2011 Monthly Themes and Events for Preparedness

The following national holidays, days of recognition, and weekly and monthly themes may be used by Citizen Corps Councils and partners to encourage and promote civic engagement, public safety, preparedness, resilience, and volunteerism. The outreach themes are intended to be used as an opportunity to jumpstart work with additional Citizen Corps partners and affiliates on promoting awareness, planning events, and media outreach to strengthen community preparedness at the state and local level.

Local Citizen Corps Councils and partners may contact local representatives from the organizations below to learn how the community can benefit from involvement, reach out to citizens about participation, and involve the local media in distributing information on these events. These events will help raise awareness for local Citizen Corps activities and ultimately increase community preparedness, training, and volunteer particip ation.

And please remember to post your activities on the Citizen Corps Calendar of Events.

Please note that 2011 is the 150^th Anniversary of the Beginning of the Civil War, numerous events are planned.

January

National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
National Mentoring Month
Winter Storm Preparation
January 1: New Year's Day
January 12: Haiti earthquake one-year anniversary.
January 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
January 19-21: U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting, Washington, DC
January 23-27: American Meteorological Society 91^st Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
January 25: State of the Union address

February

Earthquake Awareness Month: CUSEC
Black History Month
'Go Direct' Month
February 6-12: National Burn Awareness Week
February 14-18: National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week
February 21-25: International Association of Fire Fighters 51^st Convention (TBD)
February 27- Chile earthquake one-year anniversary
February 28-March 2: Firehouse World Exposition and Conference (San Diego, CA)

March

American Red Cross Month
March for Meals
The Great American Cleanup
National Women's History Month
Tornadoes
March 1-5: EMS Today Conference & Expo (Baltimore, MD)
March 5-9: NACo Legislative Conference, Washington, DC
March 13: Daylight Saving Time begins (set clocks ahead and check smoke detectors)
March 14-18: Flood Safety Awareness Week – NOAA
March 20-26: National Poison Prevention Week
March 22-25: NEMA Mid-Year Conference 2011, Alexandria, VA
March/April: Tsunami Awareness – NOAA
March 28 – 31: 9-1-1 Goes to Washington – National Emergency Numbers Association
March 29 – April 1: American Burn Association 43rd Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL)

April

National 9-1-1 Education Month
National Financial Literacy Month
March/April: Tsunami Awareness – NOAA
April 1: Anniversary of Executive Order 12127 to create FEMA in 1979
April 9-14: 2011 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show and Conference (Las Vegas, NV)
April 10-16: National Volunteer Week
April 15: Tax day: Federal tax deductions or extensions for various 2010 declared disasters
April 18-22: National Hurricane Conference (Atlanta, GA)
April 19-26: National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)
April 22: Earth Day 2011
April 28: Great Central U.S. Shake Out public earthquake exercise
April 27 (approx): Annual ESF-6 Conference, Kansas City, MO

May

Mental Health Month
National Older Americans Month
May 1-4: FEMA’s National Flood Conference 2011, New Orleans, LA
May 1-7: National Arson Awareness Week
May 5-8: Public Service Recognition Week 2011
May 6-12: National Nurses Week
May 9-13: National Women's Health Week
May 15-17: 6^th Annual National Prevention and Advocacy Resources and Data Exchange (PARADE) Conference (NETC) – A gathering of America’s Fire Marshals at the state and local levels
May 15-21: National Police Week
May 15-21: National Public Works Week
May 15-21: National EMS Week
May 15-20: Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
May 16 – 20: National Level Exercise 2011 (New Madrid Zone Earthquake focus)
May 22-28: National Hurricane Awareness Week – NOAA and ARC
May 24-26: 19^th Annual National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) Conference, Kansas City, MO
May 30: Memorial Day, usually preceded by grilling safety fire awareness news release

June

National Safety Month – National Safety Council
June 1: Start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season
June 1-7: National CPR & AED Awareness Week
June 9-11: IAEM Mid-Year Conference, Emmitsburg, MD
June 12-15: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Conference & Expo (Boston, MA)
June 13-16: National Congress of the American Indian, Mid Year Conference, Milwaukee, WI
June 19-25: Lightning Awareness Week
June 25-26: American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day

July

Critical Days of Summer
Summer Thunderstorms
July 4: Independence Day, usually preceded by fireworks safety news release
July 15-19: National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference 2011, Portland, OR
July 15-17: National Governor’s Association 2011 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
July 19-23: Firehouse Expo (Baltimore, MD)
July 24: National Parents' Day
July 26: Anniversary of the Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act

August

Heat Wave
Water Conservation
August 2: Annual National Night Out
August 12-16: NEMA 2011 Annual Conference, Des Moines, IA
Early August: Updated Hurricane Outlook - NOAA
August 29: Hurricane Katrina 6th anniversary

September

Back to School Activities
Wildfire Mitigation
National Preparedness Month
September 5: Labor Day
September 11-17: National Assisted Living Week
September 11: Ten Years after the September 11 attacks; National Day of Service and Remembrance
September 15-October 15: National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 16: Citizenship Day
September 18-24: Deaf Awareness Week

October

Crime Prevention Month
October 1-3: Celebrate Safe Communities
October 9-15: Fire Prevention Week – NFPA
October 12: FEMA fire prevention fair
October 14-16: National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Weekend (Emmitsburg, MD)
October 16-22: America's Safe Schools Week
October 17-21: National School Bus Safety Week
October 22: Make a Difference Day
October 22-30: National Red Ribbon Week
October 30-November 4: National Congress of the American Indian Annual Conference 2011, Portland, OR

November

National American Indian Heritage Month
Season of Suppers Campaign
November 6: Daylight Saving Time ends (set clocks back an hour and check smoke detectors)
November 11: Veterans' Day
Mid-November/December: Holiday/Cooking fire safety
November 24: Thanksgiving Day
November 30: Atlantic Hurricane Season ends

December

Season of Suppers Campaign
Winter Storm Awareness
December 3: International Day of Disabled Persons
December 16: 200^th Anniversary of New Madrid Catastrophic Earthquakes
December 22: First Day of Winter

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