An illustration of a blue Smurf with white hat and white pants on top of a leaf-shaped skateboard. The text curves above the hat and there is a small copyright signature beneath the back of the skateboard.

Smurfs are happy, little woodland beings created by Belgian writer/illustrator Pierre “Peyo” Culliford (1926-1992). First introduced in the comic series Johan and Peewit in 1958, the Smurfs quickly grew in popularity gaining their own title in 1959, and a Belgian animated series that ran from 1961-1967. The Smurf’s breakthrough came with the introduction of the Smurfs to the American audience with the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Smurfs. Smurfs ran from 1981-1990, and cemented the adorable blue-skinned characters in American pop-culture lore. The Smurfs have since been featured in three full-length movies, as well as two animated short features. The Smurfs have made their triumphant return to television with a CGI animated series released in Belgium in May, 2021, and subsequently released in the United States in September, 2021, on Nickelodeon.

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The phrase “Let’s Talk about Mental Illness” was originally used by people with mental illness and allies in healthcare and advocacy. It was used to address social stigma and affirm the value of inviting respectful conversations about mental illness in an effort to create better mental health outcomes.

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Flower Hospital was opened in 1910, in memory of the founder Steven Warren Flower’s late wife Ellen. The hospital was originally located in Toledo, Ohio, but has since grown and expanded beyond the original location. In 1975, Flower Hospital relocated to its current location in Sylvania, Ohio. With the new space and updated procedures, Flower Hospital was renamed ProMedica Flower Hospital and is now a level three trauma center.

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In 1984, the democratic presidential ticket featured the first female candidate for a major political party. Walter Mondale (1928-2021) selected the three-term New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro (1935-2011) as his vice-presidential running mate in an effort to shake up the system and gain ground on the Republican incumbents of Reagan and Bush.

Ultimately, Mondale and Ferraro were defeated soundly carrying only Mondale’s home state of Minnesota and Washington D.C., making it one of the worst electoral college losses in U.S. history.

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"Let's Back Ike" was part of Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1950's Republican campaign for president against the incumbent Democrat Adlai Stevenson. Ike was the nickname which he received as a child, and it was an abbreviation of his last name. As the 34th President of the United States, Eisenhower's platform was known for expanding social security, creating the interstate Highway system, and signing the Civil Rights Act into law.

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The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton and a group of her acquaintances in Washington, D.C. in 1881. It is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. The organization accepts contributions of time, blood, and money to support lifesaving services and programs.

The "Helps All People" slogan is central to the core values of the Red Cross to help all people across the world, without bias.

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A long-standing battle, between New York City hospitals and the residents and interns employed in the healthcare system, led to the formation of the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) in 1958. The CIR’s primary goals focused on obtaining reasonable working conditions and fair wages for its members. The CIR’s initial successes led to similar organizations springing up nationwide.

Over the years these local organizations met with mixed results and a call to organize arose. Thus, in 1984, the National Federation of Housestaff Officers (NFHO) was formed by representatives from housestaff organizations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Buffalo, New York, and New Jersey. 

In 1988, CIR and NFHO campaigned to reduce the long, intense hours of interns and residents in New York State Hospitals. Citing studies that show lack of sleep among doctors has become more dangerous to patients, they were able to get legislation passed to limit schedules to 24-hour shifts and 80-hour weeks.

Color photograph of Princess Leia bending down toward R2D2.

The scene depicted here is from the 1977 film Star Wars, A New Hope and shows Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) entrusting her droid R2D2 (Kenny Baker) with secret plans for the dreaded Death Star battle station. Leia tasks R2D2 with finding Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the nearby planet of Tatooine and records the iconic, “You are our only hope” message.

Star Wars, released by 20th Century Fox, became a cultural touchstone and spawned a phenomenal amount of ancillary products, television shows, and movies. To date, there nine films in the original movie series, as well as two standalone feature films and an animated movie.

This particular button is unlicensed “bootleg” material produced by Heritage/Star Trek Galore.