Friday, December 16, 2011

Etsy Team Spirit Award

Team Spirit Award!
This week's spirit award goes to the amazing Createability Team. This group is composed of artists with disabilities, as well as caregivers for disabled people, who use Etsy to connect with others. Their mission is "to take back control of the terms used around our various conditions and bring knowledge and awareness to those around us." Members are very motivated and support one other emotinally and by promoting each others' shops. This team has been around since '08 and continues to be an inspiration to the Etsy Teams program. Keep up with Createability on theirblog or browse the photos in their Flickr group

This announcement came on Monday, December 12, 2011. I was informed today, Friday December 16, 2011 that we will be receiving a trophy from Etsy for this honor. 


I would like the Thank everyone on Createability Team for making this an Award Winning Team and Welcome to All of our new members. I will post photos of the trophy as soon as it arrives.



Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Or whatever Holiday you celebrate at this time of year! May 2012 be even better for us all!




Update: On February 4, 2011 Our trophy arrived with a handwritten note on pretty handmade stationary.



Thursday, December 15, 2011

FTC Rules on PROMPT DELIVERY

Do you know that the rulings of the Federal Trade Commission applies to you? Did you know that if you can’t ship within the promised time (or within 30 days if you made no promise), you must notify the customer of the delay, provide a revised shipment date and explain his right to cancel
and get a full and prompt refund.



Also, you have the right to cancel orders that you can’t fill in a timely manner, but you must promptly notify the customer of your decision and make a prompt refund.



 Here is a link to an article on PROMPT DELIVERY RULES that we should all be familiar with. FTC: Insuring Prompt Delivery of Items Sold Online

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Insurance: What do I need for my business?

Do you have business insurance? If not, you may be at risk.  You may not even realize you need it until you go to register for a craft show and they ask you for a certificate of insurance.

What they are asking is that you provide proof of business liability insurance, usually $1 million dollars worth, with a specific certificate showing them as additional insured. You need to get this for that specific event from your insurance agent. You can also purchase it for a specific event at sites like http://www.specialeventinsurance.com/exhibitors-insurance.html
http://www.vendorinsurenow.com/
http://www.filmins.com/programs/annual-vendors-exhibitors-insurance.htm

But as a business owner, you need to consider other insurance needs.

Business product liability: Do you produce something that can harm someone? Maybe a doll or stuffed animal? A food product? A skincare product? If so, think what would happen if someone sued you for damages from your product. If you don't have the proper insurance, you won't be able to recover your losses of equipment and products.

Your homeowners policy may even be VOIDED if you have a claim as a result of your business. For example, I have two kilns. If one causes a fire and burns my house down, I would not be able to recover my loss from my regular homeowners policy.

This is NOT an all inclusive list. See your insurance agent for details specific to your situation.

Resources for Small Businesses by State

http://www.thinkinglike.com/State-by-State-Business-Resources.html

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Team Spirit Award Nomination Form

Team Spirit Award Nomination Form: "Team Spirit Award Nomination Form
Throughout November and December of 2011 we will be granting specific Etsy Teams with a weekly Team Spirit Award to recognize hard work and exemplary accomplishments. What exactly IS team spirit, you ask? Well, we want you to tell us!

We believe that team spirit takes many forms — it can refer to the impact a team has on its community, the way members support one another, or the success of a collaborative project.

We want Etsy Teams to lead by example, and get recognition for the amazing work that they do all year round. Team Spirit Award recipients will be announced every Monday in the Teams Newsletter (sign up to receive that at etsy.com/mailinglist ), be featured in a Community Stories post on the Etsy Blog and receive a handmade trophy in the mail!

So, what does team spirit mean to you? Let us know by filling out the form "

'via Blog this'

Monday, October 31, 2011

Member's New Shops

Check out CindyLou's new shop opening Nov 2. Congratulations!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CindyLouDoesStats

Beth also has a new shop,Bethiefliestoo
 http://www.etsy.com/shop/bethiefliestoo

Anyone else?

