On October 26th representatives from T.E.A.L.® and other community members visited the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, where they were guided around the gardens on an educational tour. It was an enjoyable and informative experience, as they got to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather and surrounding beauty. It was a great bonding experience for the T.E.A.L.® community, and an excellent opportunity to practice wellness.
On October 26th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® staff and volunteers went to UBS Arena in Elmont, New York to spread awareness about ovarian cancer at the New York Islanders vs. The Ottawa Senators hockey game. T.E.A.L.® was selected to be the charity of that game as part of the New York Islanders Hockey With A Heart Program. T.E.A.L.® had an awareness booth on the concourse, where we interacted with the public by encouraging them to utilize our photobooth, while also spreading awareness. T.E.A.L.®’s CEO and Co-Founder Pamela also had the unique opportunity to spread awareness about ovarian cancer on the jumbotron! T.E.A.L.®’s volunteers were also stationed around the arena to help sell raffle tickets to fans, in which a portion of the proceeds went to benefit T.E.A.L.®. This was a fun night that allowed T.E.A.L.® to spread its mission and awareness on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer to the thousands of people who attended the game.
On October 17th, 2023, Tell Every Amazing Lady® was featured in the Turn the Towns Teal® newsletter. This feature highlighted all the great things T.E.A.L.® did during the month of September to raise ovarian cancer awareness. Turn The Towns Teal® is a national campaign to promote awareness of ovarian cancer and its often subtle symptoms.
On October 14th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® representatives had the honor of taking part in the Women Arise: Women’s Conference 2023, a carefully organized event hosted by the Hope For All Outreach Christian Center in Brooklyn, NY. The main goal of this event was to raise awareness about breast cancer, especially during October, known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Women Arise conference was a well-thought-out gathering, bringing together a diverse group of people. They invited breast cancer survivors, educators, and representatives from healthcare organizations to talk about important healthcare topics that matter to people today. This community event was a chance for our T.E.A.L.® representatives to connect with the local community and share information about ovarian cancer and how it is genetically linked to breast cancer. Our aim in attending the event was to help people become more aware and empowered when it comes to understanding and addressing ovarian cancer as it relates to breast cancer and genetics. This event provided a meaningful opportunity for T.E.A.L.® to reach and educate the public about this important issue.
On October 4th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® Co-Founder and CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery was featured on the Overlooked Podcast episode titled “Family.” In this episode, Pamela discusses her experience as a caregiver to her sister, Louisa M. McGregor, as she navigated her ovarian cancer journey.
Listen to the podcast episode here.
On October 2nd, 2023, T.E.A.L.®’s co-founder and CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery partnered with Healthy Women to create an educational video discussing ovarian cancer symptoms, risk factors, and the importance of knowing your family history and genetic risks. The video discusses how symptoms of ovarian cancer can be mistaken for other women’s health issues, such as endometriosis and menopause, causing the disease to often be diagnosed in later stages. Pamela also discusses her Lynch Syndrome diagnosis and how genetic testing empowered her to make the right decisions regarding her health. She emphasizes the fact that there is no screening test for ovarian cancer, and that you should always advocate for yourself when you feel something isn’t right. Watch the video here.
Also, on August 8th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® supporter and ovarian cancer survivor Schern Yung was featured in a Healthy Women article where she discussed her ovarian cancer diagnosis journey, and how her symptoms were dismissed by doctors, leading to a later diagnosis. Read Schern’s article here.
On Monday October 2nd, 2023, T.E.A.L.® had an awareness activation Masculine Hospitality Groups; Brooklyn Night Market in Industry City. Representatives from T.E.A.L.® were present at this event with the new T.E.A.L.® photo booth. We encouraged event goers to take pictures at the booth, while simultaneously providing lifesaving information on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and the fact that there is no screening test for the disease.
On September 30th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® organized the 10th Annual Savannah T.E.A.L.® Walk™ to honor those impacted by ovarian cancer and spread awareness regarding the disease. For the past 10 years T.E.A.L.® has organized a walk in Savannah, Georgia to celebrate the courage of ovarian cancer survivors and the strength of the families who have been touched by the disease, raise awareness to the public, and to raise money for research. This year’s walk was especially important not only because it was T.E.A.L.® ‘s 10-year anniversary in Savannah, but because it marked the first walk T.E.A.L.® held in person since 2019 due to the pandemic. We are deeply grateful to those who supported this year’s walk, such as Girl Scout Troop 30284, Delta Omega Chapter of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity Inc, Grande Cosmetics, Feminade, Walgreens, Staybridge Suites Hotel, Preferred Pharmacy, Binya, and Dick’s Broadcasting without whom this event could not have been as successful as it was. T.E.A.L.® would also like to thank Rachel Davis, Victoria Jones, Mollie Andrade, and Dr. Stephen McCall who helped plan, organize, and put on this event. Click here to view the photos taken at the walk.
