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Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
ARMAD was founded by Emery McClendon in 2003. Contemporary ARMAD references place the annual event on the Saturday of U.S. Memorial Day weekend.
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United States Workplace, Professions & Appreciation observances
United States-scoped professional, occupational and workplace-recognition observances, including association-led, industry-led and informal appreciation campaigns.
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Professional-recognition days can be useful for understanding the organizations and communities that created them, but titles alone can make an informal campaign sound more official than it is.
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Scope note: Participation should never pressure workers into unpaid labour, physical contact, disclosure of personal information or activities that conflict with workplace policy or safety.
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In-depth guides in United States Workplace, Professions & Appreciation
These pages include reviewed meaning, history, activities, facts and FAQs in addition to the underlying observance record.
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Beer Can Appreciation Day
The Beer Institute repeatedly identifies January 24 as Beer Can Appreciation Day and ties the date to the first public sale of canned beer on January 24, 1935. The recurring day’s original…
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Black Cat Appreciation Day
UPI reports that Wayne H. Morris started Black Cat Appreciation Day in 2011; ASPCA independently documents August 17 recurrence and continued shelter/adoption-awareness use.
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Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day
Broadcast software company WideOrbit documents the observance’s link to the 2 November 1920 broadcast milestone and its purpose of recognizing broadcast traffic professionals; recurrence do…
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Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day
The City of Lodi states in its 2026 proclamation background that Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day is observed annually on September 1; EventGuide independently lists September 1 eac…
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Cranky Co-Workers Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Cranky Co-Workers Day on October 27 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
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Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
ARMAD was founded by Emery McClendon in 2003. Contemporary ARMAD references place the annual event on the Saturday of U.S. Memorial Day weekend.
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Beer Can Appreciation Day
The Beer Institute repeatedly identifies January 24 as Beer Can Appreciation Day and ties the date to the first public sale of canned beer on January 24, 1935. The recurring day’s original…
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Black Cat Appreciation Day
UPI reports that Wayne H. Morris started Black Cat Appreciation Day in 2011; ASPCA independently documents August 17 recurrence and continued shelter/adoption-awareness use.
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Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day
Broadcast software company WideOrbit documents the observance’s link to the 2 November 1920 broadcast milestone and its purpose of recognizing broadcast traffic professionals; recurrence do…
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Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day
The City of Lodi states in its 2026 proclamation background that Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day is observed annually on September 1; EventGuide independently lists September 1 eac…
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Cranky Co-Workers Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Cranky Co-Workers Day on October 27 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
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Drowsy Driver Awareness Day
California Senate Concurrent Resolution 27 proclaimed April 6, 2005 as Drowsy Driver Awareness Day and designated April 6 of every following year as the state’s memorial observance.
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Employee Appreciation Day
Current Recognition Professionals International material confirms the first-Friday-in-March observance; government-hosted workplace-recognition material attributes the 1995 creation to Dr.…
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Farmworker Appreciation Day
The CDC/NIOSH Science Bulletin states that August 6 is Farmworker Appreciation Day and uses the observance to recognize farmworkers and discuss occupational safety and health.
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Gruntled Workers Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Gruntled Workers Day on July 13 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy.
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Harbormaster Appreciation Day
The official Harbormaster Appreciation Day site states that US Harbors started the observance in 2019 and that it occurs annually on October 8.
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Labor Day
U.S. Department of Labor history and 5 U.S.C. 6103 verify the 1882 first celebration, the 1894 federal enactment and the current first-Monday-in-September legal holiday; founder attribution…
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Lips Appreciation Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Lips Appreciation Day on March 16 and states that Wellcat Holidays were created by Thomas and Ruth Roy. Wellcat’s About page independently de…
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Love Your Lawyer Day
The Florida Bar states that Love Your Lawyer Day is celebrated on the first Friday of every November and traces the initiative to ALPIA, with ABA Law Practice recognition.
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Love Your Produce Manager® Day
Frieda’s first-party material places Love Your Produce Manager Day on April 2 and states that the company created the holiday on its 50th anniversary in 2012.
