Free Sunscreen Program Expands in Massachusetts Thanks to $25,000 Gift

The Melanoma Foundation of New England (MFNE) received a $25,000 gift from the Arbella Insurance Foundation to allow its Practice Safe Skin program to expand to 50 more locations within the state.

The program provides free sunscreen for public use. The number of Practice Safe Skin sunscreen dispensers now totals 370 nationwide.

The 50 new dispensers in Massachusetts will be distributed to: SOMA Marlborough (10), Bourne (2), Orleans (2), Provincetown (2), Eastham (2), Brewster (2), Chatham (2), Sandwich (2), Harwich (2), Brookline (6), Medfield (2), Milton (5), Hanover (5), Sharon (2) and Somerville (4). 

The new dispensers, which will be installed this summer, are equipped with four 1m000 mL bags of sunscreen (1000 applications per bag) and contains an all-natural blend of 6% zinc and 6% titanium SPF-30 sunscreen. Ingredients are printed on the machines upon installation.

Business or non-profits wishing to purchase a sunscreen dispenser can do so by visiting http://mfne.org/practice-safe-skin/ or calling 800-557-6352. Individuals can also help through crowd funding at www.crowdrise.com/PracticeSafeSkin.