National POW/MIA Recognition Day
The focus of the day is to ensure that America remembers its responsibility to stand behind those who serve their nation and do everything possible to account for those who do not return.

Holidays on the Net: National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Fall Hat Month
Its time to put away the straw hats and bring out your felt, fabric and knitted chapeaus.

photo credit: birdfarm via flickr

In Honor( HONOR…yeah rite!) we pay tribute to the pirates of today.

Not sure how to talk like a pirate? Well here’s a great website to help you celebrate – The English to Pirate Translator. Arrr!

Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
Substitute teachers seem to get no respect!

But this is the week to can change things by honoring those substitute teachers who put all their effort into doing the best job they can do.

Constitution Day / Constitution  Week
The Constitution. I’m sure you’ve heard of it. That piece of paper GWB, Darth Cheney and their minions have been trying to shred for years now. Oh yeah. That one.

Luckily there are still those of us who have faith (but slowly ebbing) that our country and constitution can survive.

So use this week to learn more about what geniuses our county’s founders were and how they perceived the future of our country. (I’m sure they’re spinning in their graves now!)

Observed annually by Presidential Proclamation (how ironic!) 

Pledge Across America
Observed during Constitution Week, schools nationwide are invited to join in a synchronized recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, which takes place across all time zones in the US at…

2PM Eastern  
1PM Central
12PM Mountain
11AM Pacific
8AM Hawaiian