In October

 October 2, 2023, The Isles Nursing & Rehab Center, Boynton Beach, Florida: I am about a few hours late with this post, so here it is ...

As per my personal Facebook tradition, every October 1, I post the national observances for October. My list below is from www.nationaldaycalendar.com. (I have omitted several entries in an effort to shorten my list, but I don't think that I achieved my goal.) I used to post a different picture from the list every day during October, but I have decided to just continue to post my usual daily observances and to not post the October monthly observances every day because I just posted them here and because it would produced too much clutter on my Facebook wall. Perhaps, I will repost my list a few more times during the month.

Here is my "shortened" list for October:

• National Economic Education Month

• Adopt A Shelter Dog Month

• Antidepressant Death Awareness Month

• Bat Appreciation Month

• Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month

• Celebrating The Bilingual Child Month

• Christmas Seal Campaign (10/1-12/31)

• Church Library Month

• Church Safety and Security Month

• Co-op Month

• Down Syndrome Awareness Month

• Dyslexia Awareness Month

• Eat Better, Eat Together Month

• Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month

• Emotional Wellness Month

• Employee Ownership Month

• Financial Planning Month

• German-American Heritage Month

• Global Diversity Awareness Month

• Halloween Safety Month

• Head Start Awareness Month

• Health Literacy Month

• Home Eye Safety Month

• Italian-American Heritage Month

• International Walk To School Month

• Long-Term Care Planning Month

• National ADD/ADHD Awareness Month

• National Animal Safety and Protection Month

• National Apple Month

• National Applejack Month

• National Arts & Humanities Month

• National Audiology Awareness Month

• National Bake and Decorate Month

• National Book Month

• National Bullying Prevention Month

• National Caramel Month

• National Chili Month

• National Chiropractic Month

• National Cookbook Month

• National Cookie Month

• National Crime Prevention Month

• National Critical Illness Awareness Month

• National Cyber Security Awareness Month

• National Dental Hygiene Month

• National Dessert Month

• National Disability Employment Awareness Month

• National Depression Education & Awareness Month

• National Dropout Prevention Month

• National Dwarfism Awareness Month

• National Ergonomics Month

• National Fair Trade Month

• National Fire Prevention Month

• National Go On A Field Trip Month

• National I’m Just Me Because Month

• National Kitchen & Bath Month

• National Learning and Development Month

• National Liver Awareness Month

• National Medical Librarian Month

• National Orthodontic Health Month

• National Pasta Month

• National Pet CBD Month

• National Physical Therapy Month

• National Pickled Peppers Month

• National Pizza Month

• National Popcorn Poppin’ Month

• National Pork Month

• National Pretzel Month

• National Principals Month

• National Protect Your Hearing Month

• National Reading Group Month

• National Roller Skating Month

• National RSV Awareness Month

• National Sarcastic Awareness Month

• National Sausage Month

• National Seafood Month

• National Sensory Awareness Month

• National Spina Bifida Awareness Month

• National Stamp Collecting Month

• National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month

• National Toilet Tank Repair Month

• National Window Covering Safety Month

• Organize Your Medical Information Month

• Pear and Pineapple Month

• Photographer Appreciation Month

• Polish American Heritage Month

• Positive Attitude Month

• Raptor Month

• Rhizomes and Persimmons Month

• Rhubarb Month

• Right Brainers Rule! Month

• Self-Promotion Month

• Spinach Lovers Month

• Squirrel Awareness Month (Different Than Squirrel Appreciation Day in January)

• Tackling Hunger Month

• Talk About Prescriptions Month

• Vegetarian Month

• Wishbones for Pets Month (10/15 - 11/30)

• Workplace Politics Awareness Month

• World Blindness Awareness Month