Category: Friends and Family Events

Operation Santa Paws: December 1-24

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Operation Santa Paws is a three week event, organized every December, from December 1 to December 24. Promoted and ran by various different animal-related organizations (like http://www.hautedogs.org/ f...

January

Write a Friend Month, Ntl.: December

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National Write a Friend Month is popular with school teachers and bloggers as it provides a chance to develop writing skills and connect with people using more than shorthand and texts. Take this opportu...

January

Clerc-Galladet Week (1787): December 3-10

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First run in 1974, DC Public Library established Clerc-Gallaudet Week to honor two pioneers in deaf education, Laurent Clerc, born December 26, 1785, and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, born December 10, 1787....

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

Cookie Exchange Week: December 6-10

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Christmas and Hanukah cookies are a big part of the holiday season. Cookie Exchange Week is a chance to share your family recipes and traditions with friends and coworkers, and learn about theirs as well....

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

Lost & Found Day, Official: December 10

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The second Friday of each December the world turns its attention to Official Lost and Found Day. This event first occurred in 2012. It's a day to take another look and try to find something that you misp...

January

Candle Lighting Day, Worldwide: December 1...

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Worldwide Candle Lighting Day honors and remembers the people in our lives whom are no longer with us. On this day, everyone in the world is invited to light a candle and keep it lit throughout the day...

January

Children's Memorial Day, Ntl.: December 12

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National Children's Memorial Day is set aside each year to grieve and remember all the children who died too young, whether through disease, accident or war. It's a day of grieving for parents during one...

January

Ding-a-Ling Day, Ntl.: December 12

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Family Roots Day: December 23

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In the days preceding Christmas, families begin to gather. Stories are swapped, legends made and the inevitable questions from children about where they came from come up. Family Roots Day, an initiat...

January

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

Falling Needles Family Fest: December 30

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Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month (CA):...

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Each year Alzheimer’s Canada hosts National Alzheimer’s month. 747,000 Canadians are living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias today, a number expected to increase to 1.4 million in the next...

January

Child-centered Divorce Awareness Month, In...

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If you’re a parent coping with divorce-related issues, professionals around the world are here to provide free products and services to you all through January. In recognition of International Child-Cente...

January

Children Impacted by a Parents Cancer Mont...

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First run in 2000, Children Impacted by a Parent's Cancer Month seeks to support children and families where one or more parent is undergoing cancer treatment, living in remission or has died. The impact...

January

Compliment Day, Ntl.: January 24*

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National Compliment Day was created in 1998 by two women, Debby Hoffman and Kathy Chamberlin of New Hampshire as a means to demonstrate that there ‘is more to happiness in giving than receiving’. The obje...

January

Cuddle Up Day: January 6

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National Cuddle Up Day is your day to put the non-cuddling types in your life on notice, and get them to step up their game. Or, you could just cuddle up with a blanket on the porch, before a fire, or whe...

January

Dating & Life Coach Recognition Week: Janu...

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Coaches help you excel in many areas, whether sports and business or life and love. With the new year starting, Dating and Life Coaches Week is set aside for those considering a career in this field and f...

January

Family Fit Lifestyle Month: January

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The United States Department of Agriculture wishes to remind all families about the importance of eating healthy, avoiding canned and processed foods, and sitting down for family dinners. With globaliza...

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