Consistent, meaningful recognition is more important than ever for 2021. HALO’s Recognition Planner lists popular recognition events, holidays, and industry observances in one place to stay on top of your employee appreciation planning.
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January 01 - New Year's DayJanuary 12 - National Pharmacist DayJanuary 14 - Poetry at Work DayJanuary 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. DayJanuary 28 - Have Fun at Work DayJanuary 31 - Thank Your Mentor Day
February 03 - Women Physicians DayFebruary 07 - Send a Card to a Friend DayFebruary 12 - National Pizza DayFebruary 14 - Valentine's DayFebruary 15 - President's DayFebruary 17 - Random Acts of Kindness Day
March 05 - Employee Appreciation DayMarch 08 - International Women's DayMarch 14 - Pi DayMarch 17 - St Patrick's DayMarch 18 - Companies That Care DayMarch 20 - Spring SolsticeMarch 29 - Mom & Pop Business Owners DayMarch 30 - National Doctor's Day
April 01 - April Fool's DayApril 02 - Walk to Work DayApril 06 - Library Workers DayApril 21 - Administrative Professionals DayApril 22 - Earth Day/Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day
May 04 - Teachers' DayMay 06 - Nurses' DayMay 09 - Mother's DayMay 12 - Night Shift Workers Day/Receptionist DayMay 21 - National Waitstaff Day/Bike to Work DayMay 31 - Memorial Day
June 01 - Say Something Nice DayJune 02 - Leave the Office Early DayJune 17 - National Nursing Assistants DayJune 19 - JuneteenthJune 20 - Father's Day/Summer SolsticeJune 24 - National Handshake DayJune 25 - Take Your Dog to Work DayJune 30 - Social Media Day
July 04 - Independence DayJuly 06 - Take Your Webmaster to Lunch DayJuly 18 - World Listening DayJuly 25 - Parents DayJuly 29 - National Intern DayJuly 30 - International Friendship Day/System Administrator Appreciation Day
August 04 - Psychiatric Technician Appreciation DayAugust 26 - Women's Equality DayAugust 31 - Eat Outside Day
September 04 - Franchise Appreciation DaySeptember 05 - International Day of CharitySeptember 06 - Labor DaySeptember 12 - National Day of EncouragementSeptember 13 - International Programmer's DaySeptember 16 - Working Parents DaySeptember 21 - World Gratitude DaySeptember 22 - American Business Women’s Day/Autumn SolsticeSeptember 29 - National Coffee Day
October 01 - International Coffee DayOctober 16 - Boss's DayOctober 19 - Pharmacy Technician DayOctober 20 - Medical Assistants Recognition DayOctober 31 - Halloween
November 11 - Veteran's DayNovember 13 - World Kindness DayNovember 19 - Great American SmokeoutNovember 25 - ThanksgivingNovember 26 - Black FridayNovember 28 - Hanukkah BeginsNovember 29 - Cyber MondayNovember 30 - Giving Tuesday
December 01 - World AIDS DayDecember 05 - International Volunteer DayDecember 05 - Hanukkah EndsDecember 13 - Green MondayDecember 18 - Super SaturdayDecember 21 - Winter SolsticeDecember 25 - Christmas DayDecember 26 - National Thank You Note DayDecember 31 - New Year's Eve
If there's any event you think should be added, please let us know at recognitioninfo@halo.com.
