged people to give it a go (with a hugee’s consent of course), or for them to simply express their affection for what we do, getting good food to people who need it, by making a donation. We’d urged people on saying “don’t be shy”, pointing out that it’s easily done. It still is if anyone feels like giving us a virtual hug: https://localgiving.org/charity/exeter-food-action.
