Awareness Months Calendar

Be a part of making a difference and help to raise Awareness during the following months. Don't see your cause listed? Simply email us for consideration on inclusion to this calendar.

Not sure what color represents your cause? Check out the Awareness Ribbon Colors and Meanings Guide to find your awareness color.

This article was last updated April 25, 2016


January 26th-February 1st: National Drug Facts Week

-Cervical Health Awareness Month
-National Birth Defects Prevention Month
-National Glaucoma Awareness Month
-National Radon Action Month
-Thyroid Awareness Month
-National Folic Acid Awareness Week


February 1st-7th: African Heritage and Health Week

February 1st: Give Kids A Smile Day
February 7th: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7th: National Wear Red Day
February 7th-14th: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
February 13th-19th: Children of Alcoholics Awareness Week
February 14th: National Donor Day
February 28th: World Spay Day

-AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
-American Heart Month
-International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
-National Children's Dental Health Month
-National Wise Health Consumer Month
-Spay Neuter Awareness Month
-Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month


March 2nd-8th: Severe Weather Awareness Week
March 2nd-9th: National Sleep Awareness Week
March 2nd-9th: National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
March 2nd-9th: Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 3rd-7th: National School Breakfast Week
March 5th: Tornado Drill Day
March 9th: Parents of Preemies Day
March 10th: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10th-16th: Brain Awareness Week
March 13th: World Kidney Day
March 13th-19th: National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
March 16th-22nd: National Poison Prevention Week
March 16th-22nd: Flood Safety Awareness Week
March 20th: National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 23rd-29th: National Tsunami Preparedness Week
March 24th: World Tuberculosis Day
March 25th: American Diabetes Alert Day

-National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month
-National Autoimmune Hepatitis Awareness Month
-National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
-National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
-National Endometriosis Awareness Month
-National Kidney Month
-National Nutrition Month
-Save Your Vision Month
-Trisomy Awareness Month
-Workplace Eye Wellness Month


April 7th: Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action
April 7th: World Health Day
April 9th: National Alcohol Screening Day
April 10th: National Youth HIV & Aids Awareness Day
April 10th - 16th: National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week
April 11th: National Pet Day
April 6th - 12th: National Public Health Week
April 18th - 25th: National Infant Immunization Week
April 19th - 25th: National Infertility Awareness Week
April 24th: World Meningitis Day
April 24th: National Pet Parents Day
April 24th - 30th: World Immunization Week

-Alcohol Awareness Month
-Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
-National Autism Awareness Month
-National Child Abuse Prevention Month
-National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
-National Donate Life Month
-National Facial Protection Month
-National Minority Health Month
-National Rosacea Awareness Month
-National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
-National Stress Awareness Month
-Occupational Therapy Awareness Month
-Organ Donation Awareness Month
-Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Awareness Month
-Sexual Abuse Awareness
-Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
-Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
-STD Awareness Month
-Women's Eye Health and Safety Month


May 1st - 7th: National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
May 1st - 7th: National Physical Education and Sport Week
May 1st - 7th: North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
May 2nd - May 6th: Air Quality Awareness Week
May 2nd: Melanoma Monday
May 2nd - 8th: National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week
May 3rd: World Asthma Day
May 4th: National Bike to School Day
May 5th: Hand Hygiene Day
May 5th: National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
May 8th - 14th: Be Kind to Animals Week
May 8th - 14th: National Women's Health Week
May 8th - 14th: Food Allergy Awareness Week
May 9th: National Women's Check-up Day
May 9th - 13th: National Stuttering Awareness Week
May 10th - 16th: National Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week
May 12th - 16th: National Neuropathy Awareness Week
May 14th: Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
May 15th - 21st: National Prevention Week by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA)
May 18th: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
May 19th: National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 20th: Behcet's Awareness Day
May 20th: World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
May 21st: RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) Day
May 22nd - 28th: National Hurricane Preparedness Awareness Week
May 23rd - 29th: Healthy and Safe Swimming Week / Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week
May 25th: National Senior Health and Fitness Day
May 27th: Heat Safety Awareness Day
May 31st: World No Tobacco Day

