March event listings

Dress In Blue Day
Dress in Blue Day is the first Friday in March that promotes National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Don't forget to wear blue and join us live on Facebook!
Date: March 1, 2024
Time: 2 PM EST
Location: Virtual
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Tampa Bay Walk to End Colon Cancer
Join us at Gadsden Park on March 2, 2024 to walk to end colorectal cancer. Register today, fundraise and build your team, and get ready to walk. For those not able or not yet comfortable being in person, walk in your own neighborhood as a virtual walker.
Date: March 2, 2024
Time: 9 AM EST
Location: Gadsden Park, 6901 S MacDill Ave, Tampa, FL 33611
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March Fourth for Colon Cancer Prevention 5K
Join us for an untimed or CompuScore timed 5K to raise money for colorectal cancer prevention. Following the 5K, there will be a dog walk!
Date: March 3, 2024
Time: 5 - 6 PM EST
Location: Corner of Brookside and Glen Millburn, NJ
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Project Cure CRC RFP Webinar
Based on the information gathered from top CRC researchers, the Alliance released a Project Cure CRC RFP on February 27, 2024 to solicit proposals to investigate the ideas highlighted at the Cure CRC Summit. The RFP focuses on transformative CRC research that brings together teams of researchers from academia and industry. The Alliance will also fund many early-career investigator awards.
Date: March 5, 2024
Time: 11 AM - 12 PM EST
Location: Virtual
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Kaiser Permanente Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Panel
This webinar will feature an overview of screening options, a discussion about disparities in colorectal cancer, and ways to get involved in your community to raise awareness.
Date: March 5, 2024
Time: 12:15-1 PM EST
Location: Virtual
Register on Facebook

Cologuard Classic
The Cologuard Classic by Exact Sciences at La Paloma Country Club features a 78-player field of PGA TOUR Champions competing for a $2.2 million purse with $330,000 and 330,000 Charles Schwab Cup points going to the winner. All tournament proceeds support colon cancer awareness and Tucson youth sports.
Date: March 6-10, 2024
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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Candid Conversations for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Presented by: Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Early onset colorectal cancer (CRC) is on the rise. The American Cancer Society announced on January 17th that Colorectal Cancer is now the #1 killer of men under the age of 50.* Join us as we have candid conversations with two early-onset CRC patients their diagnosis and dealing with the disease; a CRC caregiver about their role in the patient journey and a member of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance about how they are helping patients navigate this potentially preventable, treatable, and beatable disease.
Date: March 12, 2024
Time: 2-3 PM EST
Location: Virtual
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Real Talk: Why Are So Many Young Black People Getting Colorectal Cancer?
The Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists hosts a panel of survivors, caregivers, and doctors to discuss the alarming rise in colorectal cancer rates among young Black people, offering personal journeys as well as insights on risk, symptoms, and prevention.
Date: March 13, 2024
Time: 8 PM EST
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2024 United Airlines New York City Half Marathon
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance is partnering with the 2024 United Airlines New York City Half Marathon to end colorectal cancer in our lifetime. When you join us as a runner or supporter, your impact goes beyond 13.1 miles. 
Date: March 17, 2024
Location: New York City
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DC ScopeItOut
Join us on the National Mall on Sunday, March 24, 2024 to walk or run DC ScopeItOut. Register today, fundraise, build your team, and get ready to walk or run during colorectal cancer awareness month. For those not able or not yet comfortable being in person, walk or run in your own neighborhood as a virtual ScopeItOut Coast to Coast participant.
Date: March 24, 2024
Time: 9 AM EST
Location: National Mall at 4th Street S.W. between Madison Drive N.W. and Jefferson Drive S.W. Washington, D.C.
Join in-person or virtually from coast to coast
 

Mt. Sinai and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance Present: Let's Talk About Sex
Join us for a discussion on sexual health and intimacy during and after colorectal cancer treatment.
Date: March 25, 2024
Time: 5-6 PM EST
Location: Virtual
Link: Join here
Webinar ID: 973 2021 4583
RSVP: Sarah.Mann@mountsinai.org or Madison.Hankin@mountsinai.org