NATIONAL HIGH FIVE DAY - Third Thursday in April

National High Five Day is a private initiative to give out high fives and is typically held on the third Thursday in April. According to the National High Five Project, the event began in 2002 at the University of Virginia after a group of students set up a booth and gave out high-fives and lemonade.[1] In the last few years[when?] the National High Five Project began holding events where participants take part in a "high-five-a-thon" to raise funds for charity.