Living Healthy with Diabetes Guide

http://www.diabetes.org/assets/pdfs/living-healthy-with-diabetes-guide.pdf

NOVEMBER AWARENESS TOPICS


November
1 - 30
American Diabetes Month

American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
(703) 549-1500
(703) 549-6995 Fax
askada@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Local Chapters
1 - 30
COPD Awareness Month

American Lung Association
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004
(800) 548-8252
(202) 452-1805 Fax
info@lungusa.org
www.lungusa.org/about-us/our-impact/top-
stories/november-is-copd-awareness_1.htm
l
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
Diabetic Eye Disease Month

Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(312) 363-6001
(312) 363-6052 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 30
Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month

American Podiatric Medical Association
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 581-9200
(301) 530-2752 Fax
www.apma.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Lung Cancer Alliance
888 16th Street NW, Suite 150
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 463-2080
(202) 463-7497 Fax
info@lungcanceralliance.org
www.lungcanceralliance.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Kay Cofrancesco
1 - 30
National Family Caregivers Month

National Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
(800) 896-3650
(301) 942-2302 Fax
info@thefamilycaregiver.org
www.thefamilycaregiver.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 30
National Healthy Skin Month

American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Allison Sit
1 - 30
National Hospice Palliative Care Month

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1731 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 646-6460
(703) 837-1500
(703) 837-1233 Fax
jradulovic@nhpco.org
www.nhpco.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Jon Radulovic
1 - 30
National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month

No Stomach For Cancer, Inc.
9202 Waterside Drive, #203
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 335-0241 
info@nostomachforcancer.org
www.nostomachforcancer.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Karen Chelcun-Schreiber
1 - 30
Prematurity Awareness Month

March of Dimes Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
6 - 12
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

National Sleep Foundation
1522 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-3471
(202) 347-3472 Fax
nsf@sleepfoundation.org
drowsydriving.org/resources/drowsy-drivi
ng-prevention-week-toolkit/
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Cowher Williams
14 - 20
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

Division of Bacterial Diseases
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-C23
Atlanta, GA 30333
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636)
(404) 639-3636
(404) 639-3970 Fax
djohnson13@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/getsmart
Materials available
Contact: Darcia Johnson
17
Great American Smokeout

American Cancer Society
250 Williams Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) ACS-2345 (227-2345)
acsf2f.com/gaso/  External Link
Materials available
Contact: National Office
17
Prematurity Awareness Day

March of Dimes Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 997-4488
(914) 997-4763 Fax
askus@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
19
National Survivors of Suicide Day

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212) 363-3500 x33
(212) 363-6237 
survivingsuicideloss@afsp.org
www.afsp.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Rebecca Thorp
20 - 26
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week

International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
P.O. Box 170864
Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076
(888) 964-2001
(414) 964-1799
(414) 964-7176 Fax
iffgd@iffgd.org
www.aboutgerd.org/site/about-gerd/gerd-a
wareness-week
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Nancy Norton

Self Care Articles and Booklets - FREE

Thanks to new member Pauline Salvucci for sharing this link to her website. You can find free articles and booklets on health issues. http://www.self-care-online.com

Friday, October 7, 2011

In memory of our dear friend Amberlin Wu

Amberlin Wu, aka muddipuppy lived her motto of "Be a Light". Here is more about her in her own words found in her Etsy shop and her blogs -
muddipuppy's Shop Announcement
Hello Wonderful You!

Welcome to muddipuppy! No need to wipe your feet. Poke around and see what you like. Hope you have a lovely visit!
 

All images can be made into cards and prints of different sizes. Feel free to convo me if you want a special piece that you don't see listed.

All proceeds go to raising awareness about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). For more information on CFS, please see my profile.

Proud member of:
SF Etsy Bay Area Street Team
Invisible Diseases Team
Createability Team

muddipuppy work can be seen at:
the delightful Rose and Thorn, outside of Sebastapol, California.
the whimsical Azuca in downtown Los Gatos, California.
the fanciful Kingston Ellis on Napa Street in Sonoma, California.

For more muddistuff: www.muddipuppy.blogspot.com

From her Etsy Profile:

I grew up with paint, yarn, sidewalk chalk, and basically every craft item you could ever imagine all around me. My mom is an artist as well as the most creative person on earth, so whenever there wasn’t something to do, that’s what we did – made stuff. I have continued to make stuff for all of my life. Jack of many media, master of none, I simply make art because it’s good for me. 

