Join Us in Supporting Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month with Fight CRC this March!

Michelle Springer, MS, CGC - Chair, CGA-IGC Communication Committee

"CGA‑IGC is honored to once again join Fight CRC on the National Mall this March. Together, we’re amplifying the voices of families, survivors, and advocates as we advance awareness, prevention, and research in the fight against colorectal cancer." 

Elana Levinson, MS, MPH, CGC, CGAF

President, CGA-IGC

Blue Flags Initiative.  United in Blue is FightCRC’s powerful initiative that transforms the National Mall in Washington, D.C. into a sea of blue as a visual display of colorectal cancer awareness.  Volunteers will place 27,400 blue flags on the National Mall, representing the number of individuals under the age of 50 projected to be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2030.  Our president, Elena Levinson, MS, MPH, CGC, past president, Beth Yurkovich Dudley, MS, CGC, MHP, CGAF, along with council liaisons Anu Chittenden, MS, LCGC, CGAF and Jessica Long, MS, LCGC, CGAF, will be in Washington, DC, on Sunday, March 1, for the United in Blue Volunteer Day.  

We are encouraging CGA-IGC members to support this effort across the country by placing blue flags in their yards throughout the month of March.  Help us join this national movement and raise awareness in your community!  Be sure to take a picture and post it with the hashtag #PrioritizeCRC and tag @FightCRC.  At-home flag kits can be ordered through FightCRC HERE

There are also a number of cheap options on Amazon for those who are interested – click HERE 

Additionally, the #StrongArmSelfie is an easy and fun way to show your support for colorectal cancer survivors and their families.  Take a picture of yourself (or your team at work!) doing a strong-arm selfie.  Be sure to dress in blue or a CGA-IGC shirt, and post it with the hashtag #StrongArmSelfie on Twitter, Bluesky, LinkedIn and/or Instagram, and tag @FightCRC to help support their initiative. For every post, $1 is donated to the fight!  

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About CGA-IGC 

The Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer strives to improve our understanding of the science and clinical management of inherited gastrointestinal cancers, which includes colorectal cancer, through research, education, and collaborations and aims to eliminate the associated morbidity and early mortality.  Learn more at cgaigc.com.  CGA-IGC is proud to collaborate with Fight CRC during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to support its fight to cure colorectal cancer. 

About Fight Colorectal Cancer

Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) is a leading patient-empowerment and advocacy organization in the United States, providing balanced and objective information on colon and rectal cancer research, treatment, and policy. We are relentless champions of hope, focused on funding promising, high-impact research endeavors while equipping advocates to influence legislation and policy for the collective good. Learn more at FightCRC.org.