2022 Proclamations 

December

• Dec. 1 - World AIDS Day
• Dec. 14 - Fallen Firefighter Memorial Day 

November

• Nov. 14 - 20 - Apprenticeship Week
• Nov. 16 - 23 - Farm-City Week
• Nov. 2 - Dr. A. Zachary Faison Recognition
• Nov. 3 - Dr. Charles MacIntosh Day
• Nov. 12 - Jacksonville's Arbor Day
• Nov. 12 - Sigma Gamma Rho Day
• Nov. 26 - Small Business Saturday

October 

• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Garden Club 100th Anniversary Recognition
• American Pharmacists Month 
• AnnieRuth Foundation 10th Anniversary Recognition
• Disability Employment Awareness Month
• Filipino American Heritage Month
• Declaration of Friendship with London
• Oct. 2 - 8 - 4-H Week 
• Oct. 23 - 29 - Celebrate Pro Bono Week 
• Oct. 31 - Nov. 4 - Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week
• Oct. 1 - Sista Strut Day 
• Oct. 5 - Real Men Wear Pink Day
• Oct. 10 - 111th National Day of Taiwan
• Oct. 15 - 15th Annual Gullah Fest 
• Oct. 15 - White Cane Awareness Day
• Oct. 16 - Ninah Cummer Day
• Oct. 24 - Centers for Independent Living Day

September 

• Hunger Action Month
• Library Card Signup Month
• Life Insurance Awareness Month
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Month 
• Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 - Hispanic American Heritage Month
• Sept. 11 - 17 - Assisted Living Week
• Sept. 12 - 16 - Disability Voting Rights Week
• Sept. 24 - Oct. 2 - Blue Star Welcome Week
• ​Sept. 26 - Oct. 2 - Diaper Need Awareness Week
• Sept. 26 - 28 - Job Corps Signing Day
• Sept. 4 - 904 Day
• Sept. 14 - Support Latino Business Day
• Sept. 16 - Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Day
• Sept. 24 - Feed the People Day 

August 

• Minority Donor Awareness Month
• Black Philanthropy Month
• August 6 - 12 - Caribbean Carnival Week
• August 7 - Purple Heart Day
• August 31 - Overdose Awareness Day 

July 

• Carla Harris Recognition
• July 17 - 23 - Sister Cities Week 
• July 30 - August 6 - Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Week 
• July 15 - Parks and Recreation Professionals Day
• July 26 - ADA Awareness Day

June 

• Jacksonville Bicentennial Recognition
• Bea Gilliard Recogntion 
• Col. Stan Jordan Recognition 
• Men's Health Month 
• June 3-5 - Wear Orange Weekend
• June 4-10 - Women Veterans Recognition Week
• June 1 - Global Coptic Day
• June 12 - Phillipines Independence Day
• June 20 - World Refugee Day

May 

• Sollie Mitchell Recognition 
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• ​National Contract Management Association Month
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
• Motorcycle Awareness Month 
• EDS and HSD Awareness Month
• St. Philip's Episcopal Church 140th Anniv. 
• Restoration of Truth Ministries 10th Anniv. 
• Kindness in a Diverse Society (KIDS) Recognition
• May 1-7 - National Small Business Week 
• May 8-14 - Dyslexia Week 
• May 15-21 - Public Works Week 
• May 21-27 - National Safe Boating Week
• May 1 - Law Day
• May 12 - Family Foundations of Northeast Florida 65th Anniversary
• ​May 18 - AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate
• May 20 - Apprenticeship Day
• May 20 - Emancipation Day
• May 21 - Maritime Day
• May 28 - Azerbaijani Republic Day 

April 

• Fair Housing Month
• Autism Acceptance Month
• IBS Awareness Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month 
• April 23 - 29 - Disability Book Week
• April 24 - 30 - Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
• April 24 - 30 - National Crime Victims' Rights Week
• April 6 - Assistive Technology Awareness Day
• April 10 - American Legion Post 197 75th Anniversary 
• April 11 - Police Memorial Day
• April 12 - Education and Sharing Day
• April 27 - Stop Food Waste Day
• April 28 - Workers' Memorial Day
• April 30 - San Marco Books and More 50th Anniversary

March 

• Believing in Girls Month
• Bleeding Disorder Awareness Month
• Irish Heritage Awareness Month
• Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• Women's History Month
• Water Conservation Month
• National Athletic Training Month 
• Endometriosis Awareness Month 
• March 20 - 26 - Poison Prevention Week
• March 20 - 26 - Florida Surveyors and Mappers Week
• March 21 - 25 - Celebrate Reading Week 
• March 12 - Suddenly Sleepy Saturday
• March 27 - March to Get Screened Day

February

• Mr. Steve Spickelmier Recognition
• February 20 - 26 - Engineers Week 
• February 21 - 25 - America Saves Week
• February 12 - Curls and Convo Day 
• February 12 - Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Day

