Invite Your Community to “Go Blue” for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
This year the Colon Cancer Coalition, Fight Colorectal Cancer, and the American Cancer Society invite you to GO BLUE in March.
Engage civic and business leaders to light landmarks blue or promote colorectal cancer awareness messages and activities.
As of March 8, 2022, landmarks, businesses, and health care systems in 31 states spotted “Going Blue“.
All dates March 8, unless otherwise noted.
Alabama
City Hall, Tuscaloosa, March 4-10
Fountain at Alberta Park, Tuscaloosa, March 4-10
Intermodal Facility (Downtown Parking Deck), Tuscaloosa, March 4-10
Arizona
Mayo Clinic Campus, Phoenix
Mayo Clinic Campus, Scottsdale
Arkansas
KARK4 & FOX16 News, Little Rock
California
Guardant Health, Palo Alto, March 7-13
Guardant Health, Redwood City, March 7-13
Natera, San Carlos, March 4
Guardant Health, San Diego, March 7-13
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, March 4 & 8
Operation Access, San Francisco, March 4
Colorado
Ball Arena, Denver, March 9
Empower Field, Denver, First week of March
Connecticut
Connecticut GI, Rocky Hill
Florida
Mayo Clinic Campus, Jacksonville
Amway Center Spire, Orlando, March 1
Astrogenesis II, Orlando, March 1
Cedar of Lebanon, Orlando, March 1
Colonial Drive Overpass, Orlando, March 1
Fun Spot America Theme Parks Orlando & Kissimmee, March 4
Global Convergence, Orlando, March 1
Lake Eola Fountain, Orlando, March 1
Take Flight, Orlando, March 1
Tower of Light, Orlando, March 1
Union, Orlando, March 1
Bridges at Borien St., Tampa
Curtis Hixon Park Palm Trees and Fountain, Tampa
Fortune St., Tampa
Kennedy Blvd., Tampa
Old City Hall, Tampa
Platt St., Tampa
Riverwalk, Tampa
Iowa
Alliant Energy Tower, Cedar Rapids, March 9-16
Skybridge, Davenport, March 7-13
Siouxland Community Health Center, Sioux City, March 4
Illinois
Buckingham Fountain, Chicago, March 23
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, suburban Chicago
John Hancock Tower, Chicago, March 23
The Willis Tower, Chicago, March 23
Midwest Business Group on Health, Chicago, March 23
Murray Baker Bridge, Peoria, March 3
Kansas
Heartland Weight Loss, Leawood, March 4
KU Cancer Center, Kansas City
Ascension Via Christi, Wichita
Kentucky
Big Four Bridge, Louisville, March 4
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Homeplace Clinic, multiple locations
Maryland
Ripkin Stadium – Home of the Aberdeen IronBirds, Aberdeen
Governor’s House, Annapolis
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis
MedStar Health, Columbia
Harford County Living, Joppa
Worcester County
Massachusetts
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston
Longfellow Bridge, Boston
TD Garden, Boston
Zakim Bridge, Boston
Odyssey Therapeutics, Cambridge
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Patriot Place, Foxboro
Fore River Bridge, Quincy and Weymouth
Burns Bridge, Worcester
Michigan
Center for Digestive Health, Troy, March 4
Michigan Gastroenterology Institute, Macomb, March 4
Capitol Colorectal Surgery, Rochester Hills, March 4
Michigan Gastroenterology Institute, Lansing, March 4
Capitol Colorectal Surgery, Lake Lansing, March 4
Minnesota
Appleton Area Health, Appleton
First State Bank and Trust, Bayport
MNGI Digestive Health Bloomington Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery/Endoscopy Center, Bloomington
OATI Microgrid Technology Center, Bloomington
MNGI Digestive Health Chanhassen Clinic, Chanhassen
MNGI Digestive Health Infusion Center, Chanhassen
MNGI Digestive Health Coon Rapids Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery/Endoscopy Center, Coon Rapids
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby, March 1-31
Enger Tower, Duluth, March 7-12
Essentia Health Cancer Center, Duluth, March 4
Glensheen Mansion, Duluth, March 7-12
MNGI Digestive Health Eagan Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery/Endoscopy Center, Eagan
Sperry Tower, Eagan
Town Center Water Tower, Eden Prairie
France Ave, Edina, March 6-12
North Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center at Maple Grove, Maple Grove
MNGI Digestive Health Maplewood Clinic, Maplewood
MNGI Digestive Health Maplewood Ambulatory Surgery/Endoscopy Center, Maplewood
South Country Health Alliance, Medford
American Indian Cancer Foundation Blue Beads Day, Minneapolis, March 24
Angel Foundation, Minneapolis
Capella Tower, Minneapolis
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis
I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge, Minneapolis
IDS Center, Minneapolis
Lowry Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, March 14 & 16
MNGI Digestive Health Northeast Minneapolis Clinic, Minneapolis
Southside Community Health Services, Minneapolis
Target Field, Minneapolis
Target HQ Lights, Minneapolis
U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
W Minneapolis – The Foshay, Minneapolis, March 8 & 9
Minnetonka Ambulatory Surgery Center, Minnetonka
Ortonville Area Health Services, Ortonville, March 4
