Preventing Skin Cancer Through Education
By Jean Enersen / King5 News:
In his 17 Major League Baseball seasons, future hall of fame pitcher Curt Schilling has done battle with hundreds of hitters. His winning ways are something the Seattle Mariners know all to well. But the biggest battle in the Schilling household was waged by Curt’s wife, Shonda.
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Boston, MA — Over 350 Bay State residents braved the wet weather and closed roads on Saturday to hear inspirational stories from three-time cancer survivor Nancy Achin Audesse and SHADE Foundation of America co-founder Shonda Schilling at the 2nd Annual AWARE for All Clinical Research Education and Awareness Day. The event, held at Northeastern University, was hosted by The Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) and co-sponsored by Northeastern’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences.
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By Heather Turco
LEE COUNTY — As we go into the holiday weekend, when thousands in Southwest Florida will enjoy the sun and surf, keep that bottle of sunscreen close. Melanoma is one of the most common cancers in people under 30.
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Four hundred and six Merrimack College students, including six international students, received their diplomas and became Merrimack alumni at the college’s 56th commencement on Sunday, May 21. More than 5,000 family and friends, as well as devoted faculty, filled the Volpe Center to witness this milestone in the lives of the graduates.
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Shonda Schilling delivered this year’s commencement address.
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Paradise Valley, Arizona — It’s time for the annual Curt and Shonda Schilling ‘Holiday Shopping in the SHADE’ fundraiser. The event, full of celebrity attendees and one-of-a kind gifts, will be held Thursday, December 1st, from 6:30pm to 9:00 pm at the Millennium Resort, Lakeside Pavilion, located at 7401 N. Scottsdale Road (Scottsdale Road just north of Cheney).
Rare and collectible autographed memorabilia, NASCAR trips that include pit passes, Red Sox tickets, weekend getaways, hot air balloon rides and jewelry are just a few of the items available during the live and silent auctions at this year’s gala, hosted by Shonda Schilling, founder of the SHADE Foundation of America and her husband, Red Sox Pitcher Curt Schilling.
And we have good news for those looking to add a twist to their Christmas decorating. This year, limited edition themed table-top trees will be for sale. The professionally decorated trees are designed with corresponding gifts that continue giving throughout the year. The brightly colored ice cream tree is just one of 12 unique designs with year long gifts for the ice cream lover in any family.
Plus guests are invited to taste fine wine and champagne along with culinary samplings from top valley chefs while enjoying lively jazz from Catfish Groove Farm.
Over the last three years, ‘Shopping in the SHADE’ has raised more than $270,000 to help put 50 SHADE Coverings over 100,000 kids!
All funds will go to support the SHADE Foundation in educating our children about sun safety and provide shade coverings on school playgrounds for their protection. 88% of donations go to Programs.
Doug Flutie — He started with a goal as modest as the $25,000 signing bonus he received from the Buffalo Bills in 1998. Doug Flutie gave half his bonus to a charitable foundation honoring fellow quarterback Jim Kelly’s son, Hunter, who was suffering from a neurological disorder. Flutie heeded Kelly’s advice by using the remaining $12,500 to launch a foundation named for his son, Doug Jr., who is autistic.
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Children at the Indian Hills Community College Child Development Center have new protection from the sun thanks to SHADE.
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The Baltimore Sun:
As a young woman, Shonda Brewer Schilling loved the sun. Sometimes she would sneak onto the flat black roof of her parents’ rowhouse in Dundalk, slather herself in baby oil and catch a few rays. Or she’d spend hours on the beach at Ocean City. Later, studying broadcast journalism at Towson University, she discovered that a tanning booth could help maintain her beautifully bronzed look year-round.
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“My life revolved around getting a tan: I went to tanning beds and laid out by the pool. I even worked at night so I could be outside in the sun during the day,” said Shonda Schilling.
Blue Lizard & SHADE along with Walgreens drug stores and local dermatologists are on site conducting free skin cancer screenings through the weekend. “Twenty cancerous lesions were detected during screenings on Friday”, reports Jeff Bedard, CEO of Blue Lizard. “Through early detection we hope to save lives and bring sun safety awareness to thousands of NASCAR fans.” A similar program through Blue Lizard began in 2001 at Bristol Motor Speedway and have found nearly 100 melanomas during the past four years.
The Blue Lizard 200 NASCAR event at Infineon Raceway is an idear way to raise awareness about sun safety. SHADE Foundation will present an award to the California winner of the national SunWise with SHADE poster contest. The winning artist will be the honorary starter on Saturday, dropping the green flag to start the race.
Along with the free screenings and free Blue Lizard Suncream samples, children will be able to vote for their favorite poster and enter a drawing for a NASCAR prize.