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Events in 2012

Below is a list of events taking place in 2012 that have been compiled from a number of different sources to help in your radio planning for the year. If you have an event you would like us to add, please e-mail us at info@newsgeneration.com.

Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

JANUARY

Financial Wellness Month
International Quality of Life Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Get Organized Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Mentoring Month
National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month
National Poverty in America Awareness Month
New Year's Day — January 1
Diet Resolution Week — January 1-7
Women's Self-Empowerment Week — January 5-9
National Cut Your Energy Costs Day — January 10
Healthy Weight Week — January 15-21
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (Observed) — January 16
Religious Freedom Day — January 16
Women's Healthy Weight Day — January 19
National Compliment Day — January 24

FEBRUARY

American Heart Month
Library Lovers' Month
National Black History Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Parent Leadership Month
National Time Management Month
Relationship Wellness Month
Wise Health Care Consumers Month
Youth Leadership Month
National Girls and Women in Sports Day — February 1
Women's Heart Week — February 1-7
Groundhog Day — February 2
Super Bowl Sunday — February 5
Valentine’s Day — February 14
Presidents’ Day (Observed) — February 20
Mardi Gras — February 21

MARCH

American Red Cross Month
Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month
Credit Education Month
Employee Spirit Month
Music in Our Schools Month
National Caffeine Awareness Month
National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Ethics Awareness Month
National Eye Donor Month
National Kidney Month
National March into Literacy Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
National Nutrition Month
National Social Work Month
National Women’s History Month
Optimism Month
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Youth Art Month
National Consumer Protection Week — March 4-10
National Procrastination Week — March 4-10
Save Your Vision Week — March 4-10
Newspaper in Education Week — March 5-9
National Sleep Awareness Week — March 5-11
International Working Women's Day — March 8
World Kidney Day — March 8
Daylight Savings Time Begins — March 11
National Agriculture Week — March 11-17
National Wildlife Week — March 11-18
Brain Awareness Week — March 12-18
St. Patrick’s Day — March 17
National Poison Prevention Week — March 18-24
American Diabetes Association Alert Day — March 22
First Day of Spring — March 20
American Diabetes Association Alert Day — March 27

APRIL

Alcohol Awareness Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month (also in October)
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Defeat Diabetes Month
Informed Woman Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Humor Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Education and Awareness Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
Physical Wellness Month
Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
Stress Awareness Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
April Fool’s Day — April 1
Laugh at Work Week — April 1-7
Medication Safety Week — April 1-7
National Week of the Ocean — April 1-7
National Window Safety Week — April 1-7
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week — April 1-7
National Library Week — April 8-14
National Park Week — April 14-22
National Volunteer Week — April 15-21
Income Tax Pay Day — April 16
National Stress Awareness Day — April 17
Money Smart Week — April 21-28
Earth Day — April 22
National Playground Safety Week — April 23-27
Administrative Professionals Day — April 25
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day — April 26
TV Turn Off Week — April 30-May 6

MAY

Arthritis Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Family Wellness Month
Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
Get Caught Reading Month
Heal the Children Month
Healthy Vision Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
Motorcycle Safety Month
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
National Better Hearing Month
National Bike Month
National Hepatitis Awareness Month
National Mental Health Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Moving Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Preservation Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
Older American's Month
Strike Out Strokes Month
Women's Health Care Month
May Day — May 1
Cinco de Mayo - May 5
Goodwill Industries Week — May 6-12
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week — May 6-12
National Family Week — May 6-12
National Nurses Week — May 6-12
National Pet Week — May 6-12
Teacher Appreciation Week — May 7-11
National Teacher Day — May 8
World Red Cross Day — May 8
Mother's Day — May 13
National Police Week — May 13-19
National Transportation Week — May 13-19
Reading is Fun Week — May 13-19
National Bike to Work Day — May 18
National Safe Boating Week — May 19-25
World Trade Week — May 20-26
National Missing Children's Day — May 25
Memorial Day — May 28
National Senior Health & Fitness Day — May 30

