Buildings, Bridges, and Monuments Will Light Up Teal for OCD Awareness Week Across the Nation
Structures throughout the country will glow teal this OCD Awareness Week, from the Prudential Center in Boston, MA to the Mid-Hudson Bridge of New York. All will be lit up in the color teal to help raise awareness for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders and their impact on everyone affected.
With the lighting of these structures throughout the country, we look forward to literally shining a light on what it really means to live with OCD and related disorders at the kickoff of this special awareness week.
See a structure near you? Here are a few ways to help use these lighting opportunities to dispel public misconceptions:
- Reach out to your local media to let them know a structure in your town is lighting up teal for OCD Awareness Week. The more teal buildings we get on the news, the more people who may be struggling we can reach!
- Snap a photo of you in front of the lit structure and share it on your social media and tag @IOCDF. Share your experience with OCD to help dismantle public misconceptions.
- Volunteer to photograph one of these landmarks for the IOCDF! Email us at tgroden@iocdf.org.
The Prudential Center Tower and Longfellow Bridge in Boston, MA
Let us know about a building, bridge, or monument near you that takes lighting requests so we can add it to our list. Send suggestions to info@iocdf.org.
Delaware
Delaware State Capitol Building, Legislative Hall (Dover, DE) – October 16 & 17, 2024
Florida
The Orlando Eye at ICON Park (Orlando, FL) – October 15, 2024
Hawaii
Aloha Tower (Honolulu, HI) – October 14–19, 2024
Indiana
Dr. MLK Jr. Memorial Bridge (Fort Wayne, IN) – October 16 & 17, 2024
Maryland
Baltimore City Dome (Baltimore, MD) – October 14–18, 2024
Massachusetts
Prudential Center Tower (Boston, MA) – October 13, 2024
Minnesota
35W Bridge (Minneapolis, MN) – October 12, 2024
Lowry Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis, MN) – October 13, 2024
The France Avenue Lights (Edina, MN) – October 11–14, 2024
Capella Tower Tower Crown Lights (Minneapolis, MN) – October 13, 2024
Missouri
James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science Center (St. Louis, MO) – October 19, 2024
New Hampshire
Memorial Bridge (Portsmouth, NH) – October 19, 2024
New York
Electric Tower (Buffalo, NY) – October 15, 2024
Mid-Hudson Bridge (Poughkeepsie, NY) - October 14, 2024
North Carolina
Wells Fargo’s Duke Energy Center (Charlotte, NC) – October 15, 2024
Ohio
Terminal Tower (Cleveland, OH) - October 16, 2024
Oklahoma
Skydance Bridge (Oklahoma City, OK) – October 16, 2024
Oregon
Union Street Railroad Pedestrian Bridge (Salem, OR) – October 14-15, 2024 (Pending repairs)
Rhode Island
Sakonnet River Bridge (Portsmouth and Tiverton, RI) - October 12, 2024
Rhode Island State House (Providence, RI) – Pending approval
South Carolina
SkyWheel (Myrtle Beach, SC) – October 15, 2024
South Dakota
The World’s Only Corn Palace (Mitchell, SD) – October 13–18, 2024
Tennessee
Henley Bridge (Knoxville, TN) – October 20, 2024
State Capitol of Tennessee (Nashville, TN) – October 16–19, 2024
Texas
Houston City Hall (Houston, TX) – October 27, 2024
Bank of America Plaza (Dallas, TX) – Dallas, TX
Virginia
Virginia Municipal Center, Building 30 (Virginia Beach, VA) – October 13–19, 2024
Washington
Columbia Center (Seattle, WA) – October 19, 2024
