CANCER AWARENESS IDEAS...

For Schools...

• Hold 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.)

For Athletes...

• Wear pink jerseys (for one-time permission for uniform variations, contact Amy Cassell at the OSSAA, (405) 840-1116 or acassell@ossaa.com )
• Wear pink shoelaces, wrist-bands, socks, etc.
• 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 pink uniform tops
• Wear pink shoelaces, ribbons, socks, etc.
• Personalize "I Cheer For" t-shirts
• Create special cheers
• Choose honorary cheerleaders who are local cancer survivors
• Make pink cancer banner for team to run through

For Band Members...

• Wear pink tops or hats
• Personalize "I March For" t-shirts
• Prepare special inspirational music
• March in a cancer ribbon formation

For Student Council 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 pink ribbons to honor cancer patients