Josephine the Dragon and this T.E.A.L.® decked out motorcycle kick off  their journey to support ovarian cancer. The pair will be traveling around the country attending car and bike shows. The purpose is both a remembrance and a way to raise awareness. The bike debuted at the motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, 2023. T.E.A.L.® awareness materials and stickers featuring Josephine Dragon are handed out to attendees of the events. Did you receive one of the stickers? Stay tuned to see where Josephine the teal dragon and the motorcycle go next!

WABC-TV ABC 7’s Stacey Sager came to the T.E.A.L.® Community Center to help promote T.E.A.L.® as we gear up for our National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Campaign. We want to thank Stacey Sager and WABC-TV ABC 7 Eyewitness News for their continued to support of Tell Every Amazing Lady®

The Meyer Cancer Center regularly meets to discuss different topics. On July 17th, 2023 the MCC 360 was held at the Cornell campus of New York Presbyterian Hospital and focused on Hereditary Cancers. As a member of the Meyer Cancer Center Community Advisory Board, T.E.A.L.®’s CEO; Pamela was asked to speak on behalf of her personal and professional experience with hereditary cancers. Other panelists of this information session included: Dr. David Fishman-Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Ravi Sharaf- Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, Dr. Melissa Frey- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Steven Lipkin- Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Medicine, Dr.Kristy Brown- Associate Professor of Biochemistry in Medicine. The informative event was Moderated by Dr. Kevin Holcomb- Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. community.

On July 13th, 2023 representatives from T.E.A.L.® attended the Prospect Park Community Committee Summer Social hosted by BRIC at the Lena Horne Bandshell. It was a free outdoor music and dance festival, where many came and engaged with and supported the Prospect Park community, while enjoying live music and dance. This community event allowed representatives from T.E.A.L.® connect with the community and spread awareness as they educated the public by handing out awareness/walk cards, and by interacting with many different community groups and members.

The T.E.A.L.® Community Center Amazing Lady Window Project was created through collaboration with T.E.A.L.® volunteer Solange and students at P.S. 192 – The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry. Students created decorations for the windows, featuring a tree with heart-shaped flowers, that celebrate amazing ladies everywhere through interactive elements. The vibrant display captures the attention of passersby, who will be educated on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer as they view the display. In addition to educational materials, a section of the window displays a QR code to a form where people can enter the name of a woman who’s name they’d like featured in the window. When a name is entered, the name will be added to the display. Visit https://forms.gle/R1ufUu1aCTURmtSX9 to submit a name for the display.

On June 21st, 2023 T.E.A.L.®’s Community Programs Manager –Kyrsten attended SHARE’s Getting our Fair SHARE 2023 Conference to End Health Disparities. The two day conference took place at the New York Marriott Downtown in Manhattan. Healthcare professionals and advocates from all over came together to understand what health disparities exist within women’s oncology and discussed ways in which we can all work to decrease health disparities. Through this conference Kyrsten was able to connect with other healthcare professionals and inform them of the life saving work T.E.A.L.® does to raise awareness on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer as well as the support given to patients, survivors and caregivers.

On June 16th representatives from T.E.A.L.® attended the first ever Lehman College Community Health Fair, sponsored by Council Member Eric Dinowitz’s office. The fair was held in the Lehman College cafeteria. Those in attendance included Councilman Eric Dinowitz from District 11, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz pictured above, as well as community members and college students. Those in attendance were educated on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, as well as on the importance of genetics and genetic testing.

On June 11th, 2023 representatives from T.E.A.L.® attended Shelter Rock Seventh Day Adventist Church Health and Wellness Fair. The fair was held in the church’s parking lot in Jamaica, Queens. Those who attended were educated on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer as well as the genetic link between ovarian cancers and other cancers such as breast and colon cancer.

T.E.A.L.® had a great time attending Brooklyn’s 5th Avenue Pride Festival on June 10th, 2023 in Park Slope Brooklyn. Representatives attended the event to help those with ovaries to become aware of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. The representatives from T.E.A.L.® had a great time handing out T.E.A.L.®’s LGBTQIA resources page as well as our awareness cards listing the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer to those who attended the festival.

