October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Other Events

To start this posting on a serious note, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. NBCAM is celebrating its 25th anniversary. While it promotes awareness in October, NBCAM hosts a year round website to be utilized as a resource for breast health and awareness. NBCAM remains “dedicated to educating and empowering women to take charge of their own breast health by practicing regular self-breast exams to identify any changes, scheduling regular visits and annual mammograms with their healthcare provider, adhering to prescribed treatment, and knowing the facts about recurrence.”

On a much lighter note, October is also National Cookie Month. To kick off the month Mrs. Fields is offering a free chocolate chip cookie at participating stores from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. today. Too bad it doesn’t coincide with Starbucks free coffee event, beginning tomorrow.

According to FoodReference.com, October is one busy month:

• "Celebrate Sun Dried Tomatoes Month
• Cook Book Month
• Gourmet Adventures Month
• Hunger Awareness Month
• National Apple Month
• National Applejack Month
• National Caramel Month
• National Chili Month
• National Cookie Month
• National Country Ham Month
• National Dessert Month
• National Health Care Food Service Month
• National Kitchen and Bath Month
• National Pasta Month
• National Pickled Peppers Month
• National Pizza Festival Month
• National Popcorn Poppin' Month
• National Pork Month
• National Pretzel Month
• National Restaurant Hospitality Month
• National Roller Skating Month
• National Seafood Month
• National Spinach-Lovers' Month
• National Toilet Tank Repair Month
• Vegetarian Awareness Month”

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