DCF Goes GOLD for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. So, the Daniela Conte Foundation is encouraging everyone to show their support by swapping out their regular shoelaces for a pair of gold ones. Wearing gold shoelaces is a small, yet impactful act of support that sparks conversations and spreads awareness. Every time you tie your gold laces, you send a small message of love, hope, and encouragement to children battling cancer.
A donation of any amount receives a pair of gold laces ($3 suggested). To purchase, click the "Donate" button above.
How You Can Make a Difference
Wear Gold and Share Why You Wear Gold
Show your support by wearing gold throughout September. Whether it's shoelaces, a shirt, a ribbon, or else - wearing gold is a simple but powerful way to raise awareness. And whenever someone asks you why you're wearing gold, take the opportunity to share the importance of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Your story can inspire others to join the cause and make a difference too.
Start or Join a Fundraising Team
Whether you participate as an individual or with a team, you'll be amazed by the support and generosity around you and the impact you can make.
- Click "Start a fundraiser" or "Find a team" to login or create an account
- Customize your fundraising page
- Share your fundraising page across social media platforms and with friends, family, and colleagues
Rally Your Community
If you are a school, sports team, club, business, or any kind of group, there are impactful ways to rally everyone around you to show unified support. Consider dedicating a day in September to wearing gold shoelaces. If you are a sports team, consider dedicating one game (or even every game) in September to encourage athletes and attendees to wear gold shoelaces.
Share on Social Media
One of the easiest ways to show your support is through social media. Share photos in your gold shoelaces, share why you're wearing gold, share childhood cancer facts, share stories of childhood cancer families, and encourage others to get involved. Through the power of social media, you can help shine a light on the fight against childhood cancer and inspire others to join and take action.
Make sure you tag us and use #DCFGoesGold. We love to see and reshare your content!
Make a Donation
Every contribution, no matter the size, helps make a difference for a child with cancer and their family. You can help them with their rent or mortgage, car payments, utility bills, transportation to and from hospital visits, uncovered medical bills, groceries, and more.
DCF is a 100% volunteer organization, so $0.90 out of every $1.00 you donate goes directly to helping a family.
Why GOLD?
In 1997, a group of parents of children impacted by cancer chose the color GOLD to represent childhood cancer. Now, supporters around the world wear GOLD to represent childhood cancer warriors and heroes.
Childhood Cancer by the Numbers
- In the U.S. 47 children are diagnosed with cancer every day, which is about 17,000 children per year.
- 20% of children in the U.S. will not survive it
- Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease in American children
- Globally, it is estimated that 400,000+ new cases of cancer affect children each year
About the Daniela Conte Foundation
The Daniela Conte Foundation is a 501(c)(3) pediatric cancer foundation with a mission of providing financial support, raising awareness for pediatric cancer, and funding research to help kids fighting cancer.
We provide critical financial support to local NYC and Long Island families of children with cancer, which allows them to focus on what's most important: their child's health and recovery. As a 100% volunteer organization, $0.90 out of every $1.00 donated and fundraised goes directly to helping these families.
Join us in spreading the word and making a difference in the fight against childhood cancer!
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Click here to read our 2023 Annual Impact Report.