I came out of college with the big bright world ahead of me and unexpectedly fell ill with chronic fatigue syndrome. 14 years later I continue to work at having that big life in the tiny box that this illness has built around me. Art has been a reliable and inspiring companion.

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
- Viktor E. Frankl

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), is a serious chronic illness that results in profound fatigue and a number of other painful and debilitating symptoms.

My CFS blog: http://bealightcfsawareness.blogspot.com/

The CDC estimates that approximately 4 million Americans suffer from CFS and has compared the experience to the last four months of having AIDS.

About a quarter of the people with CFS are unemployed or receiving disability.

CFS costs the U.S. economy about $9 billion annually.

-from the US Department of Health (2008)

From her Blogger Profile:

Just a Puppy in the Mud

·         Location: Mountain View : California : United States

About Me

Hello there, lovely person! I am a silly and serious person, dancer, writer, therapist, activist, and friend. I'm particularly good at listening when you are talking about serious things and laughing when you are talking about funny things, mixing colors and convincing carrots to grow. I'm particularly challenged by stopping when I'm supposed to, sleeping through the night and putting things away. I have chronic fatigue syndrome, the Bad kind, and it has changed and made its best attempts to ruin my life. But one must keep soldiering on. So I do, paint brush in hand. Thanks for stopping by.
A fellow friend and teammate shared the news with us last night,

Hi team peeps. I have some very sad news. I recently learned that one of our team members, www.etsy.com/shop/muddipuppy , passed away on Tuesday. She struggled with cfs for nearly 20 years and had gotten worse during the past year or two (including a few hospitalizations). I don’t know the immediate cause of death, but there can be no doubt that the illness itself took an immense, irrevocable toll on her.

She had so many hopes and dreams, and not just for a cure or even a viable treatment for cfs, but dreams of creating safe group housing for cfs patients so we wouldn’t all have to be isolated and alone with this nightmarish disease. she had dedicated herself to raising awareness about the illness and participated in fundraising for research and advocacy as well.

even though we lived in the same town, I only met Amberlin twice; we were both too ill to attend our local support group on any regular basis. I loved the art in her shop and regret I hadn't bought any originals when they were available. 

her favorite phrase was "be a light," to help bring awareness of cfs to others using our own unique talents and abilities (hers being her art). we can all help to honor her memory by doing our best to be a light in any way we can to make the world better for people with any kind of disability, not just cfs.

I’m too distraught right now to write any more, my apologies.

Teams that Amberlin Wu participated in:
Heartsy Help!
Createability Team Etsy
Invisible Diseases
SF Etsy
are the other teams she was on. My heart goes out to them and her family, friends and customers who were lucky enough to have something to remember her by.

I know Createability Team is doing a treasury tribute to her. I don't know what if anything her other teams have planned or what their needs are.
__________________________________________________________
 News of memorial plans for amberlin, a.k.a. muddipuppy. I learned today that there will be a local memorial service here in mountain view on Sunday Nov, 6 at 2:30 p.m. at the community center. the local support group is planning on creating a memory book of people's stories and reflections to share with her family.


Sunday, October 2, 2011

Breast Cancer Information


Warning signs of breast cancer

If you notice any of the warning signs of breast cancer listed below, see your health care provider.
  • Lump, hard knot or thickening inside the breast or underarm area
  • Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening of the breast
  • Change in the size or shape of the breast
  • Dimpling or puckering of the skin
  • Itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple
  • Pulling in of your nipple or other parts of the breast
  • Nipple discharge that starts suddenly
  • New pain in one spot that doesn’t go away
Adapted from National Cancer Institute [47-48], American Cancer Society [49] and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [50].