On September 30th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® lit the Bronx County Courthouse with teal-colored lights to close out Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Teal is the official color that represents ovarian cancer awareness. Thank you to the Bronx County Courthouse for helping us to spread much needed awareness about ovarian cancer to the Bronx community!
This September T.E.A.L.® celebrated its 15th year anniversary! T.E.A.L.® was extremely busy the entire month of September. T.E.A.L.® lit NYC the color teal with four building monument lightings throughout the month, which included Coney Island’s Luna Park Parachute Jump, Bronx County Courthouse, NY City Hall, and The Municipal building. T.E.A.L.® hosted 3 different awareness walks in three different cities and states; Brooklyn, NY, Litchfield, CT, and Savannah, GA. We turned Brooklyn teal by tying teal-colored ribbons on trees along Myrtle Avenue, 5th Avenue, and Flatbush Avenue. T.E.A.L.® also participated in several awareness events throughout the month including a series of Masc. Hospitality Group Night Market events. The month was jam packed with awareness and education on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer! None of this would have been made possible without the help of T.E.A.L.®’s many volunteers and supporters!
On September 30th, 2023, OrangeTheory Fitness Rockaway Beach held a 90-minute workout class to raise awareness and funds for ovarian cancer. This is the second year in a row that OrangeTheory Fitness Rockaway Beach hosted this event for T.E.A.L.®. Representatives from T.E.A.L.® spent the day in the studio’s lobby spreading awareness on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer as well as the importance of understanding genetic risks. Everyone who attended an OrangeTheory Fitness workout class that day walked away with valuable lifesaving information; not only those who took part in the 90-minute donation class!
On September 27, 2023, T.E.A.L.® partnered with Maimonides Health in Brooklyn, NY to celebrate National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the hospital’s main lobby. T.E.A.L.® representatives were there spreading awareness of ovarian cancer, while also informing community members about T.E.A.L.®’s many free resources for women, ovarian cancer patients, survivors, and their family members. Hospital staff, patients, doctors, and administration took part in the event by coming to learn about T.E.A.L.® and the work we do. They also took part in our new fun interactive photo booth! It was a great event and we enjoyed being able to reconnect with Maimonides Health.
On September 19th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® Interns from Kean University continued the tradition of leading their entire genetic counseling class in a campus wide awareness campaign. The genetic counseling students used chalk art on the sidewalks throughout the Kean University campus in Union, New Jersey to spread awareness about ovarian cancer. This event allows for T.E.A.L.®’s mission to reach thousands of Kean students, and Union, New Jersey community members
On September 19th, Pamela Esposito-Amery, CEO and co-founder of T.E.A.L.®, in conjunction with One Medical, took part in a joint presentation to Morgan Stanley. Pamela relayed her own personal story with ovarian cancer and discussed public awareness of the disease, as well as highlighting T.E.A.L.®’s unwavering commitment to be a resource and spread awareness. In turn, One Medical highlighted their services, and presented actionable medical options. It was a fantastic collaboration as T.E.A.L.® informed the audience about ovarian cancer, and One Medical followed with an overview of their services, and how as a medical institution they could help.
On September 16th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® organized its 10th Annual Litchfield T.E.A.L.® Walk™ to celebrate the courage of ovarian cancer survivors and strength of the families who have been touched by the disease, to raise awareness to the public and raise money for research. This year’s walk was especially important because it was T.E.A.L.® ‘s 10-year anniversary in Litchfield. The inspiration behind this walk was the late Lisa Cosgrove, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in June 2014. Her memory and her strength live on in her daughter Marissa Cosgrove who makes the Litchfield T.E.A.L.® Walk™ possible every year. T.E.A.L.® is deeply grateful to both Marissa and the Hope Assembly #46, International Order of the Rainbow for Girls with whom this walk would be impossible without.
On September 14th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® representatives and volunteers attended the Uptown Night Market in Harlem. T.E.A.L.® set up an interactive photo booth where people could come and take fun photos with a ring light, while simultaneously being educated about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. It was a great event that allowed T.E.A.L.® to engage with the community in a fun and interactive way.
On September 14th, 2023, in collaboration with Turn the Towns Teal®, representatives from T.E.A.L.® tied teal ribbons on trees along Myrtle Avenue, in the Clinton Hill and Fort Greene neighborhoods of Brooklyn. These bold ribbons catch the attention of people walking by, encouraging the public to educate themselves about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Thank you to our amazing volunteers and the Myrtle Ave BID for joining us in our ovarian cancer awareness efforts.
On September 14th, 2023, in collaboration with Turn the Towns Teal®, staff and volunteers from TD Bank tied teal ribbons on trees along Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Along the avenue, many store owners graciously hung T.E.A.L.® posters in their windows, explaining the importance of the ribbons and ovarian cancer awareness. These eye-catching teal awareness ribbons encourage the public to educate themselves about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Thank you to our volunteers and the Fifth Ave BID for joining us in our ovarian cancer awareness efforts.
