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Staff Celebration Calendar
Annual holidays, Yale recognition events, and industry observances are great opportunities to recognize your staff members in meaningful and engaging ways. Throughout the year, use the calendar below to plan festivities to spark team spirit and show your appreciation.
January 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| January 1 | Official Yale Holiday: New Year’s Day |
| January 6 | Three Kings Day |
| January 7 | International Programmer’s Day |
| January 12 | National Pharmacist Day |
| January 15 | National Bagel Day |
| January 20 | Official Yale Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| January 25 | Chinese New Year |
February 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| February 1 | FLY award nominations open |
| February 7 | Wear Red Day |
| February 9 | National Pizza Day |
| February 14 | Valentine’s Day |
| February 16-20 | National Engineers Week |
| February 17 | Presidents’ Day/Random Acts of Kindness Day |
| February 25 | Fat Tuesday |
| February 28 | FLY award nominations close |
March 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| March 17 | St. Patrick’s Day |
| March 23 | National Puppy Day |
| March 25 | International Waffle Day |
| March 26 | WWN Awards ceremony |
| March 30 | National Doctor’s Day |
April 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| April 7 | Long Service Recognition Dinner/World Health Day |
| April 8 | Passover begins |
| April 10 | Official Yale Holday: Good Friday |
| April 19-25 | Medical Laboratory Professionals Week |
| April 21 | Library Workers Day |
| April 22 | Earth Day/Administrative Professionals Day |
| April 23 | Bring Your Child to Work Day |
| April 24 | Ramadan begins |
| TBD | WWN Award winners announced |
May 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| May 6 | National Nurses’ Day |
| May 7 | National Tourism Day |
| May 9 | Yale Alumni Day of Service/Staff Recognition Tree Planting |
| May 13 | National Receptionists’ Day |
| May 15 | National Pizza Day/Bike to Work Day |
| May 18 | University Commencement/International Museum Day |
| May 23 | National Taffy Day |
| May 25 |
June 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| June 1-5 | Staff Spirit Week |
| June 4 | Staff Appreciation Day |
| June 5 | National Doughnut Day |
| June 14 | Flag Day/National Nursing Assistants’ Day |
| June 19 | Juneteenth |
| TBD | FLY Awards ceremony |
July 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| July 3 | Official Yale Holiday: Independence Day |
| July 7 | World Chocolate Day |
| July 19 | National Ice Cream Day |
| July 20 | National Lollipop Day |
| July 31 |
August 2020
| Date | Calendar day |
|---|---|
| August 4 | National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day |
| August 5 | Psychiatric Technician Appreciation Day |
| August 10 | Linda Lorimer Award nominations open |
| August 25 | National Banana Split Day |
| August 31 | Eat Outside Day |