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X-WR-CALNAME:Workhuman 52 Recognition Occasions 2026
X-WR-CALDESC:A full year of group recognition moments — one per week — from Workhuman. Every occasion is a launchpad for bringing your team together around a shared thank you.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260112
SUMMARY:🙏 International Thank You Day — Week 1
DESCRIPTION:Pick a team that kept things running in Q4\, or gave a strategic initiative the lift it needed. Give them the recognition they probably never got during crunch time.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
SUMMARY:🎓 International Mentoring Day — Week 2
DESCRIPTION:Recognize your unsung mentors — colleagues who invested in others without a title or mandate. The people helping others build skills and move the business forward.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260121
SUMMARY:🤝 International Day of Acceptance — Week 3
DESCRIPTION:Spotlight ERG leaders and accessibility advocates who've made your workplace more welcoming — not with a blanket statement\, but with names and specifics.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260131
SUMMARY:🎉 National Fun at Work Day — Week 4
DESCRIPTION:A day that literally exists to sanction joy at work. Fun is a skill. Recognize the teams that brought energy and levity — make everyone's day better and your culture stronger.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260202
SUMMARY:✊ Black History Month Kickoff / Lunar New Year — Week 5 (TIE)
DESCRIPTION:Black History Month: four weeks to recognize ERG leaders championing racial equity. Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse\, Feb 17): a global celebration of renewal — a second reason to recognize this month.\n\nSource: UN Calendar / nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260215
SUMMARY:💛 Valentine's Day — Week 6
DESCRIPTION:In Estonia\, Valentine's Day is also 'Friend's Day.' Use it to celebrate the colleagues who apply the culture glue your organization runs on.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260217
SUMMARY:⚙️ Engineering Week + Random Acts of Kindness Day — Week 7 (TIE)
DESCRIPTION:Feb 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day — encourage the whole org to recognize someone unexpected. Engineers solve invisible problems every day; Feb 16–22 is their week. Make their wins visible.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260227
SUMMARY:⭐ National Set a Good Example Day — Week 8
DESCRIPTION:Observed annually on February 26th. Encourages inspiring others through positive actions\, integrity\, and kindness. What better way to celebrate than recognition that spotlights exactly that?\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260302
SUMMARY:💬 World Compliment Day — Week 9
DESCRIPTION:Founded to address "the basic human need for recognition." Challenge every leader to send one specific\, written compliment this week. Low bar. Outsized impact.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260306
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260307
SUMMARY:🌟 Employee Appreciation Day — Week 10
DESCRIPTION:The anchor recognition moment of Q1. Make it come from the top — the higher up\, the harder it lands. Workhuman customers: toolkits are on Workhuman Connect.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260309
SUMMARY:♀️ International Women's Day — Week 11
DESCRIPTION:Specific\, named recognition of women who led\, mentored\, and advocated this year. A terrific opportunity to highlight women and their allies across your organization.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260321
SUMMARY:😊 International Day of Happiness — Week 12
DESCRIPTION:Recognize the team that made work genuinely more enjoyable — the people who organize lunches\, send the perfectly-timed GIFs\, remember everyone's birthday.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404
SUMMARY:🌈 National Find a Rainbow Day — Week 13
DESCRIPTION:This day invites everyone to see the bright side — a fantastic prompt to ask your organization to reflect and call out what makes your team bright and beautiful.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260420
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260421
SUMMARY:📋 Administrative Professionals Week — Week 14
DESCRIPTION:If your admin team makes your leaders look good\, make sure everyone knows it. Publicly. This is the week.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar / nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260416
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260417
SUMMARY:🙌 National High-Five Day — Week 15
DESCRIPTION:The perfect opportunity to celebrate your team's successes and encourage peer recognition. Make it everybody's job to close the appreciation gap this week.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260429
SUMMARY:🦺 World Day for Safety & Health at Work — Week 16
DESCRIPTION:Your safety teams and wellness champions work hard to make sure people go home in one piece. That's worth more than a poster on the break room wall.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260507
SUMMARY:🏥 Nurses Week / Healthcare Heroes — Week 17
DESCRIPTION:Healthcare workers\, on-site health staff\, benefits coordinators — they all count this week. Don't forget the people who make care happen behind the scenes.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260514
