Special Events

Special Events Calendar 2008

National Events: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec


National Events:

January 2008
All Year Jump Rope for Heart


Heart Foundation
www.jumprope.com.au
jumprope@heartfoundation.com.au

January 18-20

Ride to Cure Diabetes


Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation
www.jdf.org.au/ride

January 21
Annual May Gibbs Birthday Celebration

The Nutcote Trust
www.maygibbs.com.au



February 2008
February 15-17 Sustainable Living Festival
Sustainable Living Foundation
www.slf.org.au/festival/


February 26

Business Clean Up Day
Clean Up Australia
www.cleanup.com.au
cleanup@cleanup.com.au

29 February National Sunnies for Sight Day
International Centre for Eyecare Education
www.sunniesforsight.org
sunnies@sunniesforsight.org


February 29

Schools Clean Up Day
Clean Up Australia
www.cleanup.com.au
cleanup@cleanup.com.au



March 2008
March 1 - April 1
Women’s History Month

National Foundation for Australian Women
www.womenshistory.org.au


March 1-9

Sydney Harbour Week


www.sydneyharbourweek.com


March 2

Clean Up Austrlalia Day

Clean Up Australia
www.cleanup.com.au
cleanup@cleanup.com.au

March 2

Guide Dogs Open Day

Guide Dogs Victoria
www.guidedogsvictoria.com.au
info@guidedogs_victoria.com.au


March 8 International Women's Day International Women's Development Agency
www.iwda.org.au


March 13-20
Coeliac Awareness Week
The Coeliac Society of Australia
www.coeliac.org.au
info@nswcoeliac.org.au


March 15-17
World's Greatest Shave
Leukaemia Foundation
www.worldsgreatestshave.com
wgsinfo@leukaemia.org.au



March 19

National Youth Tobacco Free Day

OxyGen
www.oxygen.org.au


March 21
Harmony Day Department of Immigration & Multicultural Indigenous Affairs
www.harmony.gov.au
harmonyday@immi.gov.au



March 22 World Water Day United Nations
www.unesco.org


March 24 World Tuberculosis Day Australian Respiratory Council
www.thearc.org.au
arc@thearc.org.au

March 31

National Batten Disease Awareness Day

Australian Chapter of Batten Disease Support and Research Association
www.battens.org.au
BWard@tsystems.com.au


March 19 - April 19
Buy a Butterfly Month Hear and Say Centre for Deaf Children and Their Families
www.hearandsaycentre.com.au
robyn@hearandsaycentre.com.au




April 2008
April 1
National Smile Day Month

The Humour Foundation
www.clowndoctors.com.au
info@clowndoctors.com.au

April 5

National Youth Tobacco Free Day

OxyGen
www.oxygen.org.au


April 5-13

National Youth Week

Australian Governement, State, Territory and Local Government
www.kidney.org.au
youthweek@facs.gov.au

April 6-12

Arthritis Awareness Week

Arthritis Australia
www.arthritisaustralia.com.au


April 7

World Health Day

World Health Organisation
www.who.int/en


April 17

World Haemophilia Day

World Haemophilia Day
www.haemophilia.org.au
hfaust@haemophilia.org.au


April 18

Wish Day

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia
www.makeawish.org.au


April 20

The Amazing Race Around Adelaide

DeafSA
www.theamazingrace.com.au


April 25

Operation Rosemary

Legacy
www.legacy.com.au


April 22

Earth Day

Earth Day Network
www.earthday.net


April 22

Dive for Earth Day

Project AWARE
www.projectaware.org


April 29-May 5

National Heart Week

Heart Foundation
www.heartfoundation.com.au




May 2008

April 29-May 5

Heart Week

Heart Foundation
www.heartfoundation.com.au

May 1 - 31

Jelly Baby Month

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
www.jdrf.org.au

May 1 - 31

Domestic and Family
Violence Prevention Month


Department of Communities, Queensland Government
www.communities.qld.gov.au


May 1

World Asthma Day

National Asthma Council of Australia
www.nationalasthma.org.au
national@asthmaaustralia.org.au


May 2

Walk Safely to School Day

Pedestrian Council
www.walk.com.au
walking@walk.com.au


May 3

World Press Day

United Nations
www.unesco.org


May 4-10

National MND Awareness Week

MND Association of Australia
www.mndaust.asn.au
info@mndaust.asn.au


May 9

Cornflower Blue Day

Motor Neurone Disease Association of NSW
www.mndnsw.asn.au


May 9

National Coin for a Cord Day

Inner Wheel Australia
www.innerwheelaustralia.org.au


May 11-16

Food Allergy Awareness Week

Anaphylaxis Australia
www.allergyfacts.org.au


May 12-18

National Volunteer Week

Volunteering Australia
www.volunteeringaustralia.org


May 13-19

National Epilepsy Awareness Week

Epilepsy Action
www.epilepsy.org.au
epilepsy@epilepsy.org.au


May 16

Loud Shirt Day

Deaf Children's Charties Across Australia
www.loudshirtday.com.au
information@taralye.vic.edu.au


