January Events 2018

2018 January

National Mentoring Month

National Glaucoma Awareness

Cervical Health Awareness Month

National Blood Donor Month

Birth Defects Prevention Month

Fruit & Veggies for the Month of January

 

Tangerines 

Raisins

Veggies / Vegetables

Dried Cranberries  

Sun Dried Tomatoes

Yucca Root     

Water Chestnut

 

January Flower 

Carnation

Courtesy: https://www.wincalendar.com/Holiday-Calendar/January-2018

 

National Blood Donor Month

 

Facts about donors

·         The number one reason donors say they give blood is because they "want to help others."

·         Two most common reasons cited by people who don't give blood are: "Never thought about it" and "I don't like needles."

·         Half of Red Cross donors male, and half are female.

·         The Red Cross only accepts blood donations from volunteer donors.

·         Among Red Cross donors in a given year, 24 percent donate occasionally, 26 percent are first-time donors, and 50 percent are regular, loyal donors.

·         Only 7 percent of people in the U.S. have type O negative blood. Type O negative donors are universal red cell donors as their blood can be given to people of all blood types.

·         Type O negative blood is needed in emergencies before the patient's blood type is known and with newborns who need blood.

·         About 45 percent of people in the U.S. have type O (positive or negative) blood. This percentage is higher among Hispanics – 57 percent, and among African Americans – 51 percent.

·         Only 3 percent of people in the U.S. have AB positive blood type. AB positive type blood donors are universal donors of plasma, which is often used in emergencies, for newborns and for patients requiring massive transfusions.

Courtesy: https://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-facts-and-statistics

2018 January   15th

  

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed annually on the third Monday in January is an American federal holiday. 

In 1968, shortly after Martin Luther King died, a campaign was started for his birthday to become a holiday to honor him. After the first bill was introduced, trade unions lead the campaign for the federal holiday. It was endorsed in 1976. Following support from the musician Stevie Wonder with his single "Happy Birthday" and a petition with six million signatures, the bill became law in 1983. Martin Luther King Day was first observed in 1986, although it was not observed in all states until the year 2000.

Courtesy:  https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/martin-luther-king-day

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