National breast cancer awareness month
Every October, communities around the country come together to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a national campaign that promotes breast cancer awareness, education, screening, fundraising, and more. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is also a time to honor those who have been treated for breast cancer or are living with metastatic breast cancer.
National First Responders Day
National First Responders Day is observed on October 28th to commemorate the heroic acts of the men and women who are the first to reach out on the scene of an emergency. This day is all about showing appreciation for firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, police, and others who risk their lives to save others.
Movember
Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide.[1] It is a portmanteau of the Australian-English diminutive word for moustache, "mo" and November. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com.[4] The goal of Movember is to "change the face of men's health.
Native american heritage month
National Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in November to honor the culture, traditions, and achievements of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated Island communities. It also recognizes the veterans who have served to defend the nation. Native American Heritage Day is November 29. “Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009”, which designates the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day of each year as “Native American Heritage Day.”
2024 Election day
Find your polling location HERE. Visit the election results page on scVOTES to find results. Results will be begin to appear after 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
veterans day
Veterans Day is a national holiday in the United States that honors all veterans, living and deceased, for their service to the country. Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military – in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served – not only those who died – have sacrificed and done their duty.
Trident united way Day of Caring 2024
A 24-year tradition in the Tri-County area, Trident United Way’s Days of Caring brings together hundreds of nonprofits, agencies and schools with thousands of volunteers for three days to improve our community. It is the largest community initiative in the area. We match nonprofit agencies and schools with volunteer teams that help advance their mission and build capacity—all while strengthening partnerships and fostering community volunteerism.
Family Volunteer Day
Participate in Family Volunteer Day on Nov. 23, 2024, a global celebration of the incredible impact families can make when they unite to support their communities and neighborhoods.
World Water Day
World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater.
World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
Every year, UN-Water — the UN’s coordination mechanism on water and sanitation — sets the theme for World Water Day.
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo honors the 1862 Battle of Puebla. While it is not widely celebrated in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has become an observance of Mexican culture and heritage, specifically in regions with large populations of Mexican-Americans.
The Hope summit
Cultivate Ideas - Accelerate Solutions - Inspire Hope
We are an annual conference and festival held in Charleston founded to create agency and hope through community-driven solutions.