SAVE THE DATE!
13th Annual Make the Best Of It Bash
Friday, June 26, 2026
Golden Nugget | Atlantic City, NJ
2025 Make the Best Of It Bash
Thank you to all who made the 2025 Make The Best Of It Bash a success! Over $1 Million was raised at the 12th Annual Make The Best Of It Bash (for the third year in a row) making the total over $10 Million funded to melanoma research!
View our generous donors and program book.
“Although we can’t change the statistics on what melanoma has been…we choose to make the best of it and try to help change where they are going.”
— Tara Miller, 2014
We are Dedicated to Melanoma Research
We ensure we are funding the most impactful, cutting-edge melanoma research through our longtime partnerships with the Tara Miller Melanoma Center at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania,
the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA), and renowned cancer centers around the world.
OVER $10 MILLION
funded to melanoma research
“The impact of the Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation has been palpable among our research community. Every dollar leads to advances in melanoma and we do believe that a cure is within our sight.”
— Dr. Lynn Schuchter
Every dollar in goes out.
Tara’s family funds all event and foundation costs so every dollar raised goes directly to melanoma research and is 100% tax deductible.
Melanoma: Get the Facts
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer.
200,000 new patients are diagnosed every year.
Melanoma is prevalent in young people.
Melanoma is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in 15-29 year-olds.
Early diagnosis is important.
1 million people in the U.S. have melanoma today.