July Is National Month - How Businesses Celebrate July

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! Each month I inform you, my valued readers, about the national "month is" celebrations for the current month. Many countries adopt causes or a special interest group to promote during a calendar month and the United States is particularly prolific at creating "national month" events to promote business interests.

July events include month-long observance to honor bereaving parents, screen for Hemochromatosis (iron overload disease, a deadly but treatable disorder that can cause "bronze diabetes" and organ failure), and to promote social wellness are all great ideas.

But "Lasagna Awareness Month?" Is there a pasta crisis we are all ignoring? Some events are just so silly they diminish the importance of other events. We need "National No More Silly Months."

• Air-Conditioning Appreciation Days
• Bereaved Parents Month
• Bioterrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness Month
• Cell Phone Courtesy Month
• Family Reunion Month
• Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
• International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month
• National Child-Centered Divorce Month
• National Culinary Arts Month
• National Doghouse Repairs Month
• National Make a Difference to Children Month
• National Recreation and Parks Month
• National Share A Sunset With Your Lover Month
• National Wheelchair Beautification Month
• Sandwich Generation Month
• Smart Irrigation Month
• Social Wellness Month
• Tour de France Month
• Women's Motorcycle Month

July is also officially national: Grilling, Baked Bean, Picnic, Pickle, Blueberries, Horseradish, National Hot Dog Month, National Ice Cream Month, and Lasagna Awareness Month.

Is there a way your business can tie in "July is National Month?" to a special promotion or event?