Look Ahead for the Year
JANUARY
National Book Month – http://www.nationalbook.org/nbm.html
Whale Watching Month
SCHOOL/EDUCATION:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observed (3rd Monday)
(Actual Birthday is the 15th)
School Nurse Day (4th Wednesday)
20 – Inauguration Day
FUN
DATES:
Snow Report.com www.snowreport.com
Adopt A Shelter Cat Month; National
Hobby Month; National Hot Tea Month; National Prune
Breakfast Month; National Soup Month; National Oatmeal Month;
Third Week: International Printing Week
Fourth Week: National Handwriting Analysis Week
4 - Trivia Day
5 - Twelfth Day of Christmas
8 - The King's Birthday - Elvis Presley that is!
11 International Thank-You Day
Clean Off Your Desk Day (second Monday)
12 National Pharmacist Day
FEBRUARY
SCHOOL/EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS
African American History Month http://www.asalh.org
National African American Parent Involvement Day (2nd Monday) www.naapid.org
**Our AA History Resource Page
Financial Aid/Admissions Awareness Month (FAAM) www.faam.org
American Heart Month www.americanheart.org
National History Month
3-7 National School Counselor Week www.schoolcounselor.org
17 - National PTA Founder's Day www.pta.org
12 Lincoln's Birthday www.whitehouse.gov
11 - National Clean Out Your Computer Day (2nd Monday)
Easy Steps to Computer Cleanup:
1. Clean out e-mail in-boxes
and "hold" files, the oldest first.
2. Clean out and save on disks old word-processing and other files.
3. Clean out old programs you inherited from your predecessor.
4. Remove your name from unessential distribution lists.
5. Make back-up files of important information.
6. Investigate filtering and categorizing software to help manage and
sort mail flow.
Source: Institute for Business Technology Washington D.C.
15 President's Day
17 – National Public Science Day
22 Washington's Birthday www.whitehouse.gov
Fun Dates:
Canned Foods Month; International Embroidery
Month; National Cat Health Month; National Cherry
Month; National Snack Food Month; National Wild
Bird Feeding Month; Potato Lovers Month; Responsible
Pet Owner Month; Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket
Month
Second Week:
Boy Scouts of America Anniversary
Week
Third Week:
Pay Your Bills Week
Fourth Week
National Engineering Week
2 - Groundhog Day
14 Valentine's Day
24 – Mardi Gras
29 - Leap Day http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leapyear.html (every
year divisible by 4)
MARCH
Youth Art Month www.acminet.org
Music In Our Schools Month www.menc.org
Women's History Month www.nwhp.org
2 - Read Across America www.nea.org/readacross
2 Dr. Seuss's Birthday
2 – National Pig Day
3 National Anthem Day
5 Mother-in-Law Day
8 Aunt's Day
10 Harriet Tubman Day
12 Girl Scout Day Girl Scouts founded in 1912
13 Good Samaritan Day
16 Black Press Day
16 Freedom of Information Day www.ala.org/foiday
17 St. Patrick's Day
19 Absolutely Incredible Kid's Day
20 First Day of Spring
22 International Goof Off Day
23 Liberty Day (Give Me Liberty or Give Me Justice, Patrick Henry, 1775)
26 Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
29 Love the Children Day
30 Doctor's Day
Health
TBD Virginia Agriculture Week www.vdacs.state.va.us
Environment
March 1- May 31 The Great American Cleanup™
Keep America Beautiful
National Poison Prevention Week http://www.poisonprevention.org/main.html
APRIL
Daylight
Savings Time begins (1st Sunday)
Secretaries Day – Administrative Professionals (Wednesday of the
last full week)
School/Education
Week of the Young Child www.naeyc.org
13 Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
21 Kindergarten Day
National Volunteer Week http://pointsoflight.org
Public School Volunteer Week www.projectappleseed.org
Reading/Library
Events:
2 International Children's Book Day www.usbby.org
National Library Week www.ala.org
Young People's Poetry Week www.cbcbooks.org
National TV-Turnoff Week www.tvfa.org
National Poetry Month www.poets.org
School Library Media Month www.ala.org
Kids, Animals, and Literacy www.aspea.org
ENVIRONMENTAL DATES:
Keep America Beautiful Month www.kab.org
Bird Day (Audubon Day) 2nd Friday
22 Earth Day www.pta.org http://earthday.envirolink.org/
National Arbor Day (last Friday) www.arborday.org
National Garden Week (2nd full Week)
Fun
Dates:
International
Guitar Month; National Garden
Month; Listening Awareness Month; Grass Month;
4th
Week: National Coin Week; Egg Salad Week
