Every month I see countless people wearing ribbons in a vast array of colors to show their passion, commitment and love for a particular cause, charity or organization. What a beautiful way to show support! Most of us are familiar with seeing the more popular ribbons like Pink for Breast Cancer in October or Teal for Ovarian Cancer in September but if you’re like me you may be unaware of so many important and beautiful causes that are out there and that have managed to have flown under the radar, until now! After getting involved last month with Bright Pink Org to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer I encouraged myself to dig deeper and find out what all of the other months, colors and ribbons stood for.
Before I take you through the year to discover these days, weeks and entire months dedicated to wonderful causes, I wanted to share a fun activity I had my guest participate in at my luncheon that was fun, festive and most importantly super simple to do! I set up a crafting station courtesy of Michaels Arts & Crafts
I had two shades of pin ribbons pre cut, hot glue guns, fabric paint pens, crystal embellishments (You can even use old earrings for your bling!) and safety pins all showcased in pretty antique tea cups on my dining room table. Before lunch while guests were sipping on cocktails and mocktails the ladies rolled up their sleeves and got creative making their own custom bedazzled ribbon broaches. This simple yet elegant project was a huge hit and can be recreated for any cause you choose to celebrate!
Here the are 5 easy peasy steps.
1. Cut your ribbon
2. Fold your ribbon.
3. Apply a small dot of glue on the inside to adhere it.
4. Glue your bling on the center.
5. Add your safety pin on the back.
Without further a due… Here is the master list!
January:
Cervical Health Awareness Month (Teal & White Ribbon): www.nccc-online.org/awareness.html
National Birth Defects Prevention Month (Pink & Blue Ribbon): www.nbdpn.org/current/resources/bdpm2010.html
Thyroid Awareness Month (Thyroid Cancer Ribbon): www.aace.com
Glaucoma Awareness Month (Green Ribbon): http://www.preventblindness.org/news/observe.html
National Radon Action Month: www.epa.gov/radon/nram
National Folic Acid Awareness Week (4th – 10th): www.folicacidinfo.org
February:
AMD/LOW Vision Awareness Month: www.preventblindness.org
American Heart Month (Red or Red & Blue Ribbon): www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4441
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month (Pink & Blue Ribbon): www.groupbstrepinternational.org
National Children’s Dental Month: www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/ncdhm.asp
National Wise Health Consumer Month: www.aipm.net/wise
Give Kids a Smile Feb 5th: givekidsasmile.ada.org
National Wear Red Day Feb 5th (Red Ribbon): www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth
Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week Feb 7-14 (Red or Red & Blue Ribbon):
Burn Awareness Week Feb 7-13 (Red Ribbon): www.burnawareness.org
Children’ of Alcoholics Week Feb 14-20: www.nacoa.org
National Donor Day Feb 14th (Green) : www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/nationaldonorday.htm
March:
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Blue or Brown): www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
National Nutrition Month: www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/NNM_2007_home.htm
National Endometriosis Awareness Month (Peach or Yellow): www.endocenter.org
Save your Vision Month (Green): www.aoa.org/x5072.xml
Trisomy Awareness Month (Light Blue):
Workplace Eye Wellness Month (Green): www.preventblindness.org
National Patient Safety Awareness Week March 7-13: www.npsf.org/hp/psaw/
National Problem Gambling Awareness Week March 7-13: www.npgaw.org
National Sleep Awareness Week March 7-13 (Black): www.sleepfoundation.org
National School Breakfast Week March 8-12: www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10 (red): www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/
World Kidney Day March 11 (Green): www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm
National Poison Prevention Week March 14-20: www.poisonprevention.org/poison.htm
Brain Awareness Week March 15-21 (Grey): www.dana.org/brainweek
National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 20 (Red): www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm
American Diabetes Alert Day March 22 (Grey): www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp
World Tuberculosis Day March 24 (Red): www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day
Root Canal Awareness Week March 28 – April 3: www.aae.org