Link for LARGE PRINT Breast Self-Exam Brochure:
http://ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content_Binaries/LRGPrintBSA-Eng.pdf


Susan G. Komen for the Cure® recommends that you : 
1. Know your risk
  • Talk to your family to learn about your family health history
  • Talk to your health care provider about your personal risk of breast cancer
2. Get screened
  • Ask your health care provider which screening tests are right for you if you are at higher risk
  • Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk
  • Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at age 20, and every year starting at age 40
3. Know what is normal for you and see your health care provider if you notice any of these breast changes:
  • Lump, hard knot or thickening inside the breast or underarm area
  • Swelling, warmth, redness or darkening of the breast
  • Change in the size or shape of the breast
  • Dimpling or puckering of the skin
  • Itchy, scaly sore or rash on the nipple
  • Pulling in of your nipple or other parts of the breast
  • Nipple discharge that starts suddenly
  • New pain in one spot that doesn't go away
4. Make healthy lifestyle choices
  • Maintain a healthy weight
  • Add exercise into your routine
  • Limit alcohol intake
  • Limit postmenopausal hormone use
  • Breastfeed, if you can

October is Awareness Month for Breast Cancer and These Other Health-Related Issues


October

1 - 31
Eye Injury Prevention Month

American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 447-0213
(415) 561-8533 Fax
eyemd@aao.org
www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/in
dex.cfm
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Georgia Alward
1 - 31
Home Eye Safety Month

Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(312) 363-6001
(312) 363-6052 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 31
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors
C1C-315
1800 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
nbcamquestions@yahoo.com
www.nbcam.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Office of Disability Employment Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building, Room S-1303
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210
(866) 633-7365
(202) 693-7880
(202) 693-7888 Fax
(202) 693-7881 TTY
www.dol.gov/odep
Materials available
Contact: Carol Dunlap
1 - 31
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month

National Down Syndrome Society
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(800) 221-4602
(212) 979-2873 Fax
info@ndss.org
www.ndss.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Educational Services
1 - 31
National Medical Librarians Month

Medical Library Association
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 419-9094 x11
(312) 419-8950 Fax
mlams@mlahq.org
www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index
.html
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Tomi Gunn
1 - 31
National Physical Therapy Month

American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1488
(800) 999-2782
(703) 684-2782 x3248
(703) 706-8578 Fax
public-relations@apta.org
www.moveforwardpt.com  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Public Relations Department
1 - 31
Stop America's Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Today

American Medical Association Alliance
515 North State Street, 9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 464-4470 
amaa@ama-assn.org
www.amaalliance.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month

First Candle/SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-7437
(410) 653-8226
(410) 653-8709 Fax
info@firstcandle.org
www.firstcandle.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
2 - 8
Mental Illness Awareness Week

National Alliance on Mental Illness
3803 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22203
(800) 950-6264 Helpline
(703) 524-7600
(703) 524-9094 Fax
info@nami.org
www.nami.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
3 - 7
Drive Safely Work Week

Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
344 Maple Avenue West, #357
Vienna, VA 22180
(888) 221-0045
(703) 273-6005
(703) 273-7122 Fax
nets@trafficsafety.org
www.trafficsafety.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Liz Stevens
3
Child Health Day

Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Parklawn Building, Room 1805
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-2170
(301) 443-1797 Fax
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
Contact: Cynthia Tibbs
5
Walk to School Day

National Center for Safe Routes to School
730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Suite 300 / Campus Box 3430
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430
866-610-SRTS (610-7787)
walk@walktoschool.org 
www.walktoschool-usa.org/index.cfm  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Susan Byszeski
6
National Depression Screening Day ®

Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
One Washington Street, Suite 304
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
(781) 239-0071
(781) 431-7447 Fax
smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org 
www.mentalhealthscreening.org/events/nat
ional-depression-screening-day.aspx
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
10
World Mental Health Day

World Federation for Mental Health
12940 Harbor Drive, Suite 101
Woodbridge, VA 22192-2930
(703) 494-6515
(703) 494-6518 Fax
wmhday@wfmh.com
www.wfmh.org/00worldmentalhealthday.htm  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Maguire
12 - 20
Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week

U.S. Bone and Joint Decade
6300 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 384-4010
(847) 384-4009
(847) 823-1822 Fax
usbjd@usbjd.org
www.usbjd.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Toby King
15
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

Latino Commission on AIDS
24 W 25th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 584-9315
(212) 202-3620 Fax
mramirez@latinoaids.org
www.nlaad.org/  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Melissa Faith Ramirez
16
World Food Day

