Photo Credit: Marshall Gras Entertainment

Photo above, left: Pamela and Deja Vu of WBLS

Photo above, right: Pamela and Timothy Marshall

On Thursday, September 28th, 2017, the 3rd Annual Girls Night Out “Pink & Teal” event was held at Milk River in Brooklyn, NY. This event aimed to raise awareness about both breast and ovarian cancer, as well as to honor survivors and those who have dedicated their efforts to finding a cure. It was another fun and successful event. Presentations were made by survivors, and representatives from local organizations including T.E.A.L.® co-founder Pamela Esposito-Amery. Pamela was surprised with awards from state senator Kevin Parker and the New York City Council recognizing her work towards promoting health care, education and research for Ovarian Cancer survivors and patients. A particularly special moment was when one of our Amazing ladies, Donnette James, presented a quilt that was made in honor of Donnette on stage with Pamela. This quilt will be hung and displayed at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center. Special thanks to Timothy Marshall Events and S.W.A.G. (Sisters with a Goal) for an absolutely incredible night that raised $1,000!

Photo above, left: Pamela, Donnette and Timothy

Photo above, right: Pamela and Timothy at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center

On September 28th, 2017, T.E.A.L.®’s CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery was presented the gift of “Donnette’s Quilt” on stage from amazing lady Donnette James and Timothy Marshall at the 3rd Annual Girls Night Out “Pink & Teal” event in Brooklyn, New York. Donnette is a survivor of Ovarian Cancer and became involved with T.E.A.L.® through T.E.A.L.®’s survivor program and workshops. Family and friends came together to create the quilt in tribute of Donnette and her brave battle with Ovarian Cancer. This beautiful quilt will be displayed at the T.E.A.L.® community center, located at 533 16th St, Brooklyn, NY.

The 9th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run was supported this year by a grant from Investors Foundation of Investors Bank. On September 28th, 2017, representatives from Investors Foundation stopped by our T.E.A.L.® Ovarian Cancer Community Center to present a check for $5000! We greatly appreciate Investors Foundation for providing the T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run program with a grant award, and allowing us to continue spreading awareness and supporting ovarian cancer survivors and their families. Learn more about the Investors Foundation by going to www.investorsbankfoundation.org

On September 27th, Yankees Manager Mr Joseph Girardi spoke with the press about Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, but first spoke about a cause close to his heart-Tell Every Amazing Lady.®. He described the founding of T.E.A.L.® and the need for an organization focused on Ovarian Cancer, as well as spending time raising awareness about the need for early detection, since when caught early, 92% of diagnoses can have a 5 year survival rate. This was part of Joseph’s initiative to raise awareness for a host of different organizations in the NYC metro area. Each week, he will wear a different charity’s shirt, and return the shirt with an autograph to encourage fundraising. About this initiative, he says “There are a lot of organizations that deserve recognition and help because they’re helping others, so if you can bring some light to their cause, and it tugs on somebody’s heart, it’s a good thing.”

T.E.A.L.® partnered with FemGyn for National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, decorating their window and tree outside their Park Slope, Brooklyn location with teal ribbon to raise awareness throughout the month of September, as well as hosting an event on September 23rd at FemGyn. Organizers of this ovarian cancer awareness event hoped to raise awareness about the importance of early detection, as well as the resources available to Park Slope residents . Guests spoke about their family’s experience with ovarian cancer, and afterwards T.E.A.L.® tabled on 7th Avenue, providing passerby with awareness materials, more information about the event, and how to get involved with T.E.A.L.®.

The First Baptist Church of Crown Heights held their 2nd Annual Cancer Awareness day on September 23rd. T.E.A.L.® attended along with representatives from SHARE, Gilda’s Club, the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, and NYU Langone Cancer Center. The event was created, as stated by First Baptist, because “Our community is in crisis because we don’t have the conversations or information that we need. Everyone has been or will be affected by this disease.” Representatives spoke about different services offered by their organization and how individuals could be affected by cancer. T.E.A.L.® staff member Sabina Braverman spoke about the origins of T.E.A.L.®, our workshop program, and the different components of our work- building a community, funding research, and educating every amazing lady. Attendees were then encouraged to visit tables and learn more about each organization and how to get involved.

On Wednesday, September 20th, 2017, P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney, a public elementary school in Brooklyn, held a special Dress Down Day fundraiser. Students were encouraged to wear teal and bring in a donation in support of ovarian cancer awareness and research.  A group of Amazing Ladies and mothers attended a morning workshop educating about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. The fundraiser was a success, raising $470! Thank you to all the parents and P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney for an amazing “Teal Day!”

The Myrtle Avenue Bid have been fighting ovarian cancer with us all month this September! They helped us by allowing us to participate in their outdoor Community Corner event and had bicyclist wear teal during their Community Bike Ride. They also had a team (pictured below) in our 9th Annual T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run. On Wednesday, September 13th, 2017, Myrtle Ave. turned teal to support National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and T.E.A.L.® Partnered with the Myrtle Ave Business Improvement District (BID). We tied teal ribbons on trees that will be up all month along Myrtle Ave in Brooklyn to spread awareness of ovarian cancer.  Special thanks to the Myrtle Avenue BID team and our volunteers for all their help.

