March 2008

MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS
American Red Cross Month
American Diabetes Alert Month
Arts Education Month – California
Deaf History Month (3/13 to 4/15)
Employee Spirit Month
Expanding Girl’s Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
Honor Society Awareness Month
Humorists Are Artists Month
National Alternative Fuel Autos Month (3/15-4/15)
Holly Humor Month (3/30-4/30)
International Expect Success Month
International Ideas Month
International Listening Awareness Month
International Mirth Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
Music in Our Schools Month
National Athletic Training Month
National Caffeine Awareness Month
National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
National Clean Up Your IRS Act Month
National Collision Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Craft Month
National Ethics Awareness Month
National Eye Donor Month
National Frozen Food Month
National Kidney Month
National Mental Retardation Awareness Month
National Middle Level Education Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
National Nutrition Month
National Peanut Month
National Social Work Month
National Women’s History Month
Optimism Month
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
Small Press Month
Spiritual Wellness Month
Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
Youth Art Month
 
WEEKLY CELEBRATIONS
1-7 National Ghostwriters Week
1-7 National Write A Letter of Appreciation Week
1-7 Return Borrowed Books Week
1-June 7 National Week of the Ocean Festival Sea-son
2-8 Celebrate Your Name Week
2-8 Read an E-Book Week
2-8 Save Your Vision Week
2-8 Teen Tech Week
2-8 Telecommuter Appreciation Week
3-9 National Sleep Awareness Week
3-9 National PTA Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week
3-7 National School Breakfast Week
3-7 Week of the School Administrator
3-7 Newspaper in Education Week
3-9 National Cheerleading Week
3-9 National Procrastination Week
9-15 Consider Christianity Week
10- April 20 Orthodox Lent
9-15 Girl Scout Week
9-15 Passion Week
10-14 California Adult Education Week
10-17 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
10-16 International Brain Awareness Week
16-22 Holly Week
16-22 National Agriculture Week
16-22 National Poison Prevention Week
16-22 American Chocolate Week
16-22 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
16-23 Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week
17-21 National Energy Education and Development Week
17-22 Act Happy Week
17-23 National Spring Fever Week
18-24 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week
23-29 Doctor-Patient Trust Week
23-29 National Cleaning Week
23-30 National Protocol Officers Week
30-April 5 Root Canal Awareness Week
 
SPECIAL DAYS
1 – Be Positive – Do Something Positive Day
1 – National Pig Day
2 – Texas Independence Day
3 – National Anthem Day: Anniversary
3 – Read Across America Day
4 – National Grammar Day
4 – Peace Corps Day
5 – Black American Day
5 – Learn What Your Name Means Day
6 – Alamo Day
7 – California Conservation
7 – World Day of Prayer
8 – Girls Write Now Day
8 – International (Working) Women’s Day
8 – United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace
8 – United States Income Tax: Anniversary
9 – Check Your Batteries Day
9 – Daylight Saving Time begins
11 – Dream 2008 Day
11 – Organize Your Home Office Day
12 – Girl Scout Day
13 – Good Samaritan Involvement Day
13 – World Kidney Day
15 – National Quilting Day
16 – Black Press Day: Anniversary of the First Black Newspaper
16 – Palm Sunday
16 – Liberty Day
17 – Freedom of Information Day
17 – Campfire Boys and Girls Founders Day
17 – International Day of the Seal Celebration
17 – Saint Patrick’s Day
17 – Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
18 – National Biodiesel Day
19 – Saint Joseph’s Day
19 – Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano
20 – Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
20 – Beginning of Spring
20 – Companies that Care Day 
20 – Great American Meatout
20 – National Agriculture Day
21 – Benito Juarez: Birth Anniversary, Mexico
21 – Good Friday
21 – United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 – National Energy Education and Development Day
21 – National Common Courtesy Day
22 – United Nations World Day for Water
23 – Easter Sunday
23 – United Nations World Meteorological Day
24 – United Nations World Tuberculosis Day
25 – American Diabetes Association Alert Day
26 – Legal Assistants Day
27 – Education and Sharing Day
29 – National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
30 – Doctors’ Day
31 – Cesar Chavez Day (California): Birth Anniversary (1927)
 
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE…
National On-Hold Month
National Noodle Month
National Umbrella Month
20-26 National Bubble Week
24-30 Egg Salad Week
Play-the-Recorder Month
1 – Plan a Solo Vacation Day
1 – Retired, Not Retired Day
3 – I Want You to Be Happy Day
3 – What if Cats and Dogs had Opposable Thumbs Day
4 – Courageous Follower Day
4 – International Scrapbooking Industry Day
4 – Do Something Day
4 – Namesake Day
4 – Town Meeting Day
4 – Unique Names Day
4-10 Celebrate Your Name Week
5 – Fun Facts About Names Day
5-11 World Folk Tales and Fables Week
7 – National Be Heard Day
8 – Nametag Day
9 – Panic Day
9 – Middle Name Pride Day
12 – National Workplace Napping Day
13 – National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day
14 – International Ask a Question Day
14-21 National Toad Hollow Week
14 – Pi Day
15 – True Confessions Day
16 – Lips Appreciation Day
18 – Awkward Moments Day
18 – Forgive Mom and Dad Day
18 – National Quilting Day
19 – Act Happy Day
19-25 National Spring Fever Week
20 – Proposal Day! ®
20-26 National Bubble Week
21 – Memory Day
22 – As Young As You Feel Day
22 – International Goof-Off Day
23 – National Puppy Day
25 – Pecan Day
26 – Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
27 – Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day
30 – Grass Is Always Browner on the Other Side of the Fence Day
31 – Bunsen Burner 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