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No One Eats Alone Day

Beyond Differences documents the program’s 2012 origin; its recent calendars and independent calendar records support the second-Friday-in-February recurrence, including February 13 in 2026.

Date / ruleSecond Friday of February (13 February in 2026)
ScopeUnited States / Beyond Differences student-led inclusion program
VerificationOriginal Nonprofit Plus Rule Verified
PortabilityRule Based Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyCalculate Rule
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Authority summary

What is No One Eats Alone Day?

Beyond Differences documents the program’s 2012 origin; its recent calendars and independent calendar records support the second-Friday-in-February recurrence, including February 13 in 2026.

Date and recurrence

Second Friday of February (13 February in 2026)

This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: Second Friday in February

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / Beyond Differences student-led inclusion program. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National No One Eats Alone Day

Classification

Topic and context

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Accuracy controls

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.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Beyond Differences — No One Eats AloneOriginal Organizer
  2. Checkiday — No One Eats Alone recurrence recordCalendar Reference
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is No One Eats Alone Day?

Second Friday of February (13 February in 2026) The stored recurrence guidance is: Second Friday in February.

Does No One Eats Alone Day fall on the same date every year?

It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.

Is No One Eats Alone Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / Beyond Differences student-led inclusion program. 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 No One Eats Alone Day?

The stored designation basis is: Beyond Differences documents the program’s 2012 origin; its recent calendars and independent calendar records support the second-Friday-in-February recurrence, including February 13 in 2026.. Supporting provenance includes Beyond Differences — No One Eats Alone. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is No One Eats Alone Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / Beyond Differences student-led inclusion program.

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 2026-09-09.

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