Since 2021, T.E.A.L.® has partnered with Woman to Woman, Sharsheret, Wisconsin Ovarian Cancer Alliance, and several other organizations to host a virtual Navigating a Gynecologic Cancer Diagnosis panel. The panel consists of doctors, social workers and survivors. The purpose of these virtual webinars is to inform and educate and support anyone who has been recently diagnosed with gynecological cancer.
On September 9th, 2023 reporters from News 12 Brooklyn were present at the 15th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run® Celebration. The segment highlighted the Walk/Run® event. The reporter informed viewers that T.E.A.L.® had additional upcoming events, as well as educating viewers on ovarian cancer facts and statistics.
On Saturday, September 9th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® was excited to hold the 15th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run™ Celebration at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY! After a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, T.E.A.L.® returned to the bandshell to raise awareness on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, as well as celebrate the strength and courage of ovarian cancer patients and survivors everywhere. This event welcomed over 700 people to Prospect Park and consisted of a 5K race, a survivor ceremony, and a 2.5 mile walk around the park. It was amazing to celebrate T.E.A.L.®’s 15th anniversary and be back in person raising awareness and celebrating those impacted by the disease!
On September 8th, Victoria Jones, a student at South University, was interviewed by WSAV. Ms. Jones invited the public to the upcoming 10th Annual Savannah T.E.A.L.® Walk™ to be held in Savannah, Georgia on September 30, 2023. The event had been on hiatus in person due to the pandemic. It was a great opportunity to inform the community of Savannah about the upcoming walk, while also generally raising awareness about ovarian cancer and the services which T.E.A.L.® offers to those touched by the disease.
On Thursday August 31st, 2023, T.E.A.L.® kicked off National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month by lighting the Coney Island Parachute Jump at Luna Park the color teal! The lighting took place from August 31st-September 2nd. This is the 7th year in a row that T.E.A.L.® has been able to spread awareness by illuminating this iconic monument.
The bulbs on the Brooklyn attraction also spelled out the word “teal,” the official color that symbolizes the cause — and stands for Tell Every Amazing Lady®.
Thank you, Luna Park for helping T.E.A.L.® spread awareness about ovarian cancer!
On Saturday August 26th, 2023, T.E.A.L.®’s Intern– NYU student, Sanika attended Council Member Mercedes Narcisse’s Community Health and Back to School Fair at South Shore High School in Brooklyn, NY. This was a great event that allowed T.E.A.L.® to spread awareness about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. It also connected T.E.A.L.® with Brooklyn locals to let them know about the resources T.E.A.L.® has to offer. Thank you, Council Member Narcisse, for putting on such a great event!
On August 16th, 2023, members of our T.E.A.L.® team attended the Al Goldstein Speed Series 5K in Prospect Park. The speed series are held by the Prospect Park Track Club alternating Wednesdays throughout the summer. The event was a great opportunity to inspire runners to sign up for our 15th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run™ Celebration in September. Our team also raised ovarian cancer awareness by interacting with runners and supporters of the track club.
On August 10th, 2023, T.E.A.L.® attended the Uptown Night Market and distributed over 500 pieces of awareness material to event attendees. The Uptown Night Market is New York’s largest cuisine, culture, and community festival put together by MASC Hospitality Group, in partnership with the West Harlem Development Corporation. The goal of the activation is to spread awareness on the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and to let New Yorkers know about the resources T.E.A.L.® offers.
On July 8th, 2023, representatives from T.E.A.L.® attended an event hosted by Council Member Kevin Riley. The event entitled Olinville Old Timers Celebration took place at Agnes Haywood Playground in Bronx, NY. This community event allowed representatives from T.E.A.L.® to connect with the community and spread awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.
On May 5th, 2023, T.E.A.L.®’s CEO and Community Programs Manager were invited to attend the Maimonides Health Bay Ridge Emergency Department ribbon cutting ceremony in Brooklyn, New York. This was a great opportunity for T.E.A.L.® to tour the facility and become aware of this new health care resource for the Brooklyn Community.
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 the pandemic 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 ecstatic to host one of our first in-person educational public workshop in over two years! The workshop entitled Healthy Living with Kitchen Medicine was hosted by the amazing Carolyn Jones, a Holistic Health Practitioner and Bereavement Chaplain. Those who attended the workshop learned about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, 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.
Our very own Pamela Esposito-Amery was a panelist at the Careers in Social Impact Panel and Networking Night at NYU Wasserman Center. The in-person event was well attended by undergraduate and graduate students seeking career development opportunities. Each panelist had the opportunity to share their story and more about their company. Students learned more about our programs and opportunities on how to get involved.
