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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2025

by | Jul 22, 2025 | Featured Blogs, Fundraising & Events, Rally Blog, September

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month — and this year, Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research is celebrating 20 years of impact!

We have an incredible lineup of events and activities planned all month long to raise awareness and critical funds for childhood cancer research. Join us in making this milestone year one to remember.

Check back often to see new events as they are added throughout September. Click the buttons below to see what’s happening nationwide and in specific cities.

Nationwide
Atlanta
Tennessee
Gulf Coast

National Campaigns for the month of September:

All Through September:

  • #GOLDSTRONG: This is the universal trademarked hashtag for childhood cancer and the entire community is invited to use Please use #GOLDSTRONG all month and all year.
  • 47 Faces of Rally: This campaign honors those 47 children who are diagnosed with cancer every This fundraiser is a powerful way for Rally Kids and their families to use their collective voices. Throughout the month, they help raise critical funds for childhood cancer research for the type of cancer that has affected them personally. Read about these Rally Kids now and donate to their fight against childhood cancer. To sign up your child, email [email protected].
  • #RallyFit 47 Challenge: Dedicate your September workouts in honor of the 47 kids diagnosed with cancer each day. Raise funds for childhood cancer research. To learn more, contact [email protected].
  • Rally 4 Quarters 4 Research: Looking for a way to get your school involved? Host a Rally 4 Quarters 4 Research (4Q4R) event at your child’s school this September. It’s a simple, impactful way to raise awareness and fund childhood cancer research. Contact [email protected] to learn more or sign up.
  • DoMyOwn.com: DoMyOwn.com is #GOLDSTRONG all month with a roundup campaign. If you have any yard or pest needs, please visit DoMyOwn.com to make your purchase and then roundup your total to support Rally.
  • Rally Fight for the 47: Join Rally’s social media campaign to fund one $50,000 childhood cancer research grant in a single day. Want to double your impact? Follow us on LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, X, Threads and Facebook for surprise power hours with matching funds — announced only in real time!
  • Larry H. Miller Dealerships: Larry H. Miller Dealerships is #GOLDSTRONG throughout the entire month of September. Stop by any location to learn more and support Rally while honoring kids fighting cancer.
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Washington, DC Events:

 

CureFest Schedule: https://www.curefestusa.org/about2025

  • Thursday, September 18
    • Golden Toast – 6:00 p.m.
    • 16th Annual Childhood Cancer Summit-
      The Childhood Cancer Summit is a bipartisan Congressional event that brings together advocates, survivors, medical professionals, and lawmakers to advance federal legislation and funding for pediatric cancer research and treatment.
      10 am to 12 pm on Capitol Hill: Specific location and additional details to be announced.
      Hosted by the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
  • Friday, September 19
    • Climb the Hill Youth Advocacy Day (hosted by KidsVCancer)
    • CureFest Family Welcome Night – 5:00–7:00 p.m., Freedom Plaza, JW Marriott
    • The CureFest Collective – 6:00–10:00 p.m., Freedom Plaza and Potomac River
  • Saturday, September 20
    • Rally to the U.S. Capitol – meet at 1:00 p.m., Smithsonian Carousel
    • CureFest Meet and Greet – 4:00–7:00 p.m., Freedom Plaza, JW Marriott
    • Night of Golden Lights – 7:00–9:00 p.m., Freedom Plaza, JW Marriott
    • Candlelight Vigil – 9:00–9:30 p.m., Freedom Plaza, JW Marriott
  • Sunday, September 21
    • CureFest Festival – 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., National Sylvan Theater

 

Rally Atlanta:

All Through September

  • Local Expedition Wood Fired Grill round up jars at 1110 Hammond Drive, Sandy Springs, GA and 5315 Windward , Alpharetta, GA.
  • #GOLDSTRONG drink at Fellows Café, 1088 Green , Roswell, GA 30075.

August 13

August 24

  • #GOLDSTRONG Fest 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Bentley Atlanta, 10995 Westside Pkwy., Alpharetta, GA.

September 3

  • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at the Battery giveback from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at 950 Battery Ave. SE, Ste. 1200, Atlanta, GA 30339.

September 4

  • Chik-fil-a giveback from 12:00-8:00 p.m. at 951 Ridgewalk Pkwy., Woodstock, GA 30188.

September 5-6

September 8

  • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at Church Street giveback from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at 93 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060.

