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...The first Tuesday of the first full week in May is designated as "Teacher Appreciation Day."

...The month of September is designated as "Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month."

...The nineteenth day of November shall be designated as "George Rogers Clark Day," in honor of the hero of early America who was born on that day in 1752.

...The month of May is designated as "Ohio Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of the disease, including its causes and health effects and to encourage and support research to develop effective medical therapies.

...The fourth week of September is designated as "Parent's Week" to commend and encourage the work of parents in supporting and caring for their children.

...The month of September is designated as "Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month" to enhance the understanding of blood cancers and encourage participation in voluntary activities that support education programs, services to patients, and the funding of research programs to find cures.

...The first day of December is designated as "Rosa Parks Day," in honor of the woman who helped usher in the modern civil rights movement on that day in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

...The month of March is designated as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month" to enhance understanding of the disease, including its causes and health effects, and to support and encourage education programs and research to develop effective therapies and find a cure.

...The eleventh day of September shall be designated as "Ohio Public Safety Employee Day," in honor of the men and women who selflessly place their own lives in danger to protect the lives and property of the people of Ohio.

...The twenty-second day of September shall be designated as "Emancipation Day," in honor of the anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862.

...The month of May is designated as "Nutrition and Physical Fitness Month" to increase public awareness of the paramount roles that nutrition and physical fitness play in promoting a healthy lifestyle for all of the citizens of this state.

...The month of October is designated as "German Heritage Month" to honor and recognize Ohioans of German descent and their contributions to this state.

...The month of May is designated as "Ohio lyme disease awareness month" to increase public awareness of lyme disease as a health concern.

...The twenty-ninth day of April is designated as "Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Former Republic of Vietnam Day" in honor of the heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

...The last week of May is designated as "Ohio Turfgrass Week," in order to increase awareness of the importance of turfgrass to this state's economy and environment. The General Assembly finds that the turfgrass industry in this state employs thousands of people and generates billions of dollars in revenue each year. The General Assembly also finds that turfgrass acts as an environmental filter absorbing pollutan...

...The twenty-third day of May is designated as "Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Day." The first week of December is designated as "Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week."

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

...The sixth day of February is designated as "Ronald Reagan Day," in honor of the birthday of the fortieth president of the United States.

...The calendar week including the eighth day of February is designated as "Ohio Boy Scout Week."

...The month of February is designated as "Black History Month" to honor and recognize the contributions that African Americans have made in the history of this state and the United States.

...The month of May is designated as "Nurses Month" in recognition of the hard work and dedication of nurses and their significant contributions in improving the health care of the citizens of this state. In enacting this section, it is the intent of the general assembly to acknowledge and celebrate the nurses of this state. Although nurses practice their profession in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals,...

...The month of May is designated as "Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month."

...The nineteenth day of June is designated as "Juneteenth" to acknowledge the freedom, history, and culture that June 19, 1865, the day on which the last slaves in the United States were set free in Texas, has come to symbolize. This day is a legal holiday.

...The third Saturday in August is designated as "Brothers and Sisters' Day" to honor and recognize siblings.

...The first Saturday following the first Monday in September is designated as "Lithopolis Honeyfest Day," to honor the annual honey festival held on that day in the village of Lithopolis in Fairfield county.