What can you do when your annual events coincide with another national day? (Originally posted on 12.1.2020)

With a plethora of national and international – not to mention local – commemorations these days, it can prove impossible to avoid a conflict.

Today is World AIDS Day, but it is also Giving Tuesday. Many charities that serve people living with HIV are creatively integrating the two.

In November, a charity unwittingly scheduled its annual volunteer appreciation day on Veteran's Day. They decided to include a special moment to acknowledge and celebrate those who had been and are in military service.

Sometimes a challenge can present an opportunity. For example, a school in California celebrates the anniversary of its founding on the fourth Friday in September, which also happens to be Native American Day. What can they do to bring both holidays together in a meaningful way?

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