October isn't just the official Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

That's right, while October is the official month for Breast Cancer Awareness, but it is an official month for other things as well that often get overlooked:

• Filipino American History Month (in United States)
• National Arts & Humanities Month (in United States)
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month (LGBT History Month) (in United States)
• National Cyber Security Awareness Month (in United States)
• Fair Trade Month
• Dwarfism Awareness Month

 but wait, that's not all:

• German American Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)
• National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)
• Italian American Heritage Month: Italian Heritage and Culture Month
• Polish American Heritage Month

And

• Celiac Sprue Awareness Month^[7]
• Health Literacy Month [1]*
• Healthy Lung Month
• National Dental Hygiene Month (in United States)
• National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)
• National Infertility Awareness Month (in United States)
• National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month (in United States)
• National Physical Therapy Month (in United States)
• National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (in United States)
• Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month (in United States)
• World Blindness Awareness Month
• American Pharmacist Month 

This list was taken from the section about October from wikipedia 



Quite a busy month, but don't all of these need our awareness too!  Seriously, let's get some more ribbons made up.


I can't wait until next month!