August 2008

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

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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

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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