Hosting a Breast Cancer Awareness Event

Breast Cancer Awareness month is October so that is a good time for a special activity or event to support the cause. Breast Cancer is a concern on people’s hearts at all times of the year though because it affects people and loved ones all the time, so you don’t really need to wait until October to focus on Breast Cancer Awareness if you don’t want to wait.

Breast Cancer Awareness Party

This theme can be used to focus on Breast Cancer during meetings, to use for activities, to hold a party in honor of those surviving the disease, or to hold a community dinner or event highlighting Breast Cancer.

Breast Cancer Awareness Theme Concept

—Originally posted August 12, 2008 as a “Pink Rain” theme
—Updated June 2020

The event themes on the website can be used for showers, parties, women’s ministry retreats and activities, or church functions. Each theme will have one or several possible spiritual applications. For each theme, I give you lots of info and ideas—You pick just a few to enhance your event. More ideas can be used for showers and parties, but less is always more for ministry events.

Theme Title Ideas

  • A Pink Fling
  • Bowl Over Breast Cancer (charity bowling game)
  • Fight!
  • Fight Like a Girl!
  • Fighters and Survivors
  • Give Breast Cancer the Boot!
  • Going to Bat (charity baseball/softball game)
  • Going Pink (or Go Pink)
  • Hear me Roar!
  • Hope in Action
  • In the Pink
  • Join the Fight
  • Join the Royal Battle (princess theme awareness meeting)
  • Knock Out!
  • Move Over BC!
  • Painting the Day Pink
  • Pampered Pink
  • Passion for Pink
  • Persisting in Pink (survivor meeting)
  • Pink Bowl (football theme)
  • Pink is the New Strong
  • Pink Fla’mingle (See my Flamingo Theme Page)
  • Pink on Parade
  • Pink Out!
  • Pink Palooza
  • Pink Power
  • Pink Rain
  • Pink Velvet
  • Pink-ilicious (have a smoothie bar)
  • PINKtacular!
  • Positively Pink
  • Pretty and Pink ( or in Pink)
  • Punch out Cancer
  • Ready, Set…Go Pink!
  • Seeing Pink
  • Stomp out Breast Cancer! (shoes or boots)
  • Strength, Hope, & Faith
  • The Power of Pink
  • Think Pink!
  • Trash Breast Cancer (have a fundraiser for charity with recycling)
  • Turn up the Pink
  • Turn Pink (or Turning Pink)
  • Together we Fight!
  • Women’s Health Fair
  • See the Flamingo Theme for more pink ideas.

Breast Cancer Event Ideas

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Forum
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Meeting
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Charity/Fundraising Night
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Bake Sale
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Fashion Show
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Marathon
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month Kickoff
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Silent Auction
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Sports Event
  • Breast Cancer Survivor Meeting (or Reunion)
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Walkathon

Spiritual & General Applications

  • Focus on endurance for those suffering from Breast Cancer.
  • Focus on the constant need to turn to the Lord when those raindrops keep on falling. (Pink Rain event)
  • Focus on umbrellas representing the shelter of God’s love and care for us from the “rain” of the storms in our lives. (Pink Rain event)
  • Focus on women’s health issues.
  • Focus on Breast Cancer Awareness in general.

Theme Verse Suggestions

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee…”  2 Corinthians 12:9a (KJV)

Devotional and Workshop Ideas

Decorating

Pick a few items for a small meeting to contain on a tray for simple decorating, or use lots of items in your space when decorating for a large event.

  • Pink Umbrellas
  • Flamingo yard statues
  • Pink Flowers
  • Pink candles
  • Pink boas to hang about
  • Pink Balloons
  • Use anything girly and pink
  • Use pink tablecloths if serving food.

Icebreakers

No Suggestions

Music

  • God Will Make A Way (Don Moen)
  • Till The Storm Passes By (Mosie Lister)

Favor Ideas

  • Pink breast cancer ribbons
  • Pink Tic Tacs (Strawberry Fields)
  • Pink candy
  • Mini pink flashlights
  • Pink pens
  • Pink stress reliever balls
  • Pink bandannas (Hobby Lobby has some pink ones for .99 cents)
  • Pink mini tissue packages
  • Anything pink

Door Prizes

  • Pink umbrella
  • Pink journal
  • Pink kitchen items
  • Pink notebooks
  • Pink scarf
  • Pink tools or toolkit
  • Anything pink
  • Pink Gift Basket: Add in pink items. You can also wrap some items in pink.

Just for Fun

Make a Survivor Board
Make a display of the women within your church/community that have survived cancer. Use a foam board and cover with pink material. Use scrap booking supplies and papers to make it look nice and neat.

Information Booth
Have a table with pamphlets, brochures, magazines on women’s health.

Special Speaker
Have a health professional from your community speak on women’s health.

Fundraiser
Have a fundraiser to support breast cancer. (There are several good organizations to donate to).

Group Project
Write out cards (or make scrapbooking/stamping cards) for those with breast cancer or for survivors within your church or community.

Group Project
Make chemo caps for a local hospital.

Food and Serving

  • Pink Frosted cupcakes
  • M&M’s makes pink M&M’s to support breast cancer.
  • Pink Smoothies (Strawberry)
  • Whipped cream tinted with a drop of red food coloring for dipping fruit
  • Pink Lemonade
  • They now make breast cancer awareness lollipop molds, cookie cutters, and cake pans too. Check online or where you find Wilton supplies.

Photo Sources

  • Want the photo used for the page title of this theme?  Find the original at Pixabay here. Coordinating ones here, here, and here.
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Thanks for stopping in.  Please leave any extra suggestions for this theme in the comments.  I’d love to hear what ideas you have!

Creative blessings,
Julia


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