Wellness Calendar August 2019

Awareness Months

• Admit Your Happy Month
• Boomers Making A Difference Month
• Cataract Awareness Month  (US)
• Children's Eye Health and Safety Month  (US)
• Children's Good Manners Month
• Eye Injury Prevention Month  (US)
• Family Meal Month(US)
• Foot Health Month
• Golf Month
• Happiness Happens Month (US)
• International Air Travel Month
• International Breastfeeding Month
• Motor Sports Awareness Month
• National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month (US)
• National Golf Month
• National Hypnosis Awareness Month
• National Immunization Awareness Month  (US)
• National Napping Month
• National Water Quality Month
• Psoriasis Awareness Month   (US)
• Romance Awareness Month
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month  (US)
• What Will Be Your Legacy Month

Awareness Weeks

• Aug 1-7     - World Breastfeeding Week
• Aug 4-10   - Simplify Your Life Week (first week)
• Aug 4-10   - National Farmers' Market Week
• Aug 4-10   - Exercise With Your Child Week
• Aug 4-10   - National Fraud Awareness Week
• Aug 11-17 - National Resurrect Romance Week  (second full week)
• Aug 18-24 - Reduce The Clutter Week
• Aug 26-30 - National Safe at Home Week  (Last M-F Week)
• Aug 25-31 - Be Kind To Humankind Week (always these dates)

Awareness Days

• Aug 1   - Respect For Parents Day
• Aug 1   - National Minority Donor Awareness Day   (US)
• Aug 1   - Girlfriend's Day  + Blog
• Aug 1   - Play Ball Day
• Aug 1   - World Lung Cancer Day
• Aug 3   - Watermelon Day
• Aug 2   - International Beer Day (first Friday)
• Aug 4   - Single Working Women's Day
• Aug 4   - Friendship Day (first Sunday)
• Aug 4   - National Kid's Day    (first Sunday)
• Aug 4   - Sisters Day    (first Sunday)
• Aug 4   - International Forgiveness Day   (first Sunday)
• Aug 5   - Canadian Heritage Day (First Monday)
• Aug 6   - World Wide Web Anniversary  (August 6,1991)
• Aug 6   - National Fresh Breath Day
• Aug 6   - National Night Out    (first Tuesday)
• Aug 7   - Professional Speakers Day     + Blog, Blog
• Aug 8   - Happiness Happens Day
• Aug 9   - International Day of the Indigenous People
• Aug 9   - National Hand Holding Day
• Aug 10 - Lazy Day
• Aug 10 - National Garage Sale Day   (second Saturday)
• Aug 10 - Middle Child Day (second Saturday)
• Aug 11 - Annual Medical Check-up  Day
• Aug 12 - International Youth Day
• Aug 13 - International Left Handers  Day
• Aug 15 - National Relaxation Day   + Blog
• Aug 15 - National Failures Day
• Aug 15 - Best Friends Day
• Aug 16 - National Tell A Joke Day
• Aug 16 - Roller Coaster Day
• Aug 16 - Hug Your Boss Day    (third Friday)
• Aug 17 - World Honey Bee Day (third Saturday)
• Aug 19 - Stay Home With Your Kids Day (third Monday)
• Aug 22 - Be An Angel Day
• Aug 24 - Shooting Star Day
• Aug 24 - Single Parent Family Day
• Aug 25 - Kiss-And-Make-Up Day
• Aug 25 - International Tongue Twister Day
• Aug 27 - Just Because Day
• Aug 29 - Less Salt Day
• Aug 30 - National Toasted Marshmallow Day
• Aug 30 - National Grief Awareness Day
• Aug 31 - International Overdose Awareness Day