October 7, 2008
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Stalking Awareness Month
Jan 1 - 31
National Center for the Victims of Crime
National Mentoring Month
Jan 1 - 31
National Mentoring Partnership
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Jan 1 - 31
AABB
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
Jan 7 - 13
National Council on Folic Acid
Thank Your Mentor Day
Jan 24
National Mentoring Partnership
Ectodermal Dysplasia Awareness Month
Feb 1 - 29
National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias
American Heart Month
Feb 1 - 29
American Heart Association
National Black History Month
Feb 1 - 29
ASALH
American Heart Month
Feb 1 - 29
American Heart Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week
Feb 4 - 8
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Random Acts of Kindness Week
Feb 11 - 17
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
Random Acts of Kindness Week
Feb 17
The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Feb 24 - Mar 1
National Eating Disorders Association
National Nutrition Month
Mar 1 - 31
Share Our Strength
National Women's History Month
Mar 1 - 31
National Women's History Project
Red Cross Month
Mar 1 - 31
American Red Cross
Read Across America Day
Mar 2
National Education Association
International Women's Day
Mar 8
IWD
Girl Scout Week
Mar 9 - 15
Girl Scouts of the USA
Brain Awareness Week
Mar 10 - 16
Dana.org
National MS Awareness Week
Mar 10 - 17
National MS Society
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 1 - 30
Prevent Child Abuse America
Jazz Appreciation Month
April 1 - 30
Smithsonian
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 1 - 30
Prevent Child Abuse America
Child Abuse Awareness Month
April
National Autism Awareness Month
April 1 - 30
Autism Speaks
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 1 - 30
Interact
Keep America Beautiful Month
April 1 - 30
Keep America Beautiful
Autism Awareness Month
April
Autism Speaks
Animal Cruelty Prevention Month
April 1 - 30
ASPCA
National Day of Hope
April 5
Childhelp
National Library Week
April 13 - 19
American Library Association
National Volunteer Week
April 15 - 21
Points of Light Foundation
Earth Day
April 22
Earth Day Network
Global Youth Service Day
April 25 - 27
Youth Service America
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Month
May 1 - 31
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina
National Historic Preservation Month
May 1 - 31
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Asthma Awareness Month
May 1 - 31
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Family Month
May 1 - 31
National Family Month
National Foster Care Month
May 1 - 31
Casey Family Programs
National Bike Safety Month
May
CycleSafe.org
National Hepatitis Awareness Month
May 1 - 31
American Liver Foundation
National Mental Health Month
May 1 - 31
Mental Health America
American Stroke Month
May 1 - 31
American Stroke Association
Be Kind to Animals Week
May 4 - 10
American Humane Association
Join Hands Day
May 5
Join Hands Day
People of Color Justice & Unity Legislative Day
May 23
National Association of Community Development Corporations
Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month
June 1 - 30
Safe Haven for Cats
Walk the World Day
June 1
Fight Hunger (World Food Programme)
National Cancer Survivors Day
June 1
National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
National NeighborWorks® Week
June 3 - 10
NeighborWorks® America
National Hunger Awareness Day
June 6
America's Second Harvest
Recreation and Parks Month
July 1 - 31
Recreation and Parks Month
Special Olympics Day
July 20
Special Olympics
National Minority Donor Awareness Day
Aug 1
National MOTTEP
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Aug 1 - 31
Prevent Blindness America
National Preparedness Month
Sept 1 - 30
American Red Cross
Healthy Aging Month
Sept 1 - 30
The Healthy Aging Campaign
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Sept 1 - 30
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
National Leukemia Awareness Month
Sept 1 - 30
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Sept 1 - 30
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Sept 1 - 30
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
Sept 1 - 30
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Day for Kids
Sept 20
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
International Coastal Cleanup
Sept 20
International Coastal Cleanup
World Alzheimer’s Day
Sept 21
Alzheimer's Association
International Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat
Sept 21
Habitat for Humanity International
Deaf Awareness Week
Sept 21 - 27
National Association of the Deaf
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Oct 1 - 31
Interact
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Oct 1 - 31
Spina Bifida Association
Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month
Oct 1 - 30
ASPCA
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oct 1 - 31
NBCAM
Healthcare Decisions Month
Oct 1 - 31
Hospice & Palliative CareCenter
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Oct 1 - 31
NCADV
Liver Awareness Month
Oct 1 - 31
American Liver Foundation
National Crime Prevention Month
Oct 1 - 31
National Crime Prevention Council
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Oct 2 - 8
Mental Health Association in NC, Inc.
National Depression Screening Day
Oct 5
Mental Health Association in NC, Inc.
Fire Prevention Week
Oct 8 - 14
American Red Cross
National Food Bank Week
Oct 15 - 24
America’s Second Harvest
World Food Day
Oct 16
U.S. National Committee for World Food Day
United Arts Dinner Parties, Oct. 23-25, Triangle Area
Oct. 23-25, 7 p.m. each day
Make a Difference Day
Oct 28
USA Weekend
American Indian Heritage Month
Nov 1 - 30
Red Nation
National Family Literacy Day
Nov 1
National Center for Family Literacy
National Hospice Month
Nov 1 - 30
Hospice Association of America
International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day
Nov 1
IVMA
National Adoption Awareness Month
Nov 1 - 30
Children's Home Society
National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
Nov 1 - 30
Alzheimer’s Association
National Family Caregivers Month
Nov 1 - 30
National Family Caregivers Association
American Diabetes Month
Nov 1 - 30
The American Diabetes Association
Prematurity Awareness Month
Nov 1 - 30
March of Dimes
World Kindness Day
Nov 13
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
America Recycles Day
Nov 15
America Recycles Day
National Philanthropy Day
Nov 15
National Philanthropy Day
Great American Smokeout
Nov 16
American Cancer Society
National Family Volunteer Day
Nov 18
Points of Light Foundation
World Children’s Day
Nov 20
Ronald McDonald House Charities® of North Carolina, Inc.
World Aids Day
Dec 1
World Aids Campaign
International Volunteer Day
Dec 5
United Nations
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