South Country Health Alliance, Owatonna
MNGI Digestive Health Plymouth Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery/Endoscopy Center, Plymouth
Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Rochester, March 4
Mayo Clinic Campus, Rochester
City of Saint Louis Park / Louisiana & Hwy 7 Bridge, Saint Louis Park
Nemer Fieger, Saint Louis Park
Allianz Field, Saint Paul
CHS Field, Saint Paul, March 6-12
Minnesota Endoscopy Center, Saint Paul
Sleepy Eye Medical Center, Sleepy Eye
CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital, St Cloud
Chestnut Street plaza, Stillwater
Water Street Inn, Stillwater
Simonet Funeral Home, Stillwater
MNGI Digestive Health Woodbury Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery/Endoscopy Center, Woodbury
Winona Health, Winona, March 4-13
Mississippi
Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services, Hattiesburg
Nevada
City Hall, Las Vegas, March 4 & 8
Eiffel Tower At Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas
High Roller Observation Wheel, Las Vegas
Historic La Concha Visitors Center, Las Vegas
The Neon Museum, Las Vegas
The STRAT Hotel Casino & Skypod, Las Vegas
The Venetian and Pallazio Tower Signs, Las Vegas
Welcome to Las Vegas Sign, Las Vegas
New Hampshire
Mariner Wealth Advisors at Eagle Square, Concord
Great North Aleworks, Manchester, March 1-31
New Jersey
Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), Lakewood
The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood
Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), Toms River
“Trenton Makes the World Takes” Sign, Trenton
Bayer US, Whippany
New York
CDPHP (Capital District Physician’s Health Plan), Albany, March 1
The Helmsley Building at 230 Park Avenue, New York
Mid-Hudson Bridge, Poughkeepsie and Highland, March 4
North Carolina
Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte
Charlotte Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Charlotte
NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte
Wells Fargo’s Duke Energy Center, Charlotte, March 7
Town of Waxhaw, North Carolina Water Tower, Waxhaw, March 1-31
Digestive Health Specialists, DA, Winston-Salem, March 4
Kimpton Cardinal Downtown Hotel, Winston-Salem, March 7-11
Office of Cancer Health Equity, Winston-Salem
North Dakota
CHI St. Alexius Health, Dickinson
Ohio
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland
Oklahoma
Skydance Bridge, Oklahoma City, March 11
Ross Group, Tulsa
Oregon
The Morrison Bridge, Portland
Pennsylvania
Check out the work being done by the Blue Lights Campaign!
Rhode Island
Sakonnet River Bridge, Portsmouth and Tiverton, March 1
South Dakota
Main Street Square, Rapid City
Texas
Natera, Austin, March 4
Memorial Herman Cypress, Cypress, March 4-14
Moncrief Cancer Institute, Fort Worth, March 4
1300 Main building: Travis Tower, Houston, March 4-14
1600 Smith Building, Houston
601 Jefferson, Houston
9809 Garage, Houston, March 4-14
Air Liquide Center North, Houston, March 4-14
Air Liquide Center South, Houston, March 4-14
Aloft Houston Downtown Hotel, Houston, March 4-14
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, March 4-14
Buffalo Bayou Park, Houston, March 4-14
CITYCENTRE, Houston, March 4-14
Downtown Aquarium (Exterior Lights/Ferris Wheel), Houston
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, March 4-14
George R Brown Convention Center Partnership Tower, Houston
Green Street Fountains, Houston, March 4-14
Gus S. Wortham Fountain, Houston, March 4-14
Helfman Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Fiat, Houston, March 4-14
Helfman River Oaks Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Houston, March 4-14
Hotel ZAZA Memorial City, Houston, March 4-14
Houston Dynamo PNC Stadium, Houston
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, March 4-14
Houston Police Officers’ Memorial, Houston, March 4-14
Jones on Main, Houston, March 4-14
Kelsey Seybold, Houston, March 4-14
Kirby Grove, Houston, March 4-14
Memorial City Place, Houston, March 4-14
Memorial City Way Bridges, Houston, March 4-14
Memorial Herman Greater Heights, Houston, March 4-14
Memorial Herman Tower, Houston, March 4-14
Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, Houston, March 4-14
Memorial Hermann Memorial City, Houston, March 4-14
Memorial Hermann Sarofim Pavilion, Houston, March 4-14
Memorial Hermann Southwest, Houston, March 4-14
Metro National, Houston, March 4-14
Mosaic Condos / Hanover Hermann Park, Houston, March 4-14
Murphy Building, Houston, March 4-14
Murphy Garage, Houston, March 4-14
Nexen Tower, Houston, March 4-14
One Allen, Houston
One Memorial City Plaza, Houston, March 4-14
Phillips 66, Houston, March 5-12
Skate Rink Swoop, Houston, March 4-14
Sky Bridge, Houston, March 4-14
Texas Medical Center Waterwall, Houston, March 1-31
The Fountains at Memorial City, Houston, March 4-14
The Gateway Memorial City, Houston, March 4-14
The McAdams, Houston, March 4-14
The Square at Memorial City, Houston, March 4-14
The Treehouse Memorial City, Houston, March 4-14
