Category: Friends and Family Events

Random Acts of Kindness Day: February 17

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Random Acts of Kindness Day occurs during Random Acts of Kindness Week. Dr. Chuck Wall, a professor at Bakersfield College, recalls hearing about "random senseless acts of violence" on the news in 1993,...

January

Love Your Pet Day: February 20

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Love Your Pet Day doesn’t appear to have an official sponsor but it has been adopted by several local humane society groups as a day to focus on your pet’s well-being. 1. Are his/her shots up to date?...

January

Card Reading Day: February 21

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Greeting cards first appeared in China and Egypt over 2,000 years ago as a way to send greetings during celebrations like the Chinese New Year. By the 15th Century, Europeans began exchanging cards with e...

January

Friend's Day, International (2004): Februa...

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International Friends Day was created by Facebook in 2016 and falls each year on the anniversary of its founding, February 4, 2004. Utilizing the medium it pioneered - social media - the company produce...

January

Orphan Week, World: February 3-10

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World Orphan Week first ran in 2005 and is created by SOS Children's Villages United Kingdom and focuses on raising awareness about abandoned and orphaned children around the world. It is a fundraising a...

January

Marriage Week (UK/EU/US): February 7-14

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Marriages have long been the bedrock of society. Statistics show that married people live longer, and are often more content with their lives. Of course, living with someone else isn’t easy. Divorce stati...

January

Love May Make the World Go Round, but Laug...

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Love May Make the World Go Round, But Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week just might be the longest named event in the calendar. Not an easy feat. Many of t...

January

Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month (ASPCA): November

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November is the Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month. Senior pets, those over the age of seven, are often passed over in favor of kittens and puppies. But senior pets have their own special skills. They tend to be...

January

Adoption Month, Ntl.: November

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ALPHA-1 Awareness Month (AU): November

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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency is a genetic illness that affects lung and/or liver disease at various stages in one's life. Essentially, it is a protein produced in the liver. This protein acts to protect...

January

Alzheimer's Disease and Awareness Month, N...

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Bereaved Siblings Awareness Month, Intl: N...

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Bereaved Siblings Awareness Month's seeks to support bereaved siblings. Often people don't know what to say to or do for grieving siblings. So sometimes, they turn away and do nothing. We encourage people...

January

Dia de los Muertos: November 1-2

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Diabetes, Pet Diabetes Month: November

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Pet Diabetes Month is an international outreach and education forum seeking to provide information about diabetes in pets. Sponsored by Intervet International BV/Merck Animal Health, veterinary clinics du...

January

Family Stories Month: November

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Family stories are oral histories about people, places, and events related to the members of our immediate family or their ancestors. Family stories casually chatted about at the dinner table, or regaled...

January

Hospice Palliative Care Month, Ntl.: Novem...

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National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and hospices across the country are reaching out to raise awareness about the highest quality care for all people coping with life-limiting illness. Hospice is...

January

Long-term Care Awareness Month: November

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Long-term Care Awareness Month raises awareness on the care needed by patients who need daily living activity assistance caused by an illness or disorder. This month encourages family members and caregive...

January

Memoir Writing Month: November

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Memoirs aren't just for the rich and famous, they also serve to safeguard family history. November is the perfect time to start your memoire. The next four months are cold and dark. Free memoir writing cl...

January

Military Families Month: November

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Military Families Month honors the sacrifice and commitments of military personnel and their families. Throughout the month of November, military families serving around the world are honored. Efforts t...

January

Pet Cancer Awareness Month, Ntl.: November...

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National Pet Cancer Awareness Month sponsored by the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company was first marked in 2005; the month long awareness campaign focuses on pet cancer, its causes, and its devastating...

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