Please visit often to check out important dates that you can incorporate into your freelance work and volunteer recruitment opportunities. Use these dates to get those creative juices flowing. Please feel free to submit dates for suggestion.
January 2010
19th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 2010
13 – 16th Great Backyard Bird Count (National Audubon Society)
13 -19th Random Acts of Kindness Week (The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation)
March 2010
17th – St. Patricks’s Day
20th – Vernal Equinox
20th – Meat Out (Meatout.org)
April 2010
19th – 25th National Volunteer Week
21st – Administrative Professional’s Day
May 2010
1st – Join Hands Day (JoinHandsDay.org)
9th – Mother’s Day
16th – Armed Forces Day
18th – Victoria Day (Canada)
31st – Memorial Day (Observed)
June 2010
Adopt a Shelter Cat Month (ASPCA)
20th – Father’s Day
25th – Take Your Dog to Work Day (Pet Sitters International)
July 2010
Adopt a Shelter Rabbit Month (ASPCA)
Dog House Repairs Month
15 – 19th Animal Rights 2010 National Conference
15 – 19th Rabbit Week
17 – 23rd Cow Appreciation Week
August 2010
21st – National Homeless Animal Day (International Society for Animal Rights)
September 2010
11th – My Good Deed Day (911Dayofservice.org)
23rd – First Day of Autumn
28th – World Rabies Day (Alliance for Rabies Control)
October 2010
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
1 – World Vegetarian Day (North American Vegetarian Society)
2 – World Farm Animals Day (wfad.org)
16th – National Feral Cat Day (Alley Cat Allies)
23rd – Make A Difference Day (4th Saturday in Oct. each year – USA Weekend Magazine)
31st – Halloween
November 2010
Adopt a Senior Pet Month
Adopt a Turkey Month (Farm Sanctuary)
Vegan Month (Animal Aid)
7 – 13th National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week (HSUS)
8 – 14th World Kindness Week (The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation)
13th – World Kindness Day (The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation)
18th – National Family Volunteer Day
December 2010
21st – Winter Solstice – First Day of Winter
31st – New Year’s Eve
January 2011
1st – New Years
17th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 2011
2nd – Groundhog Day
14th – Valentine’s Day
18 – 21st Great Backyard Bird Count (National Audubon Society)
14 – 20th Random Acts of Kindness Week (The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation)
March 2011
2nd – Veggie Month (Animal Aid)
13th – Daylight Savings Time Begins
17th – St. Patrick’s Day
20th – Meat Out (Meatout.org)
20th – Vernal Equinox – First Day of Spring
April 2011
10 – 16th National Volunteer Week (Points of Light Institute)
22nd – Earth Day
27th – Administrative Professional’s Day
May 2011
1st – Join Hands Day (JoinHandsDay.org)
8th – Mother’s Day
21st – Armed Forces Day
18th – Victoria Day (Canada)
30th – Memorial Day (Observed)
June 2011
Adopt a Shelter Cat Month (ASPCA)
19th – Father’s Day
21st – First Day of Summer
July 2011
Adopt a Shelter Rabbit Month (ASPCA)
Dog House Repairs Month
4th – Independence Day (USA, observed)
15 – 19th Rabbit Week
17 – 23rd Cow Appreciation Week
August 2011
7th – Friendship Day
21st – National Homeless Animal Day (International Society for Animal Rights)
September 2011
11th – My Good Deed Day (911Dayofservice.org)
21st – International Day of Peace
23rd – First Day of Autumn
28th – World Rabies Day (Alliance for Rabies Control)
October 2011
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
1 – World Vegetarian Day (North American Vegetarian Society)
2 – World Farm Animals Day (wfad.org)
16th – National Feral Cat Day (Alley Cat Allies)
23rd – Make A Difference Day (4th Saturday in Oct. each year – USA Weekend Magazine)
31st – Halloween
November 2011
Adopt a Senior Pet Month
Adopt a Turkey Month (Farm Sanctuary)
Vegan Month (Animal Aid)
6th – Daylight Savings Time Ends
11th – Veteran’s Day
13th – World Kindness Day (The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation)
December 2011
21st – Winter Solstice – First Day of Winter
31st – New Year’s Eve
