Enright Melanoma Foundation receives grant from Summit Area Public Foundation for Sun Safety Certification program

The Enright Melanoma Foundation announced that they have been awarded a grant of $15,000 from the Summit Area Public Foundation to support the expansion of their unique, online Enright Sun Safety Certification TM program.   

The Enright Sun Safety Certification program is a unique, training and online certification program that has been developed by skin cancer professionals to teach people about SUN SAFETY.   With skin cancer rates rapidly increasing, and melanoma now the most common cancer among young adults ages 25-29, there is an enormous need to educate young people, and the people who influence them, about the dangers of over exposure to the sun and ultraviolet (UV) radiation. 

“The support from the Summit Area Public Foundation is especially important since Joe Enright, who our Foundation is named for, was an internist with the Summit Medical Group”, said Richard O. Nelson, M.D., President of the Board of Trustees for the Enright Melanoma Foundation.  “Joe lost his life at the early age of 37 from malignant melanoma.  It’s so important that we educate people, especially kids, about how to be safe in the sun.  We greatly appreciate this partnership.”

The funds provided by the Summit Area Public Foundation will be used to expand the program to include ages 5-12.    To become Enright Sun Safety Certified, visit www.enrightmelanomafoundation.org.

About the Enright Melanoma Foundation:  The Enright Melanoma Foundation, founded in 1999, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise sun safety awareness in New Jersey and to help prevent melanoma through education and early detection.  The Foundation is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Joseph Enright, a Summit Medical Group internist, who lost his battle with malignant melanoma at the early age of 37.  The Enright Melanoma Foundation promotes sun safety awareness through sun safety workshops and online resources, including the Enright Sun Safety Certification ™ program.  To learn more about this organization, please visit www.enrightmelanomafoundation.org.

About the Summit Area Public Foundation:  The Summit Area Public Foundation is a 501(c)(3) community foundation that fosters philanthropy in the Summit NJ area by identifying local needs and offering donors flexible ways to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors.  For more information about the Foundation, please visit http://sapfnj.org.