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Work Like a Dog Day is a chance to thank your employees and coworkers that put in the extra effort and work harder than anyone else for the good of the team. This unofficial event occurs each year during the height of summer, when it’s challenging to stay focused and get it done.

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Aug

Assistance Dog Week, Intl.: August 6-12

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International Assistance Dog Week is observed annually in early August to honor and raise awareness about animals and their trainers that enrich life for those with disabilities. Key objectives include: 1) Raising awareness and educating the public on the role of assistance animals. 2) Honor the puppy raisers and trainers of assistance dogs. 3) Recognize heroic deeds performed by assistance dogs in our communities. Davis Innovations' CEO Marcie Davis created International Assistance Dog Week. She is also the author of "Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog Guidebook."

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Aug

Doll Day, Ntl.: August 6

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Created by expert seamstress and entrepreneur Lanetta Sprott of Texas in 2011, National Doll Day is a celebration of dolls and all things related to dolls. The first Sunday of August hosts the event as it is also World Friendship Day. For many children, dolls are often their first best friend. World Friendship Day is a holiday proposed by Hallmark Cards after WWI and later became a national holiday in the US by Congressional Decree in the 1930s. The word "world" was added when the UN inaugurated Winnie-the-Pooh as the official Ambassador of Friendship. Dolls could well be the oldest toy we still play with today. The oldest doll was discovered in an Egyptian tomb 23 centuries ago, in 210 BC. Doll collecting is big business. According to the website "Most Luxurious List," the most expensive doll ever purchased is L'Oiseleur, which sold for $6.25 million. The second is by Madame Alexander, Eloise, which sold for $5 Million. In 2014 the Kämmer & Reinhardt character doll created between 1909 and 1912 sold at auction during 2014 for $395,750. It is believed to be the only one ever made. The most extensive doll collection (outside of the Small World Ride at Disneyland) is owned by Bettina Dorfmann of Dusseldorf, Germany. By 2012 her collection included 15,000 Barbie dolls with an estimated value of over $1.4 million. The typical way of celebrating this holiday for doll fans is to have a virtual tea party with other fans or a doll parade in their neighborhood. http://www.mostluxuriouslist.com/top-10-most-expensive-baby-dolls-in-the-world.

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Aug

EOS Awareness Week, Ntl. (AU): August 6-12

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National EOS Awareness Week is an Australian awareness campaign and research fundraiser. The following is a description of what EOS is from the American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders' press release: "Eosinophils (pronounced "ee-oh-sin-oh-fills") are a type of white blood cell that helps our immune systems fight off infections and parasites. They also play a role in allergic reactions and inflammatory processes. When a person has elevated numbers of eosinophils in their digestive system, tissues, organs, or bloodstream without a known cause, they may have an eosinophil-associated disease. These conditions are further characterized by the areas of the body in which the eosinophils have accumulated. Examples include the esophagus (eosinophilic esophagitis), stomach (eosinophilic gastritis), and bladder (eosinophilic cystitis). Symptoms of eosinophil disease may vary depending on the area of the body and age. Patients often embark on a long, frustrating journey of seeing many different specialists before a diagnosis is made. Although not commonly life-threatening, these chronic diseases require lifelong treatment and can cause debilitating symptoms. Most subsets of eosinophil-associated disease do not yet have an FDA-approved pharmaceutical indicated for treatment." The United States holds its Eosinophilic event in May.

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Aug

Exercise with Your Children Week: August 6-12

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Let's Move! This day aims to increase opportunities for kids to be physically active, both in and out of school, and to create new opportunities for families to move together. Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese. The numbers are even higher in African American and Hispanic communities, where almost 40% of the children are overweight or obese. If we don't solve this problem, one-third of all children born in 2000 or later will have diabetes, and many others will face chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma. Active Families: Engage in daily physical activity: 60 minutes for children and 30 minutes for adults. Active Schools: A variety of opportunities are available for schools to add more physical activity into the school day, including additional physical education classes, before–and after-school programs, recess, and the opening of school facilities for student and family recreation in the late afternoon and evening. Active Communities: Mayors and community leaders can promote physical fitness by increasing safe routes for kids to walk and ride to school, revitalizing parks, playgrounds, and community centers, and providing fun and affordable sports and fitness programs. The US Government previously supported the week-long event, which continues without official sponsorship.

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Aug

Family Day, American (US-AZ): August 6

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First observed in Arizona in 1977, American Family Day is an officially recognized state event within Arizona and, due to the internet, widely recognized throughout the United States. This day is a celebration of the uniqueness of American families, from the bold pioneer spirit of the first immigrants to the communal culture of Native Americans and everyone in-between. Families built the United States, and today is a day to celebrate what makes our nation and its families great.

