CASUAL Day

 

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s  annual CASUAL (Colon Cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day will help raise awareness for colorectal cancer in northeastern Pennsylvania and teach individuals the importance of screening and early detection.

CASUAL Day 2025 is Thursday, March 27, 2025. 

The t-shirt color is Aqua.

CASUAL  (Colon Cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day is a program to raise awareness about the importance of screening and early detection for colon cancer in northeast Pennsylvania. The event takes place each year at the end of March - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. On this day, participants dress CASUAL while wearing a specially  custom t-shirt to promote awareness and have a casual conversation about colon cancer.

In February of 2002, Helen Phillips was diagnosed with colon cancer. Less than six months later, the cancer took her life. In 2003, Helen’s family and friends approached the Cancer Institute to undertake a community awareness initiative to promote colorectal cancer screening - a preventative act which might have saved Helen’s life. In 2024, more than 6,000 individuals participated in CASUAL Day. All proceeds stay in northeast Pennsylvania. 2024 marked 21 years of this program.

Team Captain Information

Team Captain Letter
Order Form
Excel Order Form
Team Captain Toolkit

 

Retail Locations- Items will be available at the beginning of March.

DePietro’s Pharmacy
617 3rd Street, Dunmore

Gerrity's Supermarkets
100 Old Lackawanna Trail, Clarks Summit
4015 Birney Ave, Moosic
1782 N Keyser Ave, Scranton
320 Meadow Ave, Scranton
2280 Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Township

Harrold’s Pharmacy
250 Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre

Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
312 Adams Ave, Scranton

Stephens Pharmacy
1101 Main Street, Honesdale

CASUAL Day Chair 2025- Alessandro Smeraldi, MD

Learn more about him here.

 

CASUAL 2025 Products
T-Shirt color: Aqua

 

 

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Circle of Courage

 

 

 

Circle of Support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Circle of Faith

 

 

Circle of Inspiration

Ability Recovery Services LLC
Bluestone Environmental, Inc.
The Dime Bank
Drs. Oven, Padula & Tarazano
Choice One Community Credit Union
Colorectal Cancer of NEPA/William S. Auriemma, MD
Community Bank
Fidelity Bank

Gentex Corporation
Golden Technologies, Inc.
Harrold's Pharmacy
Highland Associates-Architectural Engineering Interior Design
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Hospice of the Sacred Heart
Lackawanna Valley Dermatology/Michael J. O’Donnell, MD
Misericordia University
NET Credit Union
Olsommer-Clarke Insurance Group
Pride Mobility Products
Stephen’s Pharmacy/NE Med-Equip
Wayne Memorial Hospital

Circle of Friends

ATR Properties
Better Health Pharmacy and Wellness-Eric M. Pusey, RPH
Citizens Savings Bank
Dwyer Capital Partners
Joe and Michele Pusateri
Knowles Associates, LLC
Lackawanna County Mobile X-Ray
Ryan Fenton- State Farm Insurance
Space Time Mead & Cider

 

In-Kind Sponsors

Sponsorship Opportunities

For more information about sponsorship, please contact Amanda, NRCI's community relations coordinator at amanda.marchegiani@cancernepa.org.  Our deadline for inclusion on the back of the t-shirtis January 24, 2025. We will accept sponsors until CASUAL Day.