National Events Calendar 2010 Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec January 15-17 Ride to Cure Diabetes Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ride.jdrf.org.au February 26 ICEE Sunnies for Sight Day International Centre for Eyecare Education www.sunniesforsight.org March 2 Business Clean Up Day Clean Up Australia www.cleanup.com.au 5 Schools Clean Up Day Clean Up Australia www.cleanup.com.au 7 Clean Up Australia Day Clean Up Australia www.cleanup.com.au 8 International Women's Day International Women's Development Agency www.iwda.org.au 12 World Glaucoma Day Glaucoma Australia www.glaucoma.org.au 11-13 World's Greatest Shave Leukaemia Foundation www.worldsgreatestshave.com 13-20 Coeliac Awareness Week The Coeliac Society of Australia www.coeliac.org.au 22 World Water Day United Nations www.worldwaterday.org 27 National Youth Tobacco Free Day OxyGen www.oxygen.org.au 21-27 Arthritis Awareness Week Arthritis Australia www.arthritisaustralia.com.au 31 National Batten Disease Awareness Day Batten Disease Support and Research Association www.battens.org.au 29 Mar-30 Apr Butterfly Appeal Hear and Say Centre www.butterflyappeal.com April 1 National Smile Day Clown Doctors www.smileday.com.au 7 World Health Day World Health Organisation www.who.int/en 10-18 National Youth Week Australian Governement, State, Territory and Local Government www.youthweek.com 22 Earth Day Earth Day Network www.earthday.net 22 Dive for Earth Day Project AWARE www.projectaware.org 29 World Wish Day Make-A-Wish Australia www.wishday.org.au May 1-31 Jelly Baby Month Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation www.jdrf.org.au 1 World Asthma Day National Asthma Council of Australia www.nationalasthma.org.au 7 Starlight Day Starlight Children's Foundation www.starlight.org.au 2-8 National MND Awareness Week MND Australia www.mndaust.asn.au 7 Walk Safely to School Day Pedestrian Council of Australia www.walk.com.au 10-16 National Volunteer Week Volunteering Australia www.nationalvolunteerweek.com.au 13-19 National Epilepsy Awareness Week Epilepsy Action www.epilepsy.org.au 14 Loud Shirt Day Hear and Say Centre www.loudshirtday.com.au 15-21 National Families Week Families Australia www.familiesaustralia.org.au 16-22 National Chrohns and Colitis Awareness Week Australian Crohn's and Colitis Association www.acca.net.au 16-22 Food Allergy Awareness Week Anaphylaxis Australia www.allergyfacts.org.au 27 Australia's Biggest Morning Tea The Cancer Council www.biggestmorningtea.com.au 23-29 Kidney Health Week Kidney Health Australia www.kidney.org.au 23-29 Macular Degeneration Awareness Week Macular Degeneration Foundation www.mdfoundation.com.au 27 May-3 Jun Reconciliation Week Reconciliation Australia www.reconciliation.org.au 29 White Wreath Day White Wreath Association www.whitewreath.com 31 World No Tobbacco Day World Health Organisation www.who.int June 27 May-3 Jun Reconciliation Week Reconciliation Australia www.reconciliation.org.au 5 World Environment Day United Nationswww.unep.org 9 Red Apple Day Bowel Cancer & Digestive Research Institute Australia www.bowelcanceraustralia.com 6-13 Bowel Cancer Awareness Week Bowel Cancer Australia www.bowelcanceraustralia.com 20-26 Refugee Week Refugee Council of Australia www.refugeecouncil.org.au 21 Global MND Day MND Australia www.mnd.asn.au 25 Red Nose Day Sids and Kids www.rednoseday.com.au July 11-17 National Diabetes Week Diabetes Australia www.diabetesaustralia.com.au 30 School's Tree Day Planet Ark www.planetark.com August 1 National Tree Day Planet Ark www.planetark.com 2-8 National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week Cerebral Palsy Australia www.cpaustralia.com.au 7 Jeans for Genes Day Jeans for Geneswww.jeansforgenes.org.au 15-21 National Glaucoma Week Glaucoma Australia Inc www.glaucoma.org.au 16-20 Brain Injury Awareness Week Brain Injury Australia www.bia.net.au 23-29 Keep Australia Beautiful Week Keep Australia Beautiful National Association www.kab.org.au 29 Aug-4 Sep Legacy Week Legacy www.legacy.com.au September 29 Aug-4 Sep Legacy Week Legacy www.legacy.com.au 1-30 Save the Koala Month Australia Koala Foundation www.savethekoala.com 3 Badge Day Legacy www.legacy.com.au 6-12 Landcare Week Landcare Australia www.landcareonline.com 6-12 Eczema Awareness Week Eczema Association of Australasia Inc www.eczema.org.au 13-19 National Stroke Week National Stroke Foundation www.strokefoundation.com.au 18 National Babies Day Bonnie Babes Foundation www.bbf.org.au 25 International Cleanup Day Project AWARE Asia Pacific www.projectaware.org October 1-31 Ocsober Life Education Australia www.lifeeducation.org.au 1 Walk to Work Day Pedestrian Council of Australia www.walk.com.au 5 World Habitat Day UN Habitat www.unhabitat.org 1-8 RSPCA Awareness Week RSPCA www.rspca.org.au 3-9 Sleep Week Sleep Disorders Australia www.sleepoz.org.au 10-16 Haemophilia Awareness Week Haemophilia Foundation Australia www.haemophilia.org.au 17-23 National Water Week Australian Water Association www.nationalwaterweek.org.au 17-23 National Carers Week Carers Australia www.carersweek.com.au 18-22 Sock it to Suicide White Wreath Association www.whitewreath.com 24 Universal Children's Day UNICEF www.unicef.com.au 29 World Stroke Day Stroke Foundation www.strokefoundation.com.au November 1-30 Movember Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia www.movember.com.au 1 International Volunteer Managers Day www.ivmaday.org 13 World Kindness Day Australian Kindness Movement www.kindness.com.au 14 World Diabetes Day United Nations www.worlddiabetesday.org December 1-7 Coastcare Week Landcare Australia www.landcareonline.com 3 World AIDS Day United Nations www.unaids.org 5 International Volunteer Day United Nations www.worldvolunteerweb.org 10 Human Rights Day United Nations www.un.org