SHADE Foundation of America
TOP-RATED 2011
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Target demographics: Parents, Teachers, children K-8 grades, High risk individuals and families nationwide.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 100,000 students K-8
Communities using SHADE Coverings
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Help with outreach
Write a newsletter
Help with social media
Talk to local groups
Geographic areas served: nationwide
Mission:
To eradicate melanoma through the education of children and the community in the prevention and detection of skin cancer and the promotion of sun safety.
Results:
Over the past 10 years
Helped educate over 1 million students K-8
Provided 150 million hours of shade though the SHADE Covering program
reached over 100 million people through awareness campaigns
Distributed 20,000 Self Skin Exam DVDs
This year we have seen our income drop and have less staff to support programs however 10,000 students took part in the poster contest from 46 states.
Window to the world of Skin Cancer in Rockafella Plaza NY was seen by over 8 million people.
3million people in MA have driven by 50 billboards directing then to the Self Skin Exam on our website.
5 communities are getting SHADE coverings.
Helped educate over 1 million students K-8
Provided 150 million hours of shade though the SHADE Covering program
reached over 100 million people through awareness campaigns
Distributed 20,000 Self Skin Exam DVDs
This year we have seen our income drop and have less staff to support programs however 10,000 students took part in the poster contest from 46 states.
Window to the world of Skin Cancer in Rockafella Plaza NY was seen by over 8 million people.
3million people in MA have driven by 50 billboards directing then to the Self Skin Exam on our website.
5 communities are getting SHADE coverings.
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Lorene W.
07/01/11
My name is Lorene Whitecross and our elementary school recently won a Shade Structure from the Shade Foundation and Neutrogena's Sunproof your Community contest.
The Shade Foundation staff is professional and very focused on making every dollar count. Using FACEBOOK for their contest, helped our ...
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Heidi J.
06/29/11
To Whom It May Concern:
It was the 70s and I was on the beach every summer with my family building sand castles and jumping in and out of the waves. Despite my fair skin, my parents didn’t have much concern over the sun exposure and the shades of pink and red I would turn each July and August. ...
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Antonishak
06/29/11
As the executive director of the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention and former board member of the SHADE Foundation, I am pleased to share my experiences with SHADE and highly recommend this foundation as a leader in developing sun safety awareness and an advocate for skin cancer prevention...
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