Last Week: Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week;
1
April Fools' Day
15 Rubber Eraser Day
MAY
1
Join Hands Day www.joinhandsday.org
9 Mother's Day
31 Memorial Day
National Foster Parent Recognition Month www.nfpainc.org
Older Americans Month http://www.aoa.gov/press/oam/oam.asp
SCHOOL/EDUCATION
Reading Is Fun www.rif.org
Get Caught Reading Month www.publishers.org
Teacher Appreciation Week www.pta.org www.nea.org
National Teacher Day www.nea.org
18 International Museum Day www.aam-us.org
Fun
Dates:
National
Bike Month www.nhta.dot.gov
National Barbeque Month; National Egg Month; National
Photo Month; National Salad Month
1st
Week: Be Kind to Animals Week; National Pet Week;
National Postcard Week; Small Business Week;
2nd Week: National Nurses Week; National Hospital Week; National Tourism
Week; National Herb Week
3rd Week; National Police Week; National Transportation Week
4th Week: National Safe Boating Week
1 Save
the Rhino Day
8 Astronomy Day
16 National Bike to Work Day
JUNE
1
Stand for Children Day www.stand.org
6 D Day
14 Flag Day
Father's Day (3rd Sunday)
21 Summer Begins
ENVIRONMENTAL
Recycle Month www.epa.gov
5 World Environment Day
FUN DATES
Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat
Month; Dairy Month; National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Month; National Iced Tea Month; National Pest
Control Month; Zoo and Aquarium Month;
1st
Week: National Safe Boating Month;
3rd Week: Hug Holiday Week; National Little League Baseball
Week;
Flag
Day - June 14th
The
National Flag represents the living country and is
considered to be a living thing emblematic of the respect
and pride we have for our nation. Our flag is a precious
possession, to be displayed proudly.
The
National Emblem is a symbol of our great country, our
heritage and our place in the world. We owe reverence
and respect to our flag.
It
represents the highest ideals of individual liberty,
justice and equal opportunity for all.
The Pledge of Allegiance
This
is our pledge to our country. You hear it often. What
does it mean?
"I
pledge allegiance" (I promise to be true)
"to
the flag" (to the symbol of our country)
"of
the United
States of America" (each
state that has joined to make our country)
"and
to the Republic" (a republic is a country where
the people choose others to make laws for them -- the
government is for the people)
"for
which it stands," (the flag means the country)
"one
Nation" (a single country)
"under
God," (the people believe in a supreme being)
"indivisible," (the
country cannot be split into parts)
"with
liberty and justice" (with freedom and fairness)
"for
all." (for each person in the country...you and
me!)
The
pledge says you are promising to be true to the United States of America!
The
American Legion - www.legion.org , Americanism,
Children & Youth
JULY
4th of July
20 Moon Day (1969, 1st walk on the moon)
National Parents Day (4th Sunday) www.parentsday.org
National Purposeful Parenting Month (Parenting Without Pressure)
Anti-Boredom
Month; National Bake Bean Month; National Hotdog Month;
National Ice Cream Month; National Blueberry Month;
National Tennis Month
3rd
Week: Lyme Disease Awareness Week
AUGUST
Golf
Month http://golf.com
National Parks Month www.nps.gov
1 - National Kids Day www.kidsday.org
2 - Friendship Day
4 Coast Guard Day
5 Atomic Bomb Day (Hiroshima)
13 International Lefthanders Day
19 National Aviation Day
20 National Homeless Animals Day
23 Family Day
26 Make Your Own Luck Day
National Catfish Month; Foot Health Month;
1st
Week: International Clown Week
2nd Week: National Smile Week; Elvis Week
4th Week: Be Kind to Humankind Week
SEPTEMBER
Library Card Sign-up Month www.ala.org/
Childhood Cancer Month http://www.nccf.org /
6 Labor Day (first Monday)
8 Federal Lands Cleanup Day
Grandparents Day (1st Sunday after Labor Day)
TBA America's Legislators Back to School Week http://www.ncsl.org/public/trust/flyer01.htm
TBA International Coastal Clean-up Day www.cmc-ocean.org/cleanupbro
7 Constitution/Citizenship Day
21 International Peace Day (3rd Tuesday)
24 National Good Neighbor Day
Banned Book Week www.ala.org
Invite
Your Legislator to School
Celebrate "Back to School Day" by inviting your state legislator
back to school. Remember, state legislatures spend a lot of money on schools
and education, so you can help them spend it wisely by seeing what a real school
looks like!
