May
National
Electrical Safety Month,
See
http://www.esfi.org/index.php
for
more information. (Tie-in: Is your boat safe? – get a Vessel
Safety Check (VSC); electrical hazards in & on the
water/electrocution; fire safety; carbon monoxide poisoning,
etc.).
National Trauma
Awareness Month,
See
http://www.amtrauma.org/
and
http://www.pwcsafetyschool.com/
for
more information. (Tie-in: wear your life jacket; know how
to go – take a boating course; get a VSC; boat safe and
sober; helmets and "extreme" sports; PWC safety.)
Older Americans
Month,
See
http://www.aoa.gov/
for
more information. (Theme for 2004 is "Aging Well, Living
Well," to celebrate and recognize older Americans who are
living longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Tie-in:
boating keeps you healthier; older boaters and life jacket
wear; latest life jacket styles.)
Asian-Pacific
Islander Heritage Month,
See
http://www.apiahf.org/
for
more information. (Tie-in: concentrate on outreach to
boaters of Asian-Pacific Islander heritage; depict
Asian-Pacific Islander Americans wearing life jackets &
having a safe and fun time on the water.)
Clean Air Month,
See (Tie-in: carbon monoxide poisoning;
houseboat safety; "teak surfing;" be Earth-friendly and boat
safe.)
National Safe Kids
Week,
See
www.safekids.org for
more information. The theme this year is water safety!
(Tie-in: it takes only 20 seconds for a child to drown;
physiology of drowning; children and life jackets; latest
life jacket styles for kids; 12 and under rule for life
jacket wear.)
National River Clean-up Week,
See
http://www.americaoutdoors.org/
for more information. (Tie-in: be safe while
cleaning up – wear a life jacket; boat Earth-friendly – get
a VSC.)
Mother's Day,
See
http://www.boatus.com/women/
for
more information on women who boat. (Tie-in: show Mom how
much you care – buy her a life jacket; give Mom a boating
safety course; "suddenly at the helm" information.)
National Safe
Boating Week,
See
http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/
for
more information. (Tie-in: theme for 2004 campaign is once
again "Boat smart. Boat safe. Wear it!") Make sure you post
your events on NSBC’s website! Boating safety events can be
posted throughout the year – they do not have to be Safe
Boating Week events!
Vessel Safety
Check Mega Weeks,
See
http://www.safetyseal.net/.
(Tie-in: get a Vessel Safety Check!) USPS and the CG
Auxiliary have set aside over a month of activities to
emphasize the importance of getting a VSC before going out
on the water. You can advertise VSC dates and locations on
NSBC’s website:
http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/
National Emergency
Medical Services Week,
See
http://www.acep.org/
for
more information. (Tie-in: show your support for emergency
responders – wear your life jacket; survival strategies;
"suddenly at the helm" information; know how to go – take a
boating course.)
National Buckle Up
America Week,
See
http://www.buckleupamerica.org
and
www.nsc.org for
more information. (Tie-in: while you remember to buckle up
in your car, how about "buckling up" on the water, too? –
wear your life jacket!)
Memorial Day,
(Tie-in: "America’s Waterway Watch;" keep our
waterways safe and secure – show your support by wearing a
life jacket, boating soberly, taking a boating course, and
getting a vessel safety check.)
National Senior
Health and Fitness Day,
See
http://www.fitnessday.com/senior/index.htm
for
more information. (Tie-in: older boaters and life jackets;
fishing safety; survival skills; get a VSC; "suddenly at the
helm" info.)
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June
National Rivers
Month,
See
http://www.amrivers.org/feature/riversmonth.htm
for
more information. (Tie-in: be safe while you enjoy America’s
rivers – wear your life jacket; take a boating course; boat
safe and sober.)
National Safety
Month,
See
www.nsc.org for
more information. (Tie-in: wear your life jacket; take a
boating course; get a VSC; boat safe and sober; houseboat
safety; carbon monoxide poisoning; "teak surfing.")
Vessel Safety
Check Mega Weeks,
See
http://www.national-vsc-day.org/
for
more information. (Tie-in: get a Vessel Safety Check; safe
boats save lives.) Remember, you can advertise VSC dates and
locations on NSBC’s website!
