Purple Fabric Awareness Ribbons – Bulk
Price range: $24.95 through $49.95
Wear your heart on your sleeve with a purple fabric awareness ribbon on your lapel. Our purple cloth fabric ribbons are perfect for large events such as races, walks, corporate functions and fundraisers. View “Purple Ribbon Causes” on tab (below).
250 pieces per bag, approximately $.20/ribbon.
PURPLE FABRIC AWARENESS RIBBONS | BULK RIBBONS
- Pre-formed satin purple fabric awareness ribbons per bag.
- Fabric ribbons measure 1″ (W) x 2.5″ (H).
- Folded and pre-formed awareness ribbons welded at the center.
- 1″ silver safety pins included. Pins included, not attached.
- Purple ribbons cut with a hot knife for sealed edges that do not fray.
- This item is non-personalized. Click here to see our style of personalized fabric ribbons in similar colors, complete with an attached safety pin on the back.
A SIMPLE RIBBON STARTED A GLOBAL MOVEMENT
A simple awareness ribbon ignited a global movement for a brighter future. Purple awareness ribbons are powerful symbols representing a wide range of causes tied to courage, dignity, survival, remembrance, and advocacy. The color purple often evokes strength, resilience, and compassion, making it a common choice for survivor support, neurological conditions, domestic violence, and memorial causes. Further, purple represents causes such as domestic violence awareness. For this reason, purple represents support for survivors, education about abuse prevention, and advocacy for safe relationships. Domestic Violence Awareness Month takes place in October.
The color purple also represent epilepsy and pancreatic cancer. November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. In addition, Alzheimer’s disease is represented by purple ribbons. During June, advocates wear purple and recognize World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21. Finally, purple represents lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus Awareness is primarily observe in May.
Ribbons, in general, call attention to animal rights; cancer awareness; current events; invisible illnesses, medial causes, including arthritis, autoimmune diseases and disorders; mental health awareness; rare diseases and social causes, to name a few. These causes resonate deeply with many. Pin a ribbon to your lapel to show your support for cancer research fundraisers or social change marches.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GROSGRAIN AND SATIN RIBBONS?
- Grosgrain Ribbons: Primarily made from cotton, polyester, and fiber blends, featuring thick horizontal fibers.
- Satin Ribbons: Mainly composed of nylon or polyester, with a smooth texture and a beautiful shiny finish; they are softer than grosgrain.
Double-faced satin ribbon is the most common type, having two right sides, meaning it doesn’t matter which side faces outward. In contrast, single-faced ribbon has a shiny outer side and a muted underside. Our purple satin ribbons are double-faced.
If you’re unsure about which color corresponds to a cause, please refer to our Causes, Colors, and Meanings Reference Guide.
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Purple Awareness Ribbon Causes:
Alzheimer’s Disease
Autoimmune Diseases and Disorders
Chiari Malformation
Chronic Headaches
Chronic Pain
Cluster Headaches
Colitis
Crohn’s Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Dementia
Drug Overdose Awareness
Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
Fentanyl Overdose
Fibromyalgia
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Headaches
Infantile Spasms
Inflammatory Bowel Disease / IBD
International Overdose Awareness Day
Lewy-Body Dementia
Lupus / SLE
Microscopic Colitis
Migraine Headaches
Opioid Addiction
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatitis
Rett Syndrome
Seizure Disorders
Sjogren’s Disease or Syndrome
Ulcerative Colitis
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE AWARENESS RIBBON?
In 1979, Penney Laingen’s husband was held prisoner during the Iran hostage crisis. To call attention to this, she placed yellow ribbons on trees in her neighborhood. She also created yellow ribbons for people to wear to show support for her husband and others being held hostage. This was the first time an awareness ribbon was used publicly as a way to silently voice support.
About ten years later, the group Visual AIDS used a bright red ribbon to represent awareness and support for AIDS and the lives lost to it. This trend caught on quickly. Awareness ribbons were so well accepted as a way to demonstrate support, in fact, that the New York Times declared 1992 as The Year of the Ribbon.
PINK RIBBONS UNITE WITH THE BREAST CANCER CAUSE
That was the same year the pink ribbon became associated with breast cancer. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (now Susan G. Komen for the Cure) handed out pink hats to breast cancer survivors who participated in their Race for the Cure. Soon after, in 1992, Komen distributed pink ribbons to everyone who participated in the race.
The next big step came later that year. Alexandra Penney, editor of Self Magazine, produced their second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month issue. This issue was inspired by Evelyn Lauder, Vice President of Estee Lauder. She was also a breast cancer survivor. Alexandra and Evelyn collaborated to create a pink ribbon to distribute in cosmetic stores throughout New York City. This action was so popular that eventually the pink ribbons were placed on cosmetics counters all across the United States during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
That year, 1.5 million ribbons were distributed. On each one was a card that explained how to do self breast exams. They also collected over 200,000 petitions, asking the White House to provide additional funding for breast cancer research.
The next year, in 1993, popularity grew. Avon joined in the fight for breast cancer awareness and launched a pink rhinestone brooch in the shape of the pink awareness ribbon. In two years, sales from the pin raised over $10 million for breast cancer research. This visibility helped make everyone more aware of the need for research.
AWARENESS RIBBONS FOR VISIBILITY AND FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
Many people believe that because of these awareness ribbons and the visibility they created, federal funding for breast cancer research increased from approximately $100 million in 1991 to over $550 million in 1996. This helped pave the way for pink ribbons and other colors, calling attention to the need for research money for causes such as autism, epilepsy, Alzheimer's and many more.
Calling attention to various diseases and disorders, as well as social causes, is the impetuous behind awareness ribbons. Showing support and understanding can often make all the difference to those who struggle.