May 19-25

Australian Library and Information Week

Australian Library and Information Association
www.alia.org.au

May 22

The International Day for Biodiversity

Convention of Biological Diversity
www.biodiv.org

May 24

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea

The Cancer Council
www.biggestmorningtea.com.au
naushin.rahman@cancer.org.au


May 24-31

Kidney Health Week

Kidney Health Australia
www.kidney.org.au


May 27 - June 3

Reconciliation Week

Reconciliation Australia
www.reconciliation.org.au
anna.boots@reconciliation.org.au


May 29

White Wreath Day

White Wreath Association Ltd
www.whitewreath.com
white.wreath@bigpond.com


May 31

World No Tobbacco Day

World Health Organisation
www.who.int




June 2008

June 1

Healthy Harold Day

Life Education Australia
www.lifeeducation.org.au

June 2-8

Medical Research Week

The Australian Society of Medical Research
www.asmr.org.au
asmr@world.net


June 4-10

Macular Degeneration Awareness Week

Macular Degeneration Foundation
www.mdfoundation.com.au
info@mdfoundation.com.au


June 5

World Environment Day

www.unep.org

June 8-14

Bowel Cancer Awareness Week

www.bowelcanceraustralia.com

June 11

Red Apple Day

Bowel Cancer Australia
www.bowelcanceraustralia.com


June 14

World Blood Donor Day

Australian Red Cross Blood Service
www.donateblood.com.au


June 15-21

Refugee Week

Refugee Council of Australia
www.refugeecouncil.org.au


June 16-22

National Chrohns and Colitis Awareness Week

Australian Crohn's and Colitis Association
www.acca.net.au
info@acca.net.au


June 27

Red Nose Day

Sids and Kids
www.rednoseday.com.au
national@sidsandkids.org



June 30

Stepfamily Awareness Day

Stepfamily Association of Victoria Inc
www.stepfamily.org.au



July 2008

July 13-19

National Diabetes Week

Diabetes Australia
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au


July 13-19

National Glaucoma Week

Glaucoma Australia Inc
www.glaucoma.org.au


July 25

School's Tree Day

Planet Ark
www.planetark.com


July 27

National Tree Day

Planet Ark
www.planetark.com



August 2008

August 1

Jeans 4 Geans Day

Children's Medical Research Institute
www.jeans4genes.com.au

August 5-12

National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week

Cerebral Palsy Australia
www.cpaustralia.com.au


August 7-12

Leukaemia Awareness Week

Leukaemia Foundation of Australia
www.leukaemia.com


August 25-31

Keep Australia Beautiful Week

Keep Australia Beautiful National Association
www.kab.org.au




September 2008

August 31-6

Legacy Week
Heart Foundation
www.legacy.com.au


September 1-30

Save the Koala Month

Australia Koala Foundation
www.savethekoala.com


September 3-9

Landcare Week

Landcare Australia
www.landcareonline.com


September 7

National Threatened Species Day

Australian Government
www.deh.gov.au


September 15-21

National Stroke Week

National Stroke Foundation
www.strokefoundation.com.au


September 16

International (Marine) Cleanup Day

Project AWARE Asia Pacific
www.projectaware.org


September 19

Buzz Day

Diabetes Australia
www.buzzday.com.au


September 20-21

Clean Up the World Weekend

Clean Up the World
www.cleanup.org.au


September 24-30

Eczema Association Week

Eczema Association of Australasia Inc
www.eczema.org.au
help@eczema.org.au




October 2008

October 1-8

RSPCA Awareness Week

RSPCA
www.rspca.org.au/


October 2

World Habitat Day

UN Habitat
www.unhabitat.org


October 3

Walk to Work Day

The Pedestrian Council
www.walk.com.au


October 17

National Babies Day

Bonnie Babes Foundation
www.bbf.org.au


October 19-25

National Water Week

www.savewater.com.au

October 21 - November 10

Sock it to Suicide

White Wreath Association
www.whitewreath.com


October 24

Universal Children's Day

UNICEF
www.unicef.com.au




November 2008

November 1-30

Movember

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
www.movember.com.au



November 1

International Volunteer Managers Appreciation Day

OzVPM
www.ozvpm.com


November 13

World Kindness Day

Australian Kindness Movement
www.kindness.com.au



December 2008

December 3-9

Coastcare Week

Land Care
www.landcareonline.com


December 5


International Volunteer Day


UN Volunteers
www.worldvolunteerweb.org


December 10


Human Rights Day


United Nations
www.un.org


December 26-31


Cards for Planet Ark


Planet Ark
www.planetark.com



 

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