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Have
Kate's Foundation meet with your group
If
you would like a Kate's Foundation representative
to meet with your school, workplace,
or community group to discuss the dangers
and prevention of melanoma, please contact
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What's
a Dermascan?
The
Dermascan is a simple box that uses
ultraviolet (UV) light to show sun damage
that is invisible to the naked eye.
By looking into the Dermascan, you can
see sun damage that has already happened
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Project
Day Camp 2004
In 2004, Kate's Foundation significantly
extended it's Project Day Camp program,
reaching over 4000 campers and camp
staff members!
Melanoma awareness brochures, melanoma
self-screening handouts, and spf-30
sunscreen were distributed to attendees
of numerous regional summer camps, including:
- Country Roads Day Camp
Manalapan, NJ
- Camp Speerseljabar YMCA
Dingmans Ferry, PA
- Kidsquest
Mount Sinai, NY
- Liberty Lake Day Camp
Columbus, NJ
- Breezemont Day Camp
Armonk, NY
- Ramacoy Day Camp
Pomona, NY
- Rivervale YMCA Day Camp
Riverdale, NY
- Sandy Hook Marine Science
Consortium for Inner City Children
Fort Hancock, NJ
U.S.
Servicemen in Iraq
August 2004
Kate's Foundation, via First Interstate
Financial's care package program, sent
500 tubes of SPF-30 sunscreen to members
of the US Army serving in Iraq.
CentraState
Medical Center Employee Health Service
Freehold, NJ - April 28, 2004
We distributed 50 SPF-30 sunscreen tubes,
brochures, and melanoma self-screening
bookmarks to attendees. We also gave
a presentation and ran the DermaScan.
Kate’s
2004 Annual Kick-Off
Harry's Roadhouse
Asbury Park, NJ - May 23, 2004
At Kate's Foundation's annual fundraising
bash, we distributed over 500 SPF-30
sunscreen lotion bottles, 500 educational
brochures, and over 500 self-screening
tip sheets to attendees. We also had
the Dermascan available for facial screenings
of attendees.
Asbury
Park Press - Half Page Advertisements
May 2004
A dual purpose advertisement placed
by Kate's Foundation in this NJ Newspaper,
melanoma facts and prevention tips were
thrust upon the Asbury Park Press' 170,000
daily readers.
Fancy
Magazine Fashion Show and Cocktail Party
Brooklyn, NY - May 8, 2004
Distributed 100 brochures and self-screening
bookmarks to magazine attendees. Also
provided additional sunscreen bottles
and brochures to the publishers for
ongoing promotion.
The Kate Verdon Spisak Educational Scholarship
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
Rumson, NJ - June 2004
An annual scholarship given to a Rumson-Fair
Haven High School senior who demonstates
initiative and ambition in promoting
melanoma awareness, the 2003 scholarship
attracted many applicants. This year's
scholarship recipient was Katelyn McCarthy.
In addition to awarding the scholarship,
a primer on melanoma facts and prevention
was delivered to an audience of 500
students, their families, and faculty
members.
Navesink
Country Club Golf Program
Red Bank (Middletown), NJ -
July 4, 2004
Supplied 150 SPF-30 sunscreen bottles
in the men's and women's locker rooms.
Monmouth
Day Care Center
Red Bank, NJ
Kate's Foundation distributed 100 SPF-30
sunscreen bottles, 100 youth bucket
caps, 100 brochures, and 100 self-screening
bookmarks to children attending the
day care center.
Airbrush
Tanning Studio
Fair Haven, NJ
Distributed brochures, bookmarks, and
sunscreen to clients of Jen Presti's
Airbrush Tanning Studio.
Healthy
Glow Airbrush Tanning
Little Silver, NJ
Distributed brochures, bookmarks, and
sunscreen to clients of Barbara Jones'
Healthy Glow Airbush Tanning.
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