May
Featured Events
Women's Health Care Month 
Older Americans Month
Physical Fitness and Sports Month
High Blood Pressure Education Month

Food Safety Tip
When carrying food to another location,
keep it cold to minimize bacterial growth. Use an insulated cooler with sufficient ice or ice packs to keep the food at 40 °F or below. Pack food right from the refrigerator into the cooler immediately before leaving home.
 
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Monthly Events

Women's Health Care Month 
Older Americans Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Worldwide Home-Schooling Awareness
Heal the Children Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Mental Health Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
Haitian Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Latino Books Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Gifts from the Garden Month

National Amaranth Day
American Cheese Month 
National Asparagus Month
National Artisan Gelato Month 
National Barbecue Month
National Beef Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
International Mediterranean Diet Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
National Strawberry Month
National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month
National Vinegar Month
National Bike Month
National Meditation Month
National Photo Month
National Smile Month (05/16-06/16)
Clean Air Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Family Month
Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month

Weekly Events

5-11  Be Kind to Animals Week®
5-11 Hurricane Preparedness Week
5-11 Turnoff Week
5-11 Drinking Water Week
5-11  National Pet Week
6-12 Children's Book Week
6-10 North American Occupational Safety & Health Week

6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week
12-18 National Women's Health Week
12-18 Food Allergy Awareness Week
13-19 Salt Awareness Week
15-21 National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week
19-25 Healthy and Safe Swimming Week
May
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

 
1 Executive Coaching Day,  May Day; Mother Goose Day; National Chocolate Parfait Day; National High Potassium Awareness Day  2 Truffles Day; World Tuna Day; Scurvy Awareness Day 3  Specially-Abled Pets Day, World Press Freedom Day; Chocolate Custard Day; Raspberry Popover; Garden Meditation; School Lunch Hero Day 4  National Orange Juice Day; National Fitness Day; Herb Day; Kentucky Derby
5  Cinco de Mayo;  National Hoagie Day; Totally Chipotle Day 6  No Homework Day, International No Diet Day, National Beverage Day;  National Crepe Suzette Day  7  Roast Leg of Lamb Day, Packaging Design Day, Barrier Awareness Day, Cosmopolitan Day,  National Teacher Day
 8  World Red Cross Day; World Ovarian Cancer Day;  Animal Disaster Preparedness 9  National Butterscotch Brownie Day, National Moscato Day 10   National Shrimp Day; National Lipid Day; Clean Up Your Room Day;  Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive   11 Eat What You Want Day;  Minnesota, 32nd State; National Mocha Torte Day; Mother's day; Military Spouse Appreciation Day
 
12  National Nutty Fudge Day; Public Gardens Day 13 National Fruit Cocktail Day; Apple Pie Day; Hummus Day; National Crouton Day; Nat'l Women's Check-up Day

 14  Buttermilk Biscuit Day 15  International Day of Families; National Chocolate Chip Day; National Slider Day; National Juice Slush Day
 16 Coquilles St. Jacques Day; National Love a Tree Day; National Barbecue Day; Mimosa Day 17 World Telecommunications Day, World Hypertension Day; National Cherry Cobbler Day; National Walnut Day; National Employee Health & Fitness Day; National Juice Slush Day; National Pizza Party Day 18   Intl Museum Day; National Cheese Soufflé Day; National No Dirty Dishes Day; California Strawberry Day
19 Devil's Food Cake Day; World Crohn's and Colitis Day; World IBD Day 20 National Rescue Dog Day; National Quiche Lorraine Day; Weights & Measures Day,  Pick Strawberries Day; World Bee Day
 		  21  World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development; Waitstaff; National Strawberries & Cream Day; International Tea Day  22 United Nations: International Day for Biological Diversity; Nat'l Maritime Day; National Vanilla Pudding Day 23  National Taffy Day; World Turtle Day; Eat More Fruits Vegetable Day
  		24 Brother’s Day;
Escargot Day; Yucatan Shrimp Day; Scavenger Hunt Day; National Don’t Fry Day;  National Road Trip Day; National Cooler Day		 25   Nat'l Brown-Bag-It Day; National Wine Day; World Thyroid Day;
26   Cherry Dessert Day; National Blueberry Cheesecake Day; National Chardonnay Day 27   Grape Popsicle;   Learn to Swim Day; Memorial Day; Hamburger Day   28    National Brisket Day; World Hunger Day 29    Intl Day of United Nations   Peacekeepers;  Wisconsin, 30th State; Rhode Island, 13th State; National Coq Au Vin Day; Learn about Composting  30  National Mint Julep Day; National Creativity Day; World MS Day 31 National Senior Health & Fitness Day®; National Macaroon Day;  World No Tobacco Day; National Smile Day; Heat Safety Awareness Day

The holidays and events listed in the calendar come from numerous resources, such as:
United States Department of Agriculture; Food and Drug Administration; Presidential Declaration; Federal, State
 or City Governments; American Dietetic Association; Food Associations; American Medical Association; Medical Affiliations;
Private Organizations and Companies; Retail Promotions

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