February awareness month is a relatively quiet month for the major charities. Noteworthy is the American Dental Association with a special day (Feb 3rd), devoted to children along with their month’s long awareness. Let’s not forget the American Heart Association which is a very popular wedding donation choice with our couples.

1 – 29 AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 (312) 363-6052 Fax info@preventblindness.org www.preventblindness.org. Materials available Contact: PBA Consumer and Patient Hotline

1 – 29 Heart Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 (800) 242-8721 www.heart.org Materials available Contact: None designated

1 – 29 International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month Group B Strep International 11 El Dorado Court Pomona, CA 91766 (909) 620-7214 (909) 620-5557 Fax info@gbs-intl.org www.groupbstrepinternational.org. Materials available Contact: Marti Perhach

1 – 29 National Children’s Dental Health Month American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (800) 621-8099 ncdhm@ada.org www.ada.org/2714.aspx. Materials available Contact: None designated

3 Give Kids A Smile^® Day American Dental Association 211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611-2637 (312) 440-2500 gkas@ada.org givekidsasmile.ada.org.  Materials available Contact: None designated

3 National Wear Red Day National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center Attention: The Heart Truth P.O. Box 30105 Bethesda, MD 20824-0105 (301) 592-8573 (240) 629-3255 TTY (301) 592-8563 Fax nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth Materials available Contact: Information Specialist

7 – 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week Congenital Heart Information Network 101 North Washington Avenue, Suite 1A Margate City, NJ 08402 (609) 882-1572 (609) 822-1573 (609) 822-1574 Fax mb@tchin.org tchin.org/aware. Materials available Contact: Mona Barmash

14 National Donor Day Division of Transplantation, Healthcare Systems Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 (888) 275-4772 (703) 821-2098 Fax ask@hrsa.gov www.organdonor.gov Materials available Contact: Division of Transplantation Staff

Also includes in February Awareness Month is –

• Eating Disorders Awareness and Screening Week (last week of February)
• Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
• World Cancer Day (February 4)