Then consider making a gift to Melanoma Know More. November kicks off our Annual Appeal, with the 2024 Campaign.
Through your financial support, we can work together toward a vision of a world free from the threat of melanoma. With your gifts we were able to:
- Provide our monthly free skin cancer screening clinics at area hospitals, adding a Dayton clinic and a new dedicated “First Responders” clinic.
- Continue the program partnership with Swim Safe Pool Management to deploy “sponsored “station dispensers providing free sunscreen at area pools.
- During Melanoma Awareness Month in May, provide information to the community through events, programs, health fairs and media.
- Promote prevention at our MKM booth at the Flying Pig Health & Fitness Expo.
- Staff our first MKM Beverage Booth at the Taste of Cincinnati.
- Start a new partnership with Girls Scouts USA to create the free Sun Safety Badge Program and support scouts summer camp education.
- Provide education and free sunscreen for the community at Washington Park, Ziegler Park Pool and Court Street Plaza in partnership with 3CDC.
- Join forces and host the 4th annual Susan Roebuck Memorial Golf Outing
- Host the 2024 Music for Melanoma Celebration Gala, to honor our service to the community.
- Present the Greater Cincinnati Melanoma Community Award to William Hoppenjans, MD, Scott Neltner, MD and Mark Zalla, MD.
- Join in supporting the Best of Oncology ASCO Direct Conference.
As this year draws to a close, we look forward to both renewed and new efforts for collaboration with the medical community to educate about the risks of melanoma and to support those with a melanoma diagnosis. For 2025, our plans include:
- Skin Cancer Screening Clinics:
- Continue to provide monthly free skin cancer screening clinics in collaboration with area hospitals and dermatology practices.
- Add targeted clinics for Fire Fighters in the spring and for First Responders in the fall.
- Melanoma Awareness Month:
- Host a team at the 27th Annual Flying Pig & an MKM Booth at the Health & Fitness Expo.
- Host the 5th Annual Susan Roebuck Memorial Golf Outing.
- Expand the sunscreen station program distribution with SwimSafe to add additional pools.
- Add a new program designed for Golf Courses.
- Host an MKM Beverage Booth at the Taste of Cincinnati.
- Outreach through media events during May.
- Community Outreach:
- Continue to support partnership with 3CDC at Washington & Ziegler Park and Court Street Plaza.
- Support additional health and wellness fairs.
- Offer more opportunities for volunteer engagement.
- Host the 2025 Music for Melanoma Gala.
- Education:
- Expand our scouting badge education program to include Scouting USA.
- Lauch our new “Ounce of Prevention” Club.
- Explore new venues for education and community outreach.
- Patient Support & Research:
- Explore options for a new pilot program with DermaSensor to collaborate with the medical community to provide more options for detection.
- Fully fund the MKM Melanoma Research Fund at $100,000 in order to award an annual medical research grant.
We can only accomplish these goals with your help. Please support Melanoma Know More with an annual gift today, so that together we can give our community a fighting chance against the world’s fasting growing form of cancer. Help us change the odds!
Rene McPhedran
Executive Director
