PREPODIATRYLIFE & HALLUX MAGAZINE

AUGUST
August 1 – Leadership Results Finalized 2019 – 2020 Cycle
August 1 – CASPR online application opens
August 2 – Surgeon of the Year, Hallux Magazine
August 3 – T shirts order
August 6 – National Wiggle Your Toes Day
August 10 – Application closes
August 15 – Finalize Student Leaders 2020-2021
August 17 – New Student Orientation (for all 9 schools rough estimate)
August 20- “Back to School Promotion”
August 21 – T shirts available for purchase online TBD
August 22- Train Chief Editors on job description

SEPTEMBER
September 1 – Hallux Magazine Begins article publishing
September 7 – Labor Day 2020
September 15 – Start of Residency National Boards
September 29 – World Heart Day
September 30 – Hallux Magazine Special Edition #1 (TBD) publish

OCTOBER
October 1 – PrePodLife Halloween Costume Contest 2020 Opens
October 8 – International Podiatry Day #feetmatter
October 15 – Hallux Magazine Special Edition #2 (TBA) publish
October 19 – National Health Education Week
October 20 – National Day on Writing
October 25 – Finalize Hallux Magazine’s Year in Print 2019, pay publishing
October 26 – PrePodLife Halloween Costume Contest Closes

NOVEMBER
November 1 – American Diabetes Month
November 4 – Hallux Magazine Special Edition #3 (TBA) publish
November 14 – World Diabetes Day
November 28 – Thanksgiving

DECEMBER
December 1 – Final Exams/ Dead Week
December 2 – Chief editors, editors, delegates, mentors – have the Month Off
December 4 – National Sock Day
December 8 & 10 – Boards II
December 25 – Christmas Day

2021

JANUARY
January – New Year’s 2020
January 9 – CASPR/ CRIP 2020 (West) TBD COVID
January 12 – CASPR/ CPRIP 2020 (East) TBD COVID
January 14 – POD Classes Begin (rough estimate)
January 15 – Back to school promotion
January 16 – Online shop expands, T-shirts available for purchase
January 18 – MLK Day
January 23 – National measure your feet day
January 25 – Welcome back chiefs, editors, delegates, mentors – back to work!

FEBRUARY
February 1 – National “Wear Red” Day for women’s heart health
February 4 – World Cancer Day
February 25 – ACFAS Conference 2021 (Las Vegas)
February 28 – Hallux Magazine Special Edition #4 (TBD) publish

MARCH
March 1 – Annual Hallux Magazine Writing Comp Application Opens
March 3 – National Sleep awareness week
March 15 – National Shoe The World Day
March 16 – Hallux Magazine Special Edition (Women’s Month) publish
March 26 – Purple Day for epilepsy awareness
March 30 – National Doctor’s Day
March 31 – 2nd Annual Hallux Magazine Writing Comp Deadline

APRIL
April 1 – National Foot Health Awareness month
April 1 – Hallux Magazine Photo Contest Opens; TBD COVID
April 5- Announce winners of Writing Comp
April 15- Start publishing Winners on Hallux Magazine
April 30 – Hallux Magazine Photo Contest Closes

MAY
May 1 – Last month for current Student leaders
May 2 – LLC Writing Competition opens for student leaders ONLY
May 5 – World Hand Hygiene Day
May 8 – Lost Sock Memorial Day
May 22 – NYCPM “America’s first and largest free-standing College of Podiatric Medicine”. The college
opened on Monday May 22, 1911 at 8 o’clock. First podiatry school in US!
May 31 – Last Day Leadership Cycle