Stewardship Report Volume 8 - Winter 2025

Donor Support and Events

Featured CommUNITY Fundraisers

In 2024 we had 15 new CommUNITY Fundraising events to support our mission. Interested in hosting your own fundraising event? Please contact volunteer@melanoma.org for more information.

#GetNakedJax In October 2024, the 4th annual

Your Next Step Is the Cure Hosted by CURE OM Steering Committee members Linda O’Brien and Bernadette Boyle, the event raised $18,600 to support CURE OM’s VISION Platform.

Hoops for Hope In March 2024, the Ward Family hosted their first-ever Hoops for Hope event in Raleigh, NC, to honor the life of their son, Cameron Reese Ward. This event raised over $93,000 to support a research grant for metastatic melanoma.

#GetNakedJax event was held in Jacksonville, FL. The event raised an outstanding $233,653 to support groundbreaking research that explores how melanoma cells evade detection by the immune system. Pediatric melanoma patient Sophie Ogden shared her journey with melanoma during the event.

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