January 2009

Financial Wellness Month
National Mentoring Month
National Thank You Month
National Customer Service Week (Jan 7-11)

• 1 New Year's Day
• 1 World Peace Day
• 6 Feast of the Epiphany - Three Kings Day
• 10 Volunteer Firefighters Day
• 12 National Pharmacist Day
• 14 Assembly Line Worker's Day
• 20 Inauguration Day
• 19 Martin Luther King's Birthday (observed)
• 17 Get To Know Your Customers Day (Also 4/17, 7/17, 10/16)
• 17 Customer Service Day
• 24 National Compliment Day
• 26 Australia Day
• 25 Fun at Work Day
• 28 Better Business Communication Day
• 26 Chinese New Year

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February 2009

American Heart Month
National Black History Month
National Dental Month
National Time Management Month
Women's Heart Health Week (Feb 1-7)
Pride In Food Service Week (2/2 - 2/6)
National Engineers Week (2/16 - 2/21)
Telecommuters Appreciation Week (2/23 - 2/28)

• 1 Inspire Your Employees to Excellence Day
• 1 Super Bowl Sunday (XLII)
• 2 Groundhog's Day
• 4 Thank a Mailman/Mail Carrier Day
• 5 National Weatherperson's Day
• 8 Boy Scout Day
• 9 TuB'Shevat Seder (begins at sundown on 2/8)
• 11 Clean Out Your Computer Day
• 12 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
• 14 Valentine's Day
• 15 National Flag Day (CANADA)
• 15 Daytona 500
• 16 President's Day (Observed)
• 17 Random Act of Kindness Day
• 22 Washington's Birthday
• 22 Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
• 22 Oscar Night
• 24 Mardi Gras
• 25 Ash Wednesday

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March 2009

Irish American Month
National Women's History Month
American Red Cross Month
National Professional Social Workers Month
National Nutrition Month
Dental Assistants Recognition Week (3/1 – 3/7)
Girl Scout Week (3/10 – 3/16)

• 2 Texas Independence Day
• 2 Read Across America Day
• 6 National Salesperson Day - first Friday in the month
• 3 National Anthem Day
• 6 Employee Appreciation Day
• 6 Dentist's Day
• 8 International (Working) Women's Day
• 8 Daylight Saving Time begins (ends November 1)
• 10 Purim (begins at sundown on March 9)
• 10 Salvation Army Day
• 11 Organize Your Office Day
• 12 Girl Scout Day
• 15 Ides of March
• 17 St. Patrick's Day
• 19 Companies that Care Day
• 20 Spring (Vernal) Equinox (Northern Hemisphere)
• 20 Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day (3rd Friday)
• 20 National Agriculture Day
• 26 Legal Assistants Day
• 29 Vietnam Veteran's Day
• 29 National Small Business Owners Day
• 30 National Doctor's Day

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April 2009

National Landscape Architecture Month
Appreciate Diversity Month
National Library Week (4/12-4/18)
National Volunteers Week (4/19-4/25)
Administrative Professionals Week (4/19-4/25)
Employee Appreciation Week (4/19-4/25)

• 1 April Fool's Day
• 4 School Librarian's Day
• 4 Hospital Admitting Clerks Day
• 5 Palm Sunday
• 1 National Fun at Work Day
• 7 World Health Day
• 9 Passover (begins at sundown on 4/8. Ends on 4/16)
• 10 Good Friday
• 12 Easter Sunday
• 14 National D.A.R.E. Day
• 15 Income taxes due
• 15 Accountant's Day
• 16 National Golf Day
• 17 Get to Know Your Customers Day
• 20 Volunteer Recognition Day
• 19 National Auctioneers Day
• 20 Patriots Day
• 21Yom Ha Shoah-Holocaust Rememberance Day (begins at sundown 4/20)
• 22 Girl Scout Leader Day
• 22 Earth Day (U.S.)
• 22 Administrative Professionals Day (formerly "Secretaries Day")
• 23 Take Your Daughter/Son to Work Day - 4th Thursday
• 24 Arbor Day- always the last Friday in April
• 29 Yom Haatzmaut - Israel's Independance Day (begins at sundown 4/28)
• 30 Hairstylist Appreciation Day

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May 2009

National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Public Service Recognition Week (first week)
Life Coach Recognition week ( May 6-12)
Nurse’s Week (May 6-12)
National Teachers Appreciation Week (May 6-12)
National Transportation Week (May 10-16 - Week that includes 3rd Fri in May)
National Women's Health Week ( May 10-16)
National Police Week (May 10-16)

• 1 May Day
• 1 Executive Coaching Day
• 1 School Principals Day
• 1 Lawyer's Day
• 3 World Laughter Day
• 4 National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day
• 3 Cartoonists Day
• 4 International Firefighters Day
• 5 Cinco de Mayo
• 5 National Teacher's Day
• 6 National Nurses Day
• 6 School Nurses Day
• 7 National Day of Prayer (1st Thursday)
• 8 VE Day, WW II
• 8 World Red Cross Day
• 10 Mother's Day
• 13 National Receptionist Day - the second Wednesday in May
• 14 National Third/Night Shift Workers Day
• 18 Victoria Day (Canada)
• 15 Peace Officers Memorial Day
• 16 Armed Forces Day
• 20 National Employee Health & Fitness Day
• 21 National Waiters and Waitresses Day
• 22 Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day
• 22 National Maritine Day
• 24 Indianapolis 500
• 25 Memorial Day (observed)
• 29 Shavuot (begins at sundown 5/28)

