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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 50 sunscreen dispensers in Toronto waterfront 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.  

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David Cornfield Melanoma Fund
On May 2, we gathered with our amazing friends, supporters and partners at Magic for Melanoma sponsored by Deloitte. It was a wonderful night of food, drinks, music and magic to make melanoma disappear. We are thrilled to announce we raised a record $100,000! Congratulations to Dr. Paul Cohen for receiving the DCMF Recognition Award for excellence in melanoma awareness, prevention and support. We were delighted to present the inaugural award to Dr. Cohen to recognize his generous contributions to DCMF. We want to thank Adam Perzow and Michelle Abbott for expertly co-chairing the event in partnership with our event commiteee members, Elyse Sunshine, Sari Cornfield and Danielle Paterson. We also want to acknowledge the immense generosity of all our corporate sponsors, in particular our title sponsor @deloittecanada and our gold sponsors @blglaw, @bmocanada, @districtrealty, RioCan and Torquest. A special thanks to @parade.creative, @dragonflymeetingsolutionsinc, our musical talent Richard Librach, Aaron Zon and David Altow, and our photographer Elliott Sylman for generously donating their services. And of course, a huge thanks to our fabulous volunteers for donating their time! We are extremely grateful for everyone’s support. Thank you for helping us save lives from #melanoma! Help us raise funds and awareness to save lives from #melanoma! For every share and mention of our video Dear 16 Year Old Me (link in bio) from May 6-12 that @cabanalife is tagged in, Cabana Life will donate $5 to the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund! Please share and tag today! Tonight is the night! We are excited to see you at Magic for Melanoma! Online ticket sales are now closed. Please buy your tickets at the door. A heads up for all you Raptors fans - we will be showing the game on the big screen at the event! Looking forward to a night of music, magic and impact to save lives from #melanoma!
Happy #StrawHatDay! #ProtectYourSkin #melanoma We are very honoured to receive the Canadian Dermatology Association’s Public Education Award, along with our amazing partners the City of Toronto and the Douglas Wright Foundation, for our 2018 #BeSunSafe program in Toronto waterfront parks! #melanoma @cityofto @dwf_canada @canadiandermatologyassociation Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer affecting people of all ages. While the incidence of most cancers is decreasing, it is increasing for #melanoma. This can change - melanoma is preventable and treatable is detected early. You have the power to reduce your risk. PROTECT YOUR SKIN: reduce your time in the sun between 11am and 3pm or when the UV Index is 3 or more, seek shade, cover up with long clothing and hats and wear sunglasses and sunscreen. CHECK YOUR SKIN: check your skin regularly and report any changes to your doctor.
It’s #SunAwarenessWeek! 90% of #melanoma cases are caused by UV exposure. Please protect your skin: - Reduce your time in the sun between 11am-3pm or when the UV Index is 3 or more - Seek shade - Cover up - Wear sunglasses and sunscreen Today is Melanoma Monday! We are proud to partner with Cabana Life to raise awareness of the importance of sun protection and UPF clothing today and throughout Melanoma Awareness Month. For every share and mention of our Dear 16 Year Old Me video (link in bio) on Instagram and Facebook from May 6-12 that @cabanalife is tagged in, Cabana Life will donate $5 to the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund! Please share and tag @cabanalife to help us save lives from #melanoma. The countdown is on! Magic for Melanoma sponsored by @deloittecanada is one week away! Join us on Thursday, May 2. Let’s make #melanoma disappear! Buy your tickets today at DCMF.ca!