Thank you for visiting our fundraising page!

We are coaching The Denver Miles for Melanoma Marathon Training team that will be running the Denver Rock n' Roll Marathon on October 9, 2011 to support one of our best friends, Lon Symensma.

Lon was diagnosed with stage III-A melanoma in April of 2008. It was a shock to everyone because he lived most of his life in Iowa and NYC, rarely sunbathed, and has no family history of melanoma. Lon continues to fight melanoma today!

Please donate to help fight melanoma!

All the money we raise will be donated to the Melanoma Research Foundation through a fundraising program called Miles for Melanoma. Please check out their website: http://www.melanoma.org/

About Melanoma:
Melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in the United States and worldwide.
• One-in-50 Americans has a lifetime risk of developing melanoma.
• In 2009 nearly 63,000 were diagnosed with melanoma in the United States, resulting in approximately 8,650 deaths.
• The projected numbers for 2010 are even higher with 68,130 diagnosis and 8,700 deaths.
• The American Cancer Society estimates that the risk of developing invasive melanoma in the United States is 1 in 41 and 1 in 61 for men and women, respectfully.
• The incidence of people under 30 developing melanoma is increasing faster than any other demographic group, soaring by 50 percent in young women since 1980.
• Melanoma primarily affects individuals in the prime years of life and is the most common form of cancer for young adults 25-29 years old and the second most common cancer in adolescents and young adults 15-29 years old.

 

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is the largest independent, national organization devoted to melanoma in the United States. Committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma, the MRF also educates patients and physicians about prevention, diagnosis and the treatment of melanoma. The MRF is an active advocate for the melanoma community, helping to raise awareness of this disease and the need for a cure. The MRF's website is the premier source for melanoma information seekers.