The Westin Memorial City, Houston, March 4-14
The Wharf at Avenida, Houston, Houston
Three Memorial City Plaza, Houston, March 4-14
Three Allen, Houston
TMC Security, Houston, March 1-31
TransWestern bldg., Houston, March 4-14
Two Allen, Houston
Two Memorial City Plaza, Houston, March 4-14
Wells Fargo Plaza, Houston, March 4-13
William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, March 4-14
Wings over Water at Avenia Houston, Houston
Memorial Hermann Katy, Katy, March 4-14
Helfman Ford in Sugar Land, Stafford, March 4-14
Memorial Herman Sugarland, Sugar Land, March 4-14
Sugarland Town Square, Sugar Land, March 4
The Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land
Memorial Herman The Woodlands, The Woodlands, March 4-14
Utah
Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City
Washington
Valley Medical Center, Renton
SR 520 Bridge, Seattle
Wisconsin
ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center, Appleton
Unique Salon, Ashland
Aurora BayCare General & Vascular Surgery, Green Bay, March 4
Bellin Health, Green Bay
Alverno College, Milwaukee, March 1-31
Community & Cancer Science Network, March 1-31
Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge “Hoan Bridge”, Milwaukee
Progressive Community Health Centers, Milwaukee, March 1-31
American Cancer Society- Wisconsin, March 1-31
Thank you to all the volunteers who worked hard to make this happen. Abigail Auxter, Allison Rosen, Alyssa Palmer, Amna Hussein, Amy Lotzer, Angel Molden, Anna Dahlgren, Brittanie White, Chris Mitchell, Glenn MacDermod, Jenelle Elza, Jennifer Diamantis, Jennifer Koziel, Jon Rogers, Jonny Puglia, Julie Hamburg, Katie Robert, Kim Bitto, Kirsten Warmington, Lauren Viles, Lisa Burge, Meg Pledl, Mikayla Bruggeman, Robin Viar, Jensen, Staci DeBus, Suzanne MIller, Tara Belanger, Tim McDonald, and any others that were missed. If you helped light a landmark, please contact us so we can add your name!
#BlueForCRC is Powered By
There is still time to get involved!
1. Download the Toolkits.
Download Volunteer Toolkit Download Health Care Toolkit Access Resource Drive
2. Sign up and request a proclamation for your state using Fight Colorectal Cancer’s Blue Star State Tutorial.
3. Invite local landmarks, health care systems, and other local establishments to “go blue” March 4-13, 2022 (or any time in March that works for them).
4. Request a Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month proclamation from your city’s mayor.
5. Watch the #BlueForCRC training webinar from January 12, to get all the tips and tricks from volunteers who have made these things happen in their communities.
6. Submit your local landmark going BLUE!
Informational resources available
Share with your family and friends, at places of worship, health fairs, and public events.
Talk about the importance of life-saving colon and rectal cancer screening.
Easy to read, easy to share, and available in multiple languages.
TIPS AND TRICKS
From volunteer Allison Rosen
Start early, it is hard to get people to commit at the last minute.- If you see a building that was another color (like pink for breast cancer awareness) it has the potential to turn blue.
- No place is too small, if a bank or other business is blue, call them. The more buildings and landmarks the better.
- If a company, medical center, or business doesn’t have lights ask if they would be willing to wear blue on a certain date and post to social using #BlueforCRC to create social media buzz.
- Share the unified messaging and ask those participating to tweet, share it on social. They like it when they are given exactly what to say.
- PERSONALIZE EVERYTHING! In every email and phone call include your personal connection to the
colorectal cancer, as a patient, survivor, or caregiver. Make it really hard to say ‘No’!
See all of Allison’s tips in the #BlueForCRC Volunteer Toolkit.
SAMPLE TWEETS
(include photo if possible)
- 1 in 24 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime. Thank you [tagged landmark or city] for going BLUE to support patients and survivors during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. #BlueForCRC #RelentlessChampions #colorectalcancer @coloncancercoal @fightcrc
- For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, I’m excited that [tagged landmark or city] is going BLUE to help raise awareness and encourage life-saving screenings for colon and rectal cancer. #BlueForCRC #RelentlessChampions #colorectalcancer @coloncancercoal @fightcrc
- Due to COVID-19, colonoscopy screening for #coloncancer declined nearly 90%. Join me to go #BlueForCRC to raise awareness and encourage preventative screenings. @coloncancercoal @fightcrc
Use #BlueForCRC in all your CRC Awareness posts in March. And add a state-specific hashtag to find others raising awareness in your state.
Thank you for your partnership
In 2021, landmarks, businesses, and health care systems in 21 states confirmed to “Go Blue” for
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
2021 Participating Landmarks