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The Governor’s Office reserves the right to decline a request that does not have support from a Utah sponsor. Previously-issued declarations are not automatically issued each year. The Office of the Governor give sufficient consideration to all requests, our protocol is put in place to protect the reputation of the office. The office requires six weeks notice for declaration requests. The director of correspondence/Office of the Governor reserves the right to edit proposed text and decline declaration requests. The approval or denial of a declaration request does not indicate or imply Gov. Cox’s endorsement or disapprobation of any given issue, organization, cause, or initiative.
Declarations
2024
2024 Declarations
- Jan. 29 – Feb. 4, 2023: Physician Anesthesiologist Week
- February 2023: Maternal Mental Health Month
- Feb. 1, 2023: Youth Art Month
- Feb. 6, 2023: Ronald Reagan Day Declaration
- Feb. 6-10, 2023: School Counseling Week Declaration
- Feb. 11- Mar. 3, 2023: Utah’s Scouting for Food Drive Declaration
- Feb. 16, 2023: Day of Hope Declaration
- Feb. 19, 2023: NBA All Star Day Declaration
- Feb. 19 – Feb. 25, 2023: Engineers Week
- Feb. 24, 2023: Pamela Atkinson Day Declaration
- Feb. 24, 2023: Peace for Ukraine Day Declaration
- Feb. 25, 2023: TRIO Day Declaration
- Feb. 27 – Mar. 3, 2023: Utah Saves Week
- Feb. 28, 2023: Rare Disease Day Declaration
- March 2023: Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month Declaration
- March 2023: Hovenweep Anniversary Declaration
- March 2023: Red Cross Month
- March 2023: Social Work Appreciation Month
- March 2023: SUDC Awareness Month Declaration
- March 2023: Utah Purchasing Month
- March 2023: Youth Art Month Declaration
- Mar. 5 – March 11, 2023: Women in Construction Week
- Mar. 12 – Mar. 18, 2023: AmeriCorps Week
- March 18, 2023: Feed Utah Day Declaration
- Mar. 18, 2023: Public Defense Day
- Mar. 19 – Mar. 25, 2023: Poison Prevention Week
- Mar. 27, 2023: Amniotic Fluid Embolism Awareness Day Declaration
- Mar. 29, 2023: Vietnam War Veterans Day Declaration
- Mar. 26 – Apr. 1, 2023: Cleaning Week Declaration
- April 2023: Arab American Heritage Month in Utah Declaration
- April 2023: Crime Victims’ Rights Week Declaration
- April 2023: Dark Sky Month
- April 2023: Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Declaration
- April 2023: Utah Native Plant Month Declaration
- Apr. 10 – Apr. 14, 2023: Community Development Week Declaration
- Apr. 12, 2023: One Kind Act A Day Day Declaration
- Apr. 13, 2023: State of Sport Day Declaration
- Apr. 14 2023: Utah Sikh Day Declaration
- Apr. 16, 2023: Utah Health Care Decision Day Declaration
- Apr. 16 – Apr. 22, 2023: Neurodiagnostic Week Declaration
- Apr. 18, 2023: Holocaust Remembrance Day Declaration
- Apr. 19, 2023: Good4Utah Day Declaration
- Apr. 23 – Apr. 29, 2023: Crime Victims’ Rights Week Declaration
- Apr. 26, 2023: Israel’s 75th Independence Day
- Apr. 29, 2023: Undiagnosed Rare Disease Day Declaration
- Apr. 30 – May 6, 2023: Small Business Week Declaration
- May 2023: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Declaration
- May 2023: Nurses Month Declaration
- May 2023: Resilient Utah Month Declaration
- May 2023: Building Safety Month Declaration
- May 2023: Lions Club Sight Preservation Month Declaration
- May 2023: Mental Health Month Declaration
- May 2023: Utah Water Safety Month Declaration
- May 1, 2023: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day Declaration
- May 1-7, 2023: Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week Declaration
- May 4, 2023: Day of Prayer Declaration
- May 7-13, 2023: Corrections Week Declaration
- May 17, 2023: Neurofibromatosis Day Declaration
- May 19, 2023: Utah Council on Conflict Resolution Declaration
- May 22-26, 2023: Contractor Fraud Awareness Week Declaration
