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Students Against Melanoma

Students Against Melanoma (SAM)



Dear Students/Teachers/Principals/Parents,

We invite you to be part of a wonderful opportunity. The Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation has expanded its educational activities to include a student-based program called Student’s Against Melanoma (SAM). SAM is committed to empowering young people to lead education and prevention initiatives in their schools and communities. SAM encourages all youth to get involved and be valued as a contributing member of their community. SAM’s approach involves students delivering sun safety messages to their peers through school and community based activities including our unique Samposium. The target audience will be middle and high school students in both public and private schools. Some examples of student’s projects include peer-lead presentations about sun safety and skin cancer prevention, teen workshops, awareness-raising and early detection activities and legislative work. The School District of Palm Beach County is proud to support the development of this program. SAM has the potential to reach millions of youth across the country. Therefore, we encourage you to take advantage of this excellent and exciting opportunity and be part of a renewed effort to decrease the mortality associated with skin cancer.

Start A SAM Club

Our mission is to save lives through education about the prevention and early detection of skin cancer, especially melanoma.

The Foundation’s vision is “to educate children throughout the country and give them the skills necessary to make healthy sun safety choices throughout their lives.” As the Foundation grows we will continue to advocate for school districts throughout the country to require sun safety education as part of their curriculum.

Interested in starting your own SAM's Club?

Call us at 561-655-9655, email: info@melanomafoundation.com or register online here

How to Start a SAM Club at Your School

(FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, AND COLLEGES ONLY)

  • Register on the Melanoma Foundation website at the Students Against Melanoma (SAM) page. This will enable you to access the SunSmart America™ and SAM resources
  • Review the information about the SAM program
  • Talk with your principal or school administrator about starting a SAM club
  • Review & email your SAM club school membership form to info@melanomafoundation.com
  • Designate a sponsoring teacher to oversee student meetings and projects
  • Identify students who would be interested in participating in the SAM club
  • Schedule your first SAM club meeting (during student lunch or after school)
  • Discuss sun safety activities and projects that the students would like to plan to educate their peers about sun safety
  • Discuss a special event for melanoma Monday—the national day of skin cancer awareness (the first Monday in the month of May)
  • Schedule monthly meetings throughout the school year
  • Contact the RDK Melanoma Foundation (561-655-9655) to request skin cancer educational brochures, sunscreen or any other sun safety items

SAM Club Overview

SAM’s Club is an educational group of students who have a passion for sun safety and the importance of Skin Cancer education/ awareness. Unlike normal school clubs, SAM’s has extra support from the Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation staff to ensure their success, both individually and on a community level.

Students are given the tools to be successful so it’s not as daunting as opening a typical school club; Any age group can have a club, as long as it’s in accordance with your school.

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