January Events

January brings a host of awareness days and weeks for many worthy causes. Many are commemorated with ribbon lapel pins of various colors, with each color representing a designated cause.

Teal ribbon pins, for example, can represent Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Appropriate for the January commemoration, the pin also makes a statement when worn the rest of the year, raising awareness of this important cause year-round.

Red ribbon lapel pins help mark National Blood Donor month, and once again, help make the public aware of the critical need for lifesaving donations throughout the year.

Radon gas is an invisible, odorless, tasteless killer, believed to be the second leading cause of lung cancer deaths in the United States. The byproduct of radioactive decay, radon seeps into homes from underneath. Mitigation can save lives. January is National Radon Action Month, which can be noted with a white ribbon lapel pin with the word "radon" in block red letters across the ribbon.

The thyroid, a gland in the neck, produces hormones essential for life. January is also Thyroid Awareness Month, symbolized by a purple ribbon pin.

Lapel pins to raise awareness of medical conditions are nothing new. In 1954, the Spokane, WA chapter of the March of Dimes sold crutch-shaped pins to raise awareness of polio and its victims. Selected stores in Eugene, OR sold white cane pins to raise money for rehabilitation of the blind in 1957.

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