September 9

  • Andy’s Frozen Custard giveback 5:00–7:00 p.m. at 3670 Old Milton Pkwy., Alpharetta, GA.

September 10

  • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at Westside Provisions giveback from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at 1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30318.

September 11

  • Menchies Frozen Yogurt giveback 12:00–9:00 p.m. at 12850 GA-9, Alpharetta, GA and 12030 Etris Rd., Roswell, GA.
  • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at Decatur Square giveback from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at 545 McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030.

September 13

September 15

  • Lost Mountain Middle School Giveback at Otter’s Chicken from 5:00–9:00 p.m. at 3625 Dallas Hwy #690, Marietta, GA 30064
  • 4Quarters 4Research Rally Week at Lost Mountain Middle School (September 15-19)

September 16

  • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at Buckhead Marketplace giveback from 3:00-6:00p.m. at 77 W. Paces Ferry Rd., Ste. 35B, Atlanta, GA 30305.

September 17

  • Jeni’s Ice Cream at Ashford Lane giveback at 1230 Ashford Crossing, Atlanta,
  • Cluck-N-Mooh Giveback from 4:00–9:00 p.m. at 3894 Due W Rd NW Suite 280, Marietta, GA 30064. Must mention Rally or Lost Mountain Middle School.

September 18

  • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at Plaza on Ponce giveback from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at 702 Cleburne Terrace NE, Atlanta, GA 30306.
  • Lost Mountain Middle School Giveback at West Cobb Dairy Queen from 5:00–9:00 p.m. at 3721 Largent Way, Marietta, GA 30064

September 19

  • #GOLDSTRONG game – Pope High School, 3001 Hembree Rd. NE, Marietta, GA 30062.

September 20

  • Pure Barre Roswell “Go Gold” class at 1155 Woodstock Rd., Ste. 705, Roswell,

September 24

  • Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at Avalon giveback from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at 800 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta, GA 30009.

September 25

  • Rally for Rhea Golf Classic – 8:30 m. at Morgan Dairy Golf Club, 525 Morgan Dairy Rd., Griffin, GA 30224.

September 26

  • GOLDSTRONG game – Adairsville vs. Calhoun High School, 519 Old Highway 41 NW, Adairsville, GA 30103.

September 27

  • Rally X Empowered Pilates class at 810 Mayfield , Milton, GA 30004.

 

Rally Gulf Coast:

All Through September:

  • Pensacola Fire Department will be selling shirts (and wearing them while on duty) in memory of Rally Kid Wyatt. Click here to purchase a shirt!
  • Throughout the month, Cat Country will be featuring Rally Kids during the morning Pledge of Allegiance.

August 19

  • Escambia County School District Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation at 5:30 p.m. at J.E. Hall Center, 30 E Texar Dr., Pensacola, FL 32503.

August 23

  • #GOLDSTRONG Fest 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Sandy Sansing Nissan, 5705Pensacola Blvd., Pensacola, FL.

August 26

  • Walton County Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation at 1:00p.m. at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459.

August 28

  • Santa Rosa County Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation at 8:30a.m. at Administrative Complex Building, 6495 Caroline St., Milton, FL 32570.

First Week of September (September 1-6)

  • #GOLDSTRONG Week with Pensacola Catholic High Rally Club fundraising.

September 2

  • Okaloosa County Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation at 1:30p.m. at Crestview Courthouse Board Room – 101 East James Lee Boulevard, Crestview, FL 32536.
  • Gold Ribbon Hanging in Downtown Pensacola from 2 – 6:00 p.m. at Vinyl Music Hall on Palafox Street, 2 S Palafox St., Pensacola, FL 32502.
  • Texas Roadhouse Spirit Night 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. 7177 North Davis Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32504.

September 3

  • Panera Giveback Night 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. at 5091 Bayou Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32503
  • City of Gulf Breeze Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation 5:30 p.m.  1070 Shoreline Drive, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561.

September 4

  • Escambia County Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation at 5:30p.m. at Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, FL 32502.
  • Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Giveback Day at both the Pensacola (1491 W 9 Mile Rd., Ste. 1, Pensacola, FL 32534) and the Navarre (1892 Andorra St., Unit C4, Navarre, FL 32566) locations.

