Upcoming Events

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Welcome to our new Upcoming Events pages, which were created in response to requests from our visitors. Inclusion of an event on these pages is done for informational purposes only, and does not necessarily indicate Safer Child, Inc. endorsement or support. If you would like to post a child- or family-oriented event on these pages, please let us know.

September and October – Memory Walk (fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Disease)

September -- Baby Safety Month

September -- Cold and Flu Campaign

September -- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

September -- National Pediculosis Prevention Month - Head Lice Prevention Month

September -- National Sickle Cell Awareness Month

September -- National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

September -- National Cholesterol Education Month

September -- National Food Safety Education Month

September -- Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month

September -- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

September -- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

September -- Healthy Aging Month

September  -- National Hunger Action Month

September-- National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month

September -- National Sobriety Checkpoint Week

Sept. 7 -- National Grandparents Day

Sept. 8 -- International Literacy Day

Sept. 11 -- Patriot Day -- memorial of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against America

Sept. 11, 2001 -- National 9-1-1 Day. The National SAFE KIDS Campaign and Matchbox (toy company) team up to promote 9-1-1 awareness. The day will serve as a reminder of how to use (and not abuse) emergency response systems. It also will honor people who work in emergency response fields.

Sept. 15-Oct.15 -- National Hispanic Heritage Month

Sept. 17 -- Citizenship Day

Sept. 19 -- National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Sept. 21-27-- National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration

Sept. 21-27 -- National Farm Safety and Health Week

Sept. 21-27 -- National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week.

Sept. 27-Oct. 4 -- Banned Books Week

Sept. 27 -- Family Health and Fitness Day USA

October -- Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October -- Health Literacy Month

October -- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October -- Mental Illness Awareness Walks

October -- National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October to be National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Visit our page on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome for information on SIDS, or our Grief page for support on loss. Please also visit the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.

October -- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month

October -- Children's Health Month

October -- National Dental Hygiene Month

October -- Talk About Prescriptions Month

October -- National Family Sexuality Education Month. You can also view Safer Child's Sexuality & Kids pages for information on the issues.

October – National Window Covering Safety Month

October -- National Child Health Day

October 5-11 -- National Fire Prevention Week

October 6 - 10 -- National Drive Safely Work Week

Oct. 8 -- Walk a Child to School Day

October 10 -- National Depression Screening Day

October 10 -- Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day

October 15 -- National Disability Mentoring Day

October 19-25 -- National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

October 20-24 -- National School Bus Safety Week

October 23-31 -- National Red Ribbon Celebration (Campaign to keep children off drugs)

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