April:
Alcohol Awareness Month (red): ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/aprilalcohol/
Foot Health Awareness Month: www.apma.org
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month (Periwinkle): www.aboutibs.org/site/about-ibs/april-ibs-awareness-month
National Autism Awareness Month (Puzzle): www.autism-society.org/naam
National Cancer Control Month (Lavender or specific color): www.cancer.org
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (Blue): www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/
National Donate Life Month (green): www.organdonor.gov/get_involved/donatelifemonth.htm
National Facial Protection Month: www.aaoms.org
National Minority Health Awareness Month: minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=182
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month (Purple): www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org
National Youth Sports Safety Month: www.nyssf.org/campaign.html
Occupational Therapy Month: www.aota.org/news/consumer/ot-month.aspx
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (Teal & Purple): www.rainn.org
Sports Eye Safety Month (green): www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/index.cfm
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month (green): www.preventblindness.org
National Public Health Week – April 5-11: www.nphw.org/nphw10/home1.htm
World Health Day – April 7: www.who.int/world-health-day/en/
National Alcohol Screening Day April 8; www.mentalhealthscreening.org/events/nasd/
Sexual Assault Awareness Month – Day of Auction – April 20 (Teal & Purple) www.nsvrc.org/saam/current-campaign/day-of-action
National Infant Immunization Week April 24 – May 1: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/default.htm
2010 March for Babies – April 24-25 (Pink & Blue): www.marchforbabies.org
World Meningitis Day – April 24 ( Burgundy): www.comoonline.org/wmd.html
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day April 24
May:
American Stroke Month (Red): www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3073279
Better Hearing and Speech Month: www.asha.org/bhsm/
Clean Air Month: www.lungusa.org
Electromagnetic Sensitivity Awareness Month:
Healthy Vision Month (green): www.healthyvision2010.nei.nih.gov/hvm
Hepatitis Awareness Month (Red & Yellow): www.hepb.org/advocacy/awareness_month.htm
Lupus Awareness Month (Orange or Purple): www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_newsroomawareness.aspx?articleid=1726&zoneid=62
Lyme Disease Awareness Month (Lime): www.lyme.org
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month (Black): www.aad.org/media/press/month.html
Mental Health Month (Green): www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may
National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month (Orange): trafficsafetymarketing.gov/motorcycles/ShareTheRoad/index.cfm
National Arthritis Awareness Month (Navy): www.arthritis.org/arthritis-awareness-month.php
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month (Grey): www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=10&sub=99&cont=457
National Bike Month: www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month (Light Green): www.capwiz.com/celiac/home
National High Blood Pressure Education Month (Red): www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/press/mayhbpmo.htm
National Neurofibromatosis Month (Green): www.ctf.org
National Osteoporosis Awareness Prevention Month (White): www.nof.org/awareness2/annual.htm
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: www.fitness.gov
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month (White): www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1304&Itemid=77
National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month (Purple & Yellow): www.NTEF-USA.Org
Older Americans Month: www.aoa.gov/aoaroot/press_room/observances/oam/oam.aspx
Sturge-Weber Awareness Month (Burgundy): www.sturge-weber.org/get-involved/month-of-awareness.html
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month: www.tsalliance.org
Ultraviolet Awareness Month: www.preventblindness.org
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Month
National Physical Education and Sport Week – May 1-7: www.aahperd.org/naspe/advocacy/events/mayWeek/resources.cfm
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week – May 2-8 (Green): www.ffcmh.org/events/national-children%e2%80%99s-mental-health-awareness-week/
North American Occupational Safety and Healthy Week – May 2-8 (Green): www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh09/events.php
National Mental Health Counseling Week – May 3-7 (Green): www.amhca.org
