FAIRHOPE, Ala. (September 25, 2024) — Baldwin County schools’ students, teachers and district offices are asked to come together and wear gold in support of childhood cancer awareness on September 27 to recognize and give support to local families who have encountered this cancer and suffered through their struggles. 

This tradition to “go gold” happens every year and occurs on the last Friday of September to remember the fight these families are forced to face. Students and faculty are not required to wear gold, but it is heavily advocated as a sign of respect and support.

“This has become quite the tradition for Baldwin County Public Schools, and I hope it continues for years to come. I’m asking that we all once again come together to support our local families who are or who have endured the unthinkable—Childhood Cancer,” said Eddie Tyler, Baldwin County Schools superintendent. “As you may know, September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I know there may be activities at our individual schools, but I would like to do a system-wide day of recognition.”

These next few weeks in September, some schools in the Baldwin County school district have homecoming week dress-up days or football game themes where students are supposed to dress up according to a specific theme. It is important to incorporate yellow or gold into your outfits during these separate themes as this tradition is once a year. 

The “go gold” tradition has been around since 1997 and their mission is to show support for childhood cancer fighters all around the world. It is time to show your support for those struggling and be a part of the fight by wearing yellow or gold this Friday. Visit https://www.acco.org/gogold/ for more information and ways you can support childhood cancer or contact Superintendent Eddie Tyler at [email protected] if interested in more ways to raise money for the cause through Baldwin County school districts. 

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The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is one of the nation’s largest grassroots organizations at the forefront of the crucial battle against childhood cancer. We are dedicated to improving the lives of children living with childhood cancer or its long-term impacts, and to offering critical advice, support, and assistance to families engaged in this life-altering struggle. Together with our ever-expanding network of local divisions across the country, we offer essential programs and services designed to address the critical needs that families facing this dreaded diagnosis encounter every day. As a leader in the national fight against childhood cancer, we speak for the needs of families and survivors, and in doing so, we help shape policy, research, and programs, nationally and internationally, that affect the lives of cancer-stricken families today and tomorrow. If you have a child fighting childhood cancer, if you have lost a child to cancer, or if your child is a survivor, then we are here for you, and we are committed to serving you and others like you in our nation-wide community until the day when no child dies and no child is left with life-long effects from this devastating disease.