WHAT’S HAPPENING TO
SHINE THE LIGHT IN 2026

Boathouse at Canal Dock, New Haven, Illuminated in Red

City Hall, New Haven, Illuminated in Red

New Haven Green, Illuminated in Red

Nemours Estate Water Tower, Wilmington, Illuminated in Red

World Sickle Cell Day Symposium, Howard University

Camden Yards, Baltimore, Illuminated in Red, courtesy of the Maryland Stadium Authority

Johns Hopkins Dome, Baltimore, Illuminated in Red, courtesy of Johns Hopkins Medicine

M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Illuminated in Red, courtesy of the Baltimore Ravens and the Maryland Stadium Authority

Shine the Light by Remembering a Local Hero, Red Cross Blood Drive, Christopher Gipson Sickle Cell Moya-Moya Foundation, Macedonia United Methodist Church, Odenton

Sickletini Happy Hour, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America HQ, Hanover

University of Maryland Medical Center Downtown Campus, Baltimore, Illuminated in Red, courtesy of the University of Maryland Medical System

City Hall, Newark, Illuminated in Red

Hackensack Meridian Medical Center, Hackensack, Illuminated in Red

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

Krueger-Scott Mansion, Newark, Illuminated in Red

Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center, Newark, Illuminated in Red

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, Illuminated in Red

Scholarship and Recognition Luncheon – Spotlighting our Warriors, Newark, Donna T. Darrien Memorial Foundation for Sickle Cell

Shine the Light on Sickle Cell Stories & Poetry Slam, Newark, Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey

Source of Knowledge Bookstore, Newark, Illuminated in Red

Southern Jersey Family Medical Center, Illuminated in Red

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

World Sickle Cell Day Community Event, Sickle Cell Warriors of Buffalo

World Sickle Cell Day Tribute to the Negro Leagues – Red Wings vs. Mud Hens, Rochester, Sickle Cell Advocates of Rochester

Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red

Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) – Philadelphia, Calendar Mention of Illuminations

City Hall, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red

Clifton Center for Medical Breakthroughs Halo, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red, courtesy of Penn Medicine

Franklin Square Fountain, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red

Gulf Tower, Pittsburgh, Illuminated in Red

Koppers Building, Pittsburgh, Illuminated in Red

Lincoln Balcony, Ballroom at the Ben, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red, courtesy of Jefferson Health

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red, courtesy of the Philadelphia Eagles

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

One Liberty Place, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red

One Oxford Centre, Pittsburgh, Illuminated in Red

PECO Crown Lights, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red

Pyramid Club, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red

Symphony House Condominiums, Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red

Xfinity Mobile Arena (formerly Wells Fargo Arena), Philadelphia, Illuminated in Red

Hospital Pediatrico Universitario de Puerto Rico (University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), San Juan, Illuminated in Red

Black Information Network, Interview with Kalynne Wilson of Norfolk

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Illuminated in Red

Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Illuminated in Red

Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Virginia Beach, Illuminated in Red

Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, Illuminated in Red

Sentara Careplex Hospital, Hampton, Illuminated in Red

Sentara Williamsburg Hospital, Illuminated in Red

Sentara Health Corporate, Virginia Beach, Illuminated in Red

BriefGlance.com Media Mention

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

Shining the Light on Sickle Cell, HELEN – The Journal of Human Exceptionality (June), People Advocating for Optimal Health

World Sickle Cell Day Celebration, Durham, Bridges Pointe Sickle Cell Agency

Yahoo Media Mention