The Green Man
HEY GUYS,
April Is Here, and so is Spring the season known for rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. So plan to use some of these longer days or nights for greater opportunities to reinvigorate something, maybe, even do something outrageous. At least something To Move You Out Of Your Comfort Zone. Then, If Nothing Else, You have Given Youself Some Great Conversation Starters.
Helping You TO Spruce Up Your Perspective and Your Style In Ways That Inspire Your AWESOMENESS, check down the page of daily ideas or thumb through other pages of this Months Site of Contact.
April 2018 Month Long Activities
National Amateur Radio Month
National Alcohol Awareness Month
National Architecture, Decorating, Home & Garden Month
National ASPCA Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Awareness of Stress Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Cannabis Awareness Month
National Car Care Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Child Awareness Month
National Community Spirit Month
National Couple Appreciation Month
National Defeat Diabetes Month
National Distracted Driving Awareness
National Diversity Month
National DNA & Genomics & Stem Cell Education Month
National Donate Life Month
National Emotional Overeating Awareness
National Exercise, Walk & Physical Wellness Month
National Facial Protection & Rosacea Month
National Fair Housing Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Genocide & Human Rights Awareness Month
National Global Astronomy Month
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month
International Guitar Month
National Humor Month
National Inventor’s Month
National Jazz Appreciation Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Keep America Beautiful Month
National Library Snapshot Month
National Licorice Month
National Mathematics Awareness Month
National Men Health Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Parkinson's Awareness Month
National Pecan Month
National Pet & Pet Health Month
National Poetry Month
National Prevent Animal Cruelty Month
National Social Security Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soy Foods Month
National Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
Records and Information Management Month
National Scottish American Heritage Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Women Helping Women Heal Month
National Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Worldwide Bereaved Spouses Awareness Month
APRIL Week LONG ACTIVES
The fresco, The Resurrection, was painted by the Renaissance master Pinturicchio in 1494 — just two years after Christopher Columbus first set foot in what came to be called the New World.
Antonio Paolucci, director of the Vatican Museums, told the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano that after the soot and grime were removed, in the background, just above the open coffin from where Christ has risen, “we see nude men, decorated with feathered headdresses who appear to be dancing.” One of them seems to sport a Mohican cut
Week 1
American Indian Awareness Week
International Pooper Scooper Week
International Tree Climbing Days
National Public Health & Medication Safety Week
National Window Safety Week,
Testicular Cancer Awareness Week, “aka Get A Grip Week!”
World Oceans Week.
Week 2
Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week,
International Spring Astronomy Week,
National Dental Hygienists Week
National Library Week
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week
National Student Employment Week
National Robotics Week
National Park Weekends (April 15-16 and 22-23).
Week 3
Animal Cruelty Awareness Week
Global Youth Service Week
Human Violence Awareness Week.
Loose Change photo by Scott Keene 2016
National Coin Week
National Karaoke Week
National Organize Your Files Week
National Pet ID Week
Week 4
Administrative Professionals Week, April 23-29 (Last Full Week)
Air Quality Awareness Week, April 23-29 (Last Week)
Fibroid Awareness Week, April 23-29 (Always the Fourth Week)
Gathering of the Nations Pow Wow 2017 New Mexico
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 23-29 (Last Full Week)
National Dream Hotline, April 28-30 (Last Weekend)
National and Global Youth Service Days, April 28-30 (Last Weekend)
National Money Smart Week
National Tattoo Week
National Volunteer Week
Spring Astronomy Week Sky Awareness.
