May Character All Month

See NationalToday, AndTodayIs, NationalDayCalendar or DaysOfTheYear for more information on these and other holidays to celebrate this month.
Day in May | Holiday | How to Commemorate with Character |
1 | National Loyalty Day | National Loyalty Day celebrates #Loyalty to our country. It’s time to set political affiliations aside and do what is right for the people of our nation. #Cooperation |
1 | School Principals’ Day | Celebrate your school principal today on School Principals’ Day. #Respect #Gratefulness |
2 | National Brothers and Sisters Day | Let your siblings know you are thinking about them on #NationalBrothersAndSistersDay. #Gratefulness |
2 | School Lunch Hero Day |
Today is #SchoolLunchHeroDay. Celebrate the cafeteria workers today. #beahero #Respect #Gratefulness #CharacterStartsWithMe |
4 | May the 4th | We hope you have Luke’s #Courage, Leia’s #Resilience, and Yoda’s #Wisdom this #MayThe4th! #CharacterStartsWithMe |
4 | National Lemonade Day | Today is National Lemonade Day! When life gives you lemons, dig out your #Resilience and make Lemonade. |
6 | National Teacher Day | Celebrate your teacher today on National Teacher Day. #Respect #Gratefulness |
7 | National School Nurse Day | Celebrate your school #Nurse today on #NationalSchoolNurseDay! #Compassion #Gratefulness #CharacterStartsWithMe |
10 | National Clean Your Room Day | Practice #Orderliness for #NationalCleanYourRoomDay! #Responsibility #Initiative #CharacterStartsWithMe |
11 | Mother’s Day | Show some love to your #Mother and those who mother you today. Happy #MothersDay. #hugyourmom #Compassion #CharacterStartsWithMe |
11 | World Ego Awareness Day | #WorldEgoAwarenessDay is celebrated to remind everyone of the dangers of having an inflated ego. #Humility #CharacterStartsWithMe |
15 | International Family Day | This years theme for #InternationalFamilyDay is “ “Families and Demographic Change” “When trouble comes, it’s your family that supports you.” –Guy Lafleur #Loyalty #Flexibilty #CharacterStartsWithMe |
16 | National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day | Be neighborly today for #NationalDoSomethingGoodForYourNeighborDay. #Gratefulness #Compassion #CharacterStartsWithMe |
18 | Hippo Tucker’s Birthday | Happy Birthday, Hippo Tucker! @CincinnatiZoo #CharacterStartsWithMe |
21 | National American Red Cross Founder’s Day | It’s National American Red Cross Founder’s Day. 140 years ago, Clara Barton established the American Red Cross. That’s a lot of #Compassion! |
26 | Memorial Day | Today we honor those who have died fighting for our country. Happy Memorial Day! #Respect |
28 | World Hunger Day | Donate to your local food pantry for #WorldHungerDay! Together we can make a difference! #Kindness #fighthunge #CharacterStartsWithMe |
30 | National Creativity Day | Find your inner #Creativity and celebrate National Creativity Day. You don’t have to be an artist to be creative. |
31 | National Smile Day | Show off your #Positivity on National Smile Day! |