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| OUR MISSION |
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The mission of the Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) not for profit organization is to save lives by educating the public on sun safety and the prevention and early detection of skin cancer, especially melanoma. The Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation was started in 1995 after Richard Kann died of a late detected melanoma. Family and friends of Richard, committed to “make a difference”, formed this organization which has grown from a small group of volunteers to an office with a full-time staff working around the clock. The Foundation helps the community learn about preventing and detecting skin cancer early, thus decreasing the morbidity and mortality rates associated with the disease.
The Melanoma Foundation has been on the cutting edge of skin cancer prevention education in the country and the first organization of its kind in the community. After extensive review of health education literature, the Foundation selected the successful SunSmart™ curricula from Australia on which to base its many programs and adapt to local educational standards and environment. The Foundation utilizes SunSmart America™ for grades K-12. All take home activities are available in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese.
Since its inception this well established Foundation's staff and volunteers have provided more than 1000 presentations in the public and private schools reaching over 100,000 students and more than 5,000 teachers and administrators. Over the past seven years, the Melanoma Foundation has educated approximately 150,000 children and families about the dangers of the sun, and the techniques to prevent skin cancer and to detect this disease early. As melanoma and other skin cancers are almost 100% preventable and curable if detected and treated early, the Foundation’s goal is to educate the public so that no other family suffers a loss of a loved one from skin cancer. |
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| PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS |
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Partners and Collaborators: The Foundation consistently partners with other community members and organizations to disseminate information to the community. Community partners include the AmeriPath Corporation, Global Pathology Laboratories, Neutrogena Corporation, Schering-Plough Corporation, The University of Miami, The American Red Cross, Palm Beach County Chapter, the American Cancer Society, Tire Kingdom Corporation, Sun-Safe Clothing Company, The Health Foundation of South Florida, The Children Services Council, Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart and Shipley, PA, Wachovia Bank, The Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, the School Districts of Palm Beach, Broward, and Monroe Counties, and the Department of Parks and Recreation, Palm Beach County. Nationally the Foundation works with the National Coalition for Sun Safety, National Council on Sun Safety, Office Depot, Florida Power and Light, National Institute of Health, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Boston University Medical Center. |
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| GRANT FUNDING |
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The Melanoma Foundation has been provided grant monies by the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, the Broward Community Foundation, the Lost Tree Village Foundation, the Toppel Foundation, the Quantum Foundation, the Florida Department of Health, the Graham Eckes Foundation, and the JFK Medical Center Auxiliary, among others. Recently, the Foundation received funding from the Health Foundation of South Florida to begin a sun safety program in Monroe County which encompasses the Florida Keys. The Melanoma Foundation is partnering with a team at the University of Miami's Sylvester Cancer Center for a grant to the National Institutes of Health and is a nine time winner of the American Academy of Dermatology Gold Triangle Award. In addition, a recent article written by Foundation Staff in collaboration with Alan Gellar of Boston University has been accepted by the Journal of Pediatric Dermatology. |
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| MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, DEBORAH K. SCHWARZBERG |
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"I founded the Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation to educate the public in order to prevent people from becoming victims to melanoma and so that others wouldn't lose their loved ones to this dreaded and deadly, yet avoidable, disease. Please explore our website and join us in the fight to help educate the public about the dangers of exposure to the sun and how prevention and early detection can save lives."
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
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Please contact us for further information so that we can fulfill our goal of helping to save lives. We look forward to hearing from you in any of the following ways: |
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| OFFICERS |
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| President: |
Deborah Kann Schwarzberg |
| Vice President: |
Lawrence Katzen, M.D. |
| Treasurer: |
Rachel Kann |
| Secretary: |
Barbara Breakstone Kaplan |
| 2nd Secretary: |
Joanne Leibovit |
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| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
ADVISORY BOARD |
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| Michael L. Bruck, M.D. |
Chandra Bill |
| Phillip Clark |
Robert Johr, M.D. |
| Cathy Dorsey |
Jean Malecki, M.D. |
| James Devoursney, M.D. |
Curt Schilling |
| Brad Glick, M.D. |
Shonda Schilling |
| Brian D. Guralnick, Esq. |
Sue Ann Walters |
| Rick Horrow |
Martie Wrock-Ryland |
| Jane Katzen, R.N. |
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| John P. Kinney, M.D. |
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| Ricardo Mejia, M.D. |
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| Layne Nisenbaum, D.O. |
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| Steven P. Rosenberg, M.D. |
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| Neal Rothschild, M.D. |
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| Joan G. Rubin |
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| Steven L. Schwarzberg |
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| Donna A. Zeide, M.D. |
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