APRIL DAY LONG ACTIVIES
APRIL 1 Sunday April Fool’s Day
APRIL 1 Sunday Easter Sunday
APRIL 1 Sunday One Cent Day
APRIL 1 Sunday Sourdough Bread Day
APRIL 1 Sunday Poetry & Creative Mind Day
APRIL 2 Monday World Autism Awareness Day
APRIL 2 Monday Children’s Book Day
APRIL 2 Monday Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
APRIL 2 Monday National Reconciliation Day
APRIL 3 Tuesday National Chocolate Mousse Day
APRIL 3 Tuesday American Crossword Puzzle Day
APRIL 3 Tuesday SAAM Day of Action – 1st Tues. in April
APRIL 3 Tuesday World Party Day
APRIL 4 Wednesday Awareness & Assist in Mine Action Day
APRIL 4 Wednesday National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day
APRIL 4 Wednesday National Hug a Newsperson Day
APRIL 4 Wednesday National School Librarian Day
APRIL 4 Wednesday National Walk Around Day
APRIL 4 Wednesday Tell a Lie Day
APRIL 5 Thursday National Caramel Day
APRIL 5 Thursday National Deep-Dish Pizza Day
APRIL 5 Thursday National Go For Broke Day
APRIL 5 Thursday National Raisin and Spice Bar Day
APRIL 5 Thursday National Read a Road Map Day
APRIL 5 Thursday Child help National Day of Hope
APRIL 5 Thursday Alcohol Screening Day – 1st Thursday of Full Wk. April
APRIL 5 Thursday First Contact Day
APRIL 6 Friday International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
APRIL 6 Friday National Caramel Popcorn Day
APRIL 6 Friday National Sorry Charlie Day
APRIL 6 Friday National Student-Athlete Day
APRIL 6 Friday National Tartan Day
APRIL 6 Friday National Teflon Day
APRIL 6 Friday National Walk to Work Day
APRIL 7 Saturday World Health Day
APRIL 7 Saturday Day of Remembrance Victims of Genocide
APRIL 7 Saturday National Beer Day
APRIL 7 Saturday National Coffee Cake Day
APRIL 7 Saturday National No Housework Day
APRIL 7 Saturday Passover Ends Evening
APRIL 8 Sunday World Oceans Day
APRIL 8 Sunday National Empanada Day
APRIL 8 Sunday National Zoo Lovers Day
APRIL 9 Monday National Cherish an Antique Day
APRIL 9 Monday National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
APRIL 9 Monday National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
APRIL 9 Monday National Name Yourself Day
Phippe Halsmann photo Dream of a Poet
APRIL 10 Tuesday National Encourage a Young Writer Day
APRIL 10 Tuesday National Siblings Day
Apr 10 Tuesday Be Kind to Lawyers Day
Apr 10 Tuesday Be Kind to Farm Animal Day
APRIL 11 Wednesday National Barbershop Quartet Day
APRIL 11 Wednesday National Cheese Fondue Day
APRIL 11 Wednesday National Eight Track Tape Day
APRIL 11 Wednesday National Pet Day
APRIL 11 Wednesday National Submarine Day
APRIL 11 Wednesday National Library Workers Day
APRIL 12 Thursday National Big Wind Day
APRIL 12 Thursday National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
APRIL 12 Thursday National Licorice Day
APRIL 12 Thursday Support Teen Literature Day Library Wk.
Peach Cobbler
APRIL 13 Friday National Peach Cobbler Day
APRIL 13 Friday National Scrabble Day
APRIL 13 Friday National Thomas Jefferson Day
Laughing Buddha
APRIL 14 Saturday International Moment of Laughter Day
APRIL 14 Saturday National Dolphin Day
APRIL 14 Saturday National Equal Pay Day
APRIL 14 Saturday National Ex-Spouse Day
APRIL 14 Saturday National Pecan Day
APRIL 14 Saturday National Reach as High as You Can Day
APRIL 14 Saturday National Auctioneers Day – Third Sat in April
APRIL 15 Sunday National Glazed Spiral Ham Day
APRIL 15 Sunday National Rubber Eraser Day
APRIL 15 Sunday National Take a Wild Guess Day
APRIL 15 Sunday National Titanic Remembrance Day
Orchids by Franz Andreas Bauer
APRIL 16 Monday National Orchid Day
APRIL 16 Monday National Bean Counter Day
APRIL 16 Monday National Eggs Benedict Day
APRIL 16 Monday National Wear Pajamas to Work Day
APRIL 17 Tuesday World Hemophilia Day
APRIL 17 Tuesday National Bat Appreciation Day
