2007-08 Seasons of Service Calendar and Special Events

October 15th, 2007

Learn and Serve logoFrom Learn and Serve America: The 2007-2008 Seasons of Service Calendar and Special Events. Some of these are global events. Events like these make nice cornerstones for class projects, or can be part of a student TechYES tech literacy project.

Note: I have not personally verified all these links!

Date

Name

2007-2008

Great American Bake Sale

October 2007 (Month)

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 18, 2007

Lights On After School

October 14-20, 2007

Teen Read Week

October 17, 2007

Stand Up Against Poverty

October 21-27, 2007

National Character Counts Week

October 16, 2007

World Food Day

October 15-21, 2007

Give Kids Good Schools Week

October 17, 2007

World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty

October 21-27, 2007

Kids Care Week

October 27, 2007

Make a Difference Day

November 2007 (Month)

National Runaway Prevention Month

November 2007 (Month)

American Indian Heritage Month

November 2007

Geography Awareness Week

November 2007

National Family Literacy Day

November 2007

Empieza Contigo (It Starts With You)

November 11-17, 2007

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

November 12-16, 2007

International Education Week

November 12-18, 2007

World Kindness Week

November 13, 2007

World Kindness Day

November 13, 2007

National Mix It Up Day

November 13, 2007

National Young Readers’ Day

November 15, 2007

America Recycles Day

November 15, 2007

National Philanthropy Day

November 15, 2007

World’s Largest Thanksgiving Dinner

November 17, 2007

Family Volunteer Day

November 18-24, 2007

National Family Week

December 1, 2007

World AIDS Day

December 9, 2007

International Children’s Day of Broadcasting

January (Month)

National Mentoring Month

January 21, 2008

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

January 21-25, 2008

No Name Calling Week

Jan 28 – Feb 3, 2008

Souper Bowl of Caring

February (Month)

National Black History Month

February 11-17, 2008

Random Acts of Kindness Week

March (Month)

National Nutrition Month

March (Month)

National Women’s History Month

March (Month)

Red Cross Month

March 2008

Newspapers in Education Week

March 2008

Girl Scout Week

March 2008

Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning

March 3, 2008

Read Across America Day

March 8, 2008

International Women’s Day

March 16, 2008

Liberty Day

March 22, 2008

World Water Day

March 31 – April 6, 2008

Act! Speak! Build! Week

April (Month)

Keep America Beautiful Month

April 2008

National Day of Hope

April 2008

National Volunteer Week

April 7, 2008

World Health Day

April 13-19, 2008

National Library Week

April 25-27, 2008

National Youth Service Day

April 25-27, 2008

Global Youth Service Day

April 22, 2008

Earth Day

April 27 – May 3, 2008

National Volunteer Week

May (Month)

National Foster Care Month

May (Month)

National Family Month

May (Month)

National Historic Preservation Month

May 2008

Be Kind to Animals Week

May 2008

Walk the World Day

May 3, 2008

Join Hands Day

June 2008

National Neighbor Works Week

June 2008

World Environment Day

July (Month)

Recreation and Parks Month

July 2008

Special Olympics Day

August (Month)

Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month

August 2, 2008

Community Build Day

August 3, 2008

National Kids Day

September (Month)

National Youth Court Month

September (Month)

Corporate Month of Service

September 2008

Clean Up the World Weekend

September 2008

Habitat for Humanity International Building on Faith Week

September 2008

Intercoastal Cleanup

September 11, 2008

My Good Deed

September 15 – October 15, 2008

National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 17, 2008

Constitution Day

September 21, 2008

National Neighborhood Day

Document for downloading Learn and Serve America: Seasons of Service Events 2007-2008 (Word)

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One Response to “2007-08 Seasons of Service Calendar and Special Events”

  1. Nickolas says:

    The results are in! Over 38.8 million people, in 110 countries have broken the Guinness World Record – set last year at 23.5 million – for the largest number of people to “STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY” in 24 hours.