My cousin died of Melanoma and his widow and parents started this (actually before he died) to help families deal with the expense of treatment and research.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169614549759255
It is the Rayz Awareness fun run and they do one in Daytona Beach, FL (his hometown) and in Colorado (where his wife is from) every year. Everyone needs to get checked. There is no cure for Melanoma after it escapes its margins.
The fund is called the Bill Walter lll Melanoma Research Fund and is a worthy cause.