This month has a few observances that touch my life. Can you guess which ones?**
NOVEMBER 2013
American Diabetes Month American Diabetes Association
Native American Heritage Month Indian Health Service (HQ)
Diabetic Eye Disease Month Prevent Blindness America
Great American Smokeout Month American Cancer Society
National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association
National Child Mental Health Month c/o New York University Child Study Center
National Epilepsy Awareness Month Epilepsy Foundation of America
National Family Caregivers Month National Family Caregivers Association
National Healthy Skin Month American Academy of Dermatology
National Home Care Month National Association for Home Care & Hospice
National Hospice Month National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Prematurity Awareness Month March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
November 17 – 23 (week before Thanksgiving) American Education Week National Education Association
November 13 World Kindness Day
November 14 (always Nov 14) World Diabetes Day International Diabetes Federation
November 15 (always Nov 15) National Philanthropy Day Association of Fundraising Professionals
November 15 (always Nov 15) America Recycles Day National Recycling Coalition, Inc.
November 21 (third Thursday) Great American Smokeout American Cancer Society
November 23 International Survivors of Suicide Day American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
** If you have read more than a few posts, then you practically know everything about me – so take a guess 😉