Awareness / Cause Ribbons and their meanings ~
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RED = Aids/HIV, alcohol substance and drug abuse (includes inhalents), MADD, DARE, Disaster Relief, Heart Disease (also uses the red dress symbol), Stroke, Supraventicular Tachycardia, Wolff-parkinson-White Syndrom (WPW), Pro-life, Hypertension, Evans Syndrome, Vasculitis, Wegener’s Granulomatosis
ORANGE = Hunger, Leukemia, Cultural Diversity and Racial Tolerance, Motor-cyslist safety, Multiple Sclerosis, Self Injury, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Skin Cancer (with a sun in the center of the loop), Underage Drinking, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Work zone safety, Highway and Road Worker Memorial, Agent Orange exposure, Kidney Cancer.
YELLOW = Support our troops, POW/MIA, Suicide Prevention, Adoptive Parents, Spina Biffida, Missing Children (amber alert), Endometriosis, Sarcoma (with or without a sunflower), Myxoid Liposarcoma, Bladder Cancer, Liver Disease, Lliver Cancer, Cholangiocarcinomas, Hydrocephalus or Hydrocephaly, Hope in general, boycott Aruba (hope for Natalee), Carbon Monoxide poisoning, Genocide awareness, Victorian Bushfire Disaster 09, Osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, Chondrosarcoma.
GREEN = Tissue and organ donation or transplants, Depression (both adults and children), Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Eye Injuries, Tourette's Syndrome, Bone Marrow Transplants and donation, Glaucoma, Missing Children, Leukemia, Environment, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans, Kidney Cancer or Kidney Disease, Neural Tube Defects, Mitochondrial Disease, Growth and Rebuilding, Progressiva, Cerebral Palsy, Stem Cell Research, Neurofibromatosis, Lissencephally, Save The Earth, Go Green, Recycling.
BLUE = Child abuse prevention, Arthritis, Gout, Free Speech, Crime Victims Rights, Colon Cancer, Erb's Palsy, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Domestic Violence, Water Safety (flooding, drowning and accidents), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) , Alopecia, Reyes Syndrome, Police Officers lost in the line of duty (AKA, the Thin Blue Line), Malaria, Neurofibromatosis, Sex Trafficking and Slavery.
PURPLE = Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Domestic Violence, Animal Abuse, the victims of 9/11 (includes police and firefighters), Pancreatic Cancer, Chron's Disease and colitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Macular Degeneration, Sjogren's Syndrome, Sarcoidosis, the Homeless, Thyroid Cancer, ADD, ADHD, Alzheimers, Cancer Survivor (this is a general color that anyone who has survived cancer can wear), Pagan pride, Hurler Syndrome, Children left unattended in cars, Childhood or Pediatric Stroke.
WHITE = Innocence, Victims of Terrorism, Peace, Right to Life, Diabetes, Hypoglycemia, Hyperglycemia, Sexual Assault of Students, Blindness, Alzheimers, Adoption, Bone Disease and Bone Cancer, Anti-Child Pornography on the Internet, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (CO poisoning), Post Partum Depression, Scoliosis, Anti-stalking, Poverty, Gay-teen suicide
BLACK = Mourning, Melanoma, Anti-gangs, Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, POW-MIAs, Primary Billiary Cirrhosis, Amish Support, Gun Control.
BROWN = Anti-tobacco, Colorectal Cancer
GRAY = Diabetes, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Brain Cancer, Parkinson's, Asthma, Allergies
LIME GREEN - Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Lyme Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Ivemark Syndrome, Sandhoff Disease, Support for Adoptees Rights to open adoption records that have been sealed
TEAL = Ovarian, Cervical, Uterine (all gynecological) Cancers, Food Allergies, Substance Abuse, Sexual Assault, Myasthenia Gravis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Agoraphobia, Panic or Stress Disorders (includes PTSD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fragile X, Batten Disease, Tourette's Syndrome (TSA designation)
TURQUOISE = (teal colored items work too) Native American reparations, Interstitial Cystitis (IC Network designation), Addiction Recovery, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
BURGUNDY OR MAROON = Hospice Care, Cesarian Sections, Headaches and Migraines, Adhesions, Thrombophilia and other coagulation or blood factor disorders, Meningitis, Polio Survivor, Post-Polio Syndrome, Hughes Syndrome, Brain Aneurysm.
PERIWINKLE = Eating Disorders, Pulmonary Hypertension, Esophageal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, GERD, IBS.
PINK = Breast Cancer, Birth Parents, Cleft Palate, Nursing Mothers.
HOT PINK - Inflammatory breast cancer.