NATIONAL
-Addison's Disease Awareness Month
-Arthritis Awareness Month
-Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
-Better Hearing and Speech Month
-Celiac Disease Awareness Month
-Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
-Employee Health and Fitness Month
-Family Support Month
-Food Allergy Action Month
-Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
-Global Youth Traffic Safety Month
-Helping American Youth Month
-Healthy Vision Month
-Hepatitis Awareness Month
-High Blood Pressure Education Month
-Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
-International Behcet's Awareness Month
-Lupus Awareness Month
-Maternal Depression Awareness Month
-Mediterranean Diet Month
-Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
-Mental Health Month
-Mobility Awareness Month
-Older Americans Month
-Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
-Preeclampsia Awareness Month
-Physical Fitness and Sports Month
-Self Discovery Month
-Skin Cancer Awareness Month
-Social Media Month
-Stroke Awareness Month
-Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
-Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
-Ultraviolet Awareness Month
-UV Safety Month
-Vasculitis Awareness Month


June 7th: National Cancer Survivors Day
June 15th - 21st: Men's Health Week
June 19th: World Sickle Cell Day
June 27th: National HIV Testing Day
                  PTSD Awareness Day

-Cataract Awareness Month
-Fireworks Safety Month
-Home Safety Month
-Men's Health Month
-Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
-National Aphasia Awareness Month
-National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
-National Safety Month
-National Scleroderma Awareness Month


July 26th: National Aunt's and Uncle's Day
July 28th: World Hepatitis Day

-Cord Blood Awareness Month
-International Group B Strep Awareness Month
-Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
-National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month


August 1st - 7th: World Breastfeeding Week
August 10th - 16th: National Health Center Week

-Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
-National Breastfeeding Month
-National Immunization Awareness Month
-Psoriasis Awareness Month


September 7th - 13th: National Suicide Prevention Week
September 9th: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day
September 10th: World Suicide Prevention Day
September 13th: National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
September 15th: Get Ready Day
September 16th: National School Backpack Awareness Day
September 17th: RAINN Day (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network)
September 18th: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
September 20th - 26th: National Farm Safety and Health Week
                                      National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
September 21st: World Alzheimer's Day
September 24th: Remember Me Thursday (Shine a light on Pet Adoption Awareness)
September 26th: Family Health and Fitness Day USA
September 27th: National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
September 28th: World Rabies Day
September 29th: World Heart Day
September 30th: National Women's Health and Fitness Day

-Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
-Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month
-Healthy Aging Month
-Infant Mortality Awareness Month
-Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
-National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
-National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
-National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
-National Cholesterol Education Month
-National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
-National Sickle Cell Month
-National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month
-National Yoga Awareness Month
-Newborn Screening Awareness Month
-Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
-Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
-Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
-Whole Grains Month
-World Alzheimer's Month


October 4th-10th: Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 5th: Child Health Day
October 5th-9th: Drive Safely Work Week
October 7th: Walk to School Day
October 8th: National Depression Screening Day
October 10th: World Mental Health Day
October 11th-17th: Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 12th-19th: OCD Awareness Week (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
October 12th-20th: Bone and Joint Decade Action Week
October 12th: World Arthritis Day
October 15th: National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 16th: World Food Day
October 16th: World Spine Day
October 17th: World Trauma Day
October 19th: World Pediatric Bone & Joint Day
October 20th: World Osteoporosis Day
October 22nd: International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 23rd-31st: Red Ribbon Week
October 25th-31st: National Respiratory Care Week

-Eye Injury Prevention Month
-Healthy Lung Awareness Month
-Home Eye Safety Month
-National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
-National Disability Employment Awareness Month
-National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
-National Medical Librarians Month
-National Physical Therapy Month
-Stop America's Violence Everywhere Today
-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month


November 1st-8th: Drowsy Driving Prevention Week
November 8th-14th: Mental Health Wellness Week
November 16th-22nd: Get Smart About Antibiotics Week
November 17th: Prematurity Awareness Day
November 19th: Great American Smokeout
November 21st: National Survivors of Suicide Day
November 22nd-28th: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week

-Adoption Awareness Month
-American Diabetes Month
-COPD Awareness Month
-Diabetic Eye Disease Month
-Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month
-Lung Cancer Awareness Month
-National Family Caregivers Month
-National Healthy Skin Month
-National Hospice Palliative Care Month
-National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
-Prematurity Awareness Month


December 1st -World AIDS Day
December 2nd -National Mutt Day
                          Giving Tuesday
December 3rd -International Day of People with Disabilities
December 5th -International Volunteer Day
December 6th-12th -National Handwashing Awareness Week
December 10th -International Animal Rights Day
                           International Human Rights Day

-National Impaired Prevention Month
-Safe Toys and Gifts Month
-Seasonal Depression Awareness Month / Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month

*Source: 2011 National Health Observances, National Health Information Center, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Dep't of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Crystal Pearl Aunt (B186) Auntie (B187) Bracelets

Mother's Day is just around the corner. But, while the world will be focused on celebrating mothers, I would like to take this opportunity to shine the light and attention to the great Aunts of the world!

