The article states:

Anyone can send an idea for a celebration to Chase. But editor-in-chief Holly McGuire says that ideas must be appropriate. She also says they must "touch on things everybody feels really close to." Hence, the calendar includes Lost Sock Memorial Day. It seems the mystery of missing socks is something most people understand.
The author's purpose for writing this passage was to __________.
explain how ideas are selected for the events calendar
tell about some of the bad ideas people send to calendar editors
tell readers how to send event ideas to calendar editors
convince readers that people should celebrate missing socks

explain how ideas are selected for the events calendar