REGION – Free sunscreen dispensers are coming to parks and fields across the region.
Northborough is partnering with IMPACT Melanoma, which is a nonprofit dedicated to skin cancer prevention and education.
In Northborough, the town has installed four sunscreen dispensers at Assabet Park and Ellsworth McAfee Park using funding from Be Well Northborough. The dispensers will be filled with all-natural SPF 30 broad-spectrum UVA/UVB sunscreen.
The dispensers will be maintained by the Junior Woman’s Club.
Founding member of the Junior Woman’s Club Vickie Killeen and her daughter, Kelly, have experience with melanoma.
“The sunscreen dispensers are a great resource for the community and are a necessary tool in preventing cancer,” said the Killeens.
They advocated the importance of regular skin screenings to catch cancer early.
The project was coordinated by Northborough Health Director Kristin Black and Regional Epidemiologist with the Greater Boroughs Partnership for Health Isabella Caruso.
There will also be dispensers in Westborough and Southborough through the Greater Boroughs Partnership for Health collaborative.
In Southborough, the recreation and health departments partnered and announced a grant of $4,100 from the MetroWest Health Foundation.
The sunscreen dispensers will be installed at Fayville Park and playground, Woodward school/Choate baseball field, Neary/Richardson tennis courts, Neary fields, Mooney/Finn school tennis and pickleball courts and Mooney/Finn school fields.
The IMPACT Melanoma dispensers will be installed this month.
For more information on IMPACT Melanoma, visit https://impactmelanoma.org/.
