Be an Angel Day
Covenant House states that Be an Angel Day is celebrated annually on 22 August and was created by Jayne Howard Feldman in 1993; Punchbowl independently gives the same date, creator and 1993 origin.
Date and recurrence
22 August
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Informal kindness/service observance attributed to Jayne Howard Feldman. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Be An Angel Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Covenant House International — Be an Angel Day date and creator historyInstitutional Explainer
- Punchbowl — Be an Angel Day 2026 and origin corroborationIndependent Date Origin Corroboration
Frequently asked questions
When is Be an Angel Day?
22 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 22 August each year..
Does Be an Angel Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Be an Angel Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Informal kindness/service observance attributed to Jayne Howard Feldman. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Be an Angel Day?
The stored designation basis is: Covenant House states that Be an Angel Day is celebrated annually on 22 August and was created by Jayne Howard Feldman in 1993; Punchbowl independently gives the same date, creator and 1993 origin.. Supporting provenance includes Covenant House International — Be an Angel Day date and creator history. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Be an Angel Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Informal kindness/service observance attributed to Jayne Howard Feldman. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.
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