This weekend my friends and I took a (chilly) overnight canoe trip down the Saco River in New Hampshire to herald the beginning of October:
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Back in the (thankfully warmer) Firstgiving office this week, I’d like to highlight some NPOs and herald the new month again by alerting you to the fact that October is
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month (fundraise for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation)
- National Liver Awareness Month (fundraise for the American Liver Foundation)
- Celiac Awareness Month (fundraise for the Celiac Sprue Research Foundation)
- Healthy Lung Month (fundraise for the American Lung Association)
- National Brain Injury Awareness Month (fundraise for the Brain Injury Association of America)
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (fundraise for the Spina Bifida Association of America)
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (fundraise for the National Down Syndrome Society)
- National Orthodontic Health Month (fundraise for the American Orthodontic Society)
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month (fundraise for the Center Against Domestic Violence)
- Cyber Security Awareness Month (fundraise for the National Cyber Security Alliance)
And if any of you reading this post hail from down under, October 31 is Australia’s National Bandanna Day, which has become one of Australia’s leading not-for-profit fundraising and awareness raising events for young people living with cancer.
Happy October from Firstgiving.com!
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