Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop, or representations of such, which are used in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK and other parts of the world as a way for the wearer to make a subtle statement of support for a cause or issue.

The meaning behind the awareness ribbon depends on its color. Many groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, and as a result, many causes often share each color. Some causes may also be represented by more than one color.

Awareness ribbons are frequently pinned to clothing or tied around objects such as car antennas. When a more pronounced statement is being made, larger ribbons may be tied around objects such as trees and poles. Representations of awareness ribbons may also take the form of stickers, bumper stickers or magnets and are frequently affixed to vehicles. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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• Black Ribbon: mourning, melanoma, gang prevention

• Blue Ribbon: drunk driving, child abuse, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), the victims of hurricane Katrina, dystonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), alopecia, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Save the Music, colon cancer (alternative ribbon color: brown), colorectal cancer (alternative ribbon color: brown), and anti-tobacco - particularly anti-second hand smoke (in Canada; alternative ribbon color: brown), I Love Clean Air/ILCA Campaign (Japan)

• Brown Ribbon: anti-tobacco, colon cancer (alternative ribbon color: blue), colorectal cancer (alternative ribbon color: blue)

• Burgundy Ribbon: brain aneurysm, Cesarean section (worn upside down), headaches, hemangioma, vascular malformation, hospice care, multiple myeloma, William's syndrome, Thrombophilia, Antiphospholid Antibody Syndrome, adults with disabilities

• Dark Blue Ribbon: arthritis, child abuse prevention, victim's rights, free speech, water quality, water safety

• Flag Ribbon: both the victims and heroes of the 9/11 attacks, patriotism, support of our troops, fireworks safety.

• Gold Ribbon: childhood cancer

• Green Ribbon: childhood depression, missing children, open records for adoptees, environmental concerns, kidney cancer, tissue/organ donation, homeopathy, worker and driving safety

• Grey Ribbon: diabetes, asthma, brain cancer

• Jigsaw Puzzle Ribbon: autism

• Lace Ribbon: osteoporosis

• Lavender Ribbon: cancer awareness, epilepsy, rett syndrome

• Light Blue Ribbon: childhood cancer (alternative color: pink), prostate cancer, Trisomy 18, scleroderma

• Orange Ribbon: leukemia, hunger, cultural diversity, humane treatment of animals, self-injury awareness, skin cancer (with a sun in the center of the loop)

• Pale Yellow Ribbon: spina bifida

• Pearl Ribbon: emphysema, lung cancer, mesothelioma, multiple sclerosis

• Periwinkle Ribbon: eating disorders, pulmonary hypertension

• Pink Ribbon: breast cancer awareness, birth parents, childhood cancer awareness (alternative color: light blue)

• Pink and Blue Ribbon: miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, infant death

• Purple Ribbon: pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, domestic violence, ADD, Alzheimer's, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the victims of 9/11 including the police and firefighters, Crohn's disease, colitis, cystic fibrosis, lupus, leimyosarcoma, fibromyalgia

• Red Ribbon: the fight against AIDS and HIV, heart disease, stroke, substance abuse, MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

• Silver Ribbon: children with disabilities, Parkinson's disease, mental illnesses such as severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders.

• Teal Ribbon: ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, sexual assault, polycystic ovarian syndrome, tsunami victims

• White Ribbon: innocence, victims of terrorism, violence against women, peace, right to life, bone cancer, adoptees, retinal blastoma

• Yellow Ribbon: support our troops, MIA/POW, suicide prevention, adoptive parents, amber alerts, bladder cancer, spina bifida, endometriosis, a general symbol for hope. A yellow ribbon with a heart is used to represent the survivors left behind after a suicide.

This just a short list of the meanings of awareness ribbon colors
meant to be a reference to our Cancer Awareness rubber stamps.