The October List!

Hey, look! I found the list of October observances! This is what happens when you get 3 months behind in your emails...

October 2008 is:

Monthly Observances
Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
(World) Blindness Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Awareness Month
Children's Magazine Month
Christmas Seal Campaign (10/1-12/31)
Class Reunion Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Emotional Wellness Month
German-American Heritage Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Long Term Care Planning Month
Lupus Awareness Month
National Animal Safety and Protection Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Chili Month
National Chiropractic Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Education & Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Month
National Ergonomics Month
National Family Sexuality Education Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
National Reading Group Month
National Seafood Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Window Covering Safety Month
National Work and Family Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
Organize Your Medical Information Month
Polish American Heritage Month
Spinach Lovers Month
Stamp Collecting Month
Vegetarian Month
Women's Small Business Month

Weekly Observances
Universal Children's Week: 1-7
No Salt Week: 2-9
World Space Week: 4-10
National Work From Home Week: 5-11
Emergency Nurses Week: 5-11
Fire Prevention Week: 5-11
Mental Illness Awareness Week: 5-11
National Metric Week: 5-11
Nuclear Medicine Week: 5-11
Customer Service Week: 6-12
Financial Planning Week: 6-12
Improve Your Home Office Week: 6-10
Physicians Assistant Week: 6-12
Build Your Business with Business Cards Week: 12-18
Infection Prevention Week: 12-18
National Food Bank Week: 12-18
National School Lunch Week: 12-18
Teen Read Week: 12-18
American Association of Medical Assistants: 13-19
Freedom of Speech Week: 13-19
National Veterinary Technician Week: 13-19
World Rainforest Week: 13-19
Getting The World To Beat A Path To Your Door Week: 14-20
Celebrate Micro Small and Home Business Week: 16-22
Food and Drug Interaction Education and Awareness Week: 17-24
YWCA Week without Violence: 19-25
National Infection Prevention Week: 19-25
Kids Care Week: 19-25
National Food Bank Week: 19-25
National Massage Therapy Week: 19-25
National Respiratory Care Week: 19-25
National School Bus Safety Week: 19-25
National Businesswomen' s Week: 20-24
National Health Education Week: 20-24
World Hearing Aid Awareness Week: 23-29
Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week: 24-31
Peace, Friendship and Good Will Week: 25-31
International Herpes Awareness Week: 31-11/6

Daily Observances
Balloons Around The World: 1
Child Health Day: 1
International Day of Older Persons: 1
World Vegetarian Day: 1
World Farm Animals Day: 2
Lee's National Denim Day: 3
National Diversity Day: 3
World Smile Day: 3
World Communion Day: 5
World Teachers Day: 5
National German-American Day: 6
Physician Assistant (PA) Day: 6
World Habitat Day: 6
Native Americans' Day: 8
Yom Kipper: 8
National Depression Screening Day: 9
World Post Day: 9
World Sight Day: 9
Naval Academy Day: 10
World Mental Health Day: 10
International Newspaper Carrier Day: 11
Universal Music Day: 11
Columbus Day: 13
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day: 15
White Cane Safety Day: 15
Dictionary Day: 16
Get to Know Your Customers Day: 16
World Food Day: 16
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: 17
Mammography Day: 17
World Menopause Day: 18
Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day: 19
World Osteoporosis Day: 20
International Stuttering Awareness Day: 22
International Bandanna Day: 24
Lung Health Day: 24
United Nations Day: 24
World Priest Day: 26
Diwali: 28
National Chocolates Day: 28
St. Jude's Day: 28
Internet Day: 29
National Caramel Apple Day: 31
National Knock-Knock Jokes Day: 31
National UNICEF Day: 31
Halloween: 31

Hey, Annie and Abby! The 31st is National Knock-Knock Joke day! You guys should enjoy that!

As for me, I will be enjoying World Priest Day. I don't know what World Priests actually do, but it sounds like fun...

And I just want to say, I don't care what the rest of the world is doing, this is America, and you can't make me celebrate National Metric week.

Kat