Dress in Blue Day is March 5
Dress in Blue Day 2021
What? Dress in Blue Day lets allies everywhere join our mission to end colorectal cancer. By wearing blue, you bring awareness to this disease and support our work — as well as honor all who are impacted by colorectal cancer.
When? Dress in Blue Day is Friday, March 5. All of March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Why? In 2021, an estimated 149,500 people will be diagnosed with this highly preventable disease. They will join more than 1.4 million colorectal cancer patients and survivors living today. We go blue for them, their families, and their community.
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Our Blue Bag Lunch
In honor of Chadwick Boseman, the Alliance’s first Blue Bag Lunch is at 12 p.m. EST on Dress in Blue Day — Friday, March 5. Produced with American University’s Students Against Colorectal Cancer and streaming live on Facebook, speakers include the president of Howard University, where Chadwick attended college, and Khadijah Ameen, MPH, the co-founder of BLKHLTH. RSVP here to learn more about CRC, disparities in the Black community, and how you can help end this disease.
How did Dress in Blue Day begin?
It all began with Anita Mitchell, Colorectal Cancer Alliance volunteer, Never Too Young Advisory Board member, and Colon Cancer Stars founder. Anita, who was battling stage IV colorectal cancer and lost a close friend and father to the disease, saw a need to bring greater awareness to a cancer not many people wanted to discuss.
In 2006, she worked with her children’s school to coordinate a recognition day with incredible success. In 2009, Anita brought the Dress in Blue Day concept to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. Together, we took the program nationwide!
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