February 2022

MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
Berry Fresh Month
Canned Food Month
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
International Expect Success Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Library Lover’s Month
MARFAN Syndrome Awareness Month
National Avocado Month
National African American History Month
National Bird-Feeding Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Cherry Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
National Condom Month
National Grapefruit Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
National Parent Leadership Month
National Senior Independence Month
National Snack Food Month
National Sweet Potato Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
National Wise Health Care Consumer Month
Youth Leadership Month

WEEKLY CELEBRATIONS
1 – 6 International Networking Week
1 – 7 African Heritage & Health Week
4 – 7 Women’s Heart Health Week
7 – 13 Children’s Authors & Illustrators Week
7 – 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
7 – 13 National Crime Prevention Week
8 – 14 Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
9 – 11 World Ag Expo
14 – 20 National Cardiac Rehabilitating Week
14 – 20 Random Acts of Kindness Week
14 – 21 Take your Family to School Week
14 – 21 NCCDP Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week 
21 – 27 National Engineers Week
22 – 26 America Saves Week
22 – 26 National Invasive Species Awareness Week
22 – 28 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

SPECIAL DAYS
2 – Groundhog Day 
3 – National Girls & Women in Sports Day
4 – Homemade Soup Day
4 – United Nations: World Cancer Day
5 – Give Kids a Smile Day
5 – National Wear Red Day
6 – Take your Child to the Library Day
6 – United Nations: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
11 – National Shut-in Visitation Day
11 – United Nations: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13 – Employee Legal Awareness Day
13 – United Nations: World Radio Day
14 – Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day 
14 – National Donor Day
14 – Race Relations Day
15 – President’s Day Observance
16 – National Almond Day
18 – Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
20 – United Nations: World Day for Social Justice
21 – United Nations: International Mother Language Day
25 – Digital Learning Day
25 – National Chili Day
22 – World Thinking Day
26 – World Pistachio Day
27 – National Strawberry Day

Sources:

United Nations Observances

National Food Days – ScottRobertsWeb.com

Michigan State University ANR- msue.anr.mus.edu

BRGHealth.com

Brownielocks.com