MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS
Sept 15 – Oct 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Backpack Safety America Month
Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month
Children’s Good Manners Month
Home and Sports Eye Health and Safety Month
Childhood Cancer Month
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Healthy Aging Month
International Self-Awareness Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
Library Card Sign-Up Month
Menopause Awareness Month
Metaphysical Awareness Month
National Biscuit Month
National Chicken Month
National Coupon Month
National 5-A-Day Month
National Food Allergy Awareness Month
National Food Safety Education Month
National Homeschool Month
National Honey Month
National Organic Harvest Month
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Pediculosis Prevention Month
National Piano Month
National Potato Month
National Rice Month
National School Success Month
National Sewing Month
National Skin Care Awareness Month
National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
National Very Important Parents (VIP) Month
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
Self-Improvement Month
WEEKLY CELEBRATIONS
1-7 International Enthusiasm Week
1-7 National Childhood Injury Prevention Week
1-7 Self-University Week
5-12 National Emergency Preparedness Week
6/10 National Payroll Week
6-11 Protecting Your Home Furnishings Week
12-18 National Assisted Living Week
12-18 Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
13-17 Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
14-20 Balance Awareness Week
14-20 National Adult Day Services Week
17-23 Constitution Week
18-25 Banned Books Week-Celebrating the Freedom to Read
18-26 Religious Freedom Week
19-25 Balance Awareness Week
19-25 Deaf Awareness Week
19-25 National Adult Day Services Week
19-25 National Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Week
19-25 National Farm Animals Awareness Week
19-25 National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
19-25 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week
20-26 National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week
26-Oct. 2 Minority Enterprise Development Week
26-Oct. 2 National Chimney Safety Week
SPECIAL DAYS
4 – Newspaper Carrier Day
6 – Labor Day
7 – Do It Day! (Fight Procrastination Day)
8 – International Literacy Day
10 – Swap Ideas Day
11- Patriot Day (9/11 terrorist attack)
12- National Grandparents’ Day
13 – National Boss/Employee Exchange Day
16- Mexico: Independence Day
16 – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 – Citizenship Day
17 – National POW/MIA Recognition Day
18- International Coastal Cleanup
18- Wife Appreciation Day
19- International Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat
19- Worlds Priest Day
19 – Women’s Friendship Day
20 – Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children
21- International Day of Peace
22 – American Business Women’s Day
22 – Autumn (12:30 pm, EDT)
22 – Family Farm Day
22 – National Centenarians Day
23 – Innergize Day
25 – Family Health and Fitness Day
25 – Single Parent Family Day
26 – Gold Star Mother’s Day
26 – National Good Neighbor Day
27 – Ancestor Appreciation Day
27 – World Tourism Day
29 – National Women’s Health and Fitness Day
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE…
National Humor in Business Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Subliminal Communication Month
United Planet Month
Update Your Resume Month
19-25 Build a Better Image Week
19-25 National Dog Week
19-25 National Singles Week
10-24 National Love Your Files Week
5 - Be Late for Something Day
12- Video Games Day
12- Fortune Cookie Day
16- Pause the World Day
22 – Dear Diary Day
Source: Chase’s Calendar of Events 2004