September 5

  • Graffiti Bridge painting at 5:00 a.m. on N. 17th Avenue, Pensacola, FL.• Rally Kid Toni’s Lemonade Stand at Allen Turner Hyundai, 6501 Pensacola Blvd., Pensacola, FL.
  • Rally Kid Toni’s Lemonade Stand and Hyundai Hope On Wheels Ceremony 2-4 p.m.
  • Allen Turner Hyundai Dealership 6501 Pensacola Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32505.

September 6

  • Rally & Ride motorcycle event:
    • American Legion before Post 378 add address 4656 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563.
    • 3:00 p.m. family-friendly after-party at Post 378.

September 8

  • Coffee With a Cop event from 8:00–9:30 a.m. at Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart.
  • Candlelight Vigil from 6:30–7:30 p.m. at Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart.

September 9

  • Santa Rosa County School District Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation at 5:30 p.m. at Central High School, 6180 Central School Rd., Milton, FL 32570.
  • City of Milton Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation 6:30 p.m. at 6738 Dixon St, Milton, FL 32570.

September 10

  • Hot Head Burritos Giveback from 10:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. at 2150 W. 9 Mile Rd. Pensacola, FL 32534.

September 11

  • Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Giveback Day at both the Pensacola (1491 W 9 Mile Rd., Ste. 1, Pensacola, FL 32534) and the Navarre (1892 Andorra St., Unit C4, Navarre, FL 32566) locations.

September 13

  • Chipotle giveback from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at 5100 N 9th Ave., Ste. E451, Pensacola, FL 32504.

September 16

  • Bubba’s 33 Restaurant Giveback at 7001 N Davis Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32504

September 18

  • Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Giveback Day at both the Pensacola (1491 W 9 Mile Rd., Ste. 1, Pensacola, FL 32534) and the Navarre (1892 Andorra St., Unit C4, Navarre, FL 32566) locations.

September 22

  • Okaloosa County Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation at 6:00p.m. at School Board Central Administrative Complex, in the Training Room, 202A Highway 85 North, Niceville, FL.

September 23

  • Yoga For a Cure at 6:30 p.m. at Sneaky Tiki Bar, 17 Via De Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach, FL.

September 25

  • City of Pensacola Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation at 5:30p.m. at City Council Chambers, First Floor City Hall, 222 W. Main Street, Pensacola, FL 32502.
  • Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Giveback Day at both the Pensacola (1491 W 9 Mile Rd., Ste. 1, Pensacola, FL 32534) and the Navarre (1892 Andorra St., Unit C4, Navarre, FL 32566) locations.

Last Week Of September (September 22-26)

  • #GOLDSTRONG Week with Episcopal Day School elementary school fundraising through 4Q4R.

September 27

  • Cards On the Coast Sports Card Show 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sanders Beach at the Corrine Jones Resource Center 913 S. 1 St., Pensacola, FL 32502.

September 30

  • Kendra Scott Giveback from 4-6 p.m. at Kendra Scott in Cordova Mall 5100 N 9th Ave G706A, Pensacola, FL 32504. Use the code GIVEBACK-JURXS online for 48 hours following the event, and a portion of your purchase will still support Rally.

Rally Tennessee:

August 24

  • #GOLDSTRONG Fest 12:00–3:00 p.m. at Red Caboose Park, 684 Colice Jeanne Rd, Nashville, TN.

September 1-13

  • Cigi’s Boutique Giveback at 29 E 1st St, Cookeville, TN 38501.

September 5

  • Jami’e Eats and Sweets Giveback 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at 50 W Broad St, Cookeville, TN 38501.

September 9

  • Zaxby’s Giveback 4:00–6:00 p.m. at 1902 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37203.

September 11

  • Jeni’s Ice Cream Giveback 3:00–6:00 p.m. at 4900 Centennial Blvd Suite 101, Nashville, TN.
  • Zaxby’s Rally Good Meal 12:00–1:00 p.m. with Big Z mascot.

September 17

  • Chipotle Giveback from 5-9:00 p.m. at 6838 Charlotte Pike, Nashville, TN 37209.

September 27

  • Alli’s Rally 12:00–5:00 p.m. at Spring Hill High School, 1 Raider Ln, Columbia, TN.

Rally West:

September 13

  • Kooky Pazooky giveback from 12:00–9:00 p.m. at 245 Red Cliffs Dr., Saint George, UT 84790.

September 21-27

  • Rumble Boxing giveback in Riverton at 4505 W Partridge Hill Ln Suite P-110, Riverton, UT 84096. The week will feature a raffle leading up to September 27, with the winner announced that day.

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