Cancer Awareness Ideas

For Schools

• Hold a Win-Win Week kick-off assembly
• Honor local cancer survivors during athletic events
• Prepare cancer prevention announcements at school
• Send cancer prevention information to parents
• Engage local media to promote cancer prevention
• Create Survivorship Banner to honor those who currently have cancer or who have survived it
• Create Memorial Banner with names of those we've lost
• Include cancer prevention material in classes (health classes, essays, speeches, etc.)
• Invite speakers to talk about cancer at school
• Invite health care organizations to set up information booths at games

For Athletes

• Wear special jerseys (for one-time permission for uniform variations, contact Amy Cassell at  the OSSAA, (405) 840-1116 or acassell@pssaa.com)
• Wear shoelaces, wrist-bands, socks, etc. in the cancer color your school selected
• Personalize "I Play For" jerseys with the name of someone who has or had cancer
• Choose honorary captains who are local cancer survivors

For Cheerleaders

• Wear uniform tops, shoelaces, ribbons, socks, etc. in the cancer color your school selected
• Personalize "I Cheer For" T-shirts
• Create special cheers
• Choose honorary cheerleaders who are local cancer survivors
• Make cancer banner for team to run through 

For Band Members

• Wear tops or hats in the cancer color your school selected
• Personalize "I March For" T-shirts
• Prepare special inspirational music
• March in a cancer ribbon formation

For Other Student Leaders

• Host cancer awareness assembly
• Create cancer prevention skits for elementary or junior high students
• Visit cancer patients
• Honor local health care professionals who serve cancer patients
• Make personalized ribbons to honor cancer patients in the cancer color your school selected