Finals Week

Although I've had a pretty hectic week studying for finals, I took a break Tuesday evening to hang out at Radio Disney for a while with the local kid-casters. Each year Radio Disney invites Outrun the Sun to share about Skin Cancer Awareness month and the purpose of OTS. Anita, the executive director and co-founder of Outrun the Sun, invited me along to tell my personal story about melanoma. When I walked in the studio, I was immediately distracted by the colorful walls covered with autographed posters of Disney stars. I'm a huge Disney nerd anyway so upon this sight, I was in euphoria! During the radio interview, Anita and I were asked some tough but important questions by the 14 year-old interviewers. I could relate to their curiosity being that a little over 2 years ago, I knew almost nothing about melanoma or any other form of skin cancer.

Following the interview, Anita and I moved on to Indy Air-Tan's Safe+Sexy Skin Cancer Awareness benefit at the Jazz Kitchen in Broad Ripple. All of the funds raised from this event were donated to Outrun the Sun and the American Cancer Society. Air-Tan is a spray-tan only boutique in Broad Ripple 2 doors down from the Vogue. Their mission is to provide the public with the truth about the damage caused by tanning beds. I've sprayed at Air-tan twice and have decided I won't go anywhere else because of their friendly staff and commitment to promoting healthy sun habits.

Check them out:

http://www.air-tan.com/

My last final for the semester is tomorrow then onto a busy but exciting summer! This weekend I'll be running in the Indy 500 festival One America mini-marathon (13.1 miles.. eek!!) then I'll be moving back to my parent's house on Sunday for a summer down south. As excited as I am to go home and be with my family, I'll miss Indianapolis and will be ready to come back in August.

Until next time: Confront every moment with Joy,

KD