Get Involved
We need your help to educate individuals on what they can do to protect themselves and their families from excessive sun exposure. Get involved in raising awareness in your community and schools. Every voice, action and effort is another important step towards reducing and preventing skin cancer.
Sun Safety at Schools
Establishing sun protection routines in childhood can foster positive lifelong preventive habits
Hosting a Fundraising Event
A fundraising event for The Skin Cancer Foundation is an excellent opportunity to raise skin cancer awareness and promote sun safety.
Promoting Sun Safety in Your Community
Skin cancer's prevalence makes this very common and preventable cancer a public health problem. You can help your community fight it.
Your fundraising efforts help to educate others about skin cancer. Learn about great ways to help us help others. The Skin Cancer Foundation is involved in advocacy efforts designed to put an end to the world’s most common cancer. Read our guidelines for sun protection in neighborhood gathering spots ranging from parks and playgrounds to swimming pools to senior centers. School is a great place to start buidling healthy skin habbits. Our tips for schools will help your studentsand children stay sun safe. Over the past 12 years, 49-year-old Minnesotan Karen Schwartz has had more than 1,000 actinic keratoses and several basal and squamous carcinomas removed. After being so personally affected by skin cancer, Karen knew that she wanted to fundraise to support the mission of The Skin Cancer Foundation and educate the public about the dangers of skin cancer. Rather than asking directly for donations, Karen came up with a clever fundraising idea – an upscale silent auction for women. Karen asked friends and family to bring 5 items from their closet or home that they didn't use anymore, but knew that someone else would love. Her idea has been very successful. Now in its sixth year, Karen's "Trash and Treasure" auction has grown larger each year with more than 40 women now contributing items. Keep up the great work, Karen! Your continued support is strongly appreciated.Ways to Get Involved
Fundraising
Advocacy
Your Community
Schools
Raising Funds and Awareness
Skin Cancer Information
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