April  2008
 Calendar of Events and Observations

Month-Long Celebrations

Child Abuse Prevention Month
Community Spirits Days
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Animal Cruelty Prevention Month
Cable Month
Cancer Control Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Dog Appreciation Month
Fair Housing Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time (Apr. 1 - Sept. 30)
Informed Woman Month
International Amateur Radio Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Legacy Month
International Twit Award Month
International Work Life Enrichment Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Mathematics Education Month
Month of the Young Child
National Autism Awareness Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Lawn and Garden Month
National Parkinson's Awareness Month
National Pecan Month
National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
National Poetry Month
National Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) Education and Awareness Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Woodworking Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Prevent Injuries America!
Promise to Keep it Safe Prom Campaign
Recycling Month
School Library Media Month
Soyfoods Month
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle your Clutter Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Dogwood Festival (4-27th)
Deaf History Month (Mar 13th - Apr. 15th)
Books To Brighten Young Minds  Months
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
International Guitar Month
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Spring Break Month

Week-Long Celebrations

1st Week

Golden Rule Week (1-7)
Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week (1-6)
Laugh at Work Week (1-7)
Medication Safety Week (1-7)
National Medical Patient Advocacy Week (1-4)
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (1-7)
Alcohol-Free Weekend (4-6)

2nd Week

Hate Week (4-10)
Consider Christianity Week (6-12)
National Civility Week (6-12)
National Library Week (6-12)
National Week of the Ocean (6-12)
Passion Week (6-12)
PassionTide (6-14)
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week (6-12)
Week of the Young Child (6-12)
Laughing Through Stories Week (7-13)
National Blue Ribbon Week (beginning 7th))
National Public Health Week (beginning 7th)
National Youth Service Days (11-13)

3rd Week

Holy Week (beginning (beginning 13th)
National Garden Week (beginning 13th)
National Women's Nutrition Week (beginning 13th)
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week (beginning 13th)
Explore Your Career Options Week (beginning 14th)
Jewish Heritage Week (beginning 14th)
Credit Education Week (beginning 14th)
Young People's Poetry Week (beginning 14th)
Passover or Pesach (beginning 17th)

4th Week

Medical Laboratory Week (beginning 20th)
Administrative Professionals Week (beginning 20th)
Grange Week (beginning 20th)
National Coin Week (beginning 20th)
National Crime Victim's Rights Week (beginning 20th) 
National Karaoke Week (beginning 20th)
National Landscape Architecture Week (beginning 20th)
Week Sky Awareness Week (beginning 20th)
Egg Salad Week (beginning 21st)
Heritage Week (beginning 21st)
National Park Week (beginning 21st)
National Playground Safety Week (beginning 21st)
National TV Turnoff Week (beginning 21st)
National Wildlife Week (beginning 21st)
National Window Safety Week (beginning 21st)
National Scoop the Poop Week (beginning 24th)
Festival of Ridvan (April 21st - May 2nd)
National Dream Hotline (beginning 25th)
Just Pray No: Worldwide Weekend Prayer (26th - 27th)

5th Week

National Volunteer Week (beginning 27th - May 3rd)