APRIL 17 Tuesday National Cheeseball Day
APRIL 17 Tuesday National Ellis Island Family History Day
APRIL 17 Tuesday National Haiku Poetry Day
APRIL 17 Tuesday National Last Filing Day IRS Tax Return
APRIL 18 Wednesday National Animal Crackers Day
APRIL 18 Wednesday National Columnists’ Day
APRIL 18 Wednesday National Lineman Appreciation Day
Model
Jimmy Flint-Smith -Hanging with friends
APRIL 19 Thursday National Amaretto Day
APRIL 19 Thursday National Garlic Day
APRIL 19 Thursday National Hanging Out Day
APRIL 20 Friday National Cheddar Fries Day
APRIL 20 Friday National Lima Bean Respect Day
APRIL 20 Friday National Lookalike Day
APRIL 20 Friday National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day
APRIL 20 Friday National High Five Day – Third Thursday in April
APRIL 20 Friday Get to Know Customers / Customer Appreciation Day
APRIL 21 Saturday National Yellow Bat Day
APRIL 21 Saturday National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
APRIL 21 Saturday National Kindergarten Day
APRIL 21 Saturday Record Store Day
APRIL 21 Saturday Astronomy Day
APRIL 22 Sunday International Mother Earth Day
APRIL 22 Sunday National Dance Day & Record Store Day
APRIL 22 Sunday National Girl Scout Leader’s Day
APRIL 22 Sunday National Jelly Bean Day
APRIL 23 Monday World Book and Copyright Day
APRIL 23 Monday English Language Day
APRIL 23 Monday National Cherry Cheesecake Day
APRIL 23 Monday National Movie Theatre Day
APRIL 23 Monday National Picnic Day
APRIL 23 Monday National Take a Chance Day
APRIL 23 Monday National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
APRIL 24 Tuesday International Sauvignon Blanc Day
APRIL 24 Tuesday National Pigs in a Blanket Day
APRIL 24 Tuesday Poem in Your Pocket Day
APRIL 25 Wednesday World Malaria Day
APRIL 25 Wednesday National DNA Day
APRIL 25 Wednesday National East Meets West Day
APRIL 25 Wednesday National Hug a Plumber Day
APRIL 25 Wednesday National Telephone Day
APRIL 25 Wednesday National Zucchini Bread Day
APRIL 26 Thursday World Intellectual Property Day
APRIL 26 Thursday National Audubon Day
APRIL 26 Thursday Take Our Children to Work Day
APRIL 26 Thursday National Kids and Pets Day
APRIL 26 Thursday National Pretzel Day
APRIL 26 Thursday National Richter Scale Day
APRIL 26 Thursday National Administrative Professionals’
APRIL 27 Friday National Babe Ruth Day
APRIL 27 Friday National Prime Rib Day
APRIL 27 Friday National Tell a Story Day
APRIL 27 Friday National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
APRIL 28 Friday National Arbor Day – Last Friday in April
APRIL 28 Friday National Hairball Awareness Day – Last Fri. April
APRIL 28 Saturday World Day for Safety and Health at Work
APRIL 28 Saturday National Superhero Day
APRIL 28 Saturday National Blueberry Pie Day
APRIL 28 Saturday National Brave Hearts Day
APRIL 28 Saturday National Great Poetry Reading Day
APRIL 28 Saturday Workers Memorial Day
APRIL 29 Sunday Day to Remember Victims of Chemical Warfare
APRIL 29 Sunday International Dance Day
APRIL 29 Sunday National Peace Rose Day
APRIL 29 Sunday National Shrimp Scampi Day
APRIL 29 Sunday National Zipper Day
APRIL 29 Sunday National Sense of Smell Day
APRIL 29 Sunday National Rebuilding Day
APRIL 29 Sunday International Spring Astronomy Day
Saxophonist Antonio Hart conducts a master class with students at Havana's Universidad de las Artes, part of International Jazz Day 2017 celebrations in Havana, Cuba, April 28, 2017.
APRIL 30 Monday International Jazz Day
APRIL 30 Monday National Adopt a Shelter Pet & Pet Parents Day
APRIL 30 Monday National Bugs Bunny Day
APRIL 30 Monday National Hairstylist Appreciation Day
APRIL 30 Monday National Honesty Day
APRIL 30 Monday National Kiss of Hope Day
APRIL 30 Monday National Oatmeal Cookie Day
APRIL 30 Monday National Raisin Day
APRIL 30 Monday National Sarcoidosis Day