2018 Proclamations

December

• Impaired Driving Prevention Month
• Celebrating the FHSAA State Champions - Raines High School (Class 4A) and Mandarin High School (Class 8A)
• Celebrating the Pop Warner Super Bowl Champions - Westside Wildcats (Division One Pee Wee) and Grand Park Trojans (Division Three Jr. Pee Wee)
• December 1 - World AIDS Day
• December 2-8 - Influenza Vaccination Week
• December 10 - Human Rights Day
• December 18 - Florida Nonprofits Day

November

• 2018 Kid Mayor, Micah Hall
• November 1 - Extra Mile Day
• November 1 -  Recognizing the Jacksonville Brotherhood of Firefighters on the 35th anniversary since its founding
• November 5 - Color the World Orange Day for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness
• November 4-10 - Minority Enterprise Development Week
• November 4-10 -​ Youth Appreciation Week
• November 10 - Parkinson's Foundation Moving Day Jacksonville
• November 11 - Commemorating the 100th anniversary since the end of World War I
• November 14-21 - Farm-City Week
• November 15 - Fallen Firefighter Memorial Day
• November 15 - Liam Lives Day
• November 20 - World Children's Day
• November 24 - Small Business Saturday
• November 27 - Giving Tuesday

October

• Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Disability Employment Awareness Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Dwarfism Awareness Month
• Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month
• Pharmacists Month
• Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Citizens Planning Advisory Committees (CPACs)
• Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve Bank's Jacksonville Branch
• Recognizing Seniors on a Mission
• October 1 - Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Consolidation
• October 1 - El Faro 33 Memorial Day
• October 1-5 - Customer Service Week
• October 6-12 - Physician Assistants (PA) Week
• October 8-13 - Jacksonville Goes to College Week
• October 10 - Commemorating the 107th National Day of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
• October 14-20 - Pharmacy Week
• October 15 - White Cane Awareness Day
• October 18 - Credit Union Day
• October 21-27 - Celebrate Pro Bono Week
• October 22-28 - Florida City Government Week
• October 23 - Sherwood H. Smith Day
• October 23-31 - Red Ribbon Week

September

• Life Insurance Awareness Month
• Pain Awareness Month
• Square Dance Month
• September 2 - Lynyrd Skynyrd Day
• September 5 - Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Day
• September 17-23 - Constitution Week
• September 22 - Museum Day
• September 27 - Blessings in a Backpack Day

August

• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month
• August 1-7 - Clown Week
• August 5 - New Bethel 118th Anniversary and Honoring Pastor Harry L. Dawkins
• August 7 - Purple Heart Day
• August 8 - Fried Chicken and Waffle Day

July

• July 12 - Summer Learning Day
• July 13 - THE PLAYERS Championship Charity Day
• July 20 - Care-A-Thon Day for Childhood Cancer
• July 27 - Mayor's Youth at Work Partnership Day

June

• Immigrant Heritage Month
• Men's Health Month
• June 1 - Apprenticeship Day
• June 9 - Winona Cargile Alexander Memorial Day
• June 12 and 19 - Philippine Independence Day and Dr. José Rizal Day
• June 17 - Garbage Man Day
• June 20 - World Refugee Day
• June 24-30 - Mosquito Control Awareness Week

May

• ALS Awareness Month
• Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage
• Lupus Awareness Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• Older Americans Month
• Celebrating Katie Davis
• May 2 - Law Day
• May 3 - Day of Prayer
• May 4 - Military Spouse Appreciation Day
• May 5 - 4th Fleet Day
• May 5 - Cinco de Mayo
• May 7-11 - Construction Industry Safety Week
• May 9 - Operation Save Our Sons Day
• May 12 - Stamp Out Hunger Day
• May 13 - Children of Fallen Patriots Day
• May 13-19 - Food Allergy Awareness Week
• May 14 - Apraxia Awareness Day
• May 18 - The 24th annual Miracle on Ashley Street
• May 19 - Kids to Parks Day
• May 20-26 - Public Works Week
• May 20-26 - Healthcare Technology Management Week
• May 22 - Maritime Day

April

• Autism Awareness Month
• Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Contract Management Month
• Donate Life Month
• Fair Housing Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• Water Conservation Month
• Matt Hamilton drafted a Jaguars fan
• April 2-6 - Community Development Week
• April 3 - National Service Recognition Day
• April 7 - Innovation Day
• April 8-14 - Toastmasters Awareness Week
• April 8-14 - Victims' Rights Week
• April 10 - Equal Pay Day
• April 12 - Global Meetings Industry Day
• April 21 - Sergeant Jerry Bernard Haddock Day
• April 26 / May 14-20 - Police Memorial Day/Police Appreciation Week
• April 28 - Workers' Memorial Day

March

• Athletic Training Month
• Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month
• March 1-3 - Jacksonville Science Festival
• March 1-4 - 50th anniversary of the Jacksonville Home + Patio Show
• March 3 - Coach Pat Milligan Day
• March 11-17 - Women Veterans Recognition Week
• March 12 - Girl Scouts Day
• March 20 - Tiphne D. Hollis Day
• March 24 - Arbor Day

February

• Celebrating The Bolles School Varsity Girls Soccer state championship win
• Celebrating Raines High School Varsity Football state championship win
• February 4-10 - Future Busines Leaders of America Week
• February 10 - Florida STEM and Health Expo
• February 17 - Marathon High Day
• February 18-24 - National Engineers Week
• February 22 - Florida Mising Adults Day
• February 24 - Community Outreach Wellness Fair

January

• January 13-31 - Health For Humanity Yogathon
• January 21-27 - School Choice Week