In December 1994, the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives announced that Congress would no longer officially recognize special days, weeks, or months sponsored by associations, corporations, or individuals. To replace these Congressional resolutions and provide national recognition of on-going special events, Open Horizons created the National Special Events Registry.

The National Special Events Registry provides continuing official recognition of sponsored events — months such as American Dairy Month and American Rivers Month to weeks such as International Clown Week and National Scleroderma Awareness Week to days such as National Night Out and Writers Rights Day. Over 18,550 special days, weeks, months, anniversaries, birthdays, and other events are now featured in the Special Events Data Files.

To register your special event with the National Special Events Registry, please send the following information via email to JohnKremer@bookmarket.com.

• Name of the special day, week, month, or event
• Date of the event
  (If the date changes from year to year, specify how to determine the date each year.)
• Sponsor's name
• Sponsor’s address
• Sponsor’s phone and fax numbers
• Sponsor's email and web site addresses
• A short description of the day or event

Registration of your special event is free.

If, however, you would like a Special Events Certificate to recognize your sponsored event, please send $20.00. You will get a beautiful frameable certificate featuring your event.

If you would prefer mailing the information, send details to the National Special Events Registry, Open Horizons, P.O. Box 2887, Taos NM 87571.

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