Keeping Our Eyes on a Cure: Patients as Leaders and Advocates

Lauren Johnston, Sam Biurski, Tim Turnham

Staying Engaged With MRF and CURE OM

·Miles for Melanoma·Unite! Campaign·Wings of Hope Galas·Education and Advocacy Opportunities·Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter

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Miles for Melanoma

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2016 Miles For Melanoma

· 20+ States· CURE OM Teams– Attend in person or virtually

· All Monies Raised by CURE OM Teams will be restricted to CURE OM Programming

· Opportunity to join the greater MRF community and educate the public and raise awareness for Ocular Melanoma through CURE OM Teams

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Unite! Campaign 2015

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Miles for Melanoma Event Amount Raised

Denver $1,225

DC $3,580

Cleveland $3,425

Philadelphia 12,586

San Antonio $8,442

Florida-Sun Coast $5,885

Chicago $2,625

Nashville $802

New York 17,901

TOTAL 55,511

TOTAL RAISED IN 2015

TYPES OF FUNDS AMOUNT RAISED

Miles for Melanoma $55,511

Grassroots and Online Donations $10,000

Matching Donation $100,000

MRF Match $35,000

TOTAL $200,000 over 2 Years

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Press Release

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Next Steps for Unite!

·Patient Review Committee–Participate in a multi-step process to review and

rate proposals–Will be taking place in the next few months–Stay tuned for information on how to be involved

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Unite! 2016

We will be rolling out the Unite! Campaign in May, 2016

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Wings of Hope Galas

The annual events celebrates leaders in the melanoma medical community, recognizes individuals who are bravely battling melanoma and shares some of the exciting medical breakthroughs that are on the horizon for this disease.

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2016 Locations

·Denver- April 2016–Vision of Hope Award: Scott Oliver, MD

·San Francisco- May 2016–Vision of Hope Award: Bertil Damato, MD, PhD

·Chicago·New York·Philadelphia- Dr. Sheilds (2015)·DC

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Getting Involved

·Serving on the Planning Committee·Volunteer the night of the event·Ask Friends and Family to attend·Ticket Price and other donations to CURE OM

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Grassroots Fundraising

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Grassroots Awareness

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Advocacy

MRF, CURE OM, and the Big Picture

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