On June 10th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® representatives attended the Brooklyn Pride 5K Run in Park Slope, Brooklyn. During the morning’s 5K run, materials promoting the 15th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run™ Celebration were distributed to runners to encourage their participation in September’s 5K run for ovarian cancer. Those who received promotional materials had the opportunity to learn more about the services Tell Every Amazing Lady® has to offer.

On May 20th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® attended the I.S. 59Q Community Health, Educational, Employment, and Entrepreneurial Resources Fair. The event took place in the cafeteria at Springfield Gardens Intermediate School 59 in Springfield Gardens, NY. T.E.A.L.® shared ovarian cancer awareness and education materials with attendees, including students. T.E.A.L.® is incredibly thankful for this opportunity to share our resources with the Queens community.

On May 10th, 2023 an article featuring T.E.A.L.® was posted. The article is entitled:  ‘Tell everyone who has ever been born with ovaries’: TEAL raises awareness, spreads support on World Ovarian Cancer Day. The article highlights the World Ovarian Cancer Day Event that was held at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Brooklyn NY. The article also highlights the work T.E.A.L.® does to raise awareness for ovarian cancer as well as the support T.E.A.L.® offers to ovarian cancer patients, survivors, and their families. To read the full article please click here. 

Long time volunteer for T.E.A.L.® and Parent Coordinator at PS/IS 192, Solange worked with  T.E.A.L.®’s CEO and Co-Founder to share educational materials in 3 languages to parents of students at PS/IS 192 in Borough Park, Brooklyn on May 9, 2023. They shared the importance of women’s health and genetics information to the faculty, staff, and students of PS/IS 192. By educating people on the importance of women’s health they’ll be able to look for warning signs of ovarian cancer and share information they learn with other women.

World Ovarian Cancer Day was on May 8th, 2023. To celebrate, T.E.A.L.® hosted distinguished guests, including Dr. Kevin Holcomb, Steve Buscemi,  Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Kim Council, Deputy Commissioner of Family and Child Health Dr. Leslie Hayes, survivors, and community members at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Park Slope Brooklyn, NY. Nancy Irizarry, one of T.E.A.L.® ‘s board members and ovarian cancer survivor shared her story and fight against the disease. Irizarry shared the importance of understanding the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, how early detection is the key in battling this disease, and the importance of genetics and genetic testing. T.E.A.L.® thanks News12 for covering this event and for providing awareness to all of its viewers on this important day!

On May 8th, T.E.A.L.® celebrated World Ovarian Cancer Day. T.E.A.L.® ‘s CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery shared the importance of this day, surrounded by distinguished guests, including Dr. Kevin Holcomb, Steve Buscemi,  Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Kim Council, Deputy Commissioner of Family and Child Health Dr. Leslie Hayes, survivors, and community members. T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Park Slope Brooklyn, NY. Pamela shared her story about her sister, Louisa M. McGregor and how her diagnosis motivated them to start T.E.A.L.®. In addition, she shared the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, how crucial early detection of the disease is, and the importance of genetics and genetic testing. T.E.A.L.® thanks Pix11 news for covering this event and for providing awareness to all of its viewers on this important day!

May 8th, 2023 was World Ovarian Cancer Day. To celebrate, T.E.A.L.® invited community members, elected officials and other prestigious guests to the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Park Slope Brooklyn, NY. Those who attended the event had the opportunity to connect with one another and share their stories of how ovarian cancer has impacted their lives. It was a day full of awareness; everyone who attended left with the understanding that knowledge of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer is critical to early detection of the disease. It was an amazing event and we are so grateful to those who attended and helped to make it as special as it was!

