diff --git a/BirthdayBot/BackgroundWorker.vb b/BirthdayBot/BackgroundWorker.vb
index 56bd0cd..1c22e78 100644
--- a/BirthdayBot/BackgroundWorker.vb
+++ b/BirthdayBot/BackgroundWorker.vb
@@ -205,27 +205,6 @@ Class BackgroundWorker
         Return newBirthdays
     End Function
 
-    Private Function BirthdayAnnounceFormatName(member As SocketGuildUser, ping As Boolean) As String
-        If ping Then Return member.Mention
-
-        Dim escapeFormattingCharacters = Function(input As String) As String
-                                             Dim result As New StringBuilder
-                                             For Each c As Char In input
-                                                 If c = "\"c Or c = "_"c Or c = "~"c Or c = "*"c Then
-                                                     result.Append("\")
-                                                 End If
-                                                 result.Append(c)
-                                             Next
-                                             Return result.ToString()
-                                         End Function
-
-        Dim username = escapeFormattingCharacters(member.Username)
-        If member.Nickname IsNot Nothing Then
-            Return $"**{escapeFormattingCharacters(member.Nickname)}** ({username}#{member.Discriminator})"
-        End If
-        Return $"**{username}**#{member.Discriminator}"
-    End Function
-
     Public Const DefaultAnnounce = "Please wish a happy birthday to %n!"
     Public Const DefaultAnnouncePl = "Please wish a happy birthday to our esteemed members: %n"
 
@@ -251,7 +230,7 @@ Class BackgroundWorker
         ' Build sorted name list
         Dim namestrings As New List(Of String)
         For Each item In names
-            namestrings.Add(BirthdayAnnounceFormatName(item, announcePing))
+            namestrings.Add(FormatName(item, announcePing))
         Next
         namestrings.Sort(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
 
diff --git a/BirthdayBot/Common.vb b/BirthdayBot/Common.vb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc1bdac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BirthdayBot/Common.vb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Imports System.Text
+Imports Discord.WebSocket
+
+Module Common
+    ''' <summary>
+    ''' Formats a user's name to a consistent, readable format which makes use of their nickname.
+    ''' </summary>
+    Public Function FormatName(member As SocketGuildUser, ping As Boolean) As String
+        If ping Then Return member.Mention
+
+        Dim escapeFormattingCharacters = Function(input As String) As String
+                                             Dim result As New StringBuilder
+                                             For Each c As Char In input
+                                                 If c = "\"c Or c = "_"c Or c = "~"c Or c = "*"c Then
+                                                     result.Append("\")
+                                                 End If
+                                                 result.Append(c)
+                                             Next
+                                             Return result.ToString()
+                                         End Function
+
+        Dim username = escapeFormattingCharacters(member.Username)
+        If member.Nickname IsNot Nothing Then
+            Return $"**{escapeFormattingCharacters(member.Nickname)}** ({username}#{member.Discriminator})"
+        End If
+        Return $"**{username}**#{member.Discriminator}"
+    End Function
+
+    Public ReadOnly Property MonthNames As New Dictionary(Of Integer, String) From {
+        {1, "Jan"}, {2, "Feb"}, {3, "Mar"}, {4, "Apr"}, {5, "May"}, {6, "Jun"},
+        {7, "Jul"}, {8, "Aug"}, {9, "Sep"}, {10, "Oct"}, {11, "Nov"}, {12, "Dec"}
+    }
+End Module