Meanings Of Charity Awareness Ribbons

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MEANINGS AWARENESS RIBBON COLOURS

Use our awareness ribbons to bring focus to a special charity or event close to your heart. Often used in memory of a loved ones, perhaps in the colours of a favourite football team or colour they liked to wear.

See our quick guide below to the most common charity ribbon colour meanings.

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Red Ready to Wear Charity Awareness Ribbons

Red

Most commonly associated with the fight against AIDS and HIV, this red ribbon also is a symbol for heart disease, stroke, substance abuse, MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and love.

YELLOW

The yellow awareness ribbon is often seen to support our troops overseas, but it is also a symbol for MIA/POW, suicide prevention, adoptive parents, amber alerts, bladder cancer, spina bifida, endometriosis, and a general symbol for hope. A yellow ribbon with a heart is used to represent the survivors left behind after a suicide.

PINK

One of the most well-known awareness ribbons, most commonly associated with breast cancer awareness campaigns, this pink ribbon is also a symbol for birth parents, and childhood cancer awareness.

Claret Ready to Wear Charity Awareness Ribbons

CLARET OR BURGUNDY

This ribbon colour is a symbol of brain aneurysm, Caesarean section (worn upside down), headaches, haemangioma, vascular malformation, hospice care, multiple myeloma, William’s syndrome, Thrombophilia, Antiphospholid Antibody Syndrome, and adults with disabilities

PURPLE

This ribbon colour is a symbol of pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, domestic violence, ADD, Alzheimer’s, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the victims of 9/11 including the police and fire fighters, Crohn’s disease and colitis, cystic fibrosis, lupus, leimyosarcoma, and fibromyalgia

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LAVENDER

This ribbon colour is a symbol for general cancer awareness. It can also be a symbol for epilepsy, and rett syndrome.

BLUE

This ribbon colour is a symbol of drunk driving, child abuse, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), dystonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), alopecia, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Save the Music, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, and anti-tobacco – particularly anti-second hand smoke .

DARK BLUE

This ribbon colour is a symbol of arthritis, child abuse prevention, victim’s rights, free speech, water quality, and water safety

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LIGHT BLUE

This ribbon colour is a symbol of childhood cancer prostate cancer, and scleroderma

TEAL

This ribbon colour is a symbol for ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers as well as sexual assault, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and tsunami victims all over the world.

GREEN

This ribbon colour is a symbol of childhood depression, missing children, open records for adoptees, environmental concerns, kidney cancer, tissue/organ donation, homeopathy, and worker and driving safety

ORANGE

This ribbon colour is a symbol of leukaemia, hunger, cultural diversity, humane treatment of animals, and self-injury awareness.

white

This ribbon colour is a symbol of innocence, victims of terrorism, violence against women, peace, right to life, bone cancer, adoptees, and retinal blastoma

ivory

This ribbon colour is a symbol for emphysema, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and multiple sclerosis

black

This ribbon colour is a symbol of mourning, melanoma, and gang prevention

grey

This ribbon colour is a symbol of diabetes, asthma, and brain cancer

silver

This ribbon colour is a symbol for children with disabilities, Parkinson’s disease, and mental illnesses such as severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders.

gold

This ribbon colour is a symbol for childhood cancer

PERSONALISE YOUR CHARITY RIBBONS WITH TEXT

Add your company name or loved ones name as a permanent reminder of the charity or memory you are supporting.

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