Make Connections to Foster Volunteer Programs and Partnerships
From sharing your story to supporting campaigns, there’s a role for everyone. Help us build visibility, drive progress, and make a difference in the lives of those affected by appendix cancer.
Volunteer Opportunities
Blood Centers
Cancer patients may need blood transfusions due to a surgical procedure. Blood donations are always appreciated.
Blood centers can use volunteers to assist with blood drives with greeting donors or serving snacks and juice.
Cancer Centers
Cancer centers often use greeters to assist patients with directions to their appointments.
Patients enjoy art, music, and reading activities with volunteers.
Offering a Ride
IF you have a friend, neighbor, or family member who is traveling to a medical appointment, it is nice to have a person be with you at your appointment or procedure.
Corporate Partnerships
Partner with a Local Business
Some businesses will designate a day for patrons to make a purchase, and a portion of the proceeds are donated to your organization in exchange for you advertising the event.
Charity Event or Gala
Plan an evening with dinner, cocktail hour, or entertainment with raffles, and guest speakers.
Host a Fundraiser
Honor & Memorial Fundraising
Honor the memory of a loved one by creating a fundraising page to share stories, photos, and invite others to donate in their honor.
Walk, Run, Bike, or Swim Events
Join a local race or organize your own! Fundraise solo or with a team.
Check out ACPMP’s Walk/Run Host Guidelines
Golf or Mini-Golf Tournament
Consider a fundraiser with a golf tournament or mini-golf event.
Crowdfunding Campaign
Use ACPMP’s crowdfunding platform to tell your story and raise funds. Set a goal, share updates, and rally your network around a cause that matters.
Community & Visual Campaigns
Color I Gold & Green” Lighting
Partner with cities to light up buildings, bridges, or fountains in gold and lime green—the awareness colors for appendix cancer.
Encourage photos and hashtags like #LightUpForAppendixCancer.
Sidewalk Chalk Challenge
Organize a “Chalk for Change” day where families and local artists create sidewalk messages and drawings related to appendix cancer facts, survivor stories, or support messages.
Awareness Ribbon Displays
Install large appendix cancer ribbon sculptures in parks, hospitals, or malls, with QR codes linking to survivor stories and resources.
Social Media & Digital Storytelling
#MyAppendixCancerStory Campaign
Encourage patients, caregivers, and clinicians to post 60-second videos or photos with stories, using a common hashtag.
Offer prompts: “What do you wish people knew?”, “What was your first symptom?”, “What helped you most?”
30 Days, 30 Facts
Daily posts on Instagram, LinkedIn, or TikTok highlighting facts, rare stats, early symptoms, and survivor interviews throughout August.
Appendix Cancer Mythbuster Reels or TikToks
Daily posts on Instagram, LinkedIn, or TikTok highlighting facts, rare stats, early symptoms, and survivor interviews throughout August.
Use humor and skits to reach a broader audience.
Public Education Events
Awareness Walk or “Move for a Cure” Challenge
Host a 1-mile symbolic walk or allow people to pledge a daily movement goal.
Encourage team formation with matching shirts or bracelets.
Appendix Cancer Pop-Up Booths
At farmers’ markets, libraries, or hospital lobbies with interactive symptom quizzes, awareness pins, and brochures.
Partner with Libraries for Awareness Corners
At farmers’ markets, libraries, or hospital lobbies with interactive symptom quizzes, awareness pins, and brochures.
Professional Engagement & Advocacy
CME or Grand Rounds: “When It’s Not Just Appendicitis”
Organize virtual or in-person continuing medical education events for providers, especially emergency and GI physicians.
“Ask Me About Appendix Cancer” Buttons or Badges
Give these to survivors, advocates, or staff in healthcare settings to prompt questions and conversations.
Email Signature Campaign
Ask organizations and supporters to add an awareness banner or message to their email signature for the month.
Creative Arts, Podcasts, & Fundraising
Guest Appearances or Podcast Mini-Series
Share interviews with researchers, survivors, and caregivers on rare cancer-themed podcasts—or launch your own.
Art Auction or Awareness Market
Local artists or survivors create appendix cancer–themed artwork or jewelry, with proceeds benefiting research.
Host an Online Vigil or Survivor Tribute
Stream a Zoom event honoring survivors, those lost, and caregivers—with poems, music, and short stories.
Science & Advocacy Focus
“Rare, But Real” Research Highlight Day
Dedicate a day in August to push research-related content: clinical trial info, data on underfunding, and ways to support research.
Advocate to Congress or State Lawmakers
Organize a virtual advocacy day to ask for rare cancer funding, using templates and scheduling tools.
Stay informed about the latest research and patient stories.
