26 Days of Kawasaki Disease Awareness: Day 14

To celebrate the 4th annual National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day on January 26, 2014, I will be posting 26 ideas on how you can spread KD awareness in your own community and beyond - one idea per day until the 26th.  

Here are the past days:

Day 1: Help make 'National Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day' officially recognized at the local, state, and national levels.
Day 2: Create an email signature to promote Kawasaki Disease awareness.
Day 3: Organize an art contest.
Day 4: Pass out KD awareness posters.

Day 5: Write about your Kawasaki Disease experience.

Day 6: Contact news outlets about running a KD story.
Day 7: Decorate your home and car windows with KD awareness.
Day 8: Participate in a KD Clinical Study
Day 9: Share Kawasaki Disease themed infographics and memes.
Day 10: Organize a 5K run for Kawasaki Disease.
Day 11: Get your community involved in KD awareness.
Day 12: Hand out heart lollipops with KD information.
Day 13: Start or join a Kawasaki Disease support group.

Now let's get to today's idea:

Day 14: Buy, make, and wear KD awareness.

It's a little awkward to go up to strangers on the street and say, "Hey, have you ever heard of Kawasaki Disease?" (This will not be one of the 26 ideas!) It would be much easier if people would just come up to you and ask "What is Kawasaki Disease?" wouldn't it? Well, make or buy a Kawasaki Disease awareness t-shirt and see just that happen over and over again.  You can also use a variety of other promotional tools - like jewelry, bumper stickers, and stationary.  Raising awareness could be as simple as wearing a homemade KD awareness ribbon or wearing red on Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day.  

Here are some of the places you can find Kawasaki Disease awareness merchandise:

***Edit* This Zazzle store has unfortunately closed.***
The Faces of Kawasaki Disease has the biggest selection of merchandise I've found, on Zazzle.  

Here are some items from other stores I've found:

Kawasaki Disease Awareness Bracelet by HopeFaithandBeads on Etsy.

Orange and Red Awareness Bracelet by Twenty2Roses on Etsy.

KD awareness checks from Checks Superstore: example 1 and example 2.

Orange and Red KD awareness ribbon pin from Personalized Cause.

KD Awareness ribbon - magnets or stickers from Support Our Ribbons.

Many people make their own KD awareness jewelry and apparel.  A few KD advocates made these shirts for a blood drive they organized.  More on that idea another day! 

Have you made anything for KD awareness? I'd be happy to add it.  Comment here or over on DSK Facebook.  Come back tomorrow for day 14 of 26 days of Kawasaki Disease.