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At the Workplace

• Talk to your Communications Department about including a couple of sentences about the Dress in Blue Day program and colon cancer in your company newsletter, on the website or in employees' email signatures. Check out our sample newsletter article and web banner.

• Hold a lunch & learn on Dress in Blue Day. Invite a local gastroenterologist to speak briefly (20 minutes) about colon cancer and screening methods or give your own presentation using our Colon Cancer Awareness Speaker Kit. Afterwards, play colon cancer trivia and award prizes to the employees who remember what they learned. Talk to Human Resources about promoting the event and possibly providing lunch for employees who attend.

• Hold a dress-down day on Dress in Blue Day. Employees may dress casually if they donate $10 to the Colon Cancer Alliance (you can coordinate donation collection) and wear blue. Denim counts! Talk to your Human Resources Department or manager for approval then promote the event to all your coworkers! Mail in the donations with a completed Dress in Blue Day fundraising form and be sure to take a picture!

• Put together a blue costume contest to see who can be the most creative! You may charge a $10 fee to enter the contest or collect donations as votes (for example: $5 = 1 vote). Contestants must wear blue to be eligible. Take a picture, and send it to us!

• 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.

• Ask Human Resources to include the Dress in Blue Day program’s mini flyer with payroll checks.

• Distribute Dress in Blue Day program stickers and colon cancer fact sheets to your coworkers on Dress in Blue Day. Order materials online from the Colon Cancer Alliance.

• Use your company’s window space to show your support. Buy some Dress in Blue Day program posters and write a message to the community.

• Ask for a Corporate Matching Gift. Ask your company to match the amount of donations you receive from your fellow co-workers.

• Organize an Office Fundraising Challenge. Encourage your coworkers to challenge each other to raise the highest amount of money for the Dress in Blue Day program. Give the winner a prize, such as movie passes or a gift certificate to a restaurant of his or her choice.

• Buy dessert, a box of donuts or cupcakes, and sell it at the office. See if you can have the sweets donated or at a lower cost, so you get more money from that purchase!

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