January

• Mentoring Appreciation Month
• Human Trafficking Prevention Month
• Dr. William Bosworth, DO Recognition
• January 23 - 29 - CRNA Week 2022
• January 12 - Alan Worley Day

2021 Proclamations

December

• December 1 -  Ken Amaro Day
• December 8 - Fallen Firefighter Memorial Day

November

• November 13 - The 400th Anniversary of Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving 
• November 13 - Jacksonville's Arbor Day 
• November 15-21 - National Apprenticeship Week
• November 15-21 - Farm-City Week
• November 18 - The 91st Anniversary of Soka Gakkai
• November 27 - Small Business Saturday

October

• American Pharmacists Month
• Arteriovenous Malformation Awareness Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• National Arts and Humanities Month
• October 4-8 - Customer Service Week 
• October 5 - Police Memorial Day
• October 15 - The 130th Anniversary of the Salvation Army of Northeast Florida 

September

• Honoring Tommy Hazouri Sr.
• National Senior Center Month
• Infant Mortality Awareness Month
• Hunger Action Month 
• Life Insurance Awareness Month
• September 13 - See the Girl Day
• September 13-20 - National Disability Voter Registration Week
• September 25-October 3 - Blue Star Welcome Week
• September 27-October 3 - National Diaper Need Awareness Week

August

• Golf Month
• Black Philanthropy Month
• National Minority Donor Awareness Month
• August 6 - Honoring Daniel W. Stanley
• August 7 - Purple Heart Day
• August 14 - Cuban Freedom Day
• August 14 - The 75th Anniversary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7909
• August 20 - Child Cancer Fund Careathon Day
• August 31 - Overdose Awareness Day

July

• July 12-16 - Summer Learning Week
• July 17 -  Young Biz Kid Day

June

• Mens Health Month 
• June 4 - National Gun Violence Awareness Day
• June 5-12 - Women Veterans Recognition Week
• June 12 - Philippines Independence Day
• June 21-25 - Mosquito Control Awareness Week
• June 30 -  Devry University Day

May

• Asian-American-and-Pacific-Islander-Heritage-Month
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrums Disorders Awareness Month
• Contract Management Month
• May 1 - Multiple District 35 Lions Club Day
• May 6 - City Rescue Mission Appreciation Day
• May 6-12 - National Nurses Week
• May 16-22 - National EMS Week
• May 16-22 - Public Works Week
• May 18 - AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate
• May 20 - Century Ambulance Day
• May 22 - National Maritime Day
• May 23 - Dr. Fran Kinne Day
• May 25 - Celebrating Dr. Bill Prince

April

• Water Conservation Month
• Fair Housing Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• Autism Awareness Month
• April 4-10 - National Library Week
• April 5-10 - Community Development Week
• April 8 - Global Meetings Industry Day 
• April 11-17 - Filicide Awareness Week 
• April 11-17 - National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
• April 16 -  National Healthcare Decisions Day
• April 18-24 - National Crime Victims' Rights Week
• April 28 - Stop Food Waste Day

March

• National Red Cross Month
• Procurement Month
• Believing in Girls Month
• Social Worker Month
• Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month 
• March 6 - Shopability Saturday
• March 25 - Greek Independence Day

February

• African-American History Month
• Age-Friendly City
• February 12-14 - Donna Virtual Marathon Weekend
• February 21-27 - Engineers Week

January

• January 25 - 125th Fighter Wing Day

2020 Proclamations

November

• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month
• Diabetes Awareness Month 
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month
• Caregivers Month 
• November 8 - The 75th Anniversary of the Mandarin Garden Club 
• Novermber 8 - Senior Dental Health Day
• November 28 - Small Business Saturday

October

• Dental Hygiene Month
• AVM Awareness Month
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Pharmacists Month
• Disability Employment Awareness Month
• October 10 - 109th National Day of Taiwan
• October 14 - Emergency Nurses Day
• October 15 - White Cane Awareness Day
• October 15 - W.W. "Bill" Gay
• October 18-24 - Friends of the Library Week 
• October 18-23 - Jacksonville Goes to College Week
• October 22 - Lights On Afterschool Day
• October 25-31 - Celebrate Pro Bono Week
• October 28 - First Responders Day

September

• Life Insurance Awareness Month
• September 13-19 - Assisted Living Week
• September 17-23 - Constitution Week
• September 20 - POW/MIA Recognition Day
• ​September 21-27 - Diaper Need Awareness Week
• September 25 - Disabled American Veterans Day

August

• 25th Anniversary of The Women's Center of Jacksonville
• 50th Anniversary of Brooks Rehabilitation
• 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment

July

• July 26 -  American With Disabilities Act Awareness Day

June

• UF Health Jacksonville Sesquicentennial Month
• June 26 - The 149th Birthday Celebration of James Weldon Johnson & the 25th Anniversary of the Jacksonville James Weldon  Johnson Branch for ASALH
• June 27 - Community Education In Sports, Arts and Music Day

