Category: Career and Workplace

Food Service Safety Month, Intl.: December

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Worldwide Food Service Safety Month encourages food service safety. It reminds cooks, whether at home or on the job, to buy, prepare, serve, and store prepared food properly. Annually in December since 19...

January

Write a Business Plan Month, Ntl.: Decembe...

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December is a slow month for business if you're in anything but retail or shipping. Therefore it is the perfect time to jumpstart your new year and develop that idea you've been working on in your head....

January

Slavery Abolition, World Day of (1807): De...

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World Day of Slavery Abolition marks the anniversary of December 2, 1807 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves becoming Federal Law in the United States. This act abolished the international slave trade i...

January

Walter Plinge Day (UK): December 2

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Walter Plinge, George Spelvin, David Agnew and Alan Smithee, what do all these people have in common? They are all theater names, or pseudonyms, for uncast parts or when an actor wishes to hide his identi...

January

E-Discovery Day: December 3

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Farmers' Day, Ntl. (GH): December 3

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The African nation of Ghana is well-known for its agriculture. Key crops include: cassava, citrus, cocoa, cocoyam, maize, millet, palm oil, plantain, rice, rubber, sorghum and yams. Each year the nation c...

January

Salesperson's Day, Ntl.: December 3

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National Salesperson's Day in the United States celebrates an essential building block of a successful economy, sales. Salespeople are responsible for getting goods and services into the hands of the peop...

January

AFL-CIO Day (1955): December 4

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Bike Shop Day, Ntl.: December 4

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National Bike Shop Day was first held in 2017. Its purpose is to bring together independent bike stores across the country and educate the public about the economic, ecological and health benefits of bicy...

January

Black Pound Day (UK): December 4

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Born in 2020 in the wake of the Black Lives Matter global protest, Black Pound Day in the United Kingdom is a monthly event occurring on the first Saturday of each month (except the first day, which was h...

January

Skywarn Recognition Day, Ntl.: December 4

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The first Saturday of December is the National Skywarn Recognition Day. Developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League, the day honors and celebrates the essential...

January

Volunteer Day for Social and Economic Deve...

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International Volunteer Day for Social and Economic Development, also referred to as International Volunteer Day (IVD), is mandated by the UN General Assembly. It is viewed as a unique chance for voluntee...

January

Computer Science Education Week (1906): De...

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Miners' Day (1907): December 6

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Miner's Day commemorates, honors and remembers the worst mining disaster in American history, which occurred in Monongah, West Virginia on December 6, 1907. Three-hundred and sixty-one men lost their live...

January

Letter Writing Day: December 7

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Letter Writing Day takes place each year in December. This unofficial event is a reminder to get those Christmas Card letters written and letters out to Santa because there are only 18 days until Christma...

January

Pathologist Pal Day, Pick a: December 13

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Pick a Pathologist Pal Day is another Wellcat.com event. This day is meant to encourage people to overcome a fear of dying and make friends with a pathologist or coroner.

January

Saturnalia: December 17-23

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Saturnalia is a festival, which originated in ancient Rome, and celebrates the god of agriculture, Saturnalia. It is partly due to this pagan celebration that the Christian holiday of Christmas was decid...

January

Migrant's Day, Intl.: December 18

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Thank You Note Day, Ntl.: December 26

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National Thank You Note Day is the day after Christmas and designed to provide an opportunity to follow etiquette and thank people for the gifts you received. This a tradition.

January

Make Up Your Mind Day: December 31

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While the last day of the year is a time for celebration and parties, it should also be a time for reflection. Because the day after that is the start of the next year, this day is a great time for some s...

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