National Fishing
and Boating Weeks,
See
http://www.nationalfishingandboatingweek.org/
and
http://www.waterworkswonders.org/
for
more information. (Tie-in: have fun on the water and wear
your life jacket; fishing safety; take a boating safety
course; get a VSC. Check out the Sportsman’s Forum for
additional tips and safety messages:
http://www.boatus.com/foundation/Sportsman/
.)
Flag Day,
See
http://www.flagday.org/Pages/PausePage.html
for
more information. (Tie-in: "America’s Waterway Watch;" keep
our waterways safe and secure; show your support – wear a
life jacket.)
Father's Day,
We are considering a boating course gift
suggestion campaign for Father’s Day, so you might want to
think about things you could do in your locale to promote
this. (Other possible tie-ins: show Dad just how much you
care – buy him a life jacket; fishing safety.)
USCG Auxiliary
Birthday
Tie-in: Boating safety topics, Operation
Waterway Watch, Join the Auxiliary.
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July
The month of July
is the peak of the trauma season for unintentional childhood
injury, according to a study by the National Safe Kids
Coalition.
See
http://www.safekids.org/
for
more information. (Tie-in: children and life jackets; 12 and
under rule; children and drowning; carbon monoxide
poisoning; "teak surfing.")
Independence Day,
(Tie-in: "America’s Waterway Watch;" keep our
waterways safe and secure; boat sober – reminder: drunk
passengers are JUST as likely as drunk operators to suffer a
fatality; wear your life jacket.)
August
National Kids Day,
See
http://www.kidsday.net
for
more information. Kids Day is a day to celebrate and honor
children through the gift of meaningful time. (Tie-in: have
a safe and fun day out on the water with your kids; 12 and
under rule for kids; be a good role model for your kids by
wearing your life jacket; boater education for kids;
"suddenly at the helm" information.)
Coast Guard Day,
(Tie-in: "America’s Waterway Watch;" keep our
waterways safe and secure; show your support for Coast Guard
men and women – wear your life jacket!)
National Marina
Day,
See
http://www.moaa.com
for
more information. This year’s National Marina Day will focus
on getting candidates and elected officials out to visit
local marinas with the adage, "Boaters are voters." Note
that MOAA is partnering with the Coast Guard in America’s
Waterway Watch. (Tie-in: "America’s Waterway Watch;" keep
our waterways safe and secure; wear your life jacket; boat
Earth-friendly – get a VSC; know how to go – take a boating
course; boat safe and sober.)
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September
National Hispanic
Heritage Month,
(Tie-in:
concentrate on outreach to Hispanic Americans this month;
depict Hispanic Americans wearing life jackets & having a
safe and fun time on the water.)
Baby Safety Month,
See
http://www.jpma.org/industry/BabySafetyMonth/BabySafetyMonth.htm
and
http://www.familyresource.com/pregnancy/67/133/
for more information. (Tie-in: cautions regarding babies on
recreational boats – they don’t belong on boats; life jacket
styles for very young children; 12 and under rules for
wearing life jackets.)
Labor Day,
(Tie-in: "America’s Waterway Watch;" boat safe and sober;
wear your life jacket; hunting and fishing safety; reminder:
drunk passengers are just as likely to suffer a fatality as
drunk operators; what to eat/drink instead of alcohol.)
National Childhood
Injury Prevention Week,
See
www.AsSafeAsPossible.org
for
more information. (Tie-in: children and life jackets;
children and boating accidents; drowning prevention; carbon
monoxide poisoning; "teak surfing;" PWC safety; paddling
safety; 12 and under rule for wearing life jackets.)
Grandparents Day,
See
http://www.grandparents-day.com/
for
more information. (Tie-in: show them how much you care – buy
Grandma and Grandpa life jackets; give Grandma and Grandpa a
gift they will use forever– buy them a boating course;
hunting and fishing safety; carbon monoxide poisoning; be a
good role model for your grandchildren – wear your life
jacket.)
Patriot Day,
(Tie-in: "America’s Waterway Watch;" keep our
waterways safe and secure; show your support – wear a life
jacket.)
National Women’s
Health and Fitness Day,
See
http://www.fitnessday.com/women/index.htm
for
more information. (Tie-in: concentrate on outreach to female
boaters; paddling safety for women; latest life jacket
styles for women; "suddenly at the helm" information.)