On May 6th, 2023 the H.O.G. Chapter 3940 hosted a Bike Blessing & Poker Run Fundraiser at Harley Davidson of Staten Island.  Proceeds from the event benefit Tell Every Amazing Lady® About Ovarian Cancer, also known as T.EA.L.®.  Harley Davidson was the starting and ending point of the Poker Run.  Live music and a bike blessing kicked off the fun.  Participants rode to 4 other stops across Staten Island to pick up their poker cards. The stops included; O’Neill’s Bar and Grill, Z2 Diner, Beans & Leaves, and Rabs Bowling Alley. Each poker stop had a T.EA.L.® table with awareness materials manned by a T.EA.L.® staff member or volunteer.  Ending back at Harley Davidson, the rider with the best hand wins!  The event helped raise awareness across Staten Island with riders wearing T.EA.L.® T shirts, banners at every stop and reaching not only participants but local communities.

The Covid-19 Pandemic hit T.E.A.L.® hard causing us to pause a lot of our programs. Prior to the pandemic the T.E.A.L.® Community Center was a place open to the public to come learn about ovarian cancer, it was a resource to the community as well as ovarian cancer patients and survivors. During Covid we had to pause all in person activities at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Brooklyn NY. 

On Friday April 28th, 2023 we were absolutely ecstatic to host our first in person workshop in over 2 years! The workshop entitled Healthy Living With Kitchen Medicine was hosted by the amazing; Carolyn Jones, Holistic Health Practitioner and Bereavement Chaplain.Those who attended the workshop got to learn about Ovarian Cancer, signs and symptoms. As well as the health benefits of 12 different herbs and spices. It was a great event full of health and wellness. We are looking forward to hosting more in person workshops at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center. 

On April 27th 2023 T.E.A.L.® took part in Brooklyn College’s Health and Wellness Festival. The Festival took place on the college’s West Quad in Brooklyn, NY. Representatives from T.E.A.L.® connected with students and faculty to discuss the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. It was great to be back on Brooklyn College’s campus!

On April 26, 2023, T.E.A.L.® representatives attended RMA’s Egg Freezing & Preservation Event at their Brooklyn location. This event featured a panel discussion with reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists, and care advocates, speaking about the preservation process, access to preservation technologies, and the future of reproductive medicine. RMA offers services to help support and guide people to their family-building goals.

On April 25th, 2023 representatives from T.E.A.L.® had an informative tabling session on New York Universities Campus in Manhattan in the school’s Palladium Building. T.E.A.L.® was able to spread awareness on the signs and symptoms of Ovarian Cancer to students and faculty. T.E.A.L.® also used this opportunity to launch their community needs assessment with the goal of enhancing women’s health services and their accessibility. Students walked away from the event with lifesaving education as well information on the various ways to get involved with T.E.A.L.®.

Tell Every Amazing Lady® has been a long term partner with Thrive Causemetics. T.E.A.L.®, one of the first NYC Giving Partners with Thrive, was honored to have our CEO and Co-Founder, Pamela Esposito-Amery, attend the launch event of their new skincare line Bigger Than Beauty. One of Thrive’s missions is to uplift and empower people battling cancer through the power of cosmetics. Their support and donations to T.E.A.L.® in the past have allowed us to do just that! Featured here: Thrive founder Karissa Bodner and Tell Every Amazing Lady® Co-Founder Pamela Esposito-Amery

Tell Every Amazing Lady® joined Mount Sinai’s 6th Annuals Public Health Virtual Career Fair on April 19th, 2023 to connect with students interested in learning about ovarian cancer and non-profits. Public Health students were able to connect with our staff one-on-one over video to learn about how to get involved with Tell Every Amazing Lady® and how they could be instrumental in helping promote our mission. An awareness presentation about our programs was part of the online program.

On April 3rd ,2023 representatives from T.E.A.L.® attended the CB 14 Annual Youth Conference at Brooklyn College; in Brooklyn, NY. During this event T.E.A.L.® had the opportunity to connect with Brooklyn youth and their families on the many ways to get involved with T.E.A.L.® through, internships, volunteering, the T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Program. T.E.A.L.® was also able to inform the community about the many free resources available to them such as our many workshops we hold throughout the year like our weekly Energy Healing and Meditation Workshop. This was a great opportunity to inform the community about T.E.A.L.®’s programs as well as educated on the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of ovarian cancer.

