26 MaySunSmart Literacy pack offer
Cancer Council Victoria’s free SunSmart Early Childhood Program is a voluntary membership program aimed at early childhood services (childcare, family day care and preschools) to promote sun protection measures (clothing, hats, sunscreen, shade, and if practical, sunglasses) that reduce UV radiation exposure and skin cancer risk. Approximately 90% of Victoria’s early years services are registered SunSmart members.
Any Victorian early childhood service (childcare, preschool, family day care) who completes a new SunSmart membership application or any current SunSmart early childhood member who completes a membership renewal by Friday 22 July 2022 is eligible to go into the draw to win one of ten literacy packs for their service.
Each literacy pack includes 10 beautiful children’s picture books with themes that help you explore the sun, sun protection (hats, sunglasses, shade), our skin and the environment.
The ten books are:
- I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
- Why Does the Sun Shine? by Katie Daynes & Christine Pym
- The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler& David Lee Csicsko
- Today’s Sun by Gregg Dreise
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won
- Bush Tracks by Ros Moriarty
- The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
- Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Eric Litwin
- Welcome to Country by Aunty Joy Murphy & Lisa Kennedy
The winners will be drawn and notified on Friday 29 July. Book packs will be posted out and winning services will have their new book collection ready for the SunSmart season from mid-August.
As SunSmart membership is registered via each individual service, Cancer Council asks that services complete their own online application or renewal checklist so they can review the membership criteria and their responsibilities.
- If you are NOT a registered SunSmart member and would like to join, please complete the application checklist at https://www.sunsmart.com.au/advice-for/schools-early-childhood/join-the-sunsmart-program
- If you are already a SunSmart member and are due to complete a membership renewal, please complete the renewal checklist at https://www.sunsmart.com.au/advice-for/schools-early-childhood/renew-your-sunsmart-membership
- Please remember to attach your current sun protection policy to your application or membership renewal. SunSmart have a sample policy and procedures you are welcome to use or you may already have your own policy pack or one from your early years manager.
Please note: Any early childhood service who has joined SunSmart or renewed their SunSmart membership since January 2019 will be automatically entered into the draw.
If you are not sure if you are already a SunSmart member or when your membership is due for renewal, email justine.osborne@cancervic.org.au to check.
