SunSafe TogetherA Girl Scout Gold Award project

Bolingbrook & Romeoville, Illinois

SunSafe Together.

A Girl Scout Gold Award project
by Samantha McCloud

Scanned a sunscreen bottle? Welcome!
Learn about sun safety and the project behind your sunscreen.

Take the surveyExplore sun safety
At the pool.On the field.Along the trail.Everyday outdoors.

Meet the Girl Scout behind the project

A personal reason.
A community purpose.

Samantha in her Girl Scout sash, seated beside her earlier Girl Scout uniforms.

Samantha McCloudGirl Scout Ambassador

Samantha created SunSafe Together in honor of her grandfather, Ron Parnell, whose experience with melanoma inspired her to help others learn about sun safety.

For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, she is collecting sunscreen, working with local community organizations, and sharing sun-safety education with younger Girl Scouts and families.

Her goal is to make sunscreen and reliable information easier to find—and help sun protection become part of everyday outdoor life.

A young Samantha sitting with her grandfather, Ron Parnell.

Inspired by her grandfather,
Ron Parnell

Make the most of your sunscreen

Sun safety never
goes out of style.

Protection belongs wherever your day takes you.

Choose it

SPF 30 or higher.

Look for broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen. Apply it to skin that clothing doesn’t cover.

Keep it up

Remember to reapply.

When outdoors, reapply every two hours and after swimming or sweating. Follow the directions on your bottle.

Add protection

Shade, hats & clothing.

Seek shade and wear sun-protective clothing, a wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses with UV protection.

Guidance: American Academy of Dermatology.

Featured resource

Melanoma Research Foundation

Explore melanoma prevention information and sun-safety learning resources for children and families.

Prevention & awarenessSun-safety resources for kids

Help the idea live on

Bring sun safety
to your community.

Are you a Girl Scout, troop leader, or community organization interested in organizing a sunscreen drive?

Use the SunSafe Together guide to plan a collection, connect with a local recipient organization, and include sun-safety education.

Download the drive guide

PDF · Step-by-step planning guide

With appreciation

Thank you for
helping us shine.

To the families, Girl Scouts, businesses, and community organizations supporting SunSafe Together: thank you for helping make sunscreen and sun-safety education more accessible.

Supporter names and approved logos will be added here.

Stay in touch

Questions about the project?

sunsafetogether.gs@gmail.com