In the center, an illustration of a winged green letter J with the words ST. JUDE written on it. Surrounding the image is green text. Green border on white background.

This button probably refers to Spirit Week, celebrated July 26-30, at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  Events and festivities were celebrated during this time to show employee pride and accomplishments.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. (n.d.) St. Jude Spirit Week. Retrieved from http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c74842a09974a210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD&vgnextchannel=d6823317e9975210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD

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This button may have been from the United University Professions' (UUP) campaign, "save SUNY." This campaign was used to fight for more funding for public universities in New York. This campaign started in 1980 and called upon it's largest membership ever, 11,500 members. UUP was created in 1973 and is still fighting for both professional's rights and university funding. 

The State University of New York (SUNY), was founded at Potsdam, New York in 1816. Since 1948 SUNY has grown to include 64 individual colleges and universities. As of 2014, total SUNY enrollment is over 467,000.

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The National Association for Music Education officially named March the “Music in Our Schools Month.” All schools should make music education their main focus for the entirety of March. Music in Our Schools Month first began as a one-day, statewide celebration in 1973. Over the years the program as shifted from one day, to one week, and finally, one month in 1985. Not only does the program raise awareness about the importance of music education throughout the nation, but also allows music teachers to draw attention to their individual programs within their own schools and communities. The program also aims to make everyone more aware of the benefits that music brings to students of all ages and backgrounds. 

Bold red text above the symbol for the American Lung Association on yellow background. The word HURT is in blue wavy text portraying smoke. 

The American Lung Association works to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through Education, Advocacy and Research.

Image of the American flag shaped into a treble clef symbol. Red and blue text printed on a music staff on a white background. 

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This button refers to a speech given by Richard Nixon on October 9, 1968 while he was campaigning for the 1968 US presidential election. In this speech, he famously stated, “Any man who has had a chance for four years and could not produce peace, should not be given another chance.” As Nixon did not end the war in his first term, the phrase “Remember October 9^th” became a major rallying slogan for Vietnam War protesters in the late 1960s and early 1970s.  

Blue and white illustration of car driving on the Lincoln Highway with surrounding country side.  Additionally an illustration of Abraham Lincoln's bust set in the background surrounded by a banner and building marquee. Red text and blue text on white background.

The first Lincoln Highway Day was held in October 1983, in conjunction with the celebration of the finished railroad overpass west of Nevada, Iowa. The overpass spanned the new connecting lines between the east-west and north-south railroads. The Lincoln Highway Day celebration continues to be a Nevada town tradition.

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The National Association of Retired Federal Employees (now called the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association) has worked with the Alzheimer's Association to raise money toward finding a treatment, prevention and a cure for Alzheimer's disease since 1985.

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Red illustration of children, in side profile, with a tray of lunch being handed to them.  Black text and red text encirlces the illustration.  White background. 

This button is most likely related to the trend during the 1960s to make school lunches more nutritious and provide better sustenance for children. The federal National School Lunch Program was first established by President Harry Truman in 1946 as the foundation for good nutritional health among children in the U.S. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Child Nutrition Act which established the School Breakfast Program as an extension to the National School Lunch Program. Then, in 1968, Congress created the Child Nutrition Act, which helped increase meals served to needy students. The Act also created the Summer Food Service Program.