PALE YELLOW (cannot be shown due to the light color)= Spina Biffida
AMBER = Appendix Cancer
PEACH = Uterine Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
CREAM (cannot be shown due to the light color)= Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Diseases or Disorders, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
LIGHT GREEN = Pelvic Pain (chronic), Celiac Disease, STD Awareness, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
MINT GREEN = Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
EMERALD GREEN = Homeopathy Awareness
JADE = Asian and Pacific Islander campaign by ALC to raise Liver Cancer and Hepatitis B awareness.
LIGHT BLUE = Prostate Cancer, Mens' Health, Thyroid Disease, Lymphedema, Addison's Disease,Trisomy 18, Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome, Klinefelter's Syndrome, Hyperaldosteronism, Scleroderma, Behcets Disease, Graves Disease, Shprintzen Syndrome, Edward's Syndrome.
LAVENDER = All cancers (general cancer awareness), Epilepsy,Rett Syndrome, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Foster Care or Foster Parents, Infantile Spasms, Hysterectomy.
ORCHID OR VIOLET= Testicular Cancer
FUCHSIA OR MAGENTA = Pro-life, Feminism
PEARL (cannot be shown due to the light color) = Lung Cancer or Lung Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Mesothelioma, Emphysema, Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
SILVER = The Silver Ribbon Campaign For The Brain© for brain disorders and disabilities - includes Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) , Children with physical or learning disabilities, Elderly Abuse, Stalking.
GOLD = Childhood Cancer, COPD, Embryonal Rhabdomysarcoma, Breast Feeding (The Gold Standard).
CLEAR= Lung Cancer, Lung Disease.
LIGHT BABY PINK & BLUE (colors will actually be lighter) = Pregnancy and Infant Loss, SIDS, Male Breast Cancer, Baby Safe Haven, Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Hyperemesis Graviduram.
LIGHT BABY PINK & BLUE & YELLOW (colors will actually be lighter) = Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH).
RED & WHITE = Aplastic Anemia, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, MDS & other Bone Marrow Diseases (AA&MDSIF designation)
RED & YELLOW= Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Teen Abstinence
RED & BLUE WITH A HEART = Congenital Heart Defects (also red,blue and red stripes)
BLUE & YELLOW = Down Syndrome, Designated Drivers (The Hero Campaign), Fatty Oxidation Disorders
BLUE & GREEN = Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
PURPLE RIBBON W/ A RED ROSE = Cystic Fibrosis
PURPLE & GREEN = Hospice and Pallative Care
PURPLE & BLUE = Rheumatoid arthritis, Childhood or Pediatric Stroke
PURPLE & YELLOW = Chemical Injury (all diseases, disorders, pain, discomfort, or hurt etc. arising from exposure to a chemical substance)
PURPLE & BLACK = Paranormal Awareness
JIGSAW PUZZLE RIBBON= Autism, Asperger Syndrome
PRISM = Multiple Schlerosis (MS)
ORCHID & ORANGE = psoriasis
ORANGE & MAROON= Virginia Tech Tragedy
ORANGE & GREEN = Ritual abuse, Dual Diagnosis
ORANGE & BLUE= Pediatric Bipolar Awareness (top orange, bottom blue).
LIME GREEN & AQUA = adult stem cell donor
TEAL & PINK = Hereditary Breast Cancer or a combo ribbon for gynecological and breast cancers.
BLACK & PINK = Bone Marrow Donor, Loss of a Daughter
BLACK & LT. BLUE = Loss of a Son (you can also use Black and Navy to indicate an older son)
BLACK & WHITE = Carcinoid Syndrome Cancer (has zebra stripes), Anti-racism, Anti-corruption
BLACK , WHITE & BLACK (3 Stripes) = Vaccine danger
GOLD & BLACK = Platelet donor
GOLD & SILVER = All hearing or ear related disorders and diseases
BLUE & SILVER = Living or Coping with Cancer
IVORY, BURGUNDY & IVORY (3 Stripes) = Oral Head and Neck Cancers, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Pharyngeal Cancer
IVORY LACE = Osteoporosis
NAVY BLUE & WHITE PINSTRIPES = ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Lou Gehrig's Disease
ORANGE, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE & YELLOW = STD awareness
RED, WHITE & RED (3 Stripes) = Leukemia and Lymphoma
BLUE & WHITE = In memory of Columbine, Teen Cancer
RAINBOW = Gay Pride or Rights Movement, Same Sex Marriages
RED & BLACK = Murder victims (both adults and children), Self Harm or Self Injury (ASHIC designation)
BLUE, WHITE & PINK (3 Stripes) = Parental Alienation Syndrome
TEAL, BLUE & PINK= Thyroid Cancer (Thyca designation)
SILVER, WHITE, LIGHT BABY BLUE & PINK (colors run left to right along the ribbon)= Congenital Hyperinsulinism
ORANGE = Hunger, Leukemia, Cultural Diversity and Racial Tolerance, Motor-cyslist safety, Multiple Sclerosis, Self Injury, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Skin Cancer (with a sun in the center of the loop), Underage Drinking, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Work zone safety, Highway and Road Worker Memorial, Agent Orange exposure, Kidney Cancer.
