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 Healthy Weight 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 MDA-ALS Awareness Lupus Awareness Food Allergy Awareness Week Women's Health Month Buckle Up America Week World No Tobacco Day National Arthritis Month Stroke Awareness 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 Career Nurse Assistants Day 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 Cold and Flu Campaign The American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a National Office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country. Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis, the American Lung Association today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. Read more about the... American Lung Association Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month The Society of Gynecologic Oncology's (SGO) Foundation for Women's Cancer is dedicated to increasing public awareness of gynecologic cancer risk awareness, prevention, early detection and optimal treatment. Founded by SGO in 1991, the Foundation for Women's Cancer is a nonprofit organization that also provides funding for gynecologic cancer research and training, as well as educational programs and resources. Read more about the... Foundation for Women's Cancer Alcohol Awareness Month Founded in 1944 by Marty Mann, the first woman to find long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment through offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates. Read more about the... National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence National Cholesterol Education Month Learn what steps you can take to prevent high cholesterol or to reduce your LDL "bad" cholesterol level. Too much cholesterol in the blood is one of the main risk factors for heart disease and stroke-two leading causes of death in the United States. One way to prevent these diseases is to detect high cholesterol and treat it when it is found. Read more about the... National Cholesterol Education Month National Food Safety Education Month This year's theme for National Food Safety Month is "Notorious Virus"! Explore how to protect your guests from some of the leading causes of foodborne illness - Norovirus and Hepatitis A! Read more about the... National Food Safety Month National Home and Sports Eye Safety Month Since 1908, Prevent Blindness America has been the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight. Read more on Prevent Blindness America. Read more about... Prevent Blindness America National Menopause Awareness Month MAM's goal is quite simple: educate people about menopause, and shine light on innovations in menopausal science and technology. Read more about... National Menopause Awareness Month National Osteopathic Medicine Month The American Osteopathic Association is a member association representing more than 56,000 osteopathic physicians (D.O.s). The AOA serves as the primary certifying body for D.O.s, and is the accrediting agency for all osteopathic medical colleges and health care facilities. The AOA's mission is to advance the philosophy and practice of osteopathic medicine by promoting excellence in education, research, and the delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare within a distinct, unified profession. Read more about the... American Osteopathic Association National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month The National Pediculosis Association, Inc. (NPA) is the only non-profit health and education agency dedicated to protecting children from the misuse and abuse of potentially harmful lice and scabies pesticidal treatments. As part of its mission, the NPA works to encourage our nation's health and child care professionals to adopt standardized head lice management programs in an effort to keep the children in school lice and nit free. Read more about... National Pediculosis Association Back To Previous September Awareness Listings

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. July National Therapeutic Recreation Week International Massage Week Eye Injury Prevention Month Light the Night for Sight International Group B Strep Awareness Month August National Minority Donor Awareness Day America's Night Out Against Crime Spinal Muscular Atrophy Month Psoriasis Awareness Month Amblyopia Awareness Month September Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Suicide Awareness Week STOP a Suicide Today Alcohol Awareness Month National Women's Health and Fitness Day Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month National Cholesterol Education Month National Menopause Awareness Month National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week October Breast Cancer Awareness World Food Day Domestic Violence Awareness Healthy Lung Month National Dental Hygiene Down Syndrome Awareness School Lunch Week November Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month American Diabetes Awareness Month National Alzheimers Awareness Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month National Adoption Awareness Month National Family Caregivers Month December World Aids Day World Health Organization UNAIDS Elton John Aids Foundation Ryan White Emergency Act Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation Safe Toys & Gifts Awareness Month Bone Marrow Disease Awareness Week Thanks for visiting FundRaisers.com! Share it with other people for their fundraising campaigns.