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Aug

Farmers' Market Week, Ntl.: August 6-12

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National Farmers Market Week supports farmer's markets throughout the US and always occurs the first full week of August. Farmer's markets preserve America's rural livelihoods and farmland by providing economical distribution options for smaller farmers and those wishing to test new markets. Furthermore, they stimulate local economies. Growers selling locally create 13 full-time farm operator jobs per $1 million in revenue earned, and farmers that do not sell locally create three jobs per $1 million. Farmer's markets increase access to nutritious food, particularly in cities where access to fresh food is often limited to wealthy neighborhoods. On top of that, farmer's markets are cost-effective. The middle man is eliminated, and the farmer sells directly to the consumer. Farmer's markets are increasingly popular with SNAP families (welfare). Fifty-two percent of SNAP households shop at farmer's markets and direct from farmers today than did in 2011. Perhaps, most importantly, farmer's markets bring the country to their customers. Farmers help educate people about where food comes from and often provide cooking ideas and homemade jams, canned food, and juices. This week is about getting out and getting to know your local farmer's market and benefiting from fresh food at its peak.

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Aug

Fresh Breath Day, Ntl.: August 6

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National Fresh Breath Day promotes the importance of good oral hygiene. Bad breath is usually the result of poor mouth care but can also be a sign of severe health issues. National Fresh Breath Day is the perfect day to visit the dentist for a proper clean. Many people tend to neglect oral hygiene, which can turn out to be extremely painful and very costly later on.

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Aug

Friendship Day, World (IN/US): August 6*

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World Friendship Day was first proposed by Hallmark in 1919 as part of a marketing campaign to celebrate friendship by sending out cards of appreciation. In 1935, the first Sunday of August was declared World Friendship Day by Proclamation in the US Congress. Later the United Nations declared Winnie the Pooh the official Ambassador for Friendship. India and the United States observe this day on the first Sunday in August, and the rest of the world celebrates it on July 30 as the International Day of Friendship. The United Nations created both events, and observance dates vary by nation.

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Aug

Health Center Week, Ntl.: August 6-12

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National Health Care Week highlights community health centers' role in a community and the services they offer. Check with your local center for special events and programs during this week.

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Aug

Hiroshima (1945): August 6

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August 6, 1945, is the day of the Hiroshima bombing. As the Japanese military lost battles in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, soldiers perished in great numbers. Replenishing the ranks required drafting new men, leaving women, children, and elderly men at home. These people populated most of Japan's cities in August 1945. Hiroshima was home to several military facilities, military personnel, and foreign prisoners of war, all of which were in the city during the bombing. Foreigners, including workers, prisoners, and business people, pushed the total population to over 350,000 that day. At 8:15 A.M. on August 6, 1945, "Little Boy," the code name of the thin atom bomb, fell on the city. Up to 146,000 people would eventually lose their lives, half the day of the bombing. The world had never witnessed a bomb of this power, and Hiroshima is one of only two times a nuclear weapon has been used in war. The second would be three days later. Learn more at http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/kids/KPSH_E/frame/hirotop14.html.

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Aug

Independence Day,(BO)(1825): August 6

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Independence Day in Bolivia marks the anniversary of August 6, 1825, the day of independence from Spain. Bolivia is named after the person who led the nation to independence, Simon Bolivia. Independence Day is a national holiday.

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Aug

Jousting, Torneo della Quintana (IT): August 6

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Have you ever wanted to witness a joust, as was familiar with aristocracy during the Renaissance? You can! Each year the town of Quintana, Italy, hosts the Torneo Della Quintana (Tournament of Jousting in Quintana) with full 15th Century costumes, entertainment, and food. Annually on the first Sunday in August.

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Aug

Root Beer Float Day (1893): August 6

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National Root Beer Float Day is the day when people celebrate the Root Beer Float, basically root beer with a scoop of ice cream. Native Americans invented root beer. The root beer float was designed by Frank J. Wisner in Cripple Creek, Colorado, in August 1893. Legend has it that Wisner, while thinking of how to provide soda to the townsfolk of Cripple Creek, saw the snow on top of Cow Mountain, which reminded him of vanilla ice cream. Being the Owner of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company, he also owned a bar. Wisner added a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. He liked the taste, so he served it to his customers the next day, and it became an instant hit. Root beer is part of Native American heritage, a beverage created from sassafras or sarsaparilla root. Charles Elmer Hires was the first to produce root beer in 1876 commercially.

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Aug

Sisters' Day, Ntl.: August 6

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National Sisters' Day occurs on the first Sunday in August and coincides with World Friendship Day. This celebration honors the bond between sisters, whether genetically linked, step, or through shared experience. It's a day to show your sister your appreciation and spend time together if possible. Don't have a sister? Consider volunteering with organizations that mentor young people like Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America. It's a great way to spend your time and make a difference in a young person's life.

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