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National Activity Professionals Day
California Association of Activity Professionals documents the history of National Activity Professionals Day, while current calendar references consistently use the fourth Friday in Januar…
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National Astronaut Day
The White House issued a National Astronaut Day message on 5 May 2026 honoring Alan Shepard’s first American human spaceflight; the observance’s organizer describes May 5 as the annual date.
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National Barbershop Music Appreciation Day
National Day Calendar states Sweet Adelines International founded the observance in 2005 for its 60th anniversary, tied to the organization’s July 13, 1945 founding date; a Sweet Adelines r…
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National Biologic Coordinators Day
The campaign launch material and day registry identify November 1 as National Biologic Coordinators Day, launched by Janssen in 2021 to recognize biologic coordinators.
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National Black Barber Shop Appreciation Day
National Day Archives attributes the May 1 observance to James Jean-Pierre, created in April 2021; University of Georgia Extension independently recognizes the date in community-health educ…
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National Black Marketers Day
Black Marketers Coalition first-party material announces creation of National Black Marketers Day and annual November 16 observance; the creator registry dates creation to September 2021.
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National Boss’s Day
SHRM and Hallmark trace National Boss Day to Patricia Bays Haroski’s 1958 registration with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; October 16 was selected for her father’s birthday, with later Illin…
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National Call Your Doctor Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record says Bright Pink founded the observance in 2016 and that the recurring date was moved to the second Tuesday in June beginning in 2017.
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National Caregivers Day
California Assembly Rules Committee analysis describes National Caregivers Day as founded in 2015 and observed annually on the third Friday in February.
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National Cartoonists Day
Industry retrospective evidence supports a National Cartoonists Society initiative first observed May 5, 1999; the Library of Congress independently verifies the May 5, 1895 Hogan’s Alley c…
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National Crime and Intelligence Analyst Appreciation Day
The Florida Crime & Intelligence Analyst Association states that it created NCIAAD in 2021 and promotes the sixth annual observance on September 20, 2026; IALEIA also recognizes the day.
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National Custodian Day
Public-school systems corroborate October 2, while a 2021 Stanislaus County agenda item says the unofficial holiday’s origins are unknown and reports no earlier online reference than 2016;…
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National Death Doula Day
Doulagivers identifies April 20 as National Death Doula Day, and observance-registration records trace its creation to Doulagivers in 2019.
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National Defense Transportation Day
36 U.S.C. §120 requests an annual presidential proclamation designating the third Friday in May as National Defense Transportation Day and recognizing the importance of the U.S. transportat…
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National Dentist Day
The Academy of General Dentistry explicitly celebrated National Dentist Day on March 6, 2025, supporting March 6 for the U.S. observance.
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National Developmental Disability Professionals Day
NAQ states that it founded Developmental Disability Professionals Day as a stand-alone day every year on 15 July to recognize professionals who support people with intellectual and developm…
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National Doctors’ Day
AMA history places the first Doctors’ Day in Winder, Georgia in 1933; Missouri State Medical Association history credits Eudora Brown Almond with conceiving the observance and explains the…
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National Dog Walker Appreciation Day
Wag! announced the first annual National Dog Walker Appreciation Day for September 8, 2016 and established September 8 as the recognition date.
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National Employee Health and Fitness Day
Federal historical material documents the NAHF third-Wednesday-in-May day; Fairfax County’s 2011 official summary states the observance expanded from one day to the full month, and NAHF now…
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National Entrepreneurs’ Day
Historical White House material documents a 2010 National Entrepreneurship Week and National Entrepreneurs’ Day celebration; modern calendar evidence places the continuing observance on the…
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National Farm Workers Day
Public proclamations and government education material recognize National Farm Workers Day on March 31, including a 2026 Colorado resolution and local proclamation language describing annua…
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National Farmers Day
USDA Farm Service Agency communications identify October 12 as National Farmers Day in multiple years; a 2026 Delaware concurrent resolution also describes the observance as annual on Octob…
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National Field Marketer’s Day
Splash created the inaugural National Field Marketer’s Day for September 23, 2021 and stated annual intent; official Cvent community material for Splash continued the September 23 celebrati…
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National Fine Art Appreciation Day
RoGallery’s October 16, 2018 creator account says it created the first annual National Fine Art Appreciation Day for October 25, chosen because it is Pablo Picasso’s birthday; later current…
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National First Responders Day
The U.S. Fire Administration recognizes 28 October as National First Responders Day; presidential proclamation records also use that date for national recognition.