- May 29, 2023: Memorial Day Declaration
- June 3, 2023: Asian Festival Day Declaration
- June 2023: Annuity Awareness Month Declaration
- June 2023: Pride Month Declaration
- June 2023: Safety Month Declaration
- June 8, 2023: Bryce Canyon Day Declaration
- June 15, 2023: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Declaration
- June 19, 2023: Juneteenth Declaration
- June 19-24 2023: Cedar City Railroad Centennial Celebration Week Declaration
- June 19-25, 2023: Pollinator Week Declaration
- June 27, 2023: 100 Years of Air Dominance Declaration
- July 2023: Muslim American Heritage Month Declaration
- July 1, 2023: BYU Big 12 Conference Day Declaration
- July 2, 2023: Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving Declaration
- July 10, 2023: Chronic Disease Awareness Day Declaration
- July 16-22, 2023: Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week Declaration
- September 2023: Disagree Better Family Meals Month Declaration 23.pdf
Declarations
2023
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Declarations
2022
2022 Declarations
- Jan. 1, 2022: Radon Action Month in Utah
- Jan. 1, 2022: University of Utah Football Pac-12 Champions Day
- Jan. 16, 2022: Freedom of Religion Day in Utah
- Jan. 19, 2022: More Than a Flag Day in Utah
- Jan. 23, 2022 – Jan. 29, 2022: Utah School Choice Week
- Feb. 1, 2022: Black History Month in Utah
- Feb. 5 – Feb. 12, 2022: Court Reporting and Captioning Week in Utah
- Feb. 8, 2022: Jose F. Valdez Recognition Day in Utah
- Feb. 17, 2022: A Day of Hope in Utah
- Feb. 21 – Feb. 25, 2022: Utah Saves Week
- Feb. 26, 2022: TRIO Day in Utah
- March 1, 2022: Youth Art Month
- March 1, 2022: Flood Awareness Month in Utah
- March 1, 2022: Red Cross Month in Utah
- March 1, 2022: Women’s History Month in Utah
- March 1, 2022: Purchasing Month in Utah
- March 1, 2022: Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- March 6, 2022 – March 12, 2022: Women in Construction Week in Utah
- March 8, 2022: Women’s Day in Utah
- March 18, 2022: Public Defense Day in the State of Utah
- March 18, 2022: Jacobsen Construction 100th Anniversary
- March 20, 2022 – March 26, 2022: Poison Prevention Week in Utah
- March 29, 2022: Vietnam Veterans Day
- April 1, 2022: Utah Dark Sky Month
- April 1, 2022: Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Utah
- April 1, 2022: Family Strengthening Month in Utah
- April 1, 2022: Alcohol Awareness Month in Utah
- April 10, 2022: Small Business Supplier Diversity Day in Utah
- April 11, 2022 – April 15, 2022: National Community Development Week in Utah
- April 12, 2022: Education and Sharing Day in Utah
- April 12, 2022: One Kind Act A Day Day in Utah
- April 14, 2022: State of Sport Day in Utah
- April 22, 2022: Topaz Stories Exhibit Opening
- April 24, 2022 – April 30, 2022: Crime Victim Rights Week in Utah
- April 27, 2022: “Denim Day” in Utah
- April 30, 2022: The 150th Anniversary of St. Mark’s Hospital in Utah
- May 1, 2022: Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
- May 1, 2022: Mental Health Awareness Month in Utah
- May 1, 2022: Foster Care Awareness Month
- May 1, 2022: Water Safety Month in Utah
- May 1, 2022: Building Safety Month in Utah
- May 1, 2022: Resilient Utah Month
- May 1, 2022: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Utah
- May 1, 2022 – May 7, 2022: Corrections Week in Utah
- May 1, 2022 – May 7, 2022: Small Business Week in Utah
- May 1, 2022 – May 7, 2022: Tardie Dyskinesia Awareness Week in Utah
- May 5, 2022: A Day of Prayer in Utah
- May 6, 2022: The 100th Anniversary of KSL NewsRadio in Utah
- May 6, 2022 – May 7, 2022: Nurses’ Day in Utah
- May 7, 2022: Children’s Mental Health Awarenss Day in Utah
- May 7, 2022: IRONMAN World Championship Day in Utah
- May 10, 2022: The 10th Anniversary of the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association
- May 11, 2022: The 100th Anniversary of Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah
