With Friends and Family
- Email your friends and family telling them about colon cancer, the Dress in Blue Day program and why this cause is importance to you. Use our sample email text.
- Hold a yard sale and donate all the profits to the Dress in Blue Day program. Mail in the donations with a completed Dress in Blue Day program fundraising form.
- Provide a service like babysitting or weeding a garden to your friends and neighbors in exchange for a donation to the Dress in Blue Day program.
- Organize a coffee fast. For every day someone goes without coffee, ask them to donate the money they would have spent on the purchase ($3-5). Create a chart showing everyone’s progress to spark a bit of competition. Encourage everyone to go 1-2 weeks.
- Plan a Dress in Blue Day program event for your place of worship. You can put a notice in the bulletin, hold an educational session and distribute Dress in Blue Day stickers and fact sheets. Make sure to ask for a donation to help patients in need! Be sure to add your event to the CCA’s Blue Star Calendar.
- Organize a Dress in Blue Day team to participate in a local walk, run, or sports tournament. Of course, have your team wear blue!
- Use any occasion to raise funds for the Dress in Blue Day program to help patients in need. Events can include: birthdays, bake sales, talent shows, etc.
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