Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) Awareness Day is observed annually on October 7th; however, we are active the entire month. The Facial Pain Association (FPA) is the largest patient organization supporting all people affected by neuropathic facial pain, leading the world in resources for information and healthcare guidance. Through programs of education, personal support, and advocacy efforts, FPA supports patients, their loved ones and caregivers, and healthcare professionals who diagnose and treat people affected by facial pain.

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#TrigeminalNeuralgia #TrigeminalNeuralgiaAwarenessDay #FacialPainAwarenessMonth #TNAwarenessDay

Each year, World Meningitis Day is observed on October 5. The race is on to defeat meningitis by 2030, and we need your help to light the road ahead. By raising awareness about meningitis through events like this proposed illumination, we not only educate residents about the importance of prevention and early diagnosis but also recognize that meningitis, an infectious disease, knows no borders and can affect anyone at any time.

For World Smile Day® on October 4, 2024, Smile Train plans to illuminate iconic buildings and monuments globally with our branded colors of blue, light blue, and red to celebrate World Smile Day, and commemorate our 25 years of providing free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children globally. We plan to promote this initiative on our social media platforms.

Friday, September 27th is Sport Purple for Platelets Day in honor of those living with Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), a rare bleeding disorder, and we're looking to Paint the Town Purple! Hosted by the Platelet Disorder Support Association, this is a special day is part of ITP Awareness Month, held every September, spreading awareness about the impact ITP has on over 200,000 people in the US. Facebook: @plateletdisorder, Instagram: @pdsa_itp

By lighting green, you’ll be joining international landmarks around the world to help raise awareness for mitochondrial disease (Mito), a little known but devastating genetic disease with no cure. Mito is a debilitating genetic disorder that robs the body’s cells of energy, causing multiple organ dysfunction or failure and potentially death. It can cause any symptom, in any organ, at any age. Although 1 in 200 people may carry the genetic changes that could lead to Mito, few have heard of it. That’s why events like Light Up for Mito are so important.

Light Up for Mito is so important because there is no cure and for many the prognosis is very poor, including my daughter. Raising awareness conveys a strong message of hope, strength and unity to the Mito community.

Our goal is to raise awareness to he impacts of childhood cancer. In support of our upcoming 1Million Families March on the National Mall and in 11 cities throughout the USA. With Philadelphia (our home base) being one.
#jointhefightwithlights

Our goal is to raise awareness to he impacts of childhood cancer. In support of our upcoming 1Million Families March on the National Mall and in 11 cities throughout the USA. With Philadelphia (our home base) being one.
#jointhefightwithlights

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian Cancer is the fifth leading cause of death among women in the United States and is the most deadly of the gynecologic cancers. It is estimated that in 2023, approximately 22,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and about 13,940 will die from the disease. To bring greater awareness to this deadly disease, we would love for Philadelphia to light up Teal this September.

Our instagram and twitter tag is @srocf

Chronic disease accounts for 7 of the top 10 leading causes of death in America and more than 90 percent of our annual healthcare spending. Landmarks across the country light up orange and white to recognize Chronic Disease Day on July 10 annually. Chronic Disease Day is an awareness campaign that uses peoples’ stories and voices to advocate to lower the number of preventable illness, advance access to care for unpreventable conditions, and build healthier communities. Social media: #ChronicDiseaseDay #IStayStrong #MyGoodDays Tag: @ChronicDiseaseDay Optional Tag: @GoodDaysOrg

OUR MISSION: To provide and encourage more understanding & mutual support among anyone diagnosed with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC). There are over 400 different versions of AMC & 1 in 3,000 are born with this condition. 

To create a higher standard of AMC Awareness by means of conferences (this year is our 18th Annual AMCSI Conference), meetings, studies, & provide medical information to families with AMC or their children with grants, scholarships & more!

BRIEF NONPROFIT HISTORY:  Ani Samargian (whose daughter has AMC) created www.amcsupport.org, an online AMC support group because there was very little information available to families due to the rare occurrence of AMC. The interest & activity of the online support group grew & blossomed; from the original 30 members, membership has continued growing to over 400 families.

