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Dear 16-year-old me

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#BeSunSafe

We are thrilled to expand our partnership with the City of Toronto and the Douglas Wright Foundation to offer 75 sunscreen dispensers in Toronto parks.

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DCMF Research Award

The David Cornfield Melanoma Fund Research Award was launched in 2015 at the University of Toronto in David Cornfield’s memory. Jointly funded by DCMF and the University of Toronto, this $100,000 endowed award supports excellence in melanoma research.

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Sun Smart Kids

Sun Smart Kids promotes sun safety to thousands of children, parents and teachers participating in Welcome to Kindergarten events in Ontario in partnership with the Learning Partnership. This year marks the 5th anniversary of Sun Smart Kids. Since 2015, we have proudly protected 40,000 Sun Smart Kids. 

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David Cornfield Melanoma Fund
We are very excited to introduce our #BeSunSafe sunscreen program to Toronto’s largest park: High Park! To help visitors protect their skin, our dispensers are placed in 10 locations around #HighPark. Check out www.besunsafe.ca for a map of all 75 #BeSunSafe sunscreen dispenser locations in Toronto. #melanoma #skincancer @cityofto @johntory @dwf_canada We are very proud that DCMF has become an impactful organization with a rich network of partners, volunteers and supporters. But, we never ever forget why we began - to fulfill David’s wish that no other family lose a loved one to #melanoma. Family continues to be at the heart of DCMF. We received the following meaningful letter from David’s nephew Samuel. Thanks Samuel for helping us keep David’s mission alive: My name is Samuel and I am in grade 4. I was assigned a project to teach my classmates about a charity that touched my heart. I chose your charity because my uncle is David Cornfield and I don’t want other people to have someone they know die from melanoma. For my lesson, I wrote a speech and researched your charity. I also made a display and shared ‘Dear 16 Year Old Me’. We had a discussion too. I have learned how to become aware of melanoma and how to prevent it because of DCMF. Thank you for raising awareness and making sure a lot of people are aware of melanoma. Massive congratulations to our hometown team THE TORONTO RAPTORS for winning the NBA Championship!!!! #WeTheNorth #WeTheChamps 🇨🇦 : Nathan Denette/Canadian Press
Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 We are so proud of our wonderful country. Celebrate safely: reduce your time in the sun between 11am-3pm, seek shade, cover up, wear sunglasses and sunscreen. #melanoma #sunscreen We are thrilled to announce that we are expanding our award-winning #BeSunSafe sunscreen program to 75 Toronto parks! In partnership with @cityofto and @dwf_canada, this summer we will bring back our #BeSunSafe sunscreen dispensers to waterfront parks across Toronto and introduce the program at High Park, Riverdale Farm and @evergreen_brick_works. We look forward to helping more Torontonians be sun safe! Learn more at besunsafe.ca. #melanoma #skincancer We are very proud to return as an official charity in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge at the Scotiabank Torornto Waterfront Marathon on October 20, 2019! Join the DCMF TEAM to run, raise funds and save lives on the 5km, half marathon or full marathon course. Registration is now open for individuals, families and corporate teams. Visit DCMF.ca (link in bio) for DCMF discount codes and registration details. #melanoma #runsunsmart #towaterfront42k
Happy Sunglasses Day! Protect your eyes with UV 400 or 100% UV protection glasses! #sunglassesday #melanoma We are proud to be an official charity in the Charity Challenge at the @towaterfront42k! We are thrilled to welcome @fazemagazine back on the DCMF Team. Over the next four months, these dedicated women will train with @niketoronto to conquer the half marathon. They are also stepping up to be DCMF Ambassadors, each committing to #runsunsmart, raise funds and raise awareness. Huge thanks to Faze Magazine, Nike Toronto and the 2019 squad! You can race to save lives from #melanoma too! Registration for corporate teams, families and friends is now open at DCMF.ca. :@e_fancy This year marks the 5th anniversary of our Sun Smart Kids Program. Over the past five years, we have proudly protected 40,000 Sun Smart Kids across Ontario! Since sun exposure and sun burn in early childhood increases the risk of developing melanoma later in life, we developed Sun Smart Kids to promote sun safety to children, parents and teachers. In partnership with @tlpcanada, Sun Smart Kids provides sun hats and melanoma prevention information for pre-Kindergarten children and their families participating in the Welcome to Kindergarten program. Welcome to Kindergarten brings children, parents, schools and community service agencies together to prepare children for a safe and successful first year in school. Since 2015, principals and Learning Partnership staff have enthusastically celebrated the DCMF Learning Partnership collaboration, underlined the importance of sun protection to participating children and parents and set the expectation that sun protection is an important priority for school and home. Thank you to our fantastic partners, The Learning Partnership and all the participating school boards, and to our generous suppliers, @karbonsports, @kapgun and @parade.creative, for joining forces to support our 40,000 Sun Smart Kids. #melanoma #sunsmartkids