Love Your Melon, a newly established student organization at Temple, is an apparel brand dedicated to fighting pediatric cancer and providing support for young patients with cancer across the United States. As a part of the Campus Crew Team program, the Temple Crew kicked off their fundraising efforts with a benefit concert featuring the band 3 Shades of Blue.
Love Your Melon donates half of all their proceeds from sales to two nonprofit parters, Cure Search for Childhood Cancer and the Pinky Swear Foundation. Cure Search for Childhood Cancer strives to end pediatric cancer by supporting targeted and innovative research into a cure for cancer and aims to document measurable results in a more accelerated time frame. The Pinky Swear Foundation attempts to ease the emotional and financial impacts experienced by families directly affected by childhood cancer.
Temple Crew Team captain Erin McComb has a personal connection to the organization that drives her dedication to the brand.
“I had a best friend who was diagnosed with cancer, so just seeing that other children were going through this and knowing they have best friends worried about them throughout the night too, just, it really hits home for me.“
Not only did Temple students come out to the benefit concert, but also team members from other college crews in the Philadelphia area came to show their support. Drexel Crew Team Captain Brianna Squilla commented on the size of the event.
“This is the first big thing I’ve actually heard from the Northeast Crews so far, and I think it’s a good opportunity for everyone to come out and learn more about it.”
Along with the kick-off benefit concerts and selling raffle tickets at the event, Love Your Melon Temple reaches out to Ronald McDonald houses and go on superhero visits to individual children afflicted with cancer.
Temple Crew Team member Kara Bowen is very passionate about these visits.
“It’s not very often that you see a lot of focus on childhood cancer, not only just the research, but actually interacting with the children and making their lives a little bit better and a little bit brighter.”
You can read more about Love Your Melon and it’s mission here.
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