U.S. National Committee for World Food Day
2175 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20437
(202) 653-2404
(202) 653-5760 Fax
www.worldfooddayusa.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
22
International Stuttering Awareness Day

Stuttering Foundation of America
1805 Moriah Woods Boulevard, #3
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392
(800) 967-7700
(901) 761-0484 Fax
info@stutteringhelp.org
www.stutteringhelp.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser
23 - 31
Red Ribbon Week

National Family Partnership
at Informed Families Education Center
2409 Coral Way, Suite 501
Miami, FL 33145
(800) 705-8997
(305) 856-4886
(305) 856-4815 Fax
ireyes@informedfamilies.org
www.nfp.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Ileana Reyes
31 - November 6
National Drug Facts Week

National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
(301) 443-1124 
drugfacts@nida.nih.gov
www.drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov/
Materials available
Contact: None designated

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Are you Syndicated?

Is your shop syndicated for Google Product Search? Do you know where to look to find out? Or why it matters? My shop was syndicated after being open about 2 months. To see if your shop is syndicated, click on YOUR ACCOUNT and look at the lower left of the screen for PROMOTE. If you are in the program, Syndication will show up as a category.

Check out this link on the Etsy forum all about syndication.

Signup for Email of Team Discussions

Did you know you can get an email summarizing the team discussion threads?
This in from the Etsy forum:

You can sign up for Team Discussion Digests simply by heading to your Team profile page on Etsy and clicking the "Subscribe to Team Digest" button on the left sidebar. Each Team has it's own discussion forum so you must sign up for each digest individually. To manage your subscriptions, go to Your Account, click on Settings in the left column and then visit the Emails tab. Scroll down and you will see the "Team Digests" box, where you'll have a list of Teams Digests that you subscribe to. Just check or uncheck the boxes for Digests you'd like to unsubscribe to, then click Save Settings and you're all set.

You can read more about this in NeonMorgan's blog post:www.etsy.com/blog/en/2011/stay-in-touch-with-team-digest-emails/

September 2011

SEPTEMBER IS AWARENESS MONTH FOR...

Leukemia Society Month
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605
(212) 573-8484
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
Prostate Health Council
American Foundation for Urological Disease
1128 North Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 822-5277

National Cholesterol Education Month
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
PO Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301)251-1222 / (301)251-1223 (Fax)

National Pediculosis Prevention Month
National Pediculosis Association
PO Box 610189, Newton, MA 02161
(617) 449-NITS

National Sickle Cell Month
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
200 Corporate Pointe, Ste 49, Culver City, CA 90230-7633
(800) 421-8453 / (310) 216-6363

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
PO Box 4472, Boca Raton, FL 33429-4472
(888) OVARIAN

National Rehabilitation Week
National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation
PO Box 71, Scranton, PA 18501-0071
(717) 341-4637 / (717) 341-4331 (Fax)

Hearing Aid Awareness Week
International Hearing Society
20361 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
(800) 521-5247

National 5-A-Day Week
Cancer Information Service
NCI Office of Cancer Communications
Building 31, Room 10A16
9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892
(800) 4-CANCER / (301) 402-8594 (Fax)

National Reye's Syndrome Week
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
PO Box 829, Bryan, OH 43506
(419) 636-2679 / (419) 636-3366 (Fax)

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
National Childhood Cancer Foundation
http://www.nccf.org

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

July is Awareness Month for...