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June 2009

Effective Communication Month
Gay Pride Month
National Safety Month
National Automotive Professionals Week (June 7-13)
Men's Health Week (June 15-21)
Appreciate Your Plumbing/Heating/Cooling Professionals week (June 24-30)
Nursing Assistants Week (June 14-20)

• 1 Leave the Office Early Day
• 5 World Environment Day
• 6 D Day, WWII
• 10 National Automotive Service Professionals Day
• 14 Flag Day
• 15 Nursing Assistants Day
• 13 Sneakers at Work Day
• 21 Father's Day
• 18 Go Fishing Day
• 19 Recess at Work Day
• 19 Juneteenth Day  (Emancipation Day in Texas)
• 21 Summer Solstice (The longest day of the year!)
• 24 National Columnist Day
• 26 Beauticians' Day
• 28 Insurance Awareness Day

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July 2009

• 1 Canada Day (Dominion Day)
• 1 National Postal Workers Day
• 4 Independence Day (U.S.)
• 6 Take Your Webmaster To Lunch Day
• 14 Bastille Day
• 15 World Youth Day
• 17 Get to Know Your Customers Day (also Jan 17, April 17 and October 16)
• 20 Special Olympics Day
• 22 Parents Day
• 30 Tish'a B'Av (begins at sundown on 7/29)
• 31 System Administrator Appreciation Day

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August 2009

Black Business Month
National Air Travel Month

• 2 Friendship Day (First Sunday in August)
• 8 Professional Speakers Day
• 12 International Youth Day
• 14 V-J Day
• 15 Feast of the Assumption
• 17 National Tell a Joke Day
• 19 Aviation Day
• 22 Ramadan - Islamic (Ends Sept. 21)
• 26 Women's Equality Day
• 31 Litigating Lawyers Day

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September 2009

National Hispanic Heritage Month
Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
Medical Librarians' Month
Pharmacy Month
Women's Small Business Month

• 1 Building & Code Staff Appreciation Day
• 2 VJ Day, WWII (may also be recognized on 8/15)
• 4 Newspaper Carrier Day
• 5 Be Late for Something Day
• 7 Labor Day
• 13 Grandparents Day (First Sunday after Labor Day)
• 11 Patriot Day
• 13 Uncle Sam's Birthday - His image was first used in 1813
• 16 Mexican Independence Day
• 16 Working Parents Day
• 16 Mayflower Day
• 17 Constitution Day
• 18 POW/MIA Recognition Day
• 19 Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown 9/18)
• 20 Women's Friendship Day
• 21 International Peace Day (UN)
• 22 American Business Women's Day
• 22 National Hunting & Fishing Day
• 22 Fall Equinox (First Day of Fall)
• 25 Native American Day
• 26 Family Health & Fitness Day (USA)
• 27 World Tourism Day
• 28 Yom Kippur (begins at sunday 9/27)
• 30 National Women's Health & Fitness Day

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October 2009

American Pharmacist Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Clergy Appreciation Month
Computer Learning Month
Pharmacy Week (third week)

• 1 International Day for the Elderly
• 2 Chinese Moon Festival
• 2 National Diversity Day
• 2 National Custodial Workers Day
• 3 Sukkot (begins sundown 10/2 through sundown 10/9)
• 3 Techies Day
• 6 Physician Assistant Day
• 10 Shemini Atzeret (begins at sundown 10/9)
• 11 Clergy (Pastor) Appreciation Day
• 12 Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day
• 12 Columbus Day (Observed)
• 12 Thanksgiving Day in Canada, 2nd Monday
• 14 Emergency Nurses Day
• 16 National Boss Day
• 16 Get to Know Your Customers Day (also January 17, April 17, and July 17)
• 17 Sweetest Day - 3rd Saturday
• 18 Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day
• 21 Last day of Ramadan
• 24 United Nations Day
• 24 Make a Difference Day - 4th Saturday
• 25 Mother-in-Law Day
• 31 Halloween

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November 2009

Aviation History Month
National Family Week (22-28)

• 1 Daylight Savings Time Ends - gain 1 hour of sleep
• 1 All Saint's Day
• 1 Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
• 1 National Author's Day
• 2 All Soul's Day
• 4 Election Day
• 11 Veteran's Day (Observed)
• 11 Armistice Day
• 11 Rememberance Day, Canada (Alberta)
• 15 American Recycles Day
• 20 Great American Smokeout (third Thursday in November)
• 15 National Philanthropy Day
• 26 Thanksgiving Day (U.S.)
• 29 First Sunday of Advent
• 30 Computer Security Day

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December 2009

• 1 World Aids Day
• 7 Pearl Harbor Day
• 4 Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day
• 10 Human Rights Day
• 12 Hunakkah ( begins sundown 12/11 ends sundown 12/19)
• 15 Bill of Rights Day
• 18 Islamic New Year
• 21 Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year)
• 25 Christmas
• 26 Boxing Day (Canada)
• 26 Kwanzaa begins (ends Jan 1)
• 31 New Year's Eve

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2009 Jewish holidays / 2009 Jewish Calendar

(Each holiday begins at sundown the previous day)

Tu B’Shevat (New Year for Trees) - Feb 9
Purim (Festival of Joy) - Mar 10
Pesach (Passover) - April 9
Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) - April 21
Yom haAtzma’ut (Israel Independence Day) - April 29
Lag b'Omer (The Soul of Torah) - May 12
Shavuot (Feast of Harvest) - May 29
Tisha B’Av - July 30
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) - Sept 19
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - Sept 28
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Oct 3
Sh'mini Atzeret (Assembly of the Eighth Day) - Oct 10
Chanukkah (Festival of Lights) - Dec 12

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