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| May, 2007 Bizarre and Unique Holidays Month: Date Your Mate Month National Barbecue Month National Bike Month National Blood Pressure Month National Hamburger Month National Photograph Month National Recommitment Month National Salad Month Older Americans Month Weekly Celebrations: Always May 6-12 Nurse's Week Week 2 Wildflower Week Week 3 National Police Week Week 4 Emergency Medical Services Week Each Day: 1 May Day 1 Loyalty Day 1 Mother Goose Day 1 Save the Rhino Day 2 Baby Day 2 Brothers and Sisters Day 3 Lumpy Rug Day 3 World Press Freedom Day 4 Bird Day 4 National Candied Orange Peel Day 4 Renewal Day 4 Space Day - first Thursday in May 5 Cinco de Mayo 5 International Tuba Day - first Friday in May 5 National Hoagie Day 5 Oyster Day 6 Astronomy Day Saturday before the first quarter moon. 6 Beverage Day 6 National Tourist Appreciation Day 6 National Nurses Day 6 No Diet Day 8 No Socks Day 8 V-E Day 8 World Red Cross Day / World Red Crescent Day 9 Lost Sock Memorial Day 9 National Teachers Day (Tuesday of the first full week of May) 10 Clean up Your Room Day 10 National Receptionist Day the second Wednesday in May 10 School Nurses Day the Wednesday during Nurse's Week 11 Eat What You Want Day 11 Twilight Zone Day 12 Fatigue Syndrome Day 12 International Nurses Day 12 Limerick Day 12 Military Spouses Day the Friday before Mother's Day 13 Birth Mother's Day - Saturday before Mother'sDay 13 Internaional Migratory Bird Day the second Saturday in May 13 Leprechaun Day 14 Dance Like a Chicken Day 15 Police Officer's Memorial Day 15 National Chocolate Chip Day 16 Love a Tree Day 16 National Sea Monkey Day 16 Wear Purple for Peace Day 17 Pack Rat Day 18 International Museum Day 18 No Dirty Dishes Day 18 Visit Your Relatives Day 19 Boy's Club Day 19 Frog Jumping Day 19 National Bike to Work Day 20 Armed Forces Day - third Saturday of month 20 Be a Millionaire Day - now we all can go for that 20 Good Neighbor Day 21 National Memo Day 21 National Waiters and Waitresses Day 22 Buy a Musical Instrument Day 23 Penny Day 24 National Escargot Day 25 Missing Children's Day 25 Tap Dance Day 26 Sally Ride Day 27 International Jazz Day - Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. 27 Sun Screen Day 28 Amnesty International Day 29 JFK Day 30 Water a Flower Day 31 National Macaroon Day 31 Save Your Hearing Day 31 World No Tobacco Day |
| Happy Nurses Month |
| Time to start your gardening projects! It's fun and easy to garden with residents Also it is a good time to start a lunch bunch outside weather permitting Rotate residents to take turns going outside to eat for lunch, arrange with dietary staff aside from your monthly, or weekly BBQ's set a side days to just dine outdoors |
MAY 2007 Activities
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
National Mental Health Month
National Older Americans Month
Women's Health Care Month
1 - May Day
2 - May Day Bank Holiday (United
Kingdom)
3 - Isreal's Independence Day (Yom
Ha'Atzma'Ut)
3-5th - Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)
4 - National Day of Prayer (United States)
13 - Mother's Day (United States)
19 - Malcolm X's birthday
(African-American, United States)
- Armed Forces Day
20 - Ascension Day (Christian)
28 - Memorial Day (observed)
31-Senior Health and fitness Day
National Mental Health Month
National Older Americans Month
Women's Health Care Month
1 - May Day
2 - May Day Bank Holiday (United
Kingdom)
3 - Isreal's Independence Day (Yom
Ha'Atzma'Ut)
3-5th - Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)
4 - National Day of Prayer (United States)
13 - Mother's Day (United States)
19 - Malcolm X's birthday
(African-American, United States)
- Armed Forces Day
20 - Ascension Day (Christian)
28 - Memorial Day (observed)
31-Senior Health and fitness Day
Hospital Week (National)
www.imprintmall.com/hospitals
www.medinfosource.com/resource/healthobserve.html
Nurses Week (National, US)
National Nurses Week is always observed May 6th thru May 12th (Florence
Nightingale's birthday.) The dates are the same every year. Source:
www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/nnw/nnwhist.htm
Did You Know? There are approximately 27 million RN's in the United
States. Source: We heard it on the radio.
Nursing Home Week (National, US)
The first annual National Nursing Home Week was in 1967. It always
begins on Mother’s Day. Source: www.ahca.org
www.imprintmall.com/hospitals
www.medinfosource.com/resource/healthobserve.html
Nurses Week (National, US)
National Nurses Week is always observed May 6th thru May 12th (Florence
Nightingale's birthday.) The dates are the same every year. Source:
www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/nnw/nnwhist.htm
Did You Know? There are approximately 27 million RN's in the United
States. Source: We heard it on the radio.
Nursing Home Week (National, US)
The first annual National Nursing Home Week was in 1967. It always
begins on Mother’s Day. Source: www.ahca.org
| May is Better hearing and speech month May is older American's month Senior Health and fitness month |