On April 1st, 2023 Thrive Crossfit in Staten Island NY hosted T.E.A.L.® for a day of workout and awareness. Members of the gym took part in the ‘Teal Warrior’ partner exercise. Representatives from T.E.A.L.® had the opportunity to speak to the members about the signs, symptoms and risk factors of ovarian cancer. The representatives also had the opportunity to discuss the importance of genetic testing in reducing your risk. Lastly, the members got to learn about T.E.A.L.®’s free weekly Energy Healing and Meditation Workshop and how they can attend weekly on Wednesdays from 9am-9:30am EST.

On March 23rd, 2023 representatives from T.E.A.L.® attended The National Black Leadership Coalition on Health: Health Hub for a second time. The representatives gave out awareness and educational materials to those who attended. The Health Hub takes place every Tuesday and Thursday from  at Saint Phillips Church in Harlem NY.

Henry Mulholland, a runner on Team Tell Every Amazing Lady® in the 2023 United Airlines NYC Half, was featured in the March 22nd, 2023 edition of the Nassau Illustrated. The Long Island-based newspaper highlighted Henry’s fundraising journey in honor of his mother, Mary Pat, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer. Henry raised over $60,000 for Tell Every Amazing Lady®.

On March 21st, 2023 T.E.A.L.® staff presented to high school students at The Highschool for Health Professions and Human Services in Manhattan, NY. During the presentations staff had the opportunity to educate the students on the signs, symptoms and risk factors for ovarian cancer as well as educating them on the importance of understanding their family history and genetics as it pertains to ovarian, breast, and colon cancer. The students also learned about the vast opportunities to get involved with T.E.A.L.® through volunteering, internships, and our T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Program.

Team Tell Every Amazing Lady® was thrilled to cheer on our charity runners as they ran the 13.1-mile 2023 United Airlines New York City Half Marathon on March 19th, 2023. Staff and supporters spotted the runners in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, where we spread ovarian cancer awareness with handheld signs and teal pom poms. This year’s team was one of our largest with 17 runners. Our amazing charity runners collectively raised over $100,000 in the fight against ovarian cancer.

On Saturday March 18th, 2023 T.E.A.L.®’s Community Program Manager– Kyrsten, sat on a panel of women’s health professionals at Saint Phillips Church in Harlem NY to discuss issues surrounding women’s health. The event which was titled “What About My Body and Mind” was organized by The National Black Leadership Coalition on Health. During the panel Kyrsten spoke about the signs, symptoms and risk factors of ovarian cancer. Kyrsten also provided valuable education on genetics and the role genetic testing plays in early detection of ovarian cancer.

On March 16th, 2023 T.E.A.L.® was featured in NYU’s Wasserman Blog in a post entitled A look inside a women’s health nonprofit during Women’s History Month. The post discusses the work T.E.A.L.® does year round to improve health outcomes of women all over the United States. The blog post also describes what it is like working for a women’s health non profit as well as helpful tips for those who are considering a career in non profit work. You can read the whole blog post at https://nyuwassermanblog.com/2023/03/16/a-look-inside-a-womens-health-nonprofit-during-womens-history-month/

Our CEO, Pamela is part of the Healthy Women- National Action Plan which  sheds light on the unique needs and challenges and opportunities women face as they age. Check out this press release announcing this initiative to find solutions to address unique challenges and needs facing midlife women’s health.

https://www.healthywomen.org/programs/national-action-plan

On February 25th, 2023 Volunteers from Purposefully Pretty Inc. offered their services at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Brooklyn. PurposefullyPretty Inc. is a non-for-profit organization seeking to reach out to, teach and inspire young women of color between the ages of 11-19, to identify and pursue their purpose.The volunteers helped with prepping our survivor program inventory for our next generation of survivor kits. It was so great having the opportunity to work with these young women again as well as provide them with valuable education on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.