Meso Awareness Day is September 26th and this year we have two ways for you to become involved! We will continue expanding our radio campaign, which was a huge success last year, and we are encouraging people to get Meso Awareness Day recognized as an official day in their city or state.

“Let’s Rock” Meso Awareness Day - RADIO CAMPAIGN (please click here for step-by-step instructions)

Meso Awareness Day is September 26^th! We need your help to get the word out. Please join our radio campaign designed to bring awareness to mesothelioma. Between now and September 26^th you can help contact radio stations and get as many of them to play Warren Zevon’s music followed by a 20 second bumper about mesothelioma. Warren Zevon was a legendary singer/songwriter who died of meso in September 2003.

Warren wrote and recorded hundreds of songs such as “Poor Poor Pitiful Me,” “Hasten Down the Wind,” and “Carmelita.” He scored his biggest hit with the 1978 album “Excitable Boy,” which contained the top-20 single “Werewolves of London.” Following in his footsteps is his son Jordan Zevon who is quickly becoming a well know recording artist himself. Jordan has been working very closely with the Foundation to raise awareness and has recorded a bumper for radio stations to use if they wish to. You can download the bumper at www.jordanzevon.com/meso.

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THE RADIO CAMPAIGN:

1.      Instructions

2.      Talking Points

3.      Radio Copy 1

4.      Radio Copy 2

MAKING MESO AWARENESS DAY AN OFFICIAL DAY IN YOUR CITY OR STATE (please click here for step-by-step instructions)

You can also help raise awareness by getting Meso Awareness Day made official in your city or state. Just contact your local government to declare September 26^th as Meso Awareness Day. For details on how to get this accomplished, please download our step-by-step guide here.

MATERIALS NEEDED TO HAVE YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT DECLARE SEPT. 26^TH AS MESO AWARENESS DAY:

1. Instructions including the “resolution” text to be used in the proclamation

Please call our office at (805) 456-7272 if you have any questions. Have a successful Meso Awareness Campaign!