Good morning. Today is the 202nd day of the year. It is the birth anniversary (1899) of American author Ernest Hemingway. He is famous for his novels, including The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea. He also is known for his “macho� activities such as big-game hunting and running with the bulls. He also served as a war correspondent during both world wars and the Spanish Civil War.

Well-known people who were born today include singer-songwriter Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), political cartoonist Garry Trudeau, comedian Robin Williams (Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting) and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno.

‘GOT MILK’ CAMPAIGN Comes to Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

The got milk? Mustache Mobile Tour returns to New York City as part of the national Drink Well, Live Well campaign to encourage New York City residents to not only live well, but to drink well with nature’s wellness drink — milk.

The New York City got milk? Mustache Tour will include a kick-off event today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave., Crown Heights.

Activities include:

• Health assessments from a registered dietitian

• Ice-cold milk from local dairies: Elmhurst Dairy, Farmland Dairies, Lactaid, Midland Farms, Nestle and Tuscan Dairies

• Homemade smoothie samples

• Five-minute chair massages

• Souvenir Milk Mustache photos

• Sweepstakes for a chance to win a personal chef consultation courtesy of Real Simple magazine

Residents can also visit whymilk.com for tips from real Americans on how they pursue wellness and to share the steps they take to achieve wellness. Visitors can download the “New Face of Wellness� report, learn more about the iconic Milk Mustache Campaign and the many health advantages of being a milk-drinker.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED To Help at Hospice.

The Metropolitan Jewish Hospice, which provides care to patients with advanced illnesses throughout Greater New York, will hold several sessions this month and next for volunteers.

Volunteers must be dependable, compassionate and willing to serve as friendly visitors in patients’ homes and inpatient care facilities.

Sessions for volunteers will be held at the Metropolitan Jewish Hospice, 6323 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. The first session will take place today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The second two sessions will take place Aug. 10 and Aug. 17 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

To receive an application and for more information, contact Vanessa Joseph, volunteer coordinator, at (718) 481-7139 or e-mail vjoseph@mjhs.org.

WYCKOFF FARMHOUSE Celebrates Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s Voyage.

The Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum is hosting several activities in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage.

On Thursdays, the museum stays open until 7 p.m. with open fire-pit cooking demonstration, garden workshops and more activities that celebrate the original Dutch settlers of Brooklyn.

This Saturday, the museum will be pressing apple cider from noon to 3 p.m., just like they did it in colonial times.

The following day at 1:30 p.m., Dr. Sean Sawyer will discuss the Wyckoff family, their home and their legacy.

The museum is located at 5816 Clarendon Rd. For more information, log onto www.wyckoffassociation.org.

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