Awareness Dates for July
Billy Mays Memorial Month
Lasagna Awareness Month
National Baked Beans Month
National Blueberries Month
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month (NCCAPM)
National Ice Cream Month
National Culinary Arts Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Picnic Month
National Pickle Month
National Vehicle Theft Protection Month
National Banana Month
National Tickling Month
National Hat Month
National Awareness Month
Recreation and Parks Month
Day - Week:
July 1 - Doctor's Day,Bidhan Chandra Roy Birth Day
1st Saturday of July - International Day of Cooperatives (Recognized by the UN)
July 7 - International Cooperative Day
July 8 - Writer's Day
July 11 - World Population Day (Recognized by the UN)
July 18 - Mandela Day (Recognized by the UN)
July 16 - Disability (ADA) Awareness Day
July 31 - Orgasm Day
Last Friday of July - System Administrator Appreciation Day
U.S. National Health Observances - July:
Cord Blood Awareness Month - Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation 23110 Georgia Avenue Brookeville, MD 20833 (301) 774-4915 info@parentsguidecordblood.org www.parentsguidecordblood.org - Materials available Contact: Dr. Frances Verter
International Group B Strep Awareness Month - Group B Strep International 11 El Dorado Court Pomona, CA 91766 (909) 620-7214 (909) 620-5557 Fax info@gbs-intl.org www.groupbstrepinternational.org - Materials available Contact: Marti Perhach
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month - Arthritis Foundation 1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30309 (800) 283-7800 (404) 872-0457 Fax help@arthritis.org www.arthritis.org/ja-alliance-main.php - Materials available Contact: Carol Galbreath
UV Safety Month - American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 447-0213 (415) 561-8533 Fax eyemd@aao.org www.aao.org/aaoesite/eyemd/uv.cfm - Contact: Georgia Alward


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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

May is Awareness Month for ...


May
1 - 31
Arthritis Awareness Month

Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30309
(800) 283-7800
(404) 872-0457 Fax
help@arthritis.org
www.arthritis.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Carol Galbreath
1 - 31
Better Hearing and Speech Month

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2200 Research Boulevard, Mailstop 215
Rockville, MD 20850
(800) 498-2071
(301) 296-5700
(301) 296-8586 Fax
bhsm@asha.org
www.asha.org/bhsm/  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
Employee Health and Fitness Month

National Association for Health and Fitness
65 Niagara Square, Room 607
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 583-0521
(716) 851-4052
(716) 851-4309 Fax
wellness@city-buffalo.org
physicalfitness.org/nehf.html  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Philip Haberstro
1 - 31
Healthy Vision Month

National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
9 Memorial Drive, Building 9, Room B1E04
Bethesda, MD 20892-0900
(301) 496-5248
(301) 402-1065 Fax
www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/hvm
Materials available
Contact: Linda Huss
1 - 31
Hepatitis Awareness Month

Hepatitis Foundation International
504 Blick Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901
(800) 891-0707
(301) 622-4200
(301) 622-4702 Fax
info@hepatitisfoundation.org
www.hepatitisfoundation.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Thelma King Thiel
1 - 31
Lupus Awareness Month

Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
2000 L Street NW, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
(888) 385-8787
(202) 349-1156 Fax
info@lupus.org
www.lupus.org/newsite/pages/lupus-awaren
ess-month.html 
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Duane Peters
1 - 31
Mediterranean Diet Month

Oldways and the Mediterranean Foods Alliance
266 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 421-5500
(617) 421-5511 Fax
eross@oldwayspt.org
www.mediterraneanmark.org/Resources.htm  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Erika Ross
1 - 31
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month

American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.melanomamonday.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Kara McFarland
1 - 31
Mental Health Month

Mental Health America
2000 North Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) 969-6642
(703) 684-5968 Fax
rbridge@mentalhealthamerica.net 
www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Raymond Bridge
1 - 31
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month 

American Celiac Disease Alliance
2504 Duxbury Place
Alexandria, VA 22308
(703) 622-3331 
info@americanceliac.org
www.capwiz.com/celiac/home  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Andrea Levario
1 - 31
National High Blood Pressure Education Month

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
(301) 592-8563 Fax
nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/press/mayhbpmo.htm
Materials available
Contact: Information Specialist
1 - 31
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

National Osteoporosis Foundation
1150 17th Street NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 231-4222
(202) 223-2226
(202) 223-2237 Fax
communications@nof.org
www.nof.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Jill Ryan
1 - 31
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month 

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
1101 Wootton Parkway, #560
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 276-9567
(240) 276-9860 Fax
fitness@hhs.gov
www.fitness.gov
Materials available
Contact: None designated
1 - 31
National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month 

National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation
P.O. Box 29194
Las Vegas, NV 89126
Angel@ntef-usa.org
www.ntef-usa.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Angel De Fazio
1 - 31
Older Americans Month