Melanoma Monday – May 3 (Black): www.aad.org
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day – May 8: www.cdlsusa.org
Food Allergy Awareness Week – May 9-15 (Teal): www.foodallergy.org/faaw/index.html
National Alcohol and other Drug Related Birth Defects Week – May 9-15 (Pink & Blue): www.ncadd.org
National Stuttering Awareness Week – May 10-16: www.stutteringhelp.org
National Women’s Check-up Day May 10: www.womenshealth.gov
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day – May 12 (Purple): www.fmaware.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8639
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day – May 18 (Red): www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/events/hvad
National Employee Health and Fitness Day – May 19: physicalfitness.org/nehf.html
World Hepatitis Day – May 19 (Red & Yellow): www.nvhr.org/WHD-2009.htm
Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week – May 24 – 30 (Blue): www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/rwi_prevention_week.htm
National Senior Citizen Health and Fitness Day – May 26: www.fitnessday.com/senior/index.htm
World No Tobacco Day – May 31 (Brown): www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/en
June:
Fireworks Safety Month June 1 – July 4 (Red, White & Blue): www.preventblindness.org
Home Safety Month: www.homesafetycouncil.org/AboutUs/HSM/au_hsm_w001.asp
National Aphasia Awareness Month (Grey): www.aphasia.org
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Awareness Month: www.stopcmv.org/june.php
National Scleroderma Awareness Month (Light Blue): www.scleroderma.org
National Scoliosis Awareness Month (White): www.scoliosis.org
Vision Research Month (Green) :
National Headache Awareness Week June 6-12 (Burgundy): www.headaches.org/NHF_Programs/National_Headache_Awareness_Week
Sun Safety Week June 6-12: www.sunsafetyalliance.org
National Cancer Survivors Day June 6 (Lavender): www.ncsdf.org/Pages/AboutNCSD.html
National Men’s Health Week June 14-22 (Light Blue): www.menshealthmonth.org/week/
Lightning Safety Week June 20 -26: www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/index.htm
National ASK Day June 21: www.paxusa.org/ask/index.html
Eye Safety Awareness Week June 27- July 5 (Green): www.useironline.org
National HIV Testing Day June 27 (Red): www.napwa.org
July:
Cord Blood Awareness Month: www.parentsguidecordblood.org
International Group B Strep Awareness Month: www.groupbstrepinternational.org
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month (Blue): www.arthritis.org/ja-information.php
UV Safety Month: www.geteyesmart.org
August:
Cataract Awareness Month (white): www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/diseases/index.cfm
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month (Green): www.preventblindness.org
National Immunization Awareness Month: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam/default.htm
Psoriasis Awareness Month (Orchid & Orange) : www.psoriasis.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=937
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month (Cream): www.curesma.org
National Minority Donor Awareness Day August 1 (Green): www.nationalmottep.org/nmdad.shtml
National Health Center Week August 8-14: www.healthcenterweek.org
September:
Childhood Cancer Month (Gold): www.candlelighters.org/awareness/childhoodcancerawarenessmonth/tabid/406/default.aspx
Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month (Green or Orange): www.lls.org
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Red): (www.recoverymonth.gov
National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: www.stopafib.org
National Cholesterol Education Month: hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month (Pink & Blue): www.healthystartassoc.org
National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month: www.headlice.org
National Sickle Cell Month (Burgundy): www.sicklecelldisease.org
National Yoga Awareness Month: www.yogamonth.org
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (Teal): www.ovarian.org
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (Light Blue): www.zerocancer.org
Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month (Blue): www.reyessyndrome.org
National Suicide Prevention Week Sept 5-11 (Yellow): www.suicidology.org
National Celiac Disease Awareness Day Sept 13 (Light Green): www.csaceliacs.org
National School Backpack Awareness Day Sept 15: www.promoteot.org/AI_BackpackAwareness.html
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day Sept 18 (Red): www.theaidsinstitute.org
National Farm Safety and Health Week Sept 19-25: www.nsc.org/necas/
