Miles Over Melanoma - Save the Date for May 9, 2009!

The goals of Our M.O.M., Inc. include raising money to help prevent, detect, and cure this deadly form of skin cancer. With that being said, your donation will directly help our extensive education campaign.

Prevent – Our immediate attempt at this goal is to place sunscreen at various places around town. We are in the process of coordinating a deal with a sunscreen company, in hopes of getting large pump bottles of sunscreen in place around St. Louis. We will focus on swimming pools, golf courses, and parks.

Detect – "Scan Your Skin" – We introduced our guests at Miles Over Melanoma to the kickoff of "Scan Your Skin". It is so important to do self-skin exams every month and visit a dermatologist once a year. We will be mailing out calendar magnets to remind everyone to check their own skin on the 21st of every month, and call to make an annual dermatologist appointment by June 21st, the first day of summer and the day our mom passed away last year.

Cure – Due to the success of the First Annual Miles Over Melanoma, we are able to make a contribution to research for an effective treatment, and hopefully a cure, of melanoma.

With your monetary donation, we will continue to pursue this campaign, which also includes the following:

• Education presentations to local high schools
• Education material for people of all ages, including pamphlets, handouts, etc.
• Free skin checks at local events, including Miles Over Melanoma
• Free skin checks in areas where people cannot afford doctor visits
• Free skin checks at schools and local businesses
• Funding for research for an effective treatment
• Funding for a cure