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IN PROGRESS! WHAT’S HAPPENING TO
SHINE THE LIGHT IN 2025

Click a state below to discover local events and happenings.

ChristianaCare, Wilmington – World Sickle Cell Day Tabling Event

Water Tower, Nemours duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington – Illuminated in Red

Bromo Seltzer Tower, Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Baltimore – Illumination in Red

Camden Yards Warehouse (Maryland Stadium Authority), Baltimore, Illumination in Red

Johns Hopkins Medicine Dome, Baltimore – Illumination in Red

M&T Bank Stadium (Maryland Stadium Authority and the Baltimore Ravens), Baltimore – Illumination in Red

SCDAA National Headquarters, Baltimore – Summer Sickletini Happy Hour

University of Maryland Medical Center, Bowie – Illumination in Red

University of Maryland Medical Center, Capital Region, Largo – Illumination in Red

University of Maryland Medical Center, Laurel – Illumination in Red

Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey, Newark – Juneteenth Block Party with a Sickle Cellabration

TRIAD1828 Centre, Camden – Illuminated in Red

Sickle Cell Advocates of RochesterShining the Light on Sickle Cell Awareness Gala

Sickle Cell Warriors of Buffalo – World Sickle Cell Day Blood Drive

Boathouse Row, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

Bulletin Building, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

Cira Center, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

Cira Center, South Garage, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

City Hall, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

FMC Tower, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

Franklin Square Fountain, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

Lits Building, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc., Philadelphia, Shine the Light National Partner

PECO Building Crown Lights, Philadelphia – Illumination in Red

Symphony House, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

3151 Market Street, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

University of Pennsylvania Health System, Halo Pavilion, Philadelphia – Illuminated in Red

Bridges Pointe Sickle Cell Agency, Durham, North Carolina – T.H.R.I.V.E. Sickle Cell Disease:  Warrior Lessons Learned

Cayenne Wellness Center, Burbank, California – Shine the Light on Sickle Cell and SiNERGe, as part of the 24-Hour World Sickle Cell Day Marathon

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – Illuminated in Red

North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina – World Sickle Cell Community Wellness Day

Penge Primary Care Network, London, England – Shine the Light on Sickle Cell Event

INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH SCD IN THE U.S.

HOSPITALIZATIONS ANNUALLY DUE TO SCD IN THE U.S.

NEW DRUGS APPROVED BY FDA SINCE 2017

GENE THERAPIES APPROVED BY THE FDA