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Pink Ribbon

• Breast Cancer
• Birth Parents
• Childhood Cancer Awareness (alternate color: Light Blue)

Yellow Ribbon

• Support our Toops
• MIA/POW
• Suicide Prevention
• Adoptive Parents
• Amber Alerts
• Bladder Cancer
• Spina Bifida
• Endometriosis
• Hope
• A yellow ribbon with a heart is used to represent the survivors left behind after a suicide.

Pale Yellow Ribbon

• Spina Bifida

Red Ribbon

• Fight against AIDS and HIV
• Heart Disease
• Stroke
• Substance Abuse
• MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
• DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
• Epidermolysis Bullosa
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Burgundy Ribbon

• Brain Aneurysm
• Cesarean section (worn upside down)
• Headaches
• Hemangioma
• Vascular Malformation
• Hospice Care
• Multiple Myeloma
• William’s Syndrome
• Thrombophilia
• Antiphospholid Antibody Syndrome
• Adults with Disabilities

Purple Ribbon

• Pancreatic Cancer
• Testicular Cancer
• Thyroid Cancer
• Domestic Violence
• ADD
• Alzheimer’s
• Religious Tolerance
• Animal Abuse
• The victims of 9/11 including the police and firefighters
• Crohn’s disease and colitis
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Lupus
• Leimyosarcoma
• Fibromyalgia

Lavender Ribbon

• Cancer Awareness
• Epilepsy
• Rett Syndrome

Periwinkle Ribbon

• Eating Disorders
• Pulmonary Hypertension

Blue Ribbon

• Drunk Driving
• Child Abuse
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
• Victims of hurricane Katrina
• Dystonia
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
• Alopecia
• Education
• Epstein-Barr Virus
• Save the Music
• Colon Cancer (alternative ribbon color: brown)
• Colorectal Cancer (alternative ribbon color: brown)
• Anti-Tobacco – particularly anti-second hand smoke
• I Love Clean Air/ILCA Campaign (Japan)

Dark Blue Ribbon

• Arthritis
• Child Abuse prevention
• Victim’s rights
• Free Speech
• Water Quality
• Water Safety

Light Blue Ribbon

• Childhood Cancer (alternative color: pink)
• Prostate Cancer
• Trisomy 18
• Scleroderma

Teal Ribbon

• Ovarian Cancer
• Cervical Cancer
• Uterine Cancer
• Sexual Assault
• PolycysticOovarian Syndrome
• Tsunami victims

Green Ribbon

• Childhood Depression
• Missing Children
• Open records for adoptees
• Environmental concerns
• Kidney Cancer
• Tissue/Organ donation
• Homeopathy
• Worker Safety
• Driver Safety

Orange Ribbon

• Leukemia
• Hunger
• Cultural Diversity
• Humane treatment of animals
• Self-injury awareness

White Ribbon

• Innocence
• Victims of terrorism
• Violence against Women
• Peace
• Right to Life
• Bone Cancer
• Adoptees
• Retinal Blastoma

Pearl Ribbon

• Emphysema
• Lung Cancer
• Mesothelioma
• Multiple Sclerosis

Black Ribbon

• Mourning
• Melanoma
• Gang prevention

Brown Ribbon

• Anti-tobacco
• Colon Cancer (alternative ribbon color: blue)
• Colorectal Cancer (alternative ribbon color: blue)

Grey Ribbon

• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Brain Cancer

Silver Ribbon

• Children with Disabilities
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Mental Illnesses

Gold Ribbon

• Childhood Cancer

Jigsaw Puzzle Ribbon

• Autism

Lace Ribbon

• Osteoporosis

Pink and Blue Ribbon

• Miscarriage
• Stillbirth
• Infant death due to SIDS or other causes

Flag Ribbon

• Victims and Heros of the 9/11 attacks
• Patriotism
• Support of our Troops
• Fireworks Safety

Rainbow Ribbon

• Gay Pride
• Support for the GLBT community and their quest for equal rights.

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