SUMMARY:📞 National Receptionists' Day — Week 18
DESCRIPTION:The first face people see. The voice on the phone. The person who somehow knows everything. That is a professional skill that deserves public recognition.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
SUMMARY:🧠 Mental Health Awareness Month Spotlight — Week 19
DESCRIPTION:Recognize managers who actively check in\, employees who model healthy boundaries\, and HR professionals who made mental health resources genuinely accessible.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260521
SUMMARY:👥 International HR Day — Week 20
DESCRIPTION:HR spends enormous energy recognizing others. This week\, give your people people a real pat on the back with group recognition.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602
SUMMARY:😊 National Say Something Nice Day — Week 21
DESCRIPTION:Seems like a great opportunity to say something nice to your team! A superb chance to make recognition go viral across your organization.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260609
SUMMARY:👫 National Best Friends Day — Week 22
DESCRIPTION:Gallup tells us workplace friendships are among the strongest predictors of belonging and retention. Celebrate whoever builds them — and encourage people to thank the folks who make their work life better.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260613
SUMMARY:🌿 Global Wellness Day + Pride Month — Week 23 (TIE)
DESCRIPTION:Global Wellness Day: recognize whoever championed wellbeing programs\, including managers who told their teams to take lunch. Pride Month: celebrate ERG leaders and allies making your workplace more inclusive 365 days a year.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260620
SUMMARY:✊ Juneteenth — Week 24
DESCRIPTION:A meaningful moment to recognize employees working to build equity inside your organization. Specificity matters — name the people and the work\, not just the day.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731
SUMMARY:🤝 International Friendship Day — Week 25
DESCRIPTION:Is your team more connected than a year ago? Recognize whoever made that happen — the culture builders\, the retreat planners\, the wind beneath your wings.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260705
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260706
SUMMARY:💼 National Workaholics Day — Week 26
DESCRIPTION:A good day to appreciate the hard workers — so maybe they feel good about taking a break. Recognition that actually encourages rest? Now that's culture.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260720
SUMMARY:🎮 National Play Day — Week 27
DESCRIPTION:One of the best ways to have a successful workplace is to encourage more play. A great day for a team award that encourages people to use their rewards for something that fuels their sense of fun.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260727
SUMMARY:🚀 National All or Nothing Day — Week 28
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) your team is crushing? Let them know with a team award that celebrates the people who go for broke.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260801
SUMMARY:💻 System Administrator Appreciation Day — Week 29
DESCRIPTION:No need to file a ticket to make your Sys Admins feel appreciated. Just shout them out — and then see if they can help with that tricky password reset you've been working on since June.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260810
SUMMARY:🌏 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples — Week 30
DESCRIPTION:A UN-observed day. Recognize ERG leaders and advocates working toward Indigenous inclusion and representation in your workplace.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802
SUMMARY:🏔️ National Summit Day — Week 31
DESCRIPTION:Recognizes mountain summits and the people who climb there. A fantastic day to shout out your big strategic initiatives and the teams helping you scale them successfully.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260820
SUMMARY:🌍 World Humanitarian Day — Week 32
DESCRIPTION:Recognize employees who give back through volunteering and community service. Your organization's values only mean something if the people who live them are seen.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828
SUMMARY:🎲 National Just Because Day — Week 33
DESCRIPTION:Give appreciation without rhyme or reason — just because it's deserved. The stone soup of holidays: you get out what you put in.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260908
SUMMARY:👷 Labor Day — Week 34
DESCRIPTION:It's literally a holiday about workers. Don't let it pass as just a long weekend — use it to say something meaningful about the humans who make the work happen.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260915
SUMMARY:🚚 Truck Driver Appreciation Week — Week 35
DESCRIPTION:Employees on the road can feel left out of the appreciation cycle. Supply chain teams\, logistics coordinators\, drivers — if your org touches a supply chain\, this week is for them.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916
SUMMARY:🖥️ IT Professionals Day + National Tradesmen Day — Week 36 (TIE)