National Public
Lands Day,
See
http://www.neetf.org/publiclands/
for
more information. (Tie-in: wear your life jacket as you
enjoy our public treasures; "America’s Waterway Watch;" keep
our waterways safe and secure; hunting and fishing safety;
paddling safety; PWC safety; conflict resolution in
mixed-use waterways.)
National Family
Health and Fitness Days USA,
See
http://www.fitnessday.com/family/index.htm
for
more information. (Tie-in: have fun with your family and be
safe out on the water; "suddenly at the helm" info; paddling
safety; canoeing/kayaking and fitness; proper "gear" (life
jackets, helmets, etc.) while working out on the water.)
National Hunting
and Fishing Day,
See
http://www.nhfday.org/
for
more information. (Tie-in: wear your life jacket; hunting
and fishing safety; paddling safety; don’t drink and boat.)
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October
National Brain
Injury Awareness Month/National Spinal Injury Month,
See
http://www.biausa.org/Pages/home.html
or
keyword "spinal injury prevention" for more information.
(Tie-in: collisions and brain injuries; near drowning and
brain injury; wearing helmets for "extreme" sports; safe and
sober boating to prevent injuries; know how to go – take a
boating course; PWC safety; paddling safety; hunting and
fishing safety; survival skills; "suddenly at the helm"
information.)
National
Children’s Health Month,
See
http://www.childrenshealth.gov/index.html
for
more information. (Tie-in: child PFD regulations; keep them
safe in a life jacket; CO poisoning; dangers of "teak
surfing"; child-proofing your boat; it only takes 20 seconds
for a child to drown.)
National Fire
Prevention Week,
See
http://www.nfpa.org/FPW/index.asp
for
more information. (Tie-in: is your boat fire-safe? – get a
VSC; fire safety on the water; change out batteries on smoke
detectors/carbon monoxide detectors.)
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November
I Am So Thankful
Month,
(Tie-in: save yourself for the ones you love
– wear your life jacket!)
National Native
American and Alaska Native Heritage Month
See
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/about_nigms/national_heritage_month.html
for
more information. (Tie-in: concentrate on boating safety
outreach to Native Americans; depict Native Americans and
Alaskan Natives wearing life jackets and having fun out on
the water; cold weather survival; paddling safety; hunting &
fishing safety.)
National Military
Family Month
(Tie-in:
"America’s Waterway Watch;" keep our waterways safe and
secure; concentrate on boating safety outreach to military
families.)
Kids’ Goal Setting
Week
See
http://www.goalsguy.com/Events/k_overview.html
for
more information. (Tie-in: 12 and under PFD rule for kids;
buckle up in your car and on the water; knowledge is power –
take a boating course.)
Election Day,
(Tie-in: "America’s Waterway Watch;" keep our
waterways safe and secure; show your support – wear your
life jacket; knowledge is power – take a boating course.)
Veteran's Day,
See
http://www.va.gov/vetsday/
for
more information. (Tie-in: "America’s Waterway Watch;" keep
our waterways safe and secure; cold weather survival;
hunting safety; take a boating course.)
National Family
Week,
See
http://www.nationalfamilyweek.org/
for
more information. (Tie-in: have a safe and fun day out on
the water with your kids; 12 and under PFD rule for kids; be
a good role model for your kids – wear your life jacket;
boater education for kids –take a boating course together;
"suddenly at the helm" information.)
Thanksgiving,
(Tie-in: cold weather survival; hunting
safety; don’t drink and boat; reminder: drunk passengers are
just as likely to suffer a fatality as drunk operators; what
to eat/drink instead of alcohol.)
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December
National Drunk and
Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month,
(See
http://www.3dmonth.org/
,
http://www.madd.org/home/
,
and
http://www.badd.org/
for
more information. (Tie-in: don’t drink and boat; reminder:
drunk passengers are just as likely as drunk operators to
suffer a fatality; holiday suggestions for healthy
alternatives to alcohol on boats.)
Christmas,
We
will have another national boating course gift suggestion
campaign this year, so think about what you might want to do
in your locale! (Other possible tie-ins: life jackets make
great gifts; latest life jacket styles; cold weather
survival; hunting and fishing safety; don’t drink and boat;
what to eat/drink instead of alcohol: reminder: drunk
passengers are just as likely as drunk operators to suffer a
fatality.)
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