diff --git a/src/date_formatter.php b/src/date_formatter.php
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+++ b/src/date_formatter.php
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+<?php
+
+function validateDate($date){
+  if(preg_match('/\d{1,4}-\d{1,2}-\d{1,2}/',$date)){
+    list($y,$m,$d) = explode("-",$date);
+    if(checkdate($m, $d, $y)){
+      return true;
+    }
+  }else false;
+}
+
+function date_formatter($date){
+  if (is_string($date) && validateDate($date)){
+    $date = date_create($date);
+    return date_format($date, 'l, F jS Y');
+  }else {
+     return "";
+  }
+}
+?>