Preventing Skin Cancer, One Child At A Time

The Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation recently partnered with The Medical Spa at South Shore Skin Center in Norwell to raise $15,000 benefiting the Foundation.

Shown at the event are (above, left to right): Sean Boucher, Vice President, Commercial Banking, Eastern Bank, Foundation Sponsor; Maryellen Maguire-Eisen, RN, MSN, Foundation Executive Director; Dr. Richard Eisen, South Shore Skin Center partner; and Erin Presutti, Foundation Administrative Assistant.

To raise as much money as possible for the Foundation, The Medical Spa staff and estheticians donated their time to perform skin care services for guests. Vendors donated the products used in the various treatments. Therefore, all fees for skin care services directly benefited the Foundation.

Additionally, auction and raffle items were donated by local merchants including Verge Diamonds & Jewelry, Fox & Hound Restaurant, artist Laurie Sigmund, MacMurray Designs, SnapperRock Sun Protection Clothing, The Omni Parker House, and SkinCeuticals among others.

The Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation is a non-profit, educational foundation established by Hingham resident Maryellen Maguire-Eisen in 2003 to deliver a comprehensive, kid-friendly, sun safety and melanoma awareness program, free of charge, to children and their caregivers. Their motto is “preventing skin cancer, one child at a time.” Each year, more than 50,000 students actively participate in presentations and projects provided by trained Foundation staff members at local schools, sailing clubs, day care centers and health clubs.

Maryellen Maguire-Eisen is an oncology and dermatology nurse with over 30 years of experience. She’s also an Adjunct Instructor at Boston University, an American Cancer Society Scholar and the winner of multiple service and research awards.

The Foundation continues to receive essential financial support from such organizations as Roche Brothers, The Salah Foundation, Blue Hills Community Health Alliance, SnapperRock, South Shore Skin Center, Eastern Bank, The Edelstein Family Trust, DermDX New England, W. B. Mason and others.

For information on the Foundation’s ongoing work, visit http://www.melanomaprevention.org/.

Photo: Scott Eisen