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...ls. (B) The tenth day of November is designated as "veterans educate today's students day" or "V.E.T.S. day." Each elementary and secondary school in this state is encouraged to commemorate and observe this day by inviting veterans, on or about this day, to visit the school and discuss their military experiences with the students of the school.

...The second week of September is designated as "Krabbe Disease Awareness Week" to raise awareness of Krabbe disease, also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy, which is a life-threatening, inherited disorder that destroys the protective coating of nerve cells in the brain and nervous system, typically resulting in complications that include seizures, muscle spasms, muscle deterioration, blindness, deafness, and respir...

...The month of May is designated as "Fibromuscular Dysplasia Awareness Month."

...The month of October is designated as "Rett Syndrome Awareness Month."

...The month of October is designated as "Disability History and Awareness Month." During this month, schools in this state are encouraged to provide instruction and events focused on disability history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights movement.

...The fourth Sunday of July is designated as "Blue Star Mothers and Families Day."

...The eighth day of July is designated as "Harrison Dillard Day," to commemorate the four-time Olympic champion's accomplishments in earning gold medals in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. Harrison Dillard won Olympic medals in both sprinting and hurdles.

...The month of June is designated as "Scleroderma Awareness Month."

...The fifteenth day of May is designated as "All for the Kids Awareness Day."

...The month of November is designated as "One Health Awareness Month" to increase public awareness and understanding of the connections between human, animal, and ecosystem health.

...The first day of May is designated as "Fanconi Anemia Awareness Day" in honor of those affected by this rare and debilitating genetic disease.

...k in which Thanksgiving day occurs is designated as "Ohio Public Education Appreciation Week."

...The first day of June is designated as "Hypoparathyroidism Awareness Day."

...The month of May is designated as "Brain Cancer Awareness Month."

...The month of November is designated as "Ohio Adoption Awareness Month."

...The month of October shall be designated as "Ohio Principals Month" to honor the service of all elementary, middle, and high school principals and to recognize the importance of school leadership in ensuring that every child has access to a high-quality education.

...The nineteenth day of November is designated as "James A. Garfield Day."

...The month of January is designated as "Radon Awareness Month."

...The month of October shall be designated as "Ohio School Safety Month" to increase public awareness of school safety programs and to encourage Ohioans to identify their role in keeping Ohio schools a safe place for students to learn and grow.

...The eleventh day of January is designated as "Human Trafficking Awareness Day."

...The twenty-sixth day of October is designated as "Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Awareness Day." Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the sudden, unexpected death of someone with epilepsy who was otherwise healthy.

...The month of April is designated as "Powerboat Safety Month" to emphasize the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning that can occur on a powerboat. During the month of April, or more often as determined by the director of natural resources, the department of natural resources shall disseminate information to the public about all of the following: (A) Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, and deadly. (B) Gasoline-...

...The first week of October is designated as "Ohio Stormwater Awareness Week."

...The fourth day of October is designated as "Rutherford B. Hayes Day."

...nd county of Montgomery are hereby designated as an Ohio hub of innovation and opportunity for aerospace and aviation.

...The fourth Sunday in September is designated as "Internet Safety Day."

...The month of September is designated as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month" to increase public awareness and understanding of brain aneurysms, including methods of early detection and treatment. It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this section to increase public awareness and understanding of brain aneurysms. The general assembly feels that it is vitally important that the state designate September a...

...The month of September is hereby designated as "Ohio Preparedness Month" to highlight the importance of preparedness on the part of all Ohioans in the event of an emergency.

...The month of September is designated as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of childhood cancer.

...The month of September is designated as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month."

...nty-second day of October shall be designated "U.S.S. Hocking Day," in honor of the distinguished career of the U.S.S. Hocking, a World War II attack transport ship, the navy crew who served on it, and the marines who were carried into battle on it.

...The month of October is designated as "Crime Prevention Month."

...The month of October is designated as "Disability Employment Awareness Month" to demonstrate continuing support for and to raise the awareness of the need for employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

...tely preceding Thanksgiving day is designated as "Adoption Day."

...The month of November is designated as "Epilepsy Awareness Month" to increase public awareness and understanding of epilepsy. It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this section to increase public awareness and understanding of epilepsy. The general assembly considers it vitally important that the state join with the epilepsy foundation in formally designating November as "Epilepsy Awareness Month." ...

...The month of November is designated as "Omega Psi Phi Month."

...The twenty-first of December is designated "Homeless Persons' Memorial Day" to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness. State and local governments, coalitions, and other entities are encouraged to sponsor events to promote awareness of the plight of the homeless and to identify actions that individuals and organizations may take to address the problem of homelessness.

...Calendar year 2008 is designated as the "Year of the Veteran" to recognize the services and sacrifices of veterans.

..."Ohio Save for Retirement Week" is designated during the same week as "National Save for Retirement Week" is designated by federal law.

...The month of August is designated as "Ohio Military Family Month."

...The second full week of March is designated as "Ohio Agriculture Week" in order to increase public recognition of the vitally important role that agriculture plays both in this state and across the nation.

...ly important that the month of May be designated as "ALS Awareness Month." The month of May therefore is designated as "ALS Awareness Month" to increase public awareness and understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and to encourage efforts in finding treatments and a cure for ALS.

...The month of March is designated as "Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of this progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the autonomic functions of the body.

...(A) The month of May is designated as "Substance Abuse Awareness and Education Month." The first Friday of May is designated as "Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness and Education Day." (B) The thirty-first day of August is designated as "Ohio Overdose Awareness Day" to raise public awareness of the epidemic and to remember the lives lost to the epidemic. On the thirty-first day of August, in recognition of Ohio Over...

...The twentieth day of February is designated as "John Glenn Friendship 7 Day" in honor of John Glenn's participation in the first orbital space mission of the United States on February 20, 1962.

...The month of November is designated as "Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month" to promote public awareness of complex regional pain syndrome, also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome.

...The week in which Labor Day occurs is designated as "Ohio Coal Miners Week" in honor of the citizens of this state who have worked and continue to work in the coal mines of the state.

...The fifteenth day of June is designated as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" to increase public awareness of the innocent victims of elder abuse.

...The third week of July is designated as "Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Awareness Week" in order to educate the public about, increase public awareness of, and recognize the important contributions of the state's aggregates and industrial minerals industry to construction and transportation and to the state's economic viability and to recognize the industry's environmentally responsible stewardship of...

...The month of May is designated as "Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month."