Monthly Promotions
Cancer Control Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Defeat Diabetes Month
IBS Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month: Unique grilled cheese recipes
National Humor Month: jokes on the tables as tables tents
National Pecan Month
Physical Wellness Month
Soy Foods Month: Soy Info and Soy Recipes
Stress Awareness Month
Weekly Promotions
1-7 Laugh at Work Week: let staff tell jokes during Showtime
6-12 American Indian Awareness Week
19-25 Administrative Professionals Week
20-26 Spring Astrology Week: if your account allows it, have handouts explaining astrology for the spring
Daily Promotions
1 - Whole Grain Sampling Day
1 - April Fools Day
1 - National Walking Day
1 - National Sourdough Day
2 - National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day: HuffPost Ideas and 55 ideas from BuzzFeed
3 - Share the Rainbow Day: present a superfood lunch and learn with food tastings of all the rainbow colors
3 - Weed Out Hate: Sow the seeds of greatness day is a great initiative to utilize with your staff for diversity!
3 - National Mousse Day
4 - Vitamin C Day: VitC rich recipes
4 - National Cordon Bleu Day
5 - Deep Dish Pizza Day
5 - Plum Pudding Day (eaten for Easter)
6 - Hostess Twinkie Day: Delicious recipes using Twinkies
6 - Tater Day (Sweet Potatoes)
7 - National Beer Day: if your account is allowed to serve beer, have a beer tasting
7 - Caramel Popcorn Day
7 - Coffee Cake Day
10 - National Cinnamon Crescent Day
12 - Licorice Day
13 - National Peach Cobbler Day
14 - National Pecan Day
16 - Wear your pajamas to work day: a great day to let your staff "dress up" and change the dinner menu to an upscale breakfast/brunch menu
16 - Eggs Benedict Day
17 - National Cheeseball Day
19 - National Garlic Day
20 - Lima Bean Respect Day
21 - National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
22 - Earth Day
22 - National Jelly Bean Day
23 - Movie Theater Day: partner with Activities/Life Enrichment to show a movie and serve different flavors of popcorn. 55 Flavored Popcorn Recipes and Healthy Popcorn Recipes
23 - National Zucchini Bread Day
24 - Pigs in a Blanket Day
25 - National Herb Day: present a lunch and learn or taste testing for residents (guess the herb) and how herbs can replace high sodium seasonings
25 - Red Hat Society Day
25 - Sense of Smell Day: partner with Activities/Life Enrichment to talk about taste buds. Blind fold residents and have them taste and guess different foods. This would be a great idea for a fireside chat.
26 - National Pretzel Day
27 - Babe Ruth Day
27 - National Prime Rib Day
28 - National Blueberry Pie Day
29 - National Shrimp Scampi Day
30 - National Raisin Day