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National Former POW Recognition Day
Federal records show Congress designated April 9, 1987 as National Former POW Recognition Day and President Reagan proclaimed it on April 8, 1987; VA materials continue annual April 9 remem…
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National HVAC Tech Day
ARS/Rescue Rooter says it established National HVAC Tech Day in 2016 and celebrates it on June 22.
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National I Love My Dentist Day
PPAI explicitly identifies National I Love My Dentist Day on June 2; current observance sources corroborate the date while the original founder remains unresolved.
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National Independent Worker Day
National Day Archives records National Independent Worker Day on August 16 and attributes its creation to iPSE-U.S. in 2019; current brand recognition provides additional corroboration.
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National Interpreter Appreciation Day
Minnesota Judicial Branch explicitly references National Interpreter Appreciation Day on Wednesday, May 6, 2026; Illinois court and public-school calendars place the observance on Wednesday…
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National Inventors’ Day
Primary federal records show that Public Law 95-463 designated February 11, 1979 as National Inventors’ Day and authorized a Carter proclamation; later federal instruments again designated…
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National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.)
Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) currently runs National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on January 9; a District of Columbia announcement documents the January 9, 2015 launch with…
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National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day
Creator Anne C. Totero states that she created and began advocating for Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day in 2020, with an unofficial first observance on May 12, 2020. Wisconsin later…
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National Nurses Day
ANA history and federal primary records establish May 6 professional recognition and the date-specific 1982 National Recognition Day for Nurses while separating the later Nurses Week framew…
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National Nursing Assistants’ Day
The 2026 AHCA/NCAL Healthcare Observances Calendar lists National Nursing Assistants’ Day on June 17 and separately lists National Nursing Assistants Week June 11–17, while NAHCA publishes…
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National Paralegal Day
The American Bar Association states that NALA, NFPA, NALS and AAfPE joined in 2024 to establish National Paralegal Day on August 6; NALA records the first celebration on August 6, 2024 and…
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National Patient Recognition Day
Virginia Department of Health material identifies National Patient Recognition Day on February 3 within National Patient Recognition Week; observance references trace the day to John O’Mall…
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National Plus Size Appreciation Day
National Day Calendar credits Women Rock, Inc. with founding the observance and says the registrar proclaimed annual observance beginning in 2017; the current calendar places it on October…
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National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Public Law 95-349 designated July 18, 1979 as National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day and President Jimmy Carter issued Proclamation 4664 for that inaugural observance. Current Defense POW/M…
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National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day
Virginia Department of Education bulletins identify National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day on March 21 in 2025 and March 20 in 2026, establishing the recurring third-Friday-in-March p…
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National Professional House Cleaners Day
National Day Calendar records the American House Cleaners Association as founder and September 17 as the annual observance date.
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National Receptionists Day
New York Senate Resolution J5006 describes National Receptionists Day as the second Wednesday in May and records its 1991 creation by the Director of the National Receptionists Association.
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National SAN Architect Day
National Day Calendar states that KCI, Inc. founded/submitted National SAN Architect Day and that the Registrar proclaimed it to be observed annually on May 3.
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National Screenwriters Day
ScreenwritingU announced National Screenwriters Day for January 5 and identifies itself as the creator; current observance registry material retains the January 5 date.
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National Student Nurses Day
The American Nurses Association states that its Board, at the request of the National Student Nurses Association, designated May 8 in 1997 and that the day was celebrated annually as of 199…
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National Student-Athlete Day
The NCAA marks National Student-Athlete Day on April 6 and uses the observance to recognize student-athlete accomplishments in academics, well-being and community service.
