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Saturday, October 5, 2019

Ostomy Awareness Day 2019

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Check Back for Information on Ostomy Awareness Day 2019.

World Ostomy Day is held every three years and was last celebrated in 2018.

See below for some of the many ways we raised awareness last year.

California

Tennessee

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

New Braunfels, Texas

State of Louisiana

Kenner, LA

St. Louis, MO

Kennebunk, ME

State of Texas

Peoria, IL

State of Wisconsin

County Comal, Texas

Ohio

North Port, FL

Connecticut

How to Get Involved

1st Annual UOAA Virtual Day on the Hill Contest
Click for Details: 2018 Virtual Day on the Hill

Join us in a friendly competition with the ostomy community around the country. Help us “Speak out” in all 50 states!

For each of the following activities you complete (starting now), you will earn points. Whichever team and individual have the most points by October 15, 2018 will win an Amazon gift card.
Facebook Live Event with our World Ostomy Day Champion
Like and Bookmark the UOAA Facebook Page

Also be sure to watch Gaylyn’s Video Message and get involved to make an impact.
Share or Post Our Ostomy 101 Infographic
Share the 2018 logo on your social media accounts
(e.g., profile photo)
- Share Your Photos Taking part in the Run for Resilience? Celebrating with your support group? Showing off your ostomy style? Share your photos with us to be featured. Email ed.pfueller@ostomy.org or Tag us on (Facebook @uoaainc Instagram @uoaa_ or Twitter @uoaa
Hashtags: #RunforResilience #OstomyDayUSA
Donate to ostomy awareness in someone’s honor or memory
Free "Ask Me: What is an Ostomy?" sticker with Virtual 5k Walk/Run Sign-Up
Walk, run, or roll in your own neighborhood. Place sticker somewhere prominent like a car, water bottle, or laptop cover to promote ostomy awareness year-round
GENERATE BUZZ BY SUBMITTING A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Click for Sample Letter
Ask Congress for a National Ostomy Awareness Day
Visit our Action Center to contact your local lawmaker.
Get a Proclamation Where You Live
An important effort anyone can do is to get your Federal, State or Local elected officials to pass a proclamation! Click Here to take action.

Ostomy Day Proclamation

Ostomy Awareness Event Locations

Other Ways to Make an Impact

Buy the ConvaTec World Ostomy Day T-shirt

Only $5. Proceeds go to UOAA.
Get a Free Stoma Sticker. Hollister is #AllInforOstomy
From Hollister: World Ostomy Day is Saturday, October 6, 2018. Once again, we are honored to stand with the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA), International Ostomy Association (IOA), and the entire ostomy community on this important day! Wearing a Stoma Sticker is a powerful way to educate, start a conversation, or show support for people living with or caring for ostomies. Request your free sticker today!”

We suggest you place your Stoma Sticker over your clothes, on your lower right or left side between your navel and hip, where ostomies are typically located. Then, take a photo and share it on social media with the hashtags #AllinforOstomy and #WorldOstomyDay to help raise awareness and show your support!
Hollister World Ostomy Day Virtual Conference
Join us for a virtual conference featuring a series of educational webinars launching on World Ostomy Day, October 6, 2018! Click to learn more and sign up for a reminder.

FOW-USA MEETS GLOBAL OSTOMY NEEDS

By FOW-USA

When ostomates in need speak out to tell Friends of Ostomates Worldwide-USA of their challenges, we respond with products that change their lives. FOW-USA sends donated ostomy supplies to individuals and groups in 87 countries. Since 1986 we have sent 371,000 pounds. That’s a lot of pouches!

Jellyan of Grenada is so thankful for supplies for her daughter Peyton who is “the bravest individual I have ever encountered. She walks with her bag out proudly.”

Peyton tells us, “That’s me! An 8-year-old girl. I have a colostomy, it made me special. Because not everybody is in the situation that I’m in, (it) made me realize that I’m different, special and blessed to be alive, they could say things about me but it will not break me, it will not hurt me, because I am who I am.”

With ostomy supplies provided by FOW-USA, adults and children like Peyton can live productive lives. We are making a difference in the ostomy world.

Be sure to check back frequently for the latest information and guidance on how to make an impact on this special day!

We want to hear from you! Email advocacy@ostomy.org and tell us your plans to raise ostomy awareness or share your proclamation success story with us.

Questions? Call us at 1-800-826-0826. #WorldOstomyDay2018 #OstomyDayUSA

The idea of the World Ostomy Day was born in 1993 and its father is Professor Dr. Gerhard Englert who at that time was the President of IOA.

In the United States National Ostomy Awareness Day began in 2010. It is held annually on the first Saturday of October. UOAA continues to celebrate this day by spreading awareness and increasing national visibility of those living with ostomies. While focusing on different inspiring themes, each year through our collective voice we will reach out to the general public, carry on breaking the silence and shining a positive light on what has saved so many lives.