- May 11, 2022: The 10th Anniversary of the Utah Clean Air Partnership
- May 15 – May 21, 2022: Emergency Medical Services Week in Utah
- May 20, 2022: Gail S. Halvorsen Day in Utah
- May 30, 2022: Memorial Day in Utah
- June 1, 2022: LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Utah
- June 1, 2022: Scleroderma Awareness Month in Utah
- June 10, 2022: The 10th Anniversary of the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs
- June 12, 2022: Women Veterans Day in Utah
- June 13, 2022 – June 19, 2022: Refugee Week in Utah
- June 15, 2022: World Elder Abuse Day in Utah
- June 19, 2022: Juneteenth in Utah
- June 30, 2022: Nate Checketts Recognition Day in Utah
- July 1, 2022: Muslim American Heritage Month in Utah
- July 15, 2022: “Parks and Recreation Professionals Day” in Utah
- July 24, 2022: National Parent’s Day in Utah
- July 24, 2022: Pioneer Day in Utah
- July 17, 2022 – July 23, 2022: Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week in Utah
- Aug. 1, 2022: Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Utah
- Aug. 4, 2022: Centenarian Day in Utah
- Sept. 1, 2022: Idle Free Season
- Sept. 1, 2022: Employer Guard Reserve Month
- Sept. 1, 2022: Family Meals Month in Utah
- Sept. 1, 2022: Special Friendship Golf Month in Utah
- Sept. 1, 2022: Augason Farm Anniversary
- Sept. 1, 2022: College Savings Month
- Sept. 1, 2022: Craniofacial Acceptance Month
- Sept. 1, 2022: Smile at the People Day
- Sept. 4, 2022: Utah Blood Donation Day
- Sept. 8, 2022: Lissencephaly Awareness Day
- Sept. 8, 2022: Toast to Thierry
- Sept. 10, 2022: World Suicide Prevention Day in Utah
- Sept. 11, 2022: Patriot Day
- Sept. 15, 2022: Hispanic Heritage Month in Utah
- Sept. 17 – Sept. 23, 2022: Constitution Week in Utah
- Sept. 18 – Sept. 24, 2022: Falls Prevention Week in Utah
- Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2022: Diaper Need Awareness Week
- Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2022: Blue Star Welcome Week in Utah
- Sept. 26 – Sept. 30, 2022: National Clean Energy Week in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2022: Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month
- Oct. 1, 2022: Arts and Humanities Month
- Oct. 10, 2022: Taiwan’s 111th Anniversary Recognition Day
- Oct. 29 – Nov. 2, 2022: Guinness Book of World Record Day in Utah and Official Day of the Dead in Utah
- Nov. 1, 2022: Advanced Zero Emissions Month in Utah
- Nov. 1, 2022: Alpha-1 Awareness Month
- Nov. 1, 2022: Family Court Awareness Month
- Nov. 1, 2022: Native American Heritage Month
- Nov. 4, 2022: Miller Enrichment Day
- Nov. 5, 2022: Rodeo Pioneer Day
- Nov. 7 – Nov. 10, 2022: Stem Week
- Nov. 11, 2022: Veterans Day
- Nov. 13 – Nov. 19, 2022: Nurse Practitioner Week
- Nov. 14 – Nov. 18, 2022: Crash Responder Safety Week
- Nov. 14 – Nov. 20, 2022: National Apprenticeship Week
- Nov. 14 – Nov. 18, 2022: Rural Health Week in Utah
- Nov. 17, 2022: Education Support Professionals Recognition Day
- Nov. 18, 2022: National Injury Prevention Day in Utah
- Nov. 19, 2022: Adoption Awareness Day
- Dec. 3, 2022: Utah Authors Day
- Dec. 4, 2022: Pallister-Killian Syndrome Awareness Day
- Dec. 7, 2022: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Utah
- Dec. 11, 2022: José Borjón Recognition Day
- Dec. 17, 2022: Wreaths Across America Day
- Dec. 21, 2022: Homeless Persons Memorial Day
- Dec. 24, 2022: Ballet West’s Nutcracker Day in Utah
Declarations
2021
2021 Declarations
- Jan. 25 – Feb. 12, 2021: Utah’s Scouting for Food Drive
- Feb. 1, 2021: Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month
- Feb. 6, 2021: Ronald Reagan Day in Utah
- Feb. 9, 2021: “Casual Friday” Day in the Office of the Governor
- Feb. 10, 2021: Community Association Day
- Feb. 12, 2021: A Day of Hope in Utah
- Feb. 21 – Feb. 27, 2021: Engineers Week in Utah
