- August 2008
August Monthly Events
* denotes content available in Metro services
American Adventures Month
www.americanadventures.info
Cataract Awareness Month
www.preventblindness.com
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
www.preventblindness.org
*Children's Vision and Learning Month
www.covd.org
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
www.getreadyforkindergarten.com
National Catfish Month
www.tnaqua.org
National Back to School Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
www.partnersforimmunization.org
National Inventor's Month
www.inventorsdigest.com
August Weekly Events:
World Breastfeeding Week (1-7)
www.lalecheleague.org
PGA Championship (4-10)
www.pga.com
Pony League World Series (9-16)
724.225.1080
Little League Baseball World Series (15-24)
www.littleleague.org
National Aviation Week (17-23)
337.291.5547
National Save Your Smile Week (20-26)
Be Kind to Humandkind Week (25-31)
www.bekindweek.org
National Safe at Home Week (25-29)
www.safeathomeonline.com
National Waffle Week (8/31-9/6)
770 729-5884
August Bestsellers: The advertisers listed below indicate the particular stores and products with high sales for the month. Here are the sales percentages of their year's total linage. Key months for them can equal a boost in linage for you:
Office Furniture, Stationery & Supplies 17.6
Paint, Varnishes & Misc. Coatings 14.5
Boats, Boat Motors & Accessories 12.3
Car Rental Companies, National, Consumer 10.3
General Department Stores 9.6
Agricultural & Horticultural Services 9.4
Office Equipment, Furniture & Supply Stores 9.3
Clothing Stores 9.2
Discount Department & Variety Stores 9.1
Office Furniture & Accessories 9.1
Source: NAA's 2008 Newspaper Advertising Planbook
August Daily Events
August 1, 2008
Girlfriends Day
www.cosmopoliteinc.com
Respect For Parent's Day
661.945.2360
World Breastfeeding Week (1-7)
www.lalecheleague.org
August 2, 2008
National Mustard Day
www.mustardmuseum.com
August 3, 2008
Sister's Day
Eleogram@aol.com
August 4, 2008
Canada: Civic Day
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Coast Guard Day
PGA Championships (4-10)
www.pga.com
August 5, 2008
National Night Out
www.natw.org
August 6, 2008
National Fresh Breath Day
breathlady@hotmail.com
August 7, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 8, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 9, 2008
National Garage Sale Day
drhodes2986@charter.net
Pony League World Series (9-16)
www.pony.org
August 10, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 11, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 12, 2008
UN: International Youth Day
www.un.org
August 13, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 14, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 15, 2008
Best Friend's Day
Thema_martin@hotmail.com
Little League Baseball World Series (15-24)
www.littleleague.org
National Men's Grooming Day
www.americancrew.com
August 16, 2008
National Homeless Animals Day & Candlelight Vigil
contact@ISARonline.org
August 17, 2008
*National Aviation Week (17-23)
www.inhmpmuseum.org
August 18, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 19, 2008
*National Aviation Day
August 20, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 21, 2008
Poet's Day
drhodes2986@charter.net
August 22, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 23, 2008
Virgo (8/23-9/22)
August 24, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 25, 2008
Be Kind to Humandkind Week (25-31)
www.bekindweek.org
National Safe at Home Week (25-29)
www.safeathomeonline.com
August 26, 2008
National Dog Day
www.nationaldogday.com
Women's Equality Day
www.nwhp.org
August 27, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 28, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 29, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 30, 2008
No Scheduled Events
August 31, 2008
National Waffle Week (8/31-9/6)
770 729-5884