Hot Topics for December 2012

December is ...

• Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month
• Hi Neighbor Month
• National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month 
• Read a New Book Month

Other Interesting Tidbits ...

• Celebrating the Holidays in an Interfaith Family
• give.org  Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance guidance to making informed giving decisions
• GuideStar gathers and distributes data on more than 850,000 IRS-recognized nonprofits
• Holiday Blues 
• Holiday Etiquette
• Holiday Recipes
• National Christmas Tree Program
• Operation Santa Paws
• Origin and History of selected traditional Christmas Foods
• The Perfect Holiday Letter
• Winter Weather Driving Tips from the Nebraska Department of Roads
• Winter Wise Tips  resources on heating safety, air quality, energy efficiency, radon protection, related topics

Today is ...

• November 22-January 6  Omaha’s Holiday Lights Festival
• December 1  Basketball Created 
• December 1  Rosa Parks Anniversary of Arrest
• December 1 World Aids Day
• December 1  Big 10 Championship Game
• December 2  Kennedy Center Honors 
• December 7  Pearl Harbor Day
• December 8-16  Hanukkah begins at sundown
• December 10  Human Rights Day
• December 13-15 NCAA Division 1 Women's Volleyball Championship  Louisville, KY
• December 12  National Poinsettia Day
• December 21 Winter Solstice
• December 26 - January 1  Kwanzaa
• December 26  Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
• December 27  Holiday Bowl
• December 28  Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
• December 29  Alamo Bowl
• December 30  Insight Bowl/Fiesta Bowl

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