DESCRIPTION:Your tech team keeps everything running invisibly. Your tradespeople build what the company physically depends on. Both are under-recognized in corporate environments. This week\, fix that for both.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922
SUMMARY:🙏 World Gratitude Day — Week 37
DESCRIPTION:The big one. Use it as a full-organization moment to flood recognition channels with specific\, meaningful appreciation. Workhuman clients: customizable toolkits on Workhuman Connect.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
SUMMARY:👥 HR Professionals Day — Week 38
DESCRIPTION:Is one HR holiday a year really enough? Your HR team shapes every person's experience at work. Who shapes theirs? This is the week to make sure someone does.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261006
SUMMARY:📞 Customer Service Week + Manufacturing Day — Week 39 (TIE)
DESCRIPTION:Customer service teams hold your client relationships together under enormous pressure. Manufacturing employees are frequently invisible in corporate recognition. Both deserve a company-wide spotlight.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar / nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
SUMMARY:🧠 World Mental Health Day — Week 40
DESCRIPTION:Recognize managers\, coaches\, and colleagues who showed up for their people during difficult times. Name the behavior — proactive check-ins\, normalizing mental health conversations — that you want more of.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
SUMMARY:🔐 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Spotlight — Week 41
DESCRIPTION:Your security team works in a world of invisible threats and invisible wins. Every time something doesn't go wrong\, it's because of them. Celebrate the wins that never make headlines.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017
SUMMARY:🏆 Boss's Day — Week 42
DESCRIPTION:Bosses deserve team awards too. Reverse the usual direction — encourage employees to appreciate the managers worth appreciating\, and recognize those managers publicly for the specific behaviors that earned it.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
SUMMARY:🎁 Season of Giving Begins — Week 43
DESCRIPTION:Start early. The season of giving is also the season of year-end burnout. A recognition nod before the sprint intensifies puts people in a reflective\, appreciative mode heading into year-end.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
SUMMARY:📊 International Accounting Day — Week 44
DESCRIPTION:An observance with roots going back to 1494. Your finance team works in the background — at year-end especially\, they're performing heroics. Name that work. Thank them specifically.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261120
SUMMARY:♂️ International Men's Day — Week 45
DESCRIPTION:We celebrated the gals back in March\, now it's time for the fellas. International Men's Day celebrates the positive value men bring to the world\, their families and communities.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261202
SUMMARY:💛 Giving Tuesday — Week 46
DESCRIPTION:Recognize employees who give back through volunteering\, mentorship\, and community service. Reminder: Workhuman award points can be redeemed for charity donations. Recognition that gives twice.\n\nSource: Workhuman Annual Occasions Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261204
SUMMARY:♿ International Day of Persons with Disabilities — Week 47
DESCRIPTION:A UN-proclaimed observance since 1992. Recognize advocates for accessibility and disability inclusion — and reflect on the real progress your organization has made.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com / UN Calendar
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261212
SUMMARY:🏅 National Salesperson Day — Week 48
DESCRIPTION:Your sales team deserves a year-end moment. Recognize the effort\, not just the outcomes. That's the recognition that sticks and drives next year's results.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261213
SUMMARY:🤝 National Unity Day — Week 49
DESCRIPTION:A day about coming together and celebrating shared humanity. Beautiful timing for a company-wide award independent of religious observances — celebrating your team's commitment to shared culture.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261216
SUMMARY:🐱 Cat Herders Day — Week 50
DESCRIPTION:Recognizes those whose job is like herding cats. If that describes your team\, this makes a very fun holiday to observe — and an opportunity to thank them warmly for their tireless efforts.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261227
SUMMARY:✍️ National Thank You Note Day — Week 51
DESCRIPTION:A day dedicated to writing thank you notes. What better day to write one to your department or team\, appreciating their efforts all year? The perfect moment for a personal note full of meaning from a leader.\n\nSource: nationaldaycalendar.com
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261229
SUMMARY:📖 Your Company's Own Story — Week 52
DESCRIPTION:This last one you write yourself. What happened this year that only your people could have made happen? What did your team accomplish that you still haven't fully named? Don't let the year close without saying it out loud.\n\nSource: You
CATEGORIES:Workhuman Recognition
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