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Long Beach Gray Panthers Education Calendar 2020 LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHERS EDUCATION CALENDAR 2020 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH Education: Speaker: Legislative Agenda for Education: Speaker: Education: Speaker: Cannabis Education Year Speaking Engagement: Speaking Engagement: Speaking Engagement: Tabling: Tabling: Tabling: Letter to Editor: Letter to Editor: Letter to Editor: Position Paper: Position Paper: Position Paper: Education Campaign: Education Campaign: Education Campaign: Town Hall/Forum: Town Hall/Forum: Housing Town Hall/Forum: Council Actions: Council Actions: Council Actions: Voter Registration: People’s State of the City Voter Registration: Voter Registration: Census: Census: Census: Special Events: Special Events: Special Events: 1 – New Year’s Day Black History Month Women’s History Month 18 – Martin Luther King Parade/Women’s 2 – Groundhog Day/National Wear Red Day 1 – Zero Discrimination Day March 4 - Rosa Parks Day 17 - St. Patrick’s Day 20 – Martin Luther King Day of Service/Parade 14 – Valentine’s Day Fundraiser 31 - Cesar Chavez B-day 25 – Chinese New Year 17 – President’s Day 27 - Holocaust Remembrance Day 25 – Mardi Gras Notes: 4 – General Meeting, Notes: 1 – General Meeting, Notes: 7 – General Meeting, 8 – Daylight Savings Begins APRIL MAY JUNE Education: Speaker: Education: Speaker: According to Survey Education: Speaker: Speaking Engagement: Speaking Engagement: Speaking Engagement: Tabling: Tabling: Tabling: Letter to Editor: Letter to Editor: Letter to Editor: Position Paper: Position Paper: Position Paper: Education Campaign: Education Campaign: Education Campaign: Town Hall/Forum: Town Hall/Forum: Town Hall/Forum: Council Actions: Senior Fest: Forum on Strategic Issue Council Actions: Voter Registration: Council Actions: Voter Registration: Census: Voter Registration: Census: 1/20/2020 LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHERS EDUCATION CALENDAR 2020 Census: Special Events: Special Events: Special Events: Volunteer Month – Volunteer Recognition Older American’s Month LGBT Pride Month Event at General Meeting 14 - Flag Day 6 - Tartan Day 1 – May Day March/Lei Day 15 - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 12 - Easter 2 – Sr Fest/Kentucky Derby 19 – Juneteenth 19 - Grand Prix 5 - Cinco de Mayo 21 – Father’s Day 22 – Earth Day 10 – Mother’s Day 21 – Pride Parade 24 – Ramadan Begins 16 - National Honor our LGBT Elders Day 28 - Denim Day 22 – Harvey Milk Day/National Maritime Day Last Sat at 10am World Tai Chi & Qigong Day 24 – Eid-el-Fitr, Ramadan Ends 25 - Memorial Day Notes: 4 – General Meeting, Notes: 4 – General Meeting Notes: 6 – General Meeting JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Education: Speaker: Education: Speaker: Education: Speaker: Speaking Engagement: Speaking Engagement: Speaking Engagement: Tabling: Tabling: Tabling: Letter to Editor: Letter to Editor: Letter to Editor: Position Paper: Position Paper: Position Paper: Education Campaign: Education Campaign: Education Campaign: Town Hall/Forum: Town Hall/Forum: Town Hall/Forum: Council Actions: Council Actions: Council Actions: Voter Registration: Voter Registration: Voter Registration: Census: Census: Census: Special Events: Special Events: Special Events: 4 - Independence Celebration 14 – Social Security Anniversary – Aug 14, Election Forum when elections are in Nov 14 – Older Americans Act Anniversary – July 1935 7 – Labor Day 14, 1965 21 – Sr. Citizen’s Day 9 – CA Admission Day 30 – Medicare/MediCal Anniversary – July 30, 26 - Women’s Equality Day/Suffrage – 100th 18 - 20 - Rosh Hashanah 1965 Anniversary 13 – Grandparent’s Day 18-20 – Rosh Hashanah 21 – UN World Peace Day/POW/MIA Day 1/20/2020 LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHERS EDUCATION CALENDAR 2020 25 – Native American Day 27 – Gold Star Mother’s Day 28 - Yom Kippur Notes: 4 – General Meeting Notes: 1 – General Meeting Notes: 5 – General Meeting OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Education: Speaker: Education: Speaker: Education: Party – no speaker Speaking Engagement: Speaking Engagement: Speaking Engagement: Tabling: Tabling: Tabling: Letter to Editor: Letter to Editor: Letter to Editor: Position Paper: Position Paper: Position Paper: Education Campaign: Education Campaign: Education Campaign: Town Hall/Forum: Town Hall/Forum: Town Hall/Forum: Council Actions: Council Actions: Council Actions: Voter Registration: Voter Registration: Voter Registration: Census: Census: Census: Special Events: Special Events: Special Events: Disability Awareness Month 3 – Election Day 1 - World Aids Day 1 – International Older Adult Day 11 – Veteran’s Day – Parade and Fair 7 – Pearl Harbor Day 4 – Long Beach Marathon 14 - Diwali 10 – 18 Chanukah 11 - National Coming Out Day 15 - Recycle America Day 15 - Human Rights Day 12 – Indigenous People’s Day 20 - Transgender Day of Remembrance 24 – Christmas Eve 15 – White Cane Day 26 – Thanksgiving 25 – Christmas Day 31 – Halloween 26 – Kwanza Begins – Ends Jan 1 31 – New Year’s Eve Notes: 3 – General Meeting, 22 – 23 CARA Notes: 7 – Annual Meeting and Elections, 1 - Notes: 5 – Holiday Party Conference Daylight Savings Ends, Tabling - A community event where LBGP set up an information table, recruit members, and distribute information to the community. Need 1 volunteer per event but 2 are preferred. Special Events can take from 1 – many Outreach depending upon time and activity. CARA events are not included 1/20/2020 Education – What educational activities need to occur Speaking Engagement – Speaker goes out to do a presentation on Gray Panthers Position Paper – A summary of pros and cons on a specific issue. Used to educate on an issue. Education Campaign – A concentrated effort around a specific issue. 1-2 issues are included as a section of the Strategic Plan. Townhall/Forums should be on key issues adopted for year 1/20/2020 .
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