Maggie and Jack Biggane recently held their 14th Annual Mollie Biggane fundraiser, which the couple founded when the charity’s namesake, which also happened to be their daughter, was felled by melanoma when she was 20. The event was held at the Garden City Country Club, where a charity golf tournament was held, and followed by a dinner coupled with live and silent auctions. The money raised will go towards expanding programs that further education and prevention of this insidious cancer, whose rates have increased 30 percent in the past three decades.
Early detection is crucial as is preventative measures that include limiting sun exposure, wearing protective clothing, diligent sunscreen usage and regular dermatological checkups, particularly if there is a genetic predisposition towards melanoma. It’s this kind of awareness the Bigganes are fighting for so that no one else has to go through the pain they endured.
— Dave Gil de Rubio