I'm an Aunt, that should be no surprise, I've mentioned it numerous times before. Since becoming one, I've discovered, Aunts don't ask for credit or recognition for their contributions to child-rearing and well, really, don't get it either.

Crystal Pearl Aunt Beaded Bracelet (B186)

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This may not be the sentiment of all Aunts, but, we don't necessarily need it either. We are content in knowing we have made an impression on our nieces and nephews and we hope, just like mothers, that they will take our investment in them, recall it and use it in their future. Our hearts break and we feel pain and sorrow when we see them flounder, fail or struggle. We want to make it right for them.

We are there, front and center, to applaud their every accomplishment. We are there for every event in their life we are invited to. We give more of ourselves to them than we do to ourselves. We don't want to, nor, need to, be their mother. We are proud to be their Aunt.

And for all of you fantastic women out there who have struggled through fertility issues and are child-less for whatever reason -being an Aunt is your most important role in life. Or at least that is how I see it.

These two bracelets were created in celebration of all the special Aunts out there!

The beautiful Aunt Bracelet (B186), shown above, is designed with a full strand of Swarovski Crystal, white Swarovski Pearls accented by sterling silver beads, Bali and letter beads that spell AUNT. Finished with a delicate crystal drop charm dangle and our signature jewelry tag. Measures 7-1/2".

Customize this Bracelet:
This particular bracelet can be customized to your liking. You can choose a different crystal color or choose to stay with the stunning fuchsia crystal as shown in the picture. Please note, any customizations could affect the price of the bracelet.

Sparkling Crystal Pearl Auntie Bracelet (B187)

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Shown above: A sparkling beaded bracelet to celebrate your special Auntie and let her know how much she means to you. Inspired by Wanda's Custom Crystal Auntie Bracelet (B182). An elegant design featuring clear Swarovski Crystals accented by silver squaredelle crystals. These squaredelle beads features two clear crystals on each side resting in a channel setting. This keepsake bracelet is finished with white Swarovski Pearls, sterling silver beads, Bali, pave' style stardust beads, letter beads that spell AUNTIE and our signature jewelry tag. Measures 8".

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My Little Artist
I don't do this often, but I'd like to share with you some artistic creations from one of my neices. I can see she loves to be creative (yea!!). This first picture is of "The Tea Party" attended by her and myself (not quite sure why I have a weirdly cutesy pony tail...SO not my style..lol..but at least I'm wearing purple). :-)

And this next creation is her interpretation of "Artistic Hairstyles". She asked me yesterday for some hairstyle ideas. She had already drawn the faces on paper but wanted to add cupcake and volcano hairstyles -what?? I asked her if they are cartoon characters. I can tell from her look and answer, that, clearly, I'm confused or "just don't get it". So, I rely on my philosophy to 'just go with it'. :-)

I tell her if she's not sure what hairstyles she wants to draw, to look through some of her reading books for inspiration (one 'air' point for getting her to open her books. *wink*). And here was her end creation:

Very nice! The cupcake and volcano hairstyles....umm....interesting. But, I do see a pattern to her creativeness and her interpretations are quite impressive. I think I'm going to find a frame for her artwork and hang it in the house!

Remember to celebrate Aunts and Uncles on National Aunt's and Uncle's Day, July 26th.

Holly's Custom Hope Love Cherish Mothers Bracelet (B204)

Back in late 2011, I had the unique distinction of custom designing a very special awareness bracelet. Holly had contacted me because one of the most important people in her life was battling stage 4 lung cancer. This person, Susie, was not her biological mom but was like her mom, for 24 years.

In Holly's words, "She (Susie) has three sons but the bond a mother and daughter have is unbreakable. I have been searching and searching for a piece of jewelry that blew me off my feet and when I saw your awareness bracelets, I knew I had found the one."

