Explore Resources & Inspiration from ACG
Reezwana Chowdhury, MD, FACG; Chair, ACG Public Relations Committee
The College observes March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month to bring attention to the lifesaving benefits of colorectal cancer screening. The ACG Public Relations hopes you will be inspired by the ACG SCOPY Award winners whose community education and outreach initiatives merited national recognition. Learn how to request a proclamation to designate March as CRC Awareness Month in your state and view a tutorial on how to turn landmarks “blue for CRC” in your hometown.
For March 2025, the ACG PR Committee invites you to explore the College’s CRC screening patient educational resources, infographics, social media banners, and awareness tools.
Save the date for “Tune It Up: A Concert to Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer” on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, and explore all ACG’s activities in March 2025!
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Education Resources
ACG has a wealth of resources and downloadable materials developed by experts available on the College’s website. As you make your plans for March, please visit the College’s CRC Community Education Toolkit with infographics, social media banners, and awareness tools. There are excellent materials to download for use with patients, at community events, and on social media! The College now has a downloadable one-page infographic in these languages: ENGLISH | ARABIC | CHINESE (TRADITIONAL) | CHINESE (SIMPLIFIED) | DARI | FARSI | HINDI | HMONG | PUNJABI| RUSSIAN | SPANISH | TAGALOG | TURKISH | UKRAINIAN | URDU | VIETNAMESE.
- Colorectal Cancer Awareness Education Resources
- CRC Community Education Toolkit Materials & Banners to Download
- Patient Slides “Understanding Colorectal Cancer”
- Talking Points, Key Messages, Sound Bites & CRC Facts for Media Interviews
Fight CRC’s United In Blue Rally March 10, 2025
On Sunday, March 9, 2025, ACG PR Committee Chair Dr. Reezwana Chowdhury, ACG members, and College staff volunteered to help advocates from Fight Colorectal Cancer install the flags on the National Mall for their “United in Blue” display. A dramatic installation of 27,400 blue flags on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol is a powerful visual representation of those younger than 50 who will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2030 unless we do more to educate, screen, and raise awareness.
On Monday, March 10, 2024 in Washington, DC, ACG President Amy S. Oxentenko, MD, FACG represented ACG at the Fight Colorectal Cancer “United in Blue” rally. ACG is proud to be one of the organizations standing in solidarity with this group of CRC patients, survivors, and caregivers who gathered in Washington, DC to visit with legislators and bring attention to colorectal cancer, the trends in young-onset disease, and to demand that Congress prioritize CRC research and screening.
Tune It Up Concert on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 8 pm ET
ACG’s “Tune It Up” Concert to Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer will return for March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 8 pm Eastern under the direction of Dr. Benjamin Levy. The legendary band Blues Traveler will headline the concert! The College is grateful to all the talented artists who have agreed to donate their performances. In the meantime, you can get in the spirit of March CRC Month and watch the 2024 recording at gi.org/concert.
Dress in Blue Day: Friday, March 7, 2025
ACG celebrated “Dress in Blue Day” on Friday, March 7, 2025! The outpouring of the GI community’s photos and social media posts demonstrated their enthusiasm for lifesaving colorectal cancer screening. Explore some of the photos ACG’s Flickr Album Dress in Blue Day. Share your photos on social media using hashtags #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth #BlueForCRC and tag @AmCollegeGastro!
True Blue for CRC: ACG Board of Trustees in 2025
Get Inspired by ACG SCOPY Award Winners
ACG’s SCOPY Award (Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention & Year-Round Excellence) recognizes the achievements of ACG members in their community engagement, education, and awareness efforts for colorectal cancer prevention. ACG members are invited to submit examples of projects and programs that demonstrate outstanding creativity and commitment to spreading the potentially lifesaving message of the importance of colorectal cancer screening and prevention.
- Learn more and apply: gi.org/SCOPY.
- The deadline for 2025 SCOPY submissions is May 1, 2025
- SCOPY: A Decade of Excellence (Chronological)
- SCOPY: A Decade of Excellence (Winning Categories)
Explore the impressive range and breadth of winning projects from 2024
Go #BlueForCRC During March with the Colon Cancer Coalition
The Colon Cancer Coalition invites ACG members to join a national effort with patient advocates to illuminate landmarks blue and raise awareness of colorectal cancer prevention. Visit the Coalition’s Blue for CRC page for resources, best practices, templates, and inspiration. Share your iconic blue landmarks during March CRC Month on social media with #BlueForCRC.
New for 2025! ACG is excited to expand our partnership with the Colon Cancer Coalition, sponsoring ‘Get Your Rear In Gear’ 5Ks and other events throughout the country. The proceeds from these local events stay local, ensuring we support our communities by raising screening rates, reducing health disparities, researching early-onset CRC, helping patients and caregivers, and more. Get involved today!
Guidance from Fight CRC: How to Request a State Proclamation for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Work with colorectal cancer advocates from Fight CRC to request a proclamation in your state designating March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Every state’s process is different, but Fight CRC has organized a helpful resource center with the status of all the states, a video tutorial, and a toolkit to download. Most states require a letter explaining why it is important to recognize March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, sample language for the official proclamation, and information about colorectal cancer. If in your state there is already a proclamation underway, you can support these efforts by adding your voice to the requests.
For Inspiration: Watch this ACG Virtual Grand Rounds, “Lessons & Pearls from ACG’s SCOPY Award Winners from February 1, 2024
Peloton Group Ride for “Ride Or Stride For 45” Date TBD
Details: An annual tradition for ACG fans of Peloton is to participate in a 30-Minute HIIT Ride with Alex Toussaint and use the hashtag #ACGRide45ColonCancer to identify themselves as part of the ACG group on the Peloton leaderboard. This event brings attention to age 45 to begin Colorectal Cancer Screening for average-risk adults. Date TBD.