National Holiday

National Volunteer week is an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers to tackle society’s greatest challenges, to build stronger communities and be a...

The idea for a national day to focus on the environment came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the...

Make Your Eye Health a Priority and Learn How to Protect Your Vision. As part of Healthy Vision Month, here is a list that provides information about a number of steps all Americans...

Clean Air Month is observed in May each year across the United States, sponsored by the American Lung Association since 1972. Initially a week long campaign the event was lengthened to...

International Nurses Day is an international day observed around the world on 12 May of each year, to mark the contributions that nurses make to society. Give thanks to all...

World Hunger Day – 20,000 people die from poverty every single day – and 10% of them die from famine. This is an annual event and its purpose is to...

June is Cataract Awareness Month! Prevent Blindness America has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month.Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, and it is the leading cause of...

The National Cancer Survivors Day is a secular holiday celebrated on the first Sunday in June primarily in the United States of America. The day is meant to “demonstrate that...

National Men's Health Week is observed each year leading up to Father's Day. This week is a reminder for men to take steps to be healthier, but they don't have to do it alone!...

The last week in June is Deaf/blind Awareness Week and we celebrate all those who promote literacy for children who have a combined vision and hearing loss!