AMCsupport.org brought families together for The First Annual AMC Conference, a real-world gathering in Chicago, Illinois, during the summer of 2006. A second Conference held in Arlington, Texas, in July 2007 brought even more families together. With the help of an army of volunteers, and the generous contributions of Roland Pieper, an attorney whose granddaughter has arthrogryposis, a Board of Directors was created, & work began on the daunting process of becoming a non-profit corporation & on September 7, 2007,, Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Support, Inc. was granted non-profit status as a  501 (C) (3) Corporation.

Join us on June 28th as we celebrate Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day, recognizing the power of unity and support in the fight against cancer. Our campaign, supported by Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia (CSCGP), aims to raise awareness, inspire hope, and provide free resources to individuals and families impacted by cancer. #CommunityStrongerThanCancer #CSC #CSCGP #Cancersupportcommunity @CSCPhilly

SFA is getting buildings and landmarks around the country to light up yellow for sarcoma awareness. We already have places like Niagara Falls and the PA Capital Building confirmed. Our socials are @curesarcoma and the # are #SarcomaAwarenessMonth #CureSarcoma

World Vitiligo Day was first celebrated in 2011 and has since become a global event with the purpose of raising awareness and recognition of the bullying, social neglect, and psychological trauma of the millions of people affected by vitiligo. This initiative is part of the #Lit4Vit, the vitiligo community's ongoing mission to raise awareness, support and shine a light on the critical need for education for vitiligo! See some of our campaign on the website here: https://www.vitfriends.org/lit4vit

"Show Your Stripes Day” – a day dedicated to growing global awareness about human-caused climate change, its cascading impacts to our health and our homes, and what we as a society can do to ensure a sustainable future for the people and places we love. Climate warming stripes powerfully illustrate the rise in Earth’s average surface temperature. Fueled by carbon pollution, this unprecedented global warming is influencing an increase in both the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including record-breaking heat waves, severe storms, and flooding rains in Philadelphia and across the world. On Show Your Stripes Day, our team at Climate Central would be thrilled for the BOMA Philadelphia Skyline to participate in this global campaign by showcasing the image of climate warming stripes, with the goal of helping to drive climate conversations and inspire the climate action needed now to secure a healthy and just future for all.

Shine the Light on Sickle Cell is a community initiative to bring attention to Sickle Cell Disease and celebrate World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19. In 2008, The General Assembly of the United Nations passed a regulation designating June 19 as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day to be held annually starting in 2009.
The first Shine the Light on Sickle Cell was held in 2019, and the number and range of activities has grown each year. Shine the Light on Sickle Cell is an opportunity for people around the country and around the world to stand up and speak out for a universal cure. We would like to request that key landmarks/ buildings/ locations lit up in red on mutiple dates referenced, if possible. If not other dates the week of June 19, week/weekend prior to and after would be greatly appreciated. Our social media handles include: www.facebook.com/ShineTheLightOnSickleCell and hashtag #shinethelightonsickle2024

On 12 June, the Republic of the Philippines will celebrate its 126th Independence Day. The Philippine Independence Day is the biggest annual event for the Filipino diaspora living in and outside the Philippines. The Consulate would like to highlight that there are an estimated of more than 10,000 Filipinos in Philadelphia City alone, over 50,000 in the State of Pennsylvania, and over 416,000 in the entire Northeast of the US. Marking this milestone is also a recognition of the invaluable contributions of Filipino immigrants to the United States, most especially the recent demonstration of selflessness, compassion, and heroism of Filipino nurses during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. This lighting will honor all Filipino Americans who continue to make the US a beacon of democracy, freedom, and equality. The illumination will also serve as validation of the perseverance, hard work, and discipline demonstrated by immigrants, which in turn have contributed to the progress of US.

CaringBridge is celebrating the 3rd annual World Caring Day on June 7, 2024. In a world where 40% of unpaid caregivers report feeling isolated and unsupported, CaringBridge, a nonprofit, no-cost communication platform for family caregivers and the loved ones they support on a health journey, invites you to embrace the power of caring. World Caring Day is a time to take note of the incredible impact of caring and to remind ourselves that when we unite with connection and support for millions of family caregivers and their loved ones around the world, we have the power to change lives and create a world where no one goes through a health journey alone. Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady of the United States, said, “There are only four kinds of people in the world –those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.”