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Helen Keller Day is a commemorative holiday honoring Helen Keller as authorized by President Jimmy Carter in the year 1980 her 100th birthday. The holiday is celebrated on June 27 per the presidential proclamation. According to the Scranton City Paper the holiday has been used as a fund-raiser by the Lackawanna Branch of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind in Scranton Pennsylvania in Helen Keller’s honor.
