April 2008
MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS
Autism Awareness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Community Spirit Month
Counseling Awareness Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Informed Woman Month
Injury Prevention Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Listening Awareness Month
Mathematics Awareness Month
Month of the Young Child®
Multicultural Awareness Month
National Anxiety Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National DNA, Genomics, and Stem Cell Education and Awareness Month
National Donate Life Month
National Landscape Architecture Month
National Lawn Care Month
National Garden Care Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Parkinson’s Awareness Month
National Pecan Month
National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
National Poetry Month
National Prepare Your Home to be Sold Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
National Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Education and Awareness Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
National Welding Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Pharmacists’ War on Diabetes Month
Physical Wellness Month
Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month
Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
Public Schools Month
Rosacea Awareness Month
School Library Media Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
Soy Foods Month
Stress Awareness Month
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
 
WEEKLY CELEBRATIONS
1-5 Egg Salad Week
6-12 National Blue Ribbon Week
6-11 National Week of the Ocean
1-7 Labor History Week
1-7 Medication Safety Week
1-7 Testicular Cancer Awareness Week
7-11 Explore Your Career Options Week
7-11 National Public Health Week
7-13 National Networking Week
6-12 Building Safety Week
6-12 National Garden Week
6-12 National Public Safety Telecommunicators
13-19 Boys & Girls Club Week
13-19 Medical Laboratory Week
13-19 National Women’s Nutrition Week
13-19 National Library Week
13-19 Pan-American Week
13-19 National Student Leadership Week
13-19 Week of the Young Child
13-19 National Inspirational News Week
13-19 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week
13-19 National Environmental Education Week
13-19 WOC Nurse Week
13-20 National Personal Training Week
14-20 Young People’s Poetry Week
16-20 Consumer Awareness Week
19-27 National Wildlife Week
20-26 Administrative Professionals Week
20-27 National Park Week
20-26 International Innovation Week
20-26 Infants Immunization Week
20-26 Minority Cancer Awareness Week
20-26 National Coin Week
20-26 National Crime Victim’s Rights Week
20-26 National Window Safety Week
20-26 Sky Awareness Week
20-26 National Playground Safety Week
20-26 Public School Volunteer Week
21-26 Heritage Week
21-27 National TV Turnoff Week
23-27 Education for All Global Action Week
23-29 United Nations: Global Road Safety Week
27- May 3 National Volunteer Week
27-May 3 Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week
27-May 3 National Science and Technology Week
27-May3 Organ/Tissue Donor Awareness Week
 
SPECIAL DAYS
2 – International Children’s Book Day
2 – National Day of Hope
2 – Reconciliation Day
2 – Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
3 – National Alcohol Screening Day
4 – Victims of Violence Holy Day
4 – Hospital Admitting Clerks Day
4 – International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
4-6 Alcohol-Free Weekend
5 – Tangible Karma Day
5 – National Love Our Children Day
6 – Drowsy Driver Awareness Day
6 – California Poppy Day
7 – United Nations World Health Day
8 – World Health Day
9 – National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
10 – National D.A.R.E. Day
10 – National Siblings Day
11 – Salvation Army Founder’s Day
13 – Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday
14 – Children with Alopecia Day
15 – Income Tax Day
16 – Librarian Day (School)
16 – National Stress Awareness Day
17 – Ellis Island Family History Day
18 – International Amateur Radio Day
19 – California Poppy Festival
19 – Celebrate Earth Day
19 – National Auctioneer’s Day
21 – Kindergarten Day
22 – Earth Day
22 – Chemists Celebrate Earth Day
23 – United Nations World Book and Copyright Day
24 – Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
24 – National Teach Children to Save Day
25 – National Arbor Day
25 – National Rebuilding Day
26 – Richter Scale Day
27 – Mother, Father Deaf Day
28 – Workers Memorial Day
29 – Los Angeles: Anniversary
30 – National Honesty Day
30 – Spank Out Day USA
 
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE…
International Guitar Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
National Decorating Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
Southern Belles Month
Straw Hat Month
National Scoop the Poop Week (April 24-30)
1 – April Fools’ Day
1 – National Fun at Work Day
1 – National Fun Day
1 – Sorry Charlie Day
4 – Bonza Bottler Day
5 – National Birding Day
6 – National Tartan Day
7- No Housework Day
9 – National Cherish an Antique Day
11 – Barbershop Quartet Day
12 – National Licorice Day
12 – Baby Massage Day
12 – Walk on Your Wild Side Day
15 – National Take a Wild Guess Day
16 – International Moment of Laughter
16 – National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
17 – Blah Blah Blah Day
17 – International Ford Mustang Day
17 – National High Five Day
18 – Pet Owners Independence Day
19 – National Hanging Out Day
22 – National Jelly Bean Day
26 – Hug an Australian Day
28 – National Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
28 – National Cubicle Day
29 – National Hairball Awareness Day
29 – National Dance Day
30 – Hairstylist Appreciation Day 

Sources:
Chase’s Calendar of Events 2008
California Department of Education, 2008 Calendar of Events.
Earth Calendar
National Safety Council, 2008 Safety Observance Calendar
UN Special Observances and Days