Ideas for Observing Don't Fry Day

Secondary Schools

Encourage students to wear a sun-protective hat for outdoor activities

• Declare "Wear a sun-protective hat to school day"
• Promote broad brimmed and bucket hats rather than baseball caps

Announce Don’t Fry Day on the school marquee

Devote space on school bulletin board for sun safety tips

Ask students to create a sun safety Public Service Announcement

• Video, PowerPoint, poster, etc.
• Present the PSAs to the entire school population

Homeroom

• Announce Don’t Fry Day
• Include announcement of the UV Index forecast
• Accompany with sun safety tips
• Broadcast student-created PSA

Organize a fundraiser for shade trees and/or shade structures

Involve student leaders in choosing or designing:

• A sun-protective hat
• See "Selecting a sun-protective hat"
• See "Companies selling sun-protective hats"
• Longsleeved oversized open-cuff T-shirt
• Incorporate a sun-protective hat and a warm weather long sleeved shirt into school’s sprit wear

Promote sunscreen use

• Stock sunscreen and sun-protective lip balm in the student store or spirit shop
• See "Select a Sunscreen to Provide or Sell at School"
• Conduct a sale on sunscreen for Don’t Fry Day

Adapt activities from another successful campaign (e.g., Red Ribbon Day) to Don’t Fry Day

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