Awareness Ribbons

Black
Black Ribbon:
Mourning, melanoma, anti-gangs, Anti-terrorism in Spain, narcolepsy, POW-MIAs, Primary Billiary Cirrhosis, Amish Support, gun control, accidents

Gray
Gray Ribbon:
Diabetes, brain cancer, asthma and allergies

Amber
Amber Ribbon:
Appendix Cancer

Brown
Brown Ribbon:
Anti-tobacco, colorectal cancer

Burgundy
Burgundy Ribbon:
Hospice care, multiple myeloma, cesarian sections, headaches and migraines, adhesions, thrombophilia and other coagulation or blood factor disorders, meningitis, polio survivor, Hughes Syndrome, brain aneurysm, Hirschsprung’s Disease (Congenital Megacolon)/children undiagnosed or misdiagnosed with rare disorders or diseases

Cream
Cream Ribbon:
Paralysis, spinal cord injuries, diseases or disorders, Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Yellow
Yellow Ribbon:
Support our troops, POW/MIA, suicide prevention, adoptive parents, spina biffida, missing children (amber alert), endometriosis, sarcoma (with or without a sunflower), bladder cancer, liver disease and liver cancer, hydrocephalus or hydrocephaly, hope in general, boycott Aruba (hope for Natalee)

Green
Green Ribbon:
Tissue and organ donation or transplants, depression (both adults and children), bipolar disorder, mental health or illness, eye injuries, Tourette’s Syndrome, bone marrow transplants and donation, Fanconi’s Syndrome, worker and driving safety, Von Hippel Lindau, glaucoma, missing children, leukemia, environment, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans, kidney cancer or kidney disease, neural tube defects, Mitochondrial Disease, growth and rebuilding, Progressiva, Cerebral Palsy, Save Darfur, Stem Cell Research

Limegreen
Lime Green Ribbon:
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Lyme Disease, Muscular Dystrophy-wristband only, Ivemark Syndrome, Sandhoff Disease, Support for Adoptees Rights to open adoption records that have been sealed

Orange
Orange Ribbon:
hunger, leukemia, cultural diversity and racial tolerance, feral cats, motorcyslist safety, Multiple Sclerosis -wristband only, self injury, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Support of the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and North Samaria (Israel), skin cancer

Pink
Pink Ribbon:
Breast Cancer, Birth Parents, cleft palate

Red
Red Ribbon:
Aids/HIV, substance and drug abuse (includes inhalents), MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa, love, heart disease- (also uses the red dress symbol), supraventicular tachycardia, Wolff-parkinson-White Syndrom (WPW), Pro-life, hypertension, Evans Syndrome

Lavender
Lavender Ribbon:
All cancers (general cancer awareness), epilepsy, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, rett syndrome, Hodgkins lymphoma, foster care or foster parents

Purple
Purple Ribbon:
Domestic violence, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the victims of 9/11 (includes police and firefighters), pancreatic cancer, Chron’s Disease and colitis, cystic fibrosis, leimyosarcoma, macular degeneration, Sjogren’s Syndrome, fibromyalgia,lupus, sarcoidosis, the homeless, Mucolipidoses, thyroid cancer, ADD, ADHD, alzheimers, cancer survivor (this is a general color that anyone who has survived cancer can wear), Pagan pride, Arnold Chiari Malformation, children left unattended in carsBreast Cancer, Birth Parents, cleft palate

Teal
Teal Ribbon:
Ovarian, cervical, uterine (all gynecological) cancers, food allergies, substance abuse, sexual assault, Myasthenia Gravis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, agoraphobia, panic or stress disorders (includes PTSD), Dissociative Identity Disorder

Blue
Blue Ribbon:
Child abuse prevention, arthritis, free speech, crime victims rights, waterquality, colon cancer, Dysautonomia, hystiocytosis, histiocytosis, Erb’s Palsy, Ankylosing Spondylitis, domestic violence, water safety(flooding, drowning and accidents), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS), dystonia, interstitial cystitis, bracial plexus injury, Epstein-Barr Virus(EBV), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Alopecia, Reyes Syndrome, education, Steven Johnson Syndrome, short bowel syndrome, Myositis, Leukodystrophy, Hurricane Support, Huntington’s Disease, police officers lost in the line of duty(AKA, the Thin Blue Line), Malaria, Syringomyelia, Neurofibromatosis, Sex Trafficking and Slavery, Cri du Chat Syndrome, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, polio awareness, Primary Immunodeficiency Disease, Sensory Processing Disorder(reflex blue shade)

Turquoise
Turquoise Ribbon:
Native American reparations

White
White Ribbon:
Innocence, victims of terrorism, peace, right to life, diabetes, sexual assault of students, retinal blastoma, alzheimers, adoption, bone disease and bone cancer,anti-child pornography on the internet, carbon monoxide poisoning (CO poisoning),post partum depression, Scoliosis, Anti-stalking, Men working to end men’s violence against women

Rainbow
Rainbow Ribbon:
Gay pride or rights movement

Black & Pink
Black & Pink Ribbon:
Bone Marrow Donor, loss of a daughter

Black & White
Black & White Ribbon:
Carcinoid Syndrome Cancer, Anti-racism, Anti-corruption

Black, White & Black
Black, White & Black Ribbon:
Vaccine danger

Orange & Blue
Orange & Blue Ribbon:
Pediatric Bipolar Awareness

Orange & Green
Orange & Green Ribbon:
Ritual abuse, Dual Diagnosis

Orange & Red
Orange & Red Ribbon:
Myeloproliferative Disorders

Red & Black
Red & Black Ribbon:
Murder victims, Self Injury

Red, Blue with Heart
Red & Blue Ribbon with Heart:
Congenital Heart Defects

Red & White
Red & White Ribbon:
Aplastic anemia, Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Red & Yellow
Red & Yellow Ribbon:
Hepatitis C Virus(HCV), Teen abstinence

Red, White & Red
Red, White & Red Ribbon:
Leukemia and Lymphoma

Purple & Black
Purple & Black Ribbon:
Paranormal Awareness

Purple & Blue
Purple & Blue Ribbon:
Rheumatoid arthritis, childhood or pediatric stroke

Purple & Green
Purple & Green Ribbon:
Hospice And Pallative Care

Purple & Yellow
Purple & Yellow Ribbon:
Chemical Injury

Teal, Blue & Pink
Teal, Blue & Pink Ribbon:
Thyroid Cancer

Teal & Pink
Teal & Pink Ribbon:
Hereditary Breast Cancer or a combo ribbon for gynecological and breast cancers

Blue & Green
Blue & Green Ribbon:
Intracranial Hypertension

Blue & White
Blue & White Ribbon:
In memory of Columbine, Teen cancer

Blue & Yellow
Blue & Yellow Ribbon:
Down Syndrome, designated drivers(The Hero Campaign), Fatty Oxidation disorders

Blue, White & Pink
Blue, White & Pink Ribbon:
Parental Alienation Syndrome