YELLOW = Support our troops, POW/MIA, Suicide Prevention, Adoptive Parents, Spina Biffida, Missing Children (amber alert), Endometriosis, Sarcoma (with or without a sunflower), Myxoid Liposarcoma, Bladder Cancer, Liver Disease, Lliver Cancer, Cholangiocarcinomas, Hydrocephalus or Hydrocephaly, Hope in general, boycott Aruba (hope for Natalee), Carbon Monoxide poisoning, Genocide awareness, Victorian Bushfire Disaster 09, Osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, Chondrosarcoma.
GREEN = Tissue and organ donation or transplants, Depression (both adults and children), Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Eye Injuries, Tourette's Syndrome, Bone Marrow Transplants and donation, Glaucoma, Missing Children, Leukemia, Environment, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans, Kidney Cancer or Kidney Disease, Neural Tube Defects, Mitochondrial Disease, Growth and Rebuilding, Progressiva, Cerebral Palsy, Stem Cell Research, Neurofibromatosis, Lissencephally, Save The Earth, Go Green, Recycling.
BLUE = Child abuse prevention, Arthritis, Gout, Free Speech, Crime Victims Rights, Colon Cancer, Erb's Palsy, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Domestic Violence, Water Safety (flooding, drowning and accidents), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) , Alopecia, Reyes Syndrome, Police Officers lost in the line of duty (AKA, the Thin Blue Line), Malaria, Neurofibromatosis, Sex Trafficking and Slavery.
PURPLE = Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Domestic Violence, Animal Abuse, the victims of 9/11 (includes police and firefighters), Pancreatic Cancer, Chron's Disease and colitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Macular Degeneration, Sjogren's Syndrome, Sarcoidosis, the Homeless, Thyroid Cancer, ADD, ADHD, Alzheimers, Cancer Survivor (this is a general color that anyone who has survived cancer can wear), Pagan pride, Hurler Syndrome, Children left unattended in cars, Childhood or Pediatric Stroke.
WHITE = Innocence, Victims of Terrorism, Peace, Right to Life, Diabetes, Hypoglycemia, Hyperglycemia, Sexual Assault of Students, Blindness, Alzheimers, Adoption, Bone Disease and Bone Cancer, Anti-Child Pornography on the Internet, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (CO poisoning), Post Partum Depression, Scoliosis, Anti-stalking, Poverty, Gay-teen suicide
BLACK = Mourning, Melanoma, Anti-gangs, Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, POW-MIAs, Primary Billiary Cirrhosis, Amish Support, Gun Control.
BROWN = Anti-tobacco, Colorectal Cancer
GRAY = Diabetes, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Brain Cancer, Parkinson's, Asthma, Allergies
LIME GREEN - Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Lyme Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Ivemark Syndrome, Sandhoff Disease, Support for Adoptees Rights to open adoption records that have been sealed
TEAL = Ovarian, Cervical, Uterine (all gynecological) Cancers, Food Allergies, Substance Abuse, Sexual Assault, Myasthenia Gravis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Agoraphobia, Panic or Stress Disorders (includes PTSD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fragile X, Batten Disease, Tourette's Syndrome (TSA designation)
TURQUOISE = (teal colored items work too) Native American reparations, Interstitial Cystitis (IC Network designation), Addiction Recovery, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
BURGUNDY OR MAROON = Hospice Care, Cesarian Sections, Headaches and Migraines, Adhesions, Thrombophilia and other coagulation or blood factor disorders, Meningitis, Polio Survivor, Post-Polio Syndrome, Hughes Syndrome, Brain Aneurysm.
PERIWINKLE = Eating Disorders, Pulmonary Hypertension, Esophageal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, GERD, IBS.
PINK = Breast Cancer, Birth Parents, Cleft Palate, Nursing Mothers.
HOT PINK - Inflammatory breast cancer.
