Category: Friends and Family Events

Love a Mensch Week, Intl: February 9-15

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Created by best-selling relationship author Robin Gorman Newman, Love a Mensch Week is about the good guy or girl winning in love. Mensch is a Yiddish word that describes saintly and good behavior. Me...

January

Family, Career & Community Leaders of Amer...

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Family Career and Community Leaders (FCCLA) Week seeks to promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer sciences education. Each year FCCLA Week features a different the...

January

Random Acts of Kindness Week: February 17-...

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Dr. Chuck Wall, a professor at Bakersfield College, recalls hearing about "random senseless acts of violence" on the news in 1993, and was inspired to assign his students the task of committing "one rando...

January

Take Your Family to School Week (1897): Fe...

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Created in 2006 to mark the anniversary of the PTA Charter of February 17, 1897, Take your Family to School Week encourages parents to visit their children's school and take an active part in their educat...

January

Fairtrade Fortnight (UK): February 25 - Ma...

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Fairtrade Fortnight is when campaigners, businesses, schools and places of worship show their support for the farmers and workers who grow our food in developing countries. From breakfasts to banquets, b...

January

Missing Persons Day, Ntl.: February 3

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It’s every parent’s nightmare. Your child comes home from school, steps off the bus a couple houses away and vanishes into thin air. This is exactly what happened to 16-year old Ali Lowitzer on April 26,...

January

Shower with a Friend Day, Ntl.: February 5

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Winter is the coldest and loneliest season of the year. With dwindling daylight and Valentine's Day at its heart, February can often leave people feeling somber. National Shower with a Friend Day was cre...

January

Card to a Friend Day, Send: February 7

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Send a Card to a Friend Day is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to drop a note to a friend either by post or electronically. Is there someone you’ve been thinking about but haven’t spoken to...

January

Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbors Da...

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Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbors Day is about burying the hatchet for any grievances and taking the opportunity to say hello. Even the Hatfield's and McCoy's needed a day off sometimes! Brought to...

January

Make a Friend Day: February 11

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How to Make a Friend Day is an unofficial holiday that came about through word-of-mouth. What is interesting is in researching this we attempted to find a national or global non-profit dedicated to helpin...

January

Professional Sports Wives Day: February 11

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Professional Sports Wives Day is set aside each year since 2006 to focus on the unique responsibilities, challenges and roles of the families and friends behind our favorite athletes. Like everyone, the...

January

Shut-in Visitation Day, Ntl.: February 11

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National Shut-in Visitation Day is held February 11th each year. National Shut-in Visitation Day shares hope and friendship with the millions of the men, women, and children who, due to physical, mental,...

January

Galentine's Day: February 13

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Galentine's Day is at least one of two known events that originated from television shows. In this instance, it was suggested in a 2010 episode of the scripted comedy series, "Parks and Recreation". Lacki...

January

Wingman's Day, Ntl: February 13

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Wingmen are the best friends of guys who look out for their buddy's best interests in dating, flirting and life. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, a day typically when the wingman gets forgotten as the friend...

January

Book Giving Day, Intl.: February 14

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International Book Giving Day seeks to get books into the hands of children, worldwide, on Valentine's Day each year. This event was first held in 2012 and is now active in more than 44 countries. Activit...

January

Sex, National Thinking About Sex Day (UK):...

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Think About Sex Day in the United Kingdom always falls on Valentine's Day. It is about looking at sexuality and how we relate to each other as well as what to do when problems arise. The Sexual Advice A...

January

Childhood Cancer Day, Intl.: February 15

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International Childhood Cancer Day is set aside to bring attention to childhood cancers, support their families and focus on finding a cure. Within the United States there are approximately 12-million c...

January

Love Reset Day: February 15

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It’s the day after Valentines and the moment of truth has arrived. How do you feel about your relationship? Love Reset Day is about taking care of yourself first and ending any relationships that aren’t g...

January

Do a Grouch a Favor Day: February 16

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Do a Grouch a Favor Day is an unofficial holiday that seeks to make that curmudgeon in your life smile a bit, whether your grouch is a spouse, coworker or boss. Think you can do it? What creative ways ca...

January

Human Spirit Day, World: February 17

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World Human Spirit Day encourages people all over the world to stop what they are doing and hold a moment of Silence for 2 minutes beginning at 15:00 GMT-4 (3PM EST). The idea of this is to raise globa...

January