JUNE

Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month
Cancer From the Sun Month
Child Vision Awareness Month
Children's Awareness Month
Effective Communications Month
Fireworks Safety Month (also in July)
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
Great Outdoors Month
International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Camping Month
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
National Migraine Awareness Month
National Rivers Month
National Safety Month
Student Safety Month
Effective Communications Month — June 1-30
National Cancer Survivors Day — June 3
National Business Etiquette Week — June 3-9
World Oceans Day — June 8
Abused Women and Children's Awareness Day — June 10
National Flag Week — June 10-16
Flag Day — June 14
Father's Day — June 17
United Nations World Refugee Day — June 20
First Day of Summer — June 21
Baby Boomers Recognition Day — June 23
United Nations Public Service Day — June 23

JULY

Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Fireworks Safety Month (also in June)
National Black Family Month
National HIV Awareness Day
National Independent Retailers Month
National Make a Difference to Children Month
National Recreation and Parks Month
Social Wellness Month
Be Nice to New Jersey Week — July 1-7
Made in the USA Day — July 2
Stay Out of the Sun Day — July 3
Independence Day — July 4
United Nations World Population Day — July 11
United Nations Nelson Mandela International Day — July 18
Parents’ Day — July 22

AUGUST

American Adventures Month
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Children's Vision and Learning Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Inventors Month
World Breastfeeding Week — August 1-7
Single Working Women's Day — August 4
Psychic Week — August 6-10
Professional Speakers Day — August 7
Sisters' Day — August 7
National Garage Sale Day — August 11
United Nations International Youth Day — August 12
National Aviation Week — August 15-21
National Relaxation Day — August 15
National Aviation Day — August 19
United Nations World Humanitarian Day — August 19
Minority Enterprise Development Week — August 19- September 26
Be Kind to Humankind Week — August 25-31
Women's Equality Day — August 26
National Safe at Home Week — August 27-31

SEPTEMBER

Atrial Fibrillation Month
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Baby Safety Month
College Savings Month
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
Library Card Sign-Up Month
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
National Childhood Injury Prevention Week
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Preparedness Month
Labor Day — September 3
National Grandparents Day — September 9
National Suicide Prevention Week — September 9-15
Patriot Day — September 11
International Coastal Cleanup Day — September 15
National Hispanic Heritage Month — September 15 - October 15
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week — September 16-22
Constitution Week — September 17-23
National POW/MIA Recognition Day — September 21
American Business Women's Day — September 22
Rosh Hashanah — September 17-18
Autumn Begins — September 22
Deaf Awareness Week — September 24-28
Yom Kippur — September 25-26

OCTOBER

Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month
Car Care Month (also in April)
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Financial Planning Month
Health Literacy Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Education and Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Protect Your Hearing Month
National Work and Family Month
Vegetarian Month
Child Health Day — October 1
United Nations World Space Week — October 4-10
National Depression Screening Day — October 6
National Physician Assistants Week — October 6-12
Emergency Nurses Week — October 7-13
Fire Prevention Week — October 7-13
Mental Illness Awareness Week — October 7-13
Columbus Day (Observed) — October 8
National Food Bank Week — October 14-20
National School Lunch Week — October 15-19
Get Smart About Credit Day — October 18
Kids Care Week — October 21-27
National Chemistry Week — October 21-27
National School Bus Safety Week — October 22-26
United Nations Day — October 24
Give Wildlife a Brake! Week — October 29-November 4
Halloween — October 31
National UNICEF Day — October 31

NOVEMBER

American Diabetes Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Adoption Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month
National American Indian Heritage Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
Vegan Month
National Family Literacy Day — November 1
National Patient Accessibility Week — November 1-7
Daylight Savings Time Ends — November 4
Veterans Day — November 11
American Education Week — November 11-17
World Kindness Day — November 13
Great American Smoke Out — November 15
National Family Week — November 18-24
Thanksgiving — November 22
Black Friday — November 23

DECEMBER

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
World AIDS Day — December 1
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day — December 7
Human Rights Week — December 10-17
Chanukah — December 9-16
Winter Begins — December 21
Christmas — December 25
Kwanzaa — December 26-January 1
New Year’s Eve — December 31

If you have any events you would like to add to the list, please email us at: info@newsgeneration.com