U.S. Administration on Aging
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 619-0724
(202) 357-3555 
aoainfo@aoa.gov
www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Press_Room/Observanc
es/2011/Older_Americans.aspx

Materials available
Contact: Carol Crecy
1 - 31
Ultraviolet Awareness Month

Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020
(312) 363-6001
(312) 363-6052 Fax
info@preventblindness.org
www.preventblindness.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline
1 - 7
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 280
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 403-1901
(240) 403-1909 Fax
ffcmh@ffcmh.org
www.ffcmh.org/2011/02/3762/  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Sandra A. Spencer
1 - 7
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 

American Society of Safety Engineers
ASSE Public Relations Department
1800 East Oakton Street
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2187
(847) 699-2929
(847) 768-3413
(847) 296-3769 Fax
dhurns@asse.org
www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh09/events.php  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Diane Hurns or Joanna Climer
2
Melanoma Monday

American Academy of Dermatology
930 East Woodfield Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(888) 462-DERM (462-3376)
(847) 330-0230
(847) 330-8907 Fax
mediarelations@aad.org
www.aad.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Kara McFarland
7
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day

CdLS-USA Foundation
302 West Main Street, #100
Avon, CT 06001
(800) 753-2357
(800) 223-8355
(860) 676-8166
(860) 676-8337 Fax
outreach@cdlsusa.org
www.cdlsusa.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Marie Malloy
8 - 14
Food Allergy Awareness Week

Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22033
(800) 929-4040
(703) 691-3179
(703) 691-2713 Fax
jroeder@foodallergy.org 
www.foodallergy.org/section/food-allergy
-awareness-week1
  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Jennifer Roeder
8 - 14
National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(800) NCA-CALL (622-2255) (24-hour helpline)
(212) 269-7797
(212) 269-7510 Fax
president@ncadd.org
www.ncadd.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: President
8 - 14
National Women's Health Week

Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 205-1952
(202) 690-7172 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/whw
Materials available
Contact: Retta Terry
9 - 15
National Stuttering Awareness Week

Stuttering Foundation of America
1805 Meriah Woods Boulevard, #3
P.O. Box 11749
Memphis, TN 38111-0749
(800) 992-9392
(800) 967-7700
(901) 761-0484 Fax
info@stutteringhelp.org 
www.stutteringhelp.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Jane Fraser
9
National Women's Check-up Day

Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 712 E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 205-1952
(202) 690-7172 Fax
www.womenshealth.gov/whw
Materials available
Contact: Retta Terry
18
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Division of AIDS
Vaccine Research Program
6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 4139
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 435-3732
(301) 402-1505 Fax
niaiddaidsscib@niaid.nih.gov
www.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad/Pages
/default.aspx

Materials available
Contact: NIAID SCIB
19
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

The Banyan Tree Project
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
730 Polk Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 292-3420
(415) 292-3404 Fax
sapna@apiwellness.org
www.banyantreeproject.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Sapna Mysoor
19
World Hepatitis Day

National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable

rhessmiller@nvhr.org
www.nvhr.org  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated
22 - 28
National Hurricane Awareness Week

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
1325 East West Highway, Room 9462
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 713-1677 x124 
deborah.jones@noaa.gov
www.nhc.noaa.gov
Materials available
Contact: Deborah Jones
23 - 29
Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week

Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway NE, MS F-22
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
(770) 488-7787
(770) 488-7761 Fax
mhlavsa@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/rwi/rw
i-prevention-week/

Materials available
Contact: Michele Hlavsa
25
National Senior Health & Fitness Day®

Mature Market Resource Center
1850 West Winchester Road, #213
Libertyville, IL 60048
(800) 828-8225 
info@fitnessday.com
www.fitnessday.com  External Link
Materials available
Contact: Gary W. Ford
27
Heat Safety Awareness Day

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service
Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
1325 East West Highway, Room 13160
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 713-1867 x135 
jannie.g.ferrell@noaa.gov
www.weather.gov/om/heat/index.shtml
Materials available
Contact: Jannie G. Ferrell
31
World No Tobacco Day

Pan American Health Organization
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
(202) 974-3890 
www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en  External Link
Materials available
Contact: None designated