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LOCAL NONPROFIT DONATES BECA’S CARE BAGS TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR ADVANCED MEDCINE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR MELANOMA

January 7th, 2021

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 7, 2021 For More Information, Contact: Aneta Campos, Founder and President Blackout Melanoma (636) 579-0640 aneta.campos@blackoutmelanoma.org LOCAL NONPROFIT DONATES BECA’S CARE BAGS TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR ADVANCED MEDICINE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR MELANOMA (St. Louis, MO) – Blackout Melanoma recently donated Beca’s Care Bags filled with…

Local nonprofit gives $5,000 grant donation to the foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital to help support Covid-19 front-line healthcare workers

June 17th, 2020

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 9, 2020 For More Information, Contact: Aneta Campos, Founder and President Blackout Melanoma (636) 579-0640 aneta.campos@blackoutmelanoma.org LOCAL NONPROFIT GIVES $5,000 GRANT DONATION TO THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL TO HELP SUPPORT COVID19 FRONT-LINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS (Chesterfield, MO) – Blackout Melanoma recently donated a $5,000 grant to The Foundation…

Local nonprofit gives $5,000 grant donation to the Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital to help support Covid-19 front-line healthcare workers

June 17th, 2020

Blackout Melanoma recently donated a $5,000 grant to The Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital to support Covid19 front line nurses, doctors, and front-line health care workers. Pictured above is Susan Ell, Executive Director and Vice President of The Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital accepting the grant award on the foundations behalf. Blackout Melanoma founder and…

Liberty Tax Manchester and Blackout Melanoma to Team Up to Raise Funds, End Melanoma

June 25th, 2019

Liberty Tax Service – Manchester West County was a partner with Blackout Melanoma, a not-for-profit whose mission is to educate, advocate, and provide resources to secure a generation free of Melanoma. The Manchester Liberty Tax office will donate to 10 percent of its tax preparation fees collected March 13 – 19 to Blackout Melanoma. “Melanoma…

Washington University Partnership Update July 2016

July 25th, 2016

A letter from Dr. Lynn Cornelius, MD Dear Aneta and Blackout Melanoma team- We have had a very productive period in our melanoma work. Recently, Shivani did a podium presentation at one of our national conferences (Society of Investigative Dermatology) in mid-May 2016. She received recognition for the talk and was given the Resident &…

The Battle to Win the Race against Melanoma Cancer is on!

April 22nd, 2015

by Mack Shults The battle against metastatic melanoma cancer has been tremendously inspired by Rebeca Shults Campos who was only 26 years old when she died from this horrific disease. Hearing the diagnosis “you are dying” was tragic news, mind-boggling and unbelievable to Rebeca and her family. After this tremendous shock, Beca with barely 24 years…

Press Release January 2015

January 9th, 2015

For Immediate Release: January 9, 2015 For More Information, Contact: Aneta Campos Founder and President Blackout Melanoma (636) 579-0640 aneta.campos@blackoutmelanoma.org LOCAL NONPROFIT GIVES SECOND $10,000 GRANT TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (Chesterfield, MO) – Blackout Melanoma continues their partnership with Washington University School of Medicine and awards their second $10,000 check as part of a…

Press Release August 2014

August 22nd, 2014

MEDIA ALERT: For Immediate Release: August 22, 2014 For More Information, Contact: Aneta Campos Founder and President Blackout Melanoma (636) 579-0640 aneta.campos@blackoutmelanoma.org BLACKOUT MELANOMA WILL BE HOSTING THEIR 5TH ANNUAL BECA’S FIVE AT CREVE COEUR LAKE WHAT: (Chesterfield, MO) Blackout Melanoma will be hosting their 5th annual Beca’s Five (5K) at Creve Coeur Lake. WHO: Blackout Melanoma…

Press Release May 2014

May 1st, 2014

LOCAL SMALL NONPROFIT BLACKOUT MELANOMA GIVES BACK IN A BIG WAY TO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (Chesterfield, MO) – Blackout Melanoma recently partnered with Washington University School of Medicine and awarded their first $50,000 research grant for clinical research projects that explore innovative approaches to understanding melanoma and its treatment and help move closer to finding a cure…

Rick’s Blog April 2014

April 12th, 2014

I’m very proud of what we accomplished in the past year. As we move closer to meeting our goals and fulfilling our mission of educating, advocating, and providing resources to secure a generation free of Melanoma, I think it’s important to note the major accomplishments and, again, thank all those who helped us get there! Blackout Melanoma’s 2013…