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National Supply Chain Day®
Supply Chain Now’s official National Supply Chain Day page states that the celebration takes place every April 29 and identifies Mary Kate Love as founder; current 2026 programming confirms…
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National Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce states that National Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day is celebrated each year on the third Wednesday in October.
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National Surgical Oncologist Day
National Day Calendar’s proclamation record identifies the founders and establishes August 22 as the annual observance date; the Society of Surgical Oncology has also recognized the day.
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National Tarantula Appreciation Day
National Day Archives records August 8 each year for National Tarantula Appreciation Day and identifies Palp Friction Tarantulas as the creator in 2019.
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National Teacher Day
NEA traces National Teacher Day to Eleanor Roosevelt’s 1953 advocacy, records congressional recognition in 1980, and says that since 1985 it has celebrated the day on the Tuesday of the fir…
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National Thermal Engineer Day
Advanced Thermal Solutions sponsors National Thermal Engineer Day, supports a 2015 launch period, currently identifies July 24, and explains the heat-themed date rationale; a conflicting 20…
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National Third Shift Workers Day
UFCW national and local materials identify National Third Shift Workers Day on the second Wednesday in May and document union observance activity by at least 2017.
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National Waiters and Waitresses Day
Bar & Restaurant identifies May 21 as National Waiters and Waitresses Day in a dedicated 2014 article and in multiple hospitality promotional calendars.
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National Women in Aerospace Day
H. Res. 941 was introduced to recognize May 20 as National Women in Aerospace Day, and the Congressional Record documents a May 20, 2026 House recognition statement.
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National Workers’ Comp Adjuster Day
National Day Archives lists August 17 and attributes creation in July 2021 to Centre for Neuro Skills; the creator attribution is not treated as independently verified without a first-party…
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Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
AFT and Colorado Education Association materials verify Paraprofessional Appreciation Day and the first-Wednesday-in-April recurrence.
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Pick A Pathologist Pal Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Pick A Pathologist Pal Day on December 13 and identifies the Wellcat Holidays collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy. The creator page…
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Provider Appreciation Day®
Child Care Aware of America states that Provider Appreciation Day is observed annually on the Friday before Mother’s Day; its 2026 toolkit gives 8 May 2026.
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Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics states that Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day is celebrated on the second Wednesday in March during National Nutrition Month.
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Root Canal Appreciation Day
Contemporaneous March 2005 launch material identifies Madison dentist Dr. Chris Kammer as creator, designates May 11, 2005 as the first National Root Canal Appreciation Day, and states that…
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School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Current school-government communications and a New York State Assembly member page identify School Bus Driver Appreciation Day as the fourth Tuesday in April; in 2026 that is 28 April.
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School Librarian Day
American Association of School Librarians publications identify April 4 as National School Librarian Day/School Librarian Day.
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SKYWARN Recognition Day
National Weather Service states that SKYWARN Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the NWS and ARRL, and its archive identifies the first event on 27 November 1999. The normal recurrence…
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Speak Up For Service Day
National Day Calendar’s founder record states that Mandan Lions Club founded Speak Up For Service Day in 2014 and that it is celebrated annually on October 30.
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
Smithsonian continuity and National Wildlife Federation reporting support January 21, 2001 creator lineage for Christy Hargrove; current federal wildlife guidance governs safe activities.
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Thank Your Mentor Day
MENTOR’s National Mentoring Month materials list Thank Your Mentor Day on January 28 for 2026. MENTOR documents National Mentoring Month’s 2002 launch with the Harvard Mentoring Project, bu…
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Transit Driver Appreciation Day
TriMet’s 2026 campaign asks riders to celebrate Transit Driver Appreciation Day on 18 March 2026.
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U.S. Air Force Academy founding anniversary
The U.S. Air Force Academy’s official history states that the Academy was established on April 1, 1954. The source supports an institutional anniversary, not a distinct nationwide recurring…