WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?

Cash Prizes for Your School:

All qualified entries (to be determined by the Melanoma Foundation of New England) will be placed in a raffle for a chance to win money for their school. Two schools from each New England state will win $500. Two $1,000 prizes will also be presented to the school with the highest percentage of pledges and the school with the highest number of pledges. In the event of a tie, a raffle will be held.

Six Flags New England Tickets:

The first 150 schools to register and get at least 70% of the class to take the No-Tanning Pledge, will receive two complimentary individual day passes to Six Flags New England for the 2010 Season. Maybe you could raffle these passes off to a lucky pledge signer.

WHO CAN WIN?

High schools in the six New England States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont are eligible to participate.

WHEN ARE THE DEADLINES?

December 1 - the contest opens. Register your high school to enter the contest

February 15 - all pledges must be received (either on-line or through the mail).

WHEN WILL THE WINNERS BE ANNOUNCED?

The contest drawing will be held on 2/18/10. Winners will be notified by telephone.

HOW CAN I GET MY CLASSMATES TO TAKE THE PLEDGE?

1. Check out our posters and print the ones you like to hang up at your school. Or make your own posters and flyers.
2. Set up a table at lunch period or during advisory with pledge forms and the facts of tanning to get classmates to sign the pledges.
3. Download the Your Skin Is In video to show during an assembly, advisory, home room or at a lunch or free period. Or send the link to your friends. It's only 60 seconds and very powerful.
4. Make an announcement during school about the program and tell them how much money your school could win.
5. Email us at amason@mfne.org to see if there is a speaker available to visit your school and talk about their experience with melanoma (no cost to you). You can also request that our speaker or volunteer brings a facial scanner to show students the damaging effects if UV rays.
6. Show your classmates the facts of tanning - they will most likely want to sign the pledge!

Questions, please contact Amy Mason at amason@mfne.org or 978-371-5613.

• The World Health Organization has determined that
  UV rays from tanning beds cause cancer.
• People who use tanning beds once a month before the age of 35
  increase their melanoma risk by 75%.
• Melanoma kills one person every 50 minutes.
  It's the second most common cancer for 15-29 year olds.
• Tanning beds put out 3-6 times
  the amount of radiation given off by the sun.
• Getting more sun won't increase your Vitamin D level,
  but it will increase your risk of skin cancer.

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