On Saturday, September 16th, 2017, T.E.A.L® attended the  District 20-K1 Lions T.E.A.L.® Committee Luncheon at the New Life Center of Truth Church in Brooklyn, NY. All proceeds from the lunch went towards Ovarian Cancer research. The event was filled with music, food, and speakers including our co-founder Pamela who gave a short educational lecture. The District 20-K1 Lions are a nonprofit organization that strives to empower volunteers to serve and improve their community. For more information on the Lions, visit www.e-district.org/sites/20k1.

The 3rd Annual Whitesboro T.E.A.L.® Walk in New York took place at Whitestown Town Park on September 16th, 2017. We want to thank Sarah Firsching for organizing another inspiring walk. This walk aims to encourage awareness, courage, and strength of both Ovarian Cancer survivors and the families who have been touched by the disease while spreading knowledge and raising funds for research for a cure! The event included activity booths, a Survivor Ceremony, an exercise warm up, the T.E.A.L.® Walk and more.

On September 15th, 2017, Dwell-Greenville joined forces with B&R events to host a fundraiser benefitting T.E.A.L.® in Greenville, South Carolina. The fundraiser took place at Grenville bar The 05 with guest bartenders present, a DJ, and amazing prizes raffled off. We thank everyone who participated in the event and allowing us to continue our mission of spreading awareness about ovarian cancer and raise money for medical research- over $600 was raised!

On September 14th, 2017, T.E.A.L.® held a Re-Grand Opening of our T.E.A.L.® Ovarian Cancer Community Center expansion. In 2015, T.E.AL.® moved into 533 16th Street, building an office space into a community center from the ground up. Now, our office space has expanded! Conveniently located right next door to the community center, we remain rooted in Park Slope, Brooklyn. In honor of our Re-Grand Opening and to celebrate Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the windows were lit teal and volunteers and supporters were invited to learn more about T.E.AL.®’s growth as an organization and our plans for the future.  To learn more about the services offered at our T.E.A.L.® Ovarian Cancer Community Center year round, please visit our Awareness & Education programs page.

 

T.E.A.L.® was recently featured in the Brooklyn Paper by featuring a story on our 9th Annual T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run in Brooklyn. It stresses the importance of reaching our fundraising goal for this year to continue to fund educational materials, awareness lectures and programs, and employees who help every day to find a cure for ovarian cancer. Donations are still being accepted until December 31st. Please help us reach our $250,000 goal. Simply visit: www.tealwalk.org/brooklyn

See the full article here: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/40/37/dtg-bb-prospect-park-ovarian-cancer-walk-2017-09-15-bk.html

T.E.A.L® is honored to partner with Hollywood actor, director, and Brooklyn icon Steve Buscemi. We would like to give a very special thank you to Mr. Buscemi for all he has done to support T.E.A.L® in the past year. He helped us promote our 9th annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L® Walk/Run, our 4th annual Savannah T.E.A.L® Walk, our 4th annual Litchfield T.E.A.L® Walk, and our 3rd annual Whitesboro T.E.A.L® Walk, by participating in a PSA for each T.E.A.L.® Walk. Mr. Buscemi also joined us on the field at our 6th annual Ovarian Cancer Awareness Night at Citi Field this past August, and even helped us kick off our 9th annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L® Walk/Run and addressed the crowd on stage in Brooklyn. Thank you Steve for helping us Tell Every Amazing Lady® and man about ovarian cancer!

Our very own Pamela Esposito-Amery was a guest on Bloomberg Radio’s Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar and Cory Johnson on Monday, September 11, 2017. They discussed the work that T.E.A.L. ® does to promote public awareness and education for the signs, symptoms and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer, while providing support to survivors and raising funds for research in order to find the cure for Ovarian Cancer, and the origin story of the Annual T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run in Brooklyn. You can listen to the interview by following this link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2017-09-11/bloomberg-markets-t-e-a-l-s-fight-against-ovarian-cancer.

Big Bang Screen Printing has been fighting ovarian cancer with us this September! The Big Bang Screen Printing team was behind the amazing t-shirts for our 9th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run.  Special thanks to everyone at Big Bang Screen Printing for all their help for this year’s Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run!

At our 9th Annual T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run in Brooklyn, Josephine Corcoran, subject of the viral video in which Staten Island University Hospital staffers lip-synced Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” to her to encourage and give her support as she underwent chemotherapy, walked amongst her 75 friends, family, and co-workers as Team Josephine. In addition to being an inspiration and viral sensation, Team Josephine raised $2,500 for ovarian cancer research. We were so happy to have had them there with us.  Read the full article here: http://www.silive.com/news/2017/09/nurse_suject_of_virl_video_wal.html

 

Special thanks to amazing lady Theodora for recapping our 9th Annual T.E.A.L® Run/Walk on her fitness lifestyle blog, Preppy Runner. Theodora shares her experience participating at the walk alongside her friends on “Team Carol”. Theodora runs in honor of her late mother, who participated in last year’s run. We thank Theodora for sharing her story and promoting T.E.A.L®’s mission to spread awareness about Ovarian Cancer and to raise money for a cure. Read the full blog post here:http://preppyrunner.com/2017/09/2017-ovarian-cancer-awareness-teal-walk-recap/

The winner of the T.E.A.L.® Walk Team Contest is Rosanna’s Angels! Rosanna’s beautiful sign embraces the beauty and strength of team leader, Rosanna Logozzo, who is also a brave survivor of ovarian cancer. Rosanna’s Angels has raised an astounding $905 so far for ovarian cancer research. Congratulations Rosanna’s Angels! To learn more about Rosanna’s ovarian cancer journey, read her featured story here.