PALE YELLOW (cannot be shown due to the light color)= Spina Biffida
AMBER = Appendix Cancer
PEACH = Uterine Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
CREAM (cannot be shown due to the light color)= Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Diseases or Disorders, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
LIGHT GREEN = Pelvic Pain (chronic), Celiac Disease, STD Awareness, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
MINT GREEN = Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
EMERALD GREEN = Homeopathy Awareness
JADE = Asian and Pacific Islander campaign by ALC to raise Liver Cancer and Hepatitis B awareness.
LIGHT BLUE = Prostate Cancer, Mens' Health, Thyroid Disease, Lymphedema, Addison's Disease,Trisomy 18, Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome, Klinefelter's Syndrome, Hyperaldosteronism, Scleroderma, Behcets Disease, Graves Disease, Shprintzen Syndrome, Edward's Syndrome.
LAVENDER = All cancers (general cancer awareness), Epilepsy,Rett Syndrome, Hodgkins Lymphoma, Foster Care or Foster Parents, Infantile Spasms, Hysterectomy.
ORCHID OR VIOLET= Testicular Cancer
FUCHSIA OR MAGENTA = Pro-life, Feminism
PEARL (cannot be shown due to the light color) = Lung Cancer or Lung Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Mesothelioma, Emphysema, Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
SILVER = The Silver Ribbon Campaign For The Brain© for brain disorders and disabilities - includes Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) , Children with physical or learning disabilities, Elderly Abuse, Stalking.
GOLD = Childhood Cancer, COPD, Embryonal Rhabdomysarcoma, Breast Feeding (The Gold Standard).
CLEAR= Lung Cancer, Lung Disease.
LIGHT BABY PINK & BLUE (colors will actually be lighter) = Pregnancy and Infant Loss, SIDS, Male Breast Cancer, Baby Safe Haven, Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Hyperemesis Graviduram.
LIGHT BABY PINK & BLUE & YELLOW (colors will actually be lighter) = Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH).
RED & WHITE = Aplastic Anemia, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, MDS & other Bone Marrow Diseases (AA&MDSIF designation)
RED & YELLOW= Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Teen Abstinence
RED & BLUE WITH A HEART = Congenital Heart Defects (also red,blue and red stripes)
BLUE & YELLOW = Down Syndrome, Designated Drivers (The Hero Campaign), Fatty Oxidation Disorders
BLUE & GREEN = Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
PURPLE RIBBON W/ A RED ROSE = Cystic Fibrosis
PURPLE & GREEN = Hospice and Pallative Care
PURPLE & BLUE = Rheumatoid arthritis, Childhood or Pediatric Stroke
PURPLE & YELLOW = Chemical Injury (all diseases, disorders, pain, discomfort, or hurt etc. arising from exposure to a chemical substance)
PURPLE & BLACK = Paranormal Awareness
JIGSAW PUZZLE RIBBON= Autism, Asperger Syndrome
PRISM = Multiple Schlerosis (MS)
ORCHID & ORANGE = psoriasis
ORANGE & MAROON= Virginia Tech Tragedy
ORANGE & GREEN = Ritual abuse, Dual Diagnosis
ORANGE & BLUE= Pediatric Bipolar Awareness (top orange, bottom blue).
LIME GREEN & AQUA = adult stem cell donor
TEAL & PINK = Hereditary Breast Cancer or a combo ribbon for gynecological and breast cancers.
BLACK & PINK = Bone Marrow Donor, Loss of a Daughter
BLACK & LT. BLUE = Loss of a Son (you can also use Black and Navy to indicate an older son)
BLACK & WHITE = Carcinoid Syndrome Cancer (has zebra stripes), Anti-racism, Anti-corruption
BLACK , WHITE & BLACK (3 Stripes) = Vaccine danger
GOLD & BLACK = Platelet donor
GOLD & SILVER = All hearing or ear related disorders and diseases
BLUE & SILVER = Living or Coping with Cancer
IVORY, BURGUNDY & IVORY (3 Stripes) = Oral Head and Neck Cancers, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Pharyngeal Cancer
IVORY LACE = Osteoporosis
NAVY BLUE & WHITE PINSTRIPES = ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Lou Gehrig's Disease
ORANGE, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE & YELLOW = STD awareness
RED, WHITE & RED (3 Stripes) = Leukemia and Lymphoma
BLUE & WHITE = In memory of Columbine, Teen Cancer
RAINBOW = Gay Pride or Rights Movement, Same Sex Marriages
RED & BLACK = Murder victims (both adults and children), Self Harm or Self Injury (ASHIC designation)
BLUE, WHITE & PINK (3 Stripes) = Parental Alienation Syndrome
TEAL, BLUE & PINK= Thyroid Cancer (Thyca designation)
SILVER, WHITE, LIGHT BABY BLUE & PINK (colors run left to right along the ribbon)= Congenital Hyperinsulinism