- Feb. 22, 2021: Supermarket Employee Appreciation Day in Utah
- Feb. 22 – Feb. 26, 2021: Utah Saves Week
- March 1, 2021: Youth Art Month in Utah
- March 1, 2021: Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Awareness Month in Utah
- March 1, 2021: Flood Awareness Month in Utah
- March 1, 2021: Colorectal Awareness Month in Utah
- March 5, 2021: Utah Nonprofit Employee Recognition Day
- March 7 – March 13, 2021: Women in Construction Week
- March 8, 2021: Volunteers of America Day in Utah
- March 8, 2021: Women’s Day in Utah
- March 8 – March 12, 2021: School Breakfast Week in Utah
- March 14 – March 20, 2021: Purchasing Recognition Week in Utah
- March 18, 2021: Public Defense Day in Utah
- March 20, 2021: Feed Utah Day in Utah
- March 24, 2021: Education and Sharing Day in Utah
- March 25, 2021: Greek Independence Recognition Day in Utah
- April 1, 2021: Arab American Heritage Month in Utah
- April 1, 2021: Blue Stakes Month in Utah
- April 1, 2021: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month in Utah
- April 1, 2021: Dark Sky Month in Utah
- April 1, 2021: Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Utah
- April 1, 2021: Month of the Military Child in Utah
- April 1, 2021: Scarridosis Awareness Month in Utah
- April 3, 2021: Dr. Carter G. Woodson Recognition Day in Utah
- April 8, 2021: American Institute of Architects Day in Utah
- April 8, 2021: A Day of Remembrance in Utah
- April 15, 2021: Ken Potts Recognition Day in Utah
- April 18 – April 24, 2021: Crime Victims Rights Week in Utah
- April 21, 2021: Utah Autism After 21 Day in Utah
- April 28, 2021: Denim Day in Utah
- April 30, 2021: Utah Arbor Day
- May 1, 2021: Resilient Utah Month
- May 1, 2021: The 100th Anniversary of the Utah Lions Club
- May 1, 2021: The Year of the Shorebird in Utah and The Year of the Western Hemispheric Shorebird Reserve Network Site at the Great Salt Lake
- May 1, 2021: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Utah
- May 1, 2021: Building Safety Month in Utah
- May 1, 2021: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month in Utah
- May 1, 2021: Hard of Hearing Awareness Month
- May 1, 2021: Mental Health Awareness Month in Utah
- May 1, 2021: Necrotizing Fascilitis Awarness Month in Utah
- May 1, 2021: Water Safety Month in Utah
- May 2 – May 9, 2021: Public Service Recognition Week in Utah
- May 2 – May 9, 2021: Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week in Utah
- May 6, 2021: A Day of Prayer in Utah
- May 15, 2021: Armed Forces Day in Utah
- May 17, 2021: Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month in Utah
- May 20, 2021: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Utah
- May 21, 2021: William Wing Louie Recognition Day in Utah
- May 22, 2021: Osteogenic Loading Day in Utah
- May 31, 2021: Memorial Day Declaration
- June 1, 2021: Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in Utah
- June 1, 2021: Annuity Awareness Month in Utah
- June 1, 2021: LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Utah
- June 1, 2021: National Safety Month in Utah
- June 4 – June 6, 2021: Weekend of Prayer in Utah
- June 15, 2021: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in Utah
- June 19, 2021: Juneteenth in Utah
- June 20, 2021: Fascioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day in Utah
- June 20, 2021: Nell Stevenson Bright Recognition Day in Utah
- June 24 – June 30, 2021: Helen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week in Utah
- July 1, 2021: UDAF 100th Anniversary Declaration
- July 10, 2021: Chronic Disease Day in Utah
- July 17, 2021: Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Day in Utah
- July 18 – July 24: Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week in Utah
- July 23, 2021: President M. Russell Ballard Day in Utah
- Aug. 1, 2021: Gastroparesis Awareness Month in Utah
- Aug. 1, 2021: National Shooting Sports Month in Utah
