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Gold Out San Antonio for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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It Takes A City

Why Gold? 

Gabriella’s Smile Foundation is committed to raising awareness for pediatric cancer. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Gold in September, also known as the G9 campaign, was created by an 11 year-old little girl whose twin brother was battling pediatric cancer. Annie Bartosz saw the nation turn pink in October for Breast Cancer, and became determined to turn the world Gold in September for kids battling cancer. The loss of our own daughter has inspired us to do the same.

We encourage you to Go Gold this month! Since 2017, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg has signed an official proclamation for San Antonio designating September 28 as Gold Out Day. We encourage fellow San Antonians and surrounding communities to wear gold on this day. 

Gold Out San Antonio Events

Support Gold Out SA by participating in these events right here in our san antonio community! Funds raised benefit local san antonio families

Upcoming Events

As part of the Gold Out campaign, the foundation will host two major events:

  • Gold Out Open House & Resource Fair
    📅 Sunday, September 28, 2025 | 2–4 PM
    📍 Children’s Cancer Support Center
    An afternoon for childhood cancer families to connect with resources, enjoy activities, and learn how the community is working together to support children battling cancer.

  • Noche de Oro Dinner Fundraiser
    📅 Sunday, October 12, 2025
    An evening celebration featuring dinner, entertainment, and a raffle benefiting programs that directly serve families facing childhood cancer.It takes a city- schools, community organizations and businesses

Did you know? The international awareness symbol for Childhood Cancer is the gold ribbon. Unlike other cancer awareness ribbons, which focus on a singular type of cancer, the gold ribbon is a symbol for all forms of cancer affecting children and adolescents.

In 1997, a group of parents picked gold as the official color for the childhood cancer awareness ribbon. The color gold symbolizes how precious children are and the resiliency of childhood cancer heroes.  

We need YOUR help to raise childhood cancer awareness month in our community this September! We are looking for businesses, schools and organizations in our community to show their support for our September Gold Out SA campaign. There are many ways you can help spread awareness during the month of September.

  • Wear GOLD/ YELLOW on Fridays during September.

  • Download our social media graphics and posters to post at your business or workplace.

  • Go Gold at work! Wear a GOLD RIBBON and encourage your coworkers to also wear gold ribbons.

  • Purchase a GOLD OUT SA t-shirt.

  • Make a donation to Gabriella’s Smile Foundation to help children fighting cancer in our community.

  • Invite friends and family to support Gold Out SA. Create your fundraiser here (click on fundraise button) share your fundraiser with family and friends to give back to Gabriella’s Smile Foundation.

  • If you are a business owner, make a donation or ask employees to donate and consider matching their donation.

  • Raise awareness at your school. Encourage students and teachers to wear gold throughout the month, decorate their classroom doors in gold or host a penny wars/coin collection contest to raise funds for Gabriella’s Smile Foundation to help children fighting cancer in our community.

  • You can find more ways to raise awareness here. As members of the Coalition of Childhood Cancer, we want to share their Gold Awareness Project ideas. The Gold Awareness Project offers numerous creative ways to promote powerful messages and gold icons in September to increase awareness of childhood cancer. Through this project, CAC2 hopes to inspire everyone for action and engagement locally, nationally, and globally. See how you can help raise awareness in your home, neighborhood, school or city.

By working together and raising awareness, we can do our part right here in our community. Let's turn San Antonio GOLD on September 28. Raising awareness can start with one family,  but in order to see real change, it takes a city!