Susie had just finished chemotherapy and Holly wanted to honor her with a beautiful custom beaded bracelet. She had fallen in love with my Original and Exclusive Live Life Give Life Awareness Bracelet (B113) and that became our starting point to design the most amazing meaningful custom beaded bracelet possible. Holly wanted to incorporate somehow the special meaning of family, her love for Susie and raise awareness of lung cancer.

Holly's Custom Hope Love Cherish Mothers Bracelet (B204)

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While sitting in my living room one night, I noticed a decorative sign I had on the shelf that read 'cherish family' and it was then that I knew I had to somehow incorporate the word 'cherish'. The challenge was to take an existing design using four sets of four-letter words and convert that to two sets of four-letter words and one seven-letter word. After hours & days of manipulation, incorporating the sapphire Swarovski Crystal (which is Susie's birthstone) with Swarovski Pearls, the design came together...just like it was meant to be.

Let me share another "everything happens for a reason" story. Holly was having this bracelet designed as a surprise for Susie. One night, she happened to talk to Susie and asked Susie what she thought she should get as a gift for her mom. Susie suggested a bracelet with beads and words because she thought they were so beautiful and meaningful. Little did Susie know that is exactly what Holly was having designed for her. It was then she knew without doubt, this was the. perfect. gift!

When Holly and I spoke on the phone she told me she chose Crystal Allure Jewelry because, as she said, our jewelry is 'amazingly beautiful and she was deeply touched by the level of personalization we put into our custom designs.' It was my honor to have been chosen to create this custom design for two very special people and to have been touched by their beauty.

Holly's Custom Hope Love Cherish Mothers Bracelet (B204) was designed with sapphire Swarovski Crystals, sterling silver beads, Swarovski Pearls, Bali and sterling letter blocks. Finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and our signature jewelry tag.

Holly's Custom Hope Love Cherish Mothers Bracelet (B204)
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Our beautiful 2-strand cuff style handmade beaded awareness bracelet represents lung cancer (Hope & Pearls); the sets of Swarovski Pearls in 3's represent Susie's three children: Brian, Joe and Danny (Love); Susie is like family to Holly and each hold a special place in their hearts for each other (Cherish).

Here is what  Holly had to say about the design:
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After a not-so-great day this bracelet brought such a big smile to my face and  heart.

Live to Give Organ Donation Bracelet (B207) for National Donate Life Month

It's been five months since the last blog post?! That's crazy! Although, the reality is, life has been a bit crazy the last year and it's been work to try to nail down a revised life and business schedule that accomplishes well...it all. (super-woman still exists, right?) But, behind the scenes, the sparkling work of jewelry design continues!

The events of the past year have given way to much more thought about my late brother and how life would have been had he made it to lung transplant. They are fleeting thoughts, at best, since you cannot change what is -but none the less, I do allow myself to wonder sometimes.

Just the other day I read a news story about a New York woman who donated her kidney to help her boss move up the kidney transplant waiting list. Only to be devastated later by being let go from her job. The choice to become an organ donor is (1) not easy and (2) not to be taken lightly. But, the reward of knowing you've helped someone with a second chance at life, supersedes (in my opinion) all else.

Live to Give Organ Donation Awareness Bracelet (B207)
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Today I ask you to consider becoming an organ donor. Before deciding yes or no, I would ask that you become thoroughly educated on the subject and that includes knowing the statistics. The number of people who die each year while waiting to receive their second chance at life is staggering. You have the choice, while living, to make a difference for someone, after you are gone.

April is National Donate Life Month and to help raise awareness for the need of donated organs, I am happy to introduce, not only a new jewelry category of handmade beaded bracelets in support of Organ Donation Awareness, but also a new bracelet design.

Whether you are a living donor or wish to honor someone who has made the selfless decision to donate their organs, our Exclusive Live to Give Organ Donation Awareness Bracelet (B207) is a wonderful sentiment.

Designed with our signature green Swarovski Crystals, sterling silver beads, Bali and letter blocks that read, "Live to Give". Finished with a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm and our signature jewelry tag. You can customize this awareness bracelet a little more by selecting either a butterfly charm (symbolizing lung transplant) or a heart charm (for a heart transplant) at checkout.

This April please consider becoming a much needed organ donor. And thank you to all those who have elected to be an organ donor or who have donated organs to those waiting.