4TH ANNUAL MOVE FOR MELANOMA AIMS TO RAISE $75,000 TO HELP CANADIAN SKIN CANCER PATIENTS REACH TREATMENT
MOVE FOR MELANOMA has already reached over 30% of its 2022 goal to raise $75,000 to benefit melanoma, non-melanoma and ocular melanoma patients across Canada
VANCOUVER, BC , Sept. 6, 2022 /CNW/ - Save Your Skin Foundation is hosting the 4th annual MOVE FOR MELANOMA event over the weekend of September 23 – 25, 2022.
MOVE FOR MELANOMA challenges individuals and teams across Canada to participate in the activity challenge of their choice (ex. walking, running, cycling, golf, dancing, etc.) while raising funds for Canadians touched by melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer, and ocular melanoma.
Move for Melanoma is an annual event hosted by Save Your Skin Foundation, the only organization in Canada that supports skin cancer patients financially when they need it most. All the money raised through registrations and donations goes directly to patients in the form of treatment costs, flights, accommodation and other necessary but costly expenses incurred while receiving treatment.
"My wife Brenda was diagnosed with ocular melanoma for nearly 8 years now and nearly lost her life in 2020, but she's still fighting," says Mike Graham. "The cost of the new drug she needs is exorbitant. We are so grateful that Save Your Skin Foundation, in part due to their many generous donors, has been able to assist with the cost."
Once again this year, MOVE FOR MELANOMA aims to raise $75,000. Survivors, patients, family members, friends and supporters from across Canada are helping the Foundation to reach that goal.
"Our hope is that having people all across Canada participating and fundraising will not only raise funds for patients that need it, but will also serve as a reminder to all Canadians to be sun safe," says Kathleen Barnard, Founder of Save Your Skin Foundation and Stage IV Melanoma survivor.
Save Your Skin Foundation is available to help participants register, create a personalized fundraising web page, and access a collection of participant resources to make participating and fundraising easy and fun. Anyone interested can email [email protected] for more information or assistance.
- Register through the Move for Melanoma Website:
a) Select your city and choose your activity (be creative!),
b) Create a username and password, and
c) Choose your team name and fundraising goal! That's it! Away you go! - Donate through the Move for Melanoma Website
Can't participate as a team member or individual participant but still want to support the event? Great! Click DONATE to search for a friend or team you wish to support.
- Melanoma survivors and patients, based in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario are available for interviews.
- Kathleen Barnard, President and Founder of Save Your Skin Foundation, and Stage 4 melanoma survivor, is also available for interviews.
Save Your Skin Foundation (SYSF) is a patient-led not-for-profit organization dedicated to the fight against non-melanoma skin cancers, melanoma, and ocular melanoma through education, advocacy, and awareness initiatives across Canada. SYSF provides a community of oncology patient and caregiver support throughout the entire continuum of care, from prevention and diagnosis to survivorship. Please visit saveyourskin.ca for more information.
SOURCE Save Your Skin Foundation
Amy Rosvold, 778-317-1485, [email protected]
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