--- description: Inspired by family tragedy, a teenager uses her voice in the fight against skin cancer to speak up against tanning and raise funds to support The Skin Cancer Foundation title: “I Want to Keep Making a Difference.” Teen Speaks Up Against Tanning; Raises Funds for Skin Cancer Prevention - The Skin Cancer Foundation image: https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/Schweitzers.jpg --- ![Sun & Skin News]() # “I Want to Keep Making a Difference.” Teen Speaks Up Against Tanning; Raises Funds for Skin Cancer Prevention By [Victoria Kopec](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/author/vkopec/) • Published On: April 8, 2022 • Last Updated: September 3, 2025 ![Schweitzer family](https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/Schweitzers-1024x677.jpg) Photo credit: Stephanie Schweitzer #### Inspired by family tragedy, a teenager uses her voice in the fight against skin cancer to speak up against tanning and raise funds to support The Skin Cancer Foundation. Alexis Schweitzer knows all too well that [skin cancer](https://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/) is deadly and devastating. Her grandfather lost his battle with [melanoma](https://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/melanoma/) before she was born, robbing Alexis of the opportunity to ever know him. She doesn’t want this to happen to anyone else. “Skin cancer kills so many people,” she explained. “I want to honor my grandfather and raise awareness so that no one else loses their own lives or loses their loved ones. Skin cancer is so preventable. And if you take care of yourself, you can really help yourself and others.” ### **Giving Back on #[GivingTuesday](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/on-giving-tuesday-and-every-day-it-takes-a-team-to-take-down-skin-cancer/)** In November 2020, Alexis joined **#GivingTuesdaySpark**, a new youth movement that inspires young people to support the causes they care about. As The Skin Cancer Foundation’s first Giving Tuesday Spark Ambassador, Alexis launched an Instagram fundraiser that yielded impressive results. Alexis acknowledged that asking for donations took her out of her comfort zone, but the experience felt quite rewarding. “It was the first time I’ve ever gotten involved in anything like this. It felt great knowing I was helping such a good cause,” she said. “At the end of the day, I knew that if I didn’t speak up and ask for donations, who would?” ### **Raising Funds for Skin Cancer Awareness Month** The following year, Alexis set her sights even higher. In May 2021, she created a [fundraising page](https://give.skincancer.org/fundraiser/3236317) on the Foundation’s website. It was the very first youth initiative supporting The Skin Cancer Foundation [Champions for Change Gala](https://www.skincancer.org/get-involved/gala/), a major fundraiser that takes place during [Skin Cancer Awareness Month](https://www.skincancer.org/get-involved/skin-cancer-awareness-month/). Alexis knocked it out of the park once again, surpassing her fundraising goal to support the Foundation’s programs. For Alexis, seeing the collective generosity of friends, family and others was extremely gratifying. “It felt good to know that people care, especially people my age, who don’t usually pay attention to things like this. They did pay attention and they donated. It was really meaningful for me.” ### **A Healthy Skin Ambassador** As a Healthy Skin Ambassador for the Foundation, Alexis expertly harnesses the power of social media to get results. “I find social media to be really helpful in getting the attention of not only people I directly know, but friends of my family as well,” she said. In fact, her [anti-tanning](https://www.skincancer.org/risk-factors/tanning/) message was shared in an Instagram video by [Taye Diggs](https://www.instagram.com/tv/COVeTmYjAHV/?utm%5Fmedium=copy%5Flink), a client of her father’s and star of [All American](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%5FAmerican%5F%28TV%5Fseries%29), a television show very popular with young people. [](https://www.instagram.com/tv/COVeTmYjAHV/?utm%5Fmedium=copy%5Flink) “May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and I don’t want skin cancer, do you? The days of ‘I’m dying for a tan’ are over, because you could possibly die. Don’t take any chances.” Alexis hopes that her persistence combined with a little star power will help the anti-tanning message sink in. “I think people hear me when I say that tanning is dangerous. But unless they experience something tragic themselves, or experience someone they know suffering from it, they don’t really understand,” she explained. “And because tanning is important to some people, I suggest other options, such as self-tanners and make up because, again, they are just better, safer alternatives.” In 2022, Alexis continued raising funds for the Foundation through #GivingTuesdaySpark and again supported the annual gala during Skin Cancer Awareness Month. ### **A Family Affair** Alexis is not the first person in her family to become personally involved with the Foundation. Her parents, Adam and Stephanie are longtime donors who rally support for our work each year. And while they have instilled the importance of giving back in the heart of their daughter, the initiative is all Alexis. According to Alexis, so long as people continue to be affected by skin cancer, her work is not over. “Skin cancer is scary. It has affected my life personally,” she explained. “However, it is very preventable, so at the same time, I have hope. 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