May

• Survivors' Month 
• Lupus Awareness Month 
• May 1 - Law Day
• May 22 - Maritime Day

April

• Child Abuse Prevention Month
• April 12-18 - Filicide Awareness Week
• April 12-18 - Telecommunicators Week
• April 28 - Workers' Memorial Day

March

• Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
• Colon Cancer Awareness Month
• March 15-21 - Women Veterans Recognition Week
• March 28 - Jacksonville's Arbor Day

February

• 120th Anniversary of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"
• February 12 - Winn-Dixie Day
• February 16-22 -  Engineer's Week
• February 28 - Florida Missing Adults Day

January

No proclamations issued

2019 Proclamations

December

• December 17 - Fallen Firefighter Memorial Day

November

• November 3-9 - Minority Enterprise Development Week
• November 3-9 - Youth Appreciation Week
• November 20-27 - Farm-City Week
• November 30 - Small Business Saturday

October

• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Pharmacists Month
• AVM Awareness Month
• Filipino-American History Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Honoring the life of Engineer Brian McCluney
• October 5 - Vascular Specialists Access Day
• October 7-11 - Customer Service Week
• October 7-12 - Jacksonville Goes to College Week
• October 10 - National Day of Taiwan
• October 10 - Real Men Wear Pink Day
• October 15 - White Cane Awareness Day 
• October 17 -  Daniel Day
• October 20-26 - Celebrate Pro Bono Week
• October 26 - Love a Senior Day

September

• Life Insurance Awareness Month
• Chiari Malformation Awareness Month
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
• Infant Mortality Awareness Month
• Square Dance Month 
• Recovery Month
• Pain Awareness Month
• September 4-7 - Leap Week
• September 11 - Patriot Day
• September 17-23 - Constitution Week
• September 20 - POW/MIA Recognition Day
• September 21 - Museum Day 
• September 23 - Live Long Day
• September 23 - Destroyer Day
• September 27 - Blessings in a Backback Day 

August

• Golf Month
• SMA Awareness Month
• Gastroparesis Awareness Month
• August 4-10 -  Caribbean Carnival Week
• August 7 - Purple Heart Day
• August 8 - Fried Chicken and Waffle Day

July

• July 12 - Care-A-Thon Day for Childhood Cancer
• July 18 - Nelson Mandela International Day
• July 19 -  The Rolling Stones Day

June

• Men's Health Month
• David S. Johnson
• Immigrant Heritage Month
• Honoring Mac D. Heavener, III for his service to Jacksonville
• June 14 - World Blood Donor Day
• June 17-24 - Garbage Man Week
• June 17-23 - Public Art Week
• June 20 - World Refugee Day
• June 22 - Philippine Independence Day

May

• Mental Health Awareness Month
• Lupus Awareness Month
• National Contract Management Association Month
• Older Americans Month
• Airbag Recall Repair Month
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month 
• 100th Anniversary of the Meninak Club of Jacksonville
• Apraxia Awareness Month
• May 2 - Day of Prayer
• May 12-18 - Police Appreciation Week
• May 18 - Kids to Parks Day
• May 18 -  50th Anniversary of the Women's Army Corps Veterans' Association - Army Women United, Chapter 56
• May 19-25 - Public Works Week
• May 21 - Maritime Day
• May 24 - Blue Star Museums Day
• May 31 - Apprenticeship Day

April

• Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• Water Conservation Month
• Autism Awareness Month
• Landscape Architecture Month
• April 2 - Autism Awareness Day
• April 2 - Equal Pay Day
• April 4 - Global Meetings Industry Day
• April 4 - Jacksonville Symphony "Bridges" Day
• April 7-13 - Toastmasters Awareness Week
• April 7-13 - Crime Victims' Rights Week
• April 17 - World Hemophilia Day
• April 19 - Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Day
• April 22-26 - Community Development Week
• April 24 - Police Memorial Day
• April 26 - Arbor Day
• April 28 - Workers' Memorial Day
• April 29-May 3 - Architecture Week

March

• March to Get Screened for Colon Cancer Awareness
• Social Work Month
• Women's History Month
• Procurement Month
• Believing In Girls Month
• March 10-16 - Women Veterans Recognition Week
• March 13-20 - Tiphne D. Hollis Week
• March 13 - USS Jacksonville Day
• March 29 - Vietnam Veterans Day
• March 30 - Community Education in Sports, Arts & Music Day

February

• African-American History Month
• Augusta Savage Month
• Heart Health Month
• February 17-23 - Engineers Week
• February 22 - Florida Missing Adults Day
• Honoring Alpha P. Gainous, Montford Point Marine and Jacksonville native

January

• Mentoring Month
• Quality of Life Month
• January 12-27 - Health for Humanity Yogathon
• January 15 - Commemorating the 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• January 20-26 - School Choice Week

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