January

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 After all of the celebrations of Christmas and the New Year - why not see what other events are happening January to give your new year campaign a a real kick start.

January 2009 - Christmas Card Recycling Month

From 2nd – 31st January 2009 WH Smith will be collecting in their mainland stores and Tesco will be collecting in most stores.

1 January 2009 - New Years Day

4 January 2009 - World Braille Day 2009 - Louis Braille's Birth Date: January 4, 1809

An annual opportunity for blindness organizations to promote braille literacy, showcase their work and raise public awareness of blindness issues.

6 January 2009 - Epiphany (Christian)

Celebrates the visit of the wise men (the magi) to the infant Jesus.

18 January 2009 - World Religion Day

Annually the third Sunday in January. The aim of World Religion Day is to foster the establishment of interfaith understanding and harmony by emphasizing the common denominators underlying all religions.

19 - 30 Janary 2009 - Big Schools Garden Watch

The schools based version of the RSPB's long-running Big Garden Watch.

19 - 23 January 2009 - Food Allergy and Intolerance Week

A campaign to raise awareness about the many people who suffer from food intolerance to ingredients such as wheat, dairy, eggs, and gluten.

19 - 23 January 2009 - Cancertalk Week

Focuses on the emotional and practical issues of the impact experienced by people living with cancer.

Big Schools Garden Watch 24 - 25 January 2009 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend

The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch is the world's biggest bird survey and the results help the RSPB to keep track of bird populations right across the UK. Just watch and count the birds in your garden or local park for an hour on either 29 or 30 January and submit your results.

25 January 2009 - Burns Night

31 January 2009 - Farmhouse Breakfast Week

The campaign aims to highlight the importance of breakfast and the range and quality of regional breakfast produce available in the UK.

26th January, 2009. - Chinese New Year

This is the first day in the Year of the OX -The traditional Chinese lunar year begins at sunset on the day of the second New Moon following the winter solstice. Chinese New Year celebrations last two weeks and end with Teng Chieh.

26 January to 1 February 2009 BE LOUD! BE CLEAR!

Loud Tie campaign is a major awareness and fundraising campaign for the national bowel cancer charity, Beating Bowel Cancer. holocaust trust

27 January 2009 - Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day is about commemorating and continuing to learn from the events of the HolocaustÂ

30 January 2009 - SOS day

SOS day is the RNLI's national fundraising day.

31 January 2009 - Bug Busting Day : Head Lice Beware!

Campaigning to tackle the massive problem of head lice.

31st January to 7th February 2009 National Storytelling Week

An annual event which aims to raise awareness of this ancient form of entertainment. Over 350 nationwide storytelling events and performances were organised this year for National Storytelling Week in Theatres, Book Shops, Libraries, Schools, Museums, Arts Centres, Storytelling Clubs, Retirement Homes and Pubs!