National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration Sept 19-25: www.nraf-rehabnet.org
World Alzheimer’s Day Sept 21 (Purple): www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/
RAINN Day Sept 23 (Teal): www.rainn.org/get-involved/college/rainn-day
Family Health and Fitness Day Sept 25: www.fitnessday.com
National Mesothelioma Awareness Day Sept 26(Purple): www.curemeso.org
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Sept 28 (Red): www.napwa.org/
World Rabies day Sept 28: www.worldrabiesday.org
National Women’s Healthy & Fitness Day Sept 29: www.fitnessday.com
World Heart Day Sept 30 (Red or Red & Blue): www.worldheart.org
October:
Eye Injury Prevention Month (Green): www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/injuries/index.cfm
Halloween Safety Month: www.preventblindness.org
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Pink): www.nbcam.org
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month (Light Green): www.csaceliacs.org
National Dental Hygiene Month: www.adha.org
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (Burgundy): www.dol.gov/odep
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Teal & Purple): www.nrcdv.org/dvam
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (Blue & Yellow): www.ndss.org
National Medical Librarians Month: www.mlanet.org/resources/nml-month/index.html
National Physical Therapy Month: www.apta.org
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (Yellow): www.spinabifidaassociation.org
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (Purple or Lavender): www.rettsyndromeawareness.com
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month (Pink & Blue): www.firstcandle.org
Talk about Prescriptions Month: www.talkaboutrx.org
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Week Oct 1-7: www.nationalsarcoidosisfriends.org
Hearing Aid Awareness Week Oct 3-10: www.ihsinfo.org
National Fire Prevention Awareness Week Oct 3-9 (Red & Black): www.firepreventionweek.org
Latex Allergy Awareness Week Oct 3-9 (Red & Pearl): www.latexallergyresources.org
Mental Illness Awareness Week Oct 4-10 (Green): www.nami.org
Drive Safely Work Week Oct 4-8: www.trafficsafety.org
National Child Health Day Oct 4: www.mchb.hrsa.gov
National Depression Screening Day Oct 7 (Green): www.mentalhealthscreening.org
World Mental Health Day Oct 10 (Green): www.wfmh.org/00worldmentalhealthday.htm
National School Lunch Week Oct 11-15: www.schoolnutrition.org/nslw
Bone and Joint Decade National Action Week Oct 12-20 (White): www.usbjd.org
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day Oct 13: www.mbcnetwork.org/page.aspx?nm=mbc_awareness_day
National Latinos AIDS Awareness Day Oct 15: www.nlaad.org/
World Food Day Oct 16: www.worldfooddayusa.org
National Drug Free Work Week Oct 18-24: www.dol.gov/drugfreeworkweek
World Osteoporosis Day Oct 20 (White): www.iofbonehealth.org/about-iof/iof-programs/outreach-education/world-osteoporosis-day.html
International Stuttering Awareness Day Oct 22: www.stutteringhelp.org
National Mammography Day Oct 22 (Pink): www.cancer.org
Red Ribbon Week Oct 23-31: www.nfp.org
Respiratory Care Week Oct 24-30 (Pearl): www.aarc.org/rcweek
Lung Health Day Oct 27 (Pearl): www.aarc.org/rcweek
November:
American Diabetes Month (Grey): www.diabetes.org
COPD Awareness Month (Gold): www.uscopdcoalition.org/NewsAndEvents.htm
Diabetic Eye Disease Month (Grey): www.preventblindness.org
Foot Health Issues Related to Diabetes Awareness Month: www.apma.org
Lung Cancer Awareness Month (Pearl): www.lungcanceralliance.org
National Family Caregivers Month (Burgundy): www.thefamilycaregiver.org
National Healthy Skin Month: www.aad.org
National Hospice Palliative Care Month: www.nhpco.org
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (Purple): www.pancan.org
Prematurity Awareness Month (Pink & Blue): www.marchofdimes.com
Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month (Red & Blue): www.phassociation.org
RSD/CRPS (orange)
Worldwide Philanthropy Day Nov 15 (lime): www.fcpr.org
Prematurity Awareness Day Nov 18 (Pink & Blue): www.marchofdimes.com
National Survivors Of Suicide Day Nov 20 (Yellow): www.afsp.org
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week Nov 21-27 (Periwinkle): www.aboutgerd.org
December:
Safe Toys and Gifts Month: http://preventblindness.org
National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week Dec 1-7 (Red & White): www.aamds.org
World AIDS Day – Dec 1st (Red): http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp
National Hand washing Awareness Week Dec 5-11: http://www.henrythehand.com
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