- Aug. 7, 2021: The 75th Anniversary of the Utah Air National Guard and Utah Air National Guard Day
- Aug. 8 – Aug. 14, 2021: Health Center Week in Utah
- Aug. 11, 2021: Justin Lee Appreciation Day in Utah
- Aug. 14, 2021: Military Marriage Day in Utah
- Aug. 21, 2021: The 100th Year Anniversary of Congregation Brith Sholem in Utah
- Sep. 1, 2021: Adult and Family Literacy Awareness Month in Utah
- Sep. 1, 2021: Blood Cancer Awareness Month in Utah
- Sep. 1, 2021: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Utah
- Sep. 1, 2021: GEAR UP Week in Utah
- Sep. 1, 2021: Healthy Family Meals Month in Utah
- Sep. 1, 2021: Idle Free in Utah
- Sep. 1, 2021: Ovarian Cancer and Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month in Utah
- Sep. 4, 2021: Utah Blood Donation Day
- Sept. 5 – Sept. 11, 2021: National Suicide Prevention Week in Utah
- Sep. 8, 2021: Lissencephaly Awareness Day in Utah
- Sept. 10, 2021: World Suicide Prevention Day in Utah
- Sep. 11, 2021: Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance in Utah
- Sept. 12 – Sept. 18, 2021: Nephrology Nurse Week in Utah
- Sept. 12 – Sept. 18, 2021: Corrections Week in Utah
- Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, 2021: Hispanic Heritage Month in Utah
- Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, 2021: Mes de la Herencia Hispana en Utah
- Sept. 17, 2021: POW/MIA Recognition Day in Utah
- Sept. 17 – Sept. 23, 2021: Constitution Week in Utah
- September 18, 2021: Utah Centenarian Day
- Sept. 20 – Sept. 24, 2021: Falls Prevention Awareness Week in Utah
- Sept. 25, 2021: National Hunting and Fishing Day in Utah
- Sept. 25 – Oct. 3, 2021: Blue Star Welcome Week in Utah
- Sept. 27 – Oct. 3, 2021: Diaper Need Awareness Week in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2021: 100 Years of Vocational Rehabiltation in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2021: Arts and Humanities Month in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2021: Careers in Construction Month in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2021: Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2021: Dyslexia Awareness Month in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2021: Filipino American History Month in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2021: Pharmacist Month in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2021: Pharmacist Month in Utah
- Oct. 1, 2021: Utah College Application and Financial Aid Awareness Month
- Oct. 1, 2021: Youth Justice Action Month in Utah
- Oct. 3 – Oct. 9, 2021: Christian Heritage Week in Utah
- Oct. 10, 2021: Taiwan’s 100th Anniversary Recognition Day in Utah
- Oct. 28, 2021: Lights on Afterschool Day in Utah
- Nov. 1, 2021: Alpha-1 Awareness Month in Utah
- Nov. 1, 2021: Alternative Fuel Awareness Month in Utah
- Nov. 1, 2021: Bladder Health Awareness Month in Utah
- Nov. 1, 2021: Family Caregiver Month in Utah
- Nov. 1, 2021: Native American Heritage Month
- Nov. 1, 2021: Runaway Prevention Month in Utah
- Nov. 1 – Nov. 2, 2021: Celebration of Dia De Los Muertos, Day of the Dead in Utah
- Nov. 1 – Nov. 2, 2021: Celebracion del Dia De Los Muertos en Utah
- Nov. 4, 2021: The 50th Anniversary of the World Trade Association of Utah
- Nov. 7 – Nov. 13, 2021: Nurse Practitioner Week in Utah
- Nov. 10, 2021: NET Cancer Awareness Day in Utah
- Nov. 11, 2021: Veterans Day in Utah
- Nov. 12, 2021: Sikh Heritage Day in Utah
- Nov. 12, 2021: Indigenous Day in Utah
- Nov. 14 – Nov. 20, 2021: Utah Apprenticeship Week
- Nov. 15 – Nov. 19, 2021: Rural Health Week in Utah
- Nov. 17, 2021: Education Support Professionals Recognition Day in Utah
- Dec. 1, 2021: Endoscopy Awareness Month in Utah
- Dec. 1, 2021: Happy Holidays to All
- Dec. 4, 2021: Utah Authors Day
- Dec. 18, 2021: Wreaths Across America Day in Utah
- Dec. 21, 2021: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day in Utah