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2009 Seasons of Service Calendar
Submitted by NationalService... on Wed, 01/14/2009 - 13:44
Here is the updated Seasons of Service Calendar for 2009. We'll feature 1-2 of these each week throughout the year. If your day of celebration or service is missing, please let us know. E-mail nsbinfo@ysa.org with the subject line "NSB Seasons."
January 2009
January (month)
National Mentoring Month
http://www.nationalmentoringmonth.org/
January 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
www.mlkday.gov
January 26-30
No Name Calling Week
www.nonamecallingweek.org
February 2009
February (month)
Black History Month
www.asalh.org
February (month)
National African American Read-In
http://www.ncte.org/action/aari/packetinfo
February 1
Souper Bowl of Caring
www.souperbowl.org
February 2-9
National Green Week
http://www.nationalgreenweek.com/
February 9-15
Random Acts of Kindness Week
http://www.actsofkindness.org/people/days
February 21
International Mother Language Day
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/language/
February 22-28
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
March 2009
March (month)
Best Buddies Month
www.bestbuddies.org
March (month)
Youth Art Month
www.acminet.org/youth_art_month.htm
March (month)
National Nutrition Month
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/NNM_2007_home.htm
March (month)
National Women's History Month
http://www.nwhp.org/
March (month)
Red Cross Month
www.redcross.org
March 1 - May 31
Great American Cleanup
http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=gaclanding
March 2
Read Across America Day
www.nea.org/readacross/index.html
March 5
World Book Day
http://www.worldbookday.com/
March 8
International Women's Day
www.internationalwomensday.com
March 8-14
Teen Tech Week
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teentechweek/ttw09/home.cfm
March 8-14
Girl Scout Week
www.girlscouts.org
March 19
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
www.campfire.org
March 20
Areyvut Make a Difference Day
www.areyvut.org
March 22
World Water Day
www.worldwaterday.net
March 23-27
National Youth Violence Prevention Week
http://www.nationalsave.org/main/YVPC.php
March 30 - April 5
Act! Speak! Build! Week
www.habitat.org/ccyp/act_speak_build
March 31
Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning
www.chavezfoundation.org
April 2009
March 1 - May 31
Great American Cleanup
http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=gaclanding
April 4
Kiwanis One Day
www.kiwanis.org
April 7
World Health Day
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/world_health_day/en/index.html
April 12
National Drop Everything and Read Day
www.dropeverythingandread.com
April 12-18
National Library Week
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/hqops/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.cfm
April 19-25
National Volunteer Week
http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/nvw/
April 19-25
Week of the Young Child
http://www.naeyc.org/about/woyc
April 22
Earth Day
www.earthday.net
April 24-26
Global Youth Service Day
www.YSA.org/gysd
April 25
World Malaria Day
www.malarianomore.org
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/malaria/en/index.html
http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/worldmalariaday/
April 26
J-Serve
www.jserve.org
April 30
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/initiatives/diadelosninos/index.cfm
May 2009
March 1 - May 31
Great American Cleanup
http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=gaclanding
May (month)
National Foster Care Month
www.fostercaremonth.org
May 10 - June 21 (Mother's Day - Father's Day)
National Family Month
www.familymonth.net
May (month)
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
www.asian-nation.org/heritage.shtml
May (month)
National Youth Traffic Safety Month
http://noys.org/
May (month)
National Preservation Month
http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/preservation-month/
May 1
Law Day
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/2009/home.shtml
May 2
Join Hands Day
http://www.joinhandsday.org
May 3-9
Be Kind to Animals Week
www.americanhumane.org
May 6
National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/national/default.aspx
May 9-16
National AmeriCorps Week
http://www.americorpsweek.gov/
May 21
World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/cultural_diversity/index.html
May 25
National Missing Children's Day
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCount...
May 31
World No Tobacco Day
http://www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/2008/en/index.html
June 2009
May 10 - June 21 (Mother's Day - Father's Day)
National Family Month
www.familymonth.net
June 5
World Environment Day
www.unep.org/wed
June 11
World Population Day
http://www.unfpa.org/wpd/
June 12
World Day against Child Labor
http://www.ilo.org/ipec/Campaignandadvocacy/WDACL/lang--en/index.htm
June 14
World Blood Donor Day
http://www.who.int/worldblooddonorday/en/index.html
June 20
World Refugee Day
http://www.unhcr.org/events/3e7f46e04.html
July 2009
July 9
National Summer Learning Day
http://www.summerlearning.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=...
August 2009
August 2
National Kids Day
www.kidsday.net
August 9
International Day of Worlds' Indigenous People
http://www.un.org/events/indigenous/2007/index.shtml
August 12
International Youth Day
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/iyouthday.htm
September 2009
Hunger Action Month
http://www.hungerday.org/how_to_help/hungeractionmonth/
September (month)
Corporate Month of Service
http://www.behandson.org/corporate-month-of-service
September 8
International Literacy Day
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/literacy_day/ild_current.html
September 11
My Good Deed 9/11 Day of Service
www.mygooddeed.org
September 15-October 15
National Hispanic Heritage Month
www.somosprimos.com/heritage.htm
September 17
Constitution Day
http://constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday/
September 19
Boys & Girls Clubs Day for Kids
www.dayforkids.org
September 21
International Peace Day
www.internationaldayofpeace.org
October 2009
October 8 (second Thurs of October)
World Site Day
http://www.v2020.org/page.asp?section=000100010007
October 10
World Mental Health Day
http://www.wfmh.org/02WFMHDay08.htm
October 22
Lights on Afterschool
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm
October 17
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
http://www.oct17.org/en
October 21
National SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) Day
http://www.nationalsave.org/main/SAVEDay.php
Oct 19-23
America's Safe Schools Week
http://www.nationalsave.org/main/safe%20schools%20week.php
October 24
Make a Difference Day
http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday/
November 2009
November (month)
National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
http://www.ihs.gov/PublicAffairs/Heritage/08EventsCalendar.cfm
November (month)
National Runaway Prevention Month;
http://www.1800runaway.org/rpm/whatis.html
November 13
World Kindness Day
(Always 11/13)
http://www.actsofkindness.org/people/days
November 14
World Diabetes Day
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/
November 9-15
World Kindness Week
http://www.actsofkindness.org/
November 11
Veteran's Day
http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/
November 15
America Recycles Day
www.americarecyclesday.org
November 15-21
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/getinvolved/projects/awareness/
November 15-21
American Education Week
http://www.nea.org/aew
November 21
Family Volunteer Day
www.disney.go.com/disneyhand/familyvolunteers/
November 22-28
National Family Week
www.nationalfamilyweek.org
December 2009
December (month)
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
www.sadd.org/national3d.htm
December 1
World AIDS Day
http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/en/Key-events/World-AIDS-Day
December 3
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=109
December 10
Human Rights Day
www.un.org/events/humanrights/
