Get Involved - At School

Sell raffle tickets to faculty and staff. Prizes could be a gift card donated by a local restaurant, a t-shirt purchased from the Colon Cancer Alliance's online store or an extra vacation day.

Talk to a local restaurant about holding a profit share night. Ask for 15% of the night’s profits and promote the event at school. Mail in the donations with a completed Dress in Blue Day fundraising form. Be sure to add your event to the CCA’s Blue Star Calendar.

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. Purchase a t-shirt from the Colon Cancer Alliance's online store to award the best costume. Take a picture, and send it to us!

Hold a lunch & learn for faculty and staff. 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. Asking a staff member who has a personal connection to colon cancer to speak could also be helpful, when possible. 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.

Distribute Dress in Blue Day stickers and colon cancer fact sheets at your school on Dress in Blue Day. You can easily download materials.

Ask everyone wearing blue (denim counts) to your school’s sporting event (football, baseball, basketball) to donate an extra $5 for colon cancer patients and give them a Dress in Blue Day sticker for their contribution.

Ask your school’s art club or art classes to design artwork and advertisements for Dress in Blue Day to post around the school and promote awareness. Purchase buttons to give to the artists as a thank you. Take a picture, and send it to us.

Host a car wash. Make sure everyone wears blue. Fill out a Dress in Blue Day fundraising form and send in the money you raised. Again, be sure to add your event to the CCA’s Blue Star Calendar.

Create an online fundraising team among the faculty to raise awareness and funds for Dress in Blue Day. Each person can easily get involved by giving a donation, sending emails to friends and family and/or spreading the team's message on social media.