Do you know of a worthy cause we should feature, send link and short description to: annie@fundraisers.com Click on the month for detailed information on the causes. January Birth Defects Prevention Cataract Awareness Cervical Cancer Awareness Glaucoma Awareness Volunteer Blood Donors Thyroid Awareness Folic Acid Awareness February National Wear Red Day Organ Donor Day Burn Awareness Week Eating Disorders Awareness Week American Heart Month Wise Health Consumer Month Children's Dental Health Month National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week March American Diabetes Alert Day National Kidney Month National MS Month American Red Cross Month YMCA Healthy Kids Day Save Your Vision Week Mental Retardation Month National Patient Safety Awareness Week National Poison Prevention Week World Tuberculosis Day April Earth Day National Volunteer Week World Health Day National Autism Awareness Month Cancer Control Month National Child Abuse Prevention Month Sexually Transmitted Disease Month Foot Health Month May Stroke Awareness Month MDA-ALS Awareness Lupus Awareness Food Allergy Awareness Week Women's Health Month Buckle Up America Week World No Tobacco Day National Arthritis Month High Blood Pressure Month Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month Sight Saving Month June National Alzheimers & Brain Awareness Month Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week Dystonia Awareness Week National Headache Awareness Week National Men's Health Month HIV Testing Day Vision Research Month Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month National Aphasia Awareness Month National Scleroderma Awareness Month

Fundraisers.com Features This Month's Causes National Nutrition Month With nearly 65,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. ADA members are the nation's food and nutrition experts, translating the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living. Read more about the... American Dietetic Association Brain Awareness Week is an international effort organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives to advance public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. The Dana Alliance is joined in the campaign by partners in the United States and around the world, including medical and research organizations; patient advocacy groups; the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies; service groups; hospitals and universities; K-12 schools; and professional organizations. Read more about the... Dana Alliance Problem Gambling Awareness Week The Mission of the National Council on Problem Gambling is to increase public awareness of pathological gambling, ensure the widespread availability of treatment for problem gamblers and their families, and to encourage research and programs for prevention and education. Read more about the... National Council on Problem Gambling National School Breakfast Week The School Nutrition Association (formerly American School Food Service Association) is a national, nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country. Recognized as the authority on school nutrition, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has been advancing the availability, quality and acceptance of school nutrition programs as an integral part of education since 1946. The Association works to ensure all children have access to healthful school meals and nutrition education by: Providing members with education and training Setting standards through certification and credentialing Gathering and transmitting regulatory, legislative, industry, nutritional and other types of information related to school nutrition Representing the nutritional interests of all children Read more about the... School Nutrition Association National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week Synergies, a non-profit corporation based in Austin, Texas, founded the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC) in 1992. The NIPC grew from a statewide prevention project in Texas called the Texas Prevention Partnership, which began in 1990. NIPC is a public-private effort to promote awareness and recognition of the under publicized problem of inhalant use. The NIPC is led by Synergies, a non-profit corporation, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The NIPC serves as an inhalant referral and information clearinghouse, stimulates media coverage about inhalant issues, develops informational materials, produces ViewPoint (a quarterly newsletter), provides training and technical assistance and leads a week-long national grassroots inhalant education and awareness campaign. Read more about the... National Inhalant Prevention Coalition Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week The mission statement of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation is: To reduce morbidity, mortality, and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and aggressive disease management. Read more about the... American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation World TB (Tuberculosis) Day The Stop TB Partnership was established in 2000 to realize the goal of eliminating TB as a public health problem and, ultimately, to obtain a world free of TB. It comprises a network of international organizations, countries, donors from the public and private sectors, governmental and nongovernmental organizations and individuals that have expressed an interest in working together to achieve this goal. Read more about the... Stop TB Partnership Doctor's Day National Doctors' Day provides a time for people to show appreciation to the doctors who care for them or their loved ones. Both patients and those who work for or with physicians may recognize, thank or show appreciation by giving cards, notes, commemorative tokens of remembrance, etc. Patients who have long-term relationships with their doctors, for example a woman during pregnancy, someone with a long-term or terminal illness, families who rely on their family doctor, or anyone who wants to thank a physician for the care he or she has provided- take the opportunity to single out a special doctor, psychologist, dentist, chiropractor, nurse practitioner, or other health-care professional. Let your Doctors know that you appreciate them. Send them a card. Kick Butts Day The Kick Butts Day Campaign provides in-kind assistance to state coalitions working on tobacco control and prevention issues through technical assistance and strategic advice. This includes background data and research to underpin the case for tobacco prevention and communication strategy assistance. Read more about... Kick Butts Day National Sleep Awareness Week The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, and by supporting education, research, and advocacy. Established in 1990, NSF relies on voluntary contributions including grants from foundations, corporations, government agencies and other organizations to support our programs. Read more about the... National Sleep Foundation International Children's Day of Broadcasting The International Children's Day of Broadcasting is a joint initiative between UNICEF and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences aims to make children part of the programming process. Every December, broadcasters in more than 100 countries celebrate the day in unique ways, as children go on the air as reporters, presenters and producers. Read more about the... 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