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SAFETY AND THE STEEPLE: NATIONAL CHURCH SAFETY AND SECURITY MONTH National Church Safety and Security Month is a dedicated period in October focused on raising awareness and promoting best practices for...
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National Crime Prevention Month seeks to raise awareness in the United States about best practices in crime prevention and how to protect yourself, your family, and your home. It is sponsored annually b...
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Custodial Workers are the people we often don’t see but make our lives better. Custodial workers perform cleaning, maintenance, and minor repair tasks in offices, public spaces, and homes. They are call...
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Home Eye Safety Month by Prevent Blindness focuses on educating the public about preventing eye injuries at home. Prevent Blindness states that the average home is full of unnoticed dangers. Most accident...
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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Month is an annual observance that focuses on maintaining clean and healthy air inside buildings and homes. Traditionally observed in October in the United States, this month-long...
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National Kitchen and Bath Month by the National Kitchen and Bath Association in 1982. This awareness campaign seeks to educate consumers on the options available to create bathroom and kitchen areas, th...
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PROMOTING LITERACY AND LEARNING: INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARIES MONTH International School Libraries Month, a global celebration every October, unites educators, school administrators, librarians, studen...
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Urban October, sometimes referred to as World Habitat Awareness Month, is a month-long focus on urbanization and sustainability challenges, ending with World Cities Day on October 31. The United Nations...
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Wild About Gardens Week falls on the last week of October (but can be held anytime in October). This celebration encourages people to have more bee-friendly gardens. During this week, people are encourage...
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October is National Window Covering Safety Month, a time of heightened public awareness focusing on a hidden danger many parents may overlook: the potential strangulation hazards to young children from wi...
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Each state has severe weather preparedness weeks in the United States that coincide with its most critical weather issues, be it snow, rain, fire, tornados, hurricanes, ice, or flood. See the resource lin...
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The first Sunday in October recognizes all B&Bs, inns, and their keepers in the US and Canada through "National Country Inn, Bed & Breakfast Day," The event was created in 2005 by Tina Czarnota, the autho...
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National Fire Protection Week encourages people to learn how to prevent and protect against fires. The week marks the anniversary of two killer fires, The Great Chicago Fire and The Peshtigo Fire. Both fi...
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The first event celebrating Bed and Breakfast Inns is the first weekend of October, Inn Mascot Day, and it celebrates the animals and muses that keep innkeepers and guests entertained and amused. Annually...
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CELEBRATING ARCHITECTURE'S IMPACT ON SOCIETY AND CULTURE: WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY World Architecture Day, observed annually on the first Monday of October, was established by the International Union of Ar...
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Millions of Americans work from home daily, earning money via various businesses, from entrepreneurship to telecommuters. It's rewarding and frustrating (especially when your parents, regardless of income...
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National Work Life Week is Working Families’ annual campaign to get employers and employees talking about well-being at work and work-life balance. Employers can use the week to provide staff activities a...
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Between October 8-15, 2023, Afghanistan suffered four 6.3-magnitude earthquakes near Herat. The United Nations reported that the quakes resulted in over 3,000 deaths, while hundreds are still unaccounted...
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National Fire Protection Day marks the anniversary of two killer fires, The Great Chicago Fire and The Peshtigo Fire. Both fires began on October 8, 1871. The Great Chicago Fire of October 8-10, 1871, ki...
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International Urban Wildlife Week occurs during Urban October and began in Los Angeles in 2015. Its original focus was on P-22, the beloved wild cougar that roamed the hills and cities of the greater Los...