Volunteer Recognition Day
A New York State Senate event calendar places Volunteer Recognition Day on 20 April 2026; independent observance documentation identifies 20 April as the annual recognition date.
Date and recurrence
20 April
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 volunteer-appreciation observance with current institutional adoption. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
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
- New York State Senate — Volunteer Recognition Day, 20 April 2026Government Institution Calendar
- National Day Calendar — Volunteer Recognition Day / April 20Recurrence Corroboration
Frequently asked questions
When is Volunteer Recognition Day?
20 April The stored recurrence guidance is: 20 April..
Does Volunteer Recognition 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 Volunteer Recognition Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Informal volunteer-appreciation observance with current institutional adoption. 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 Volunteer Recognition Day?
The stored designation basis is: A New York State Senate event calendar places Volunteer Recognition Day on 20 April 2026; independent observance documentation identifies 20 April as the annual recognition date.. Supporting provenance includes New York State Senate — Volunteer Recognition Day, 20 April 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Volunteer Recognition Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Informal volunteer-appreciation observance with current institutional adoption. 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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