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The Family and Friends category includes events that focus on the beautiful mess you were born into (aka family), parenting, and the circle of people you choose to populate your life (aka friends, acquaintances, and co-workers)
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Auntie’s Day is a time to thank, honor aunties by relation (ABR), aunties by choice (ABC), and godmothers. While all aunts receive celebration, this event is especially poignant to one in five American wo...
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National Love Is Kind Day is created by mother and daughter team Rosie Aiello and Sunny Sophie Gabrielle to share their story of hope and freedom. For nearly 25 years, the mother and daughter endured an e...
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National Parents' Day was declared in 1994 by US President Bill Clinton through the Congressional Resolution. This promotion recognizes and supports the critical role of parents in the child's life. It...
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Father-in-Law Day focuses on the men who are part of the family a woman marries into and serve to guide and protect the married couple through life. Today is a day to thank your father-in-law for all he...
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International Day of Friendship promotes cultural peace and seeks to build connections between different communities and countries. Paraguay was the first country to observe World Friendship Day on July...
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Each spring during “kitten season,” thousands of newborn kittens join millions of cats already in shelters nationwide. That means your local shelter has a bounty of cute, cuddly newborns, in addition to a...
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une is ASPCA's National Adopt-a-Shelter Cat Month. The ASPCA hosts several events, including cute cat video contests, summer programs for youth volunteers, and low-cost adoptions. Cats are ideal for sing...
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EMBRACING UNIQUENESS: INTERNATIONAL ALBINISM AWARENESS DAY International Albinism Awareness Day, observed annually on June 13, is a global movement that aims to raise awareness about albinism and the cha...
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Alcoholics Anonymous' Founder's Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the self-help group on June 10, 1935, by Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith. Alcoholics Anonymous is based on the premise that fe...
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Worldwide, 47 million people are living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Join the Alzheimer's Association in going purple and raising awareness this June. The more people know about Alzheimer...
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ASK Day is about gun safety. It is a day to remind parents, caretakers, and teens to ask, "Is there an unlocked gun in your house?" Safe storage of guns saves lives. Each day in the United States, an ave...
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Dorothy Zjawin of New Jersey champions Baby Boomers Recognition Day in the US. This event used to occur on the first day of summer. Additionally, there was a previous event of the same name on August 17 e...
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Europe has some fascinating traditions, often originating in ancient pagan traditions or Christianity. The Baby Jumping Festival of Castrillo de Murcia, Spain, is one such amusing event. The festival's ma...
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National Best Friends Day began with childhood engagement advocates DoSomething.org. It is a day to celebrate the people in your inner circle, your closest friends. This event is currently unsponsored. An...
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On International Cancer Survivors Day, cancer survivors across the globe will unite to show the world what life after cancer looks like. Thousands of people in hundreds of communities across the US and ab...
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Thousands of people in the United Kingdom are carers. A carer is an unpaid adult caretaker of seniors or those who are ill, impaired, or challenged. National Carers’ Week brings attention to the service...
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Each year, Support Connection presents Celebrate Life Day to honor cancer survivors for their strength and courage and to recognize the contributions of families, friends, and other caregivers. Celebrate...
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Stand for Children Day raises awareness of childcare and safety throughout the US. Over the years, advocates have used this day to rally for reforms in child care. Fairs that focus on the health and the w...
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National Children's Awareness Memorial Day each year is a time to grieve and remember all the children who died too young, whether through disease, accident, or war. Annually on the first Sunday of June.
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Children's Day in China is a national celebration of the joys of childhood. Parents are encouraged to do something special with their children and spend quality time together. Throughout the nation, pagea...