Miles for Melanoma of DE

		07/14/08

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One more fundraiser added - the annual Dewey Beach Bar Golf event on August 23. See Fundraisers for more info...

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1^st Annual Miles for Melanoma of Delaware

5K Run / Walk to Benefit the Melanoma Research Foundation

Sunday, September 14, 2008 9:00 AM

Rockford Park, Wilmington, DE

*One more fundraiser added - the annual Dewey Beach Bar Golf bar crawl on August 23. See Fundraisers.* *We need your help! If you are interested in volunteering to help at the Walk/Run event, please contact us at miles4melanomade@gmail.com.*
About Our Event	Donate Now!	News
We would like to invite you to participate in a very special event. The family and friends of Michelle Rigney and Anna Marie Farro and the Melanoma Research Foundation will host the 1^st Annual Miles for Melanoma of Delaware 5K Run / Walk to raise money for Melanoma research and promote awareness. Michelle and Anna have both been diagnosed with Melanoma and have been fighting the disease through treatment. We need your help! This Run / Walk was created to educate others of Melanoma prevention, how to detect the signs of Melanoma, and advocacy. All money raised will benefit the Melanoma Research Foundation. Along with the Run / Walk there will be food, entertainment, activities, vendors and much more. Here's a shout out to some local heroes, Josten Swingline, who will be providing musical entertainment at the Run/Walk event. Check them out online at www.myspace.com/jostenswingline.	About the MRF The Melanoma Research Foundation, a national tax-exempt health organization, is committed to melanoma research, education and advocacy. Our EIN number is 76-0514428.	Melanoma incidence is on the rise in young women. Read more here. Blacks need protection from Melanoma too. Read more here. Study: Some sunscreens over promise on protection. Read more here. Read about Bill Evans and Craig Forney's tour of golf across the 50 states to support Melanoma - the 50 in 50. Clinical trials have begun for a new melanoma vaccine developed by a medical team at Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem. Read more here. Sunburn Alert: UVB Does More Damage To DNA Than UVA. Read more here. Kristen Bell, star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, drops in on Rach and Lara to share one of her favorite beauty products, Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer. "I have had some real botched self-tanner experiences," she admits. "But this isn't a self-tanner -- it has some sort of color activator and it has a lot of moisture in it. It's so good!" Kristen adds that for each person who takes the Glow in the Dark pledge at Jergens.com to stop bad tanning habits, the company will donate $1 to the Skin Cancer Foundation
Why We Walk
•To EDUCATE the public on prevention, early detection and effective treatment of skin cancer, particularly melanoma •To RAISE FUNDS to support medical research on the causes, detection, treatment, management and eventually a cure for melanoma All donations earned will go to the MELANOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION www.melanoma.org We Need Your HELP! Help Pass Michelle's Law - This bill will ensure that college students who face a serious illness such as cancer do not lose their health insurance.
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