About Day of Gold
Day of Gold began at Sarasota’s Southside Elementary in 2017, after the school said goodbye to two students, Benjamin and Avery, who died of cancer earlier that year. Since then, Day of Gold has grown exponentially, involving more schools, more kids taking a stand, and more big change.
Where the Money Goes
Day of Gold is an awareness campaign to empower kids, and fundraising is an important piece of the event. Less than 4% of all federal cancer funding goes to children, so many clinical trials rely on philanthropy to help find new solutions and treatments. The money raised on Day of Gold goes to The Benjamin Gilkey Fund for Innovative Pediatric Cancer Research at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
Day of Gold Gear
Buy a Day of Gold T-Shirt or a sticker for your water bottle and Go GOLD this September! Proceeds benefit The Benjamin Gilkey Fund for Innovative Pediatric Cancer Research.
Give Back Days
Visit restaurants participating in Give Back Days. Locations, dates and times will be listed here when available.
