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Observances FY2015headline bar **AACRAC Observances FY2015** **October** National Disability Month: National Disability Employment Awareness Month APHIS hosted a speaker on October 6th which was open to all. Behavioral and Mental Health Awareness Month: Grieving and Loss: A Brief Overview of the Grieving Process and Information about Resources’ presentation. Mallory Cassis, a behavioral health consultant with Everly Ball Community Mental Health Services, gave [sic] a presentation highlighting different types or forms of grieving, depression, and mental illness and explained mental health services that everyone, not just Federal employees, have access to in the Ames/Story County area.” **November** Veteran’s Day Observance: Guest Speakers presented on a variety of Veteran Experience’s. Employees had an opportunity to meet a 7 year POW, a two-time Vietnam combat Navy Veteran, and an Air Force Sergeant who was personally involved in a terrorist attack. **January** Martin Luther King Day: Video presentation “In Remembrance of Martin” Martin Luther King Day: AACRAC and USDA employees participated in the MLK B-Day Celebration Event this year by helping cut and hand out cake! The event was on Monday, January 19th (MLK Day) at the Ames Middle School. **February** African-American History Month: Video Presentation “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” **March** Women’s History Month: Guest Speakers, Dr. Lisa Nolan and Dr. Janice Miller, led a panel discussion on their life experiences as Women in the field of Science. **April** Holocaust Remembrance Day: Guest Speaker and Holocaust Survivor, Dr. Harold Kasimow professor of Religious Studies at Grinnell College, spoke about his childhood experiences. **May** Mental Health Awareness Observance: Video presentation “Depression: the Misunderstood Epidemic” **June** LGBT Month Observance: Video presentation “Breaking the Code: Biography of Alan Turing” **September** Hispanic Heritage Month: Video presentation “Latino Americans”


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