http://www.ncsl.org/public/trust/flyer01.htm
Fun Dates:
Classical
Music Month; National Bed Check Month; National Chicken
Month; National Honey Month; National Piano Month;
National Rice Month
3rd
Week: National Farm Animals Awareness Week; National
Farm Safety Week
4th Week: National Food Services Workers Week
5
Be Late for Something Day
16 Mayflower Day
OCTOBER
Safe
Trick or Treating Tips at www.aap.org
National School Bus Safety Week
http://www.napt.org/SBSW/intro.htm
Be
Cool Follow the Rules!
National PTA http://www.pta.org
Take
Charge of Your TV Week
Auto Battery Safety Month
National Car Care Month
Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
Child Health Month www.aap.org
Computer Learning Month www.computerlearning.org
Crime Prevention Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Energy Awareness Month
Fire Prevention Month
Hunger Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National SIDS Month
National UNICEF Month
National Youth Against Tobacco Month
Teen Read www.ala.org/teenread
1 International Day for the Elderly
2 Child Health Day
2 World Habitat Day
16 Dictionary Day
16 National Boss Day
16 World Food Day
17 Black Poetry Day http://www.goatview.com/october17blackpoetry.htm
24 United Nationals Day
31 Halloween
Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog
Month; American Magazine Month; Cookbook Month; Country
Music Month; National Clock Month; National Cosmetology
Month; National Dollhouse Month; National Pasta Month;
National Pizza Month; National Popcorn Poppin' Month;
National Port Month; National Seafood Month; Vegetarian
Awareness Month
NOVEMBER
TBA
- American Education Week -
National Education Association, 1201
16th Street NW, Washington DC 20036 www.nea.org/aew
Aviation
History Month; International Creative Child & Adult
Month; National Stamp Collecting Month; Peanut Butter
Lover’s Month; International Drum Month;
National
Adoption Month www.adopt.org
1 Family Literacy Day www.famlit.org
5 General Election Day
11 Veterans Day www.va.gov
16 National Parent Involvement Day (3rd Tuesday) http://www.projectappleseed.org/npid.html
13 World Kindness Day
23 National Family Volunteer Day www.pointsoflight.org (Saturday before Thanksgiving)
21 Great American Smokeout
21 Thanksgiving
22 National Stop the Violence Day
30 International Computer Security Day
Kindness Week www.actsofkindness.org
Children's Book Week/ www.cbcbooks.org
National Family Week www.nationalfamilyweek.org /
Flu and Pneumonia Campaign, American Lung Association, 1740 Broadway, New York,
NY 10019-4374, (800)LUNG-USA, (212)889-3370 New York, (202)682-5864 Washington,
DC
1st
Week: National Fig Week; World Communication
Week; National Family Week
2nd Week: Key Club International Week; National Chemistry Week; National
Split Pea Soup Month;
3rd Week: National Education Week; National Geography Awareness Month
Week of Thanksgiving: National Adoption Week
3 Sandwich
Day
9 Sadie Hawkins Day
18 Mickey Mouse's Birthday
DECEMBER
1st World
AIDS Day - American Association
for World Health 1825 K Street NW Suite 1208 Washington, DC 20006 (202)466-5883
National
Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month - 3D
Prevention Month Coalition, 1900 L Street NW, Suite
705 Washington, DC 20036 (202)452-6004 (202)223-7012
(Fax)
Safe
Toys and Gifts Month - www.wepreventblindness.org
3
International Day of Disabled Persons
7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
10 Nobel Prize Day
10 Human Rights Day
17 Aviation Day
24 Christmas Eve
25 Christmas
26 Kwanzaa begins
31 New Year's Eve
National
Closed Caption TV Month; Universal Human Rights Month;
Hi! Neighbor Month; National Stress-Free Family Holidays
Month;
12 Poinsettia Day
16 Boston Tea Party
Winter Soltice - the year's shortest day or the the end of vernal equinox -
makes the beginning of winter - day and night are equally long, usually begins
around December 22.
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