Tell Every Amazing Lady®’S CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery was the guest speaker at the 20K1 Metropolis Lions Club’s March 26th, 2023, board meeting which was attended by over 20 members at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Topics discussed included signs, symptoms, and risk factors of ovarian cancer, ways to get involved in the work we do, upcoming events, and family genetics.
Tell Every Amazing Lady® partnered with a group of ovarian cancer organizations on September 28th, 2023 to promote and offer an educational event facilitated fully in Spanish by Woman to Woman at Mount Sinai. In honor of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, gynecologic oncologist Dr. Maria Schiavone discussed survivorship after a gynecologic cancer diagnosis and attendees were able to learn the importance of caring for the physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial effects of cancer that begin at diagnosis, continuing through treatment and beyond.
Dr. Shieva Ghofrany MD, OB/GYN , T.E.A.L.®’s newest board member, hosted a webinar titled “Understanding Perimenopause” on June 19th, 2023. This Tribe Called V webinar also served as a fundraiser for Tell Every Amazing Lady ® and raised $1500 in proceeds! We are so grateful for this donation from Dr. Shieva Ghofrany’s event and the extremely valuable information regarding perimenopause they were able to share during this webinar. To learn more, check out www.tribecalledv.com.
“I became involved with T.E.A.L.® because my sister who is two years older than me worked at T.E.A.L.®. I saw what she was doing and it was a good community service idea for me.”
She started helping in the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Brooklyn in September. She organized the office, helped prepare the T.E.A.L.® newsletter for mailing, and assisted with packing T.E.A.L.® Kits for survivors.
To Maureen, when volunteering with Tell Every Amazing Lady®, she knows she’s making a difference.
“The thing about T.E.A.L.® is I know how personal it is. I know that I don’t normally see the survivor, but I know that what I’m doing is impacting them.”
For anyone thinking about volunteering, Maureen says go for it.
“If you have the time to do it and you’re passionate about it, you should definitely volunteer.”
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The students volunteered at the 11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run by ensuring that the trail was safe for participants.
Later, they volunteered in the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Brooklyn, where they worked on a variety of projects. Notably, they created and led a workshop to educate the community on hereditary cancer and how genetic testing may help those with a family history of this ovarian cancer.
Several months later, when the COVID-19 crisis brought uncertainty and restricted work ability, the LIU students reconnected with T.E.A.L.®, supporting the ovarian cancer community digitally. They took on a range of jobs from their homes, from identifying resources to keep ovarian cancer survivors healthy to finding funding opportunities for the organization during these difficult times.
The LIU students recognize the communal power of their volunteer work.
Elizabeth, a student in the program, feels that “volunteering with T.E.A.L.® was an eye-opening experience that showed me how a group of people who have been affected by a disease can come together and have the power to change lives and help others in need.”
The students encourage anyone considering volunteering with T.E.A.L.® to do so. Volunteering not only helps those affected by ovarian cancer, but also provides a valuable lesson in giving back and the strength of a community, they said.
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As a licensed physical therapist, Jane volunteers with Tell Every Amazing Lady® by donating her time and expertise to moderate workshops about mindfulness and meditation.
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Leonard has been volunteering with Tell Every Amazing Lady® since 2015, when he was a student at Brooklyn College and heard about the foundation at a health fair.
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Tommy has been volunteering with Tell Every Amazing Lady® since its inception in 2009. He started helping because his dad was friends with Louisa McGregor.
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Samantha has been a volunteer with T.E.A.L.® since 2016. She found out about the foundation when she was playing roulette in Las Vegas.
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Patsy has been volunteering with Tell Every Amazing Lady® since its inception 11 years ago.
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Karen assists in the office with social media and email projects.
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You never realize how much of an impact what you do has on someone’s life, it’s going to change your life and you’re going to change so many other lives with what you do.
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She grew up volunteering for T.E.A.L.®, and returned from school to volunteer this summer.
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She has been volunteering since her junior year of high school, when T.E.A.L.® was just beginning.
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She’s one of our amazing high school student volunteers. She has been volunteering for multiple years and has helped to organize our Walks and other fundraising and awareness events.
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Lisa Brun Cosgrove was first and foremost a servant. She grew up as a member of the International Order of The Rainbow for Girls, a Masonically affiliated service based organization for girls between the ages of 11-21. She held multiple different leadership positions within the order. She was involved in Girl Scouts for several years. She was very musically talented, as she both sang and played the piano as well as most reed instruments. With her singing she performed in the church choir, as well as multiple different groups within school. While she was in college she met the love of her life, Jim. While Jim didn’t share her vocal abilities, they both enjoyed different types of music together. Shortly after graduation, the two of them were married, and remained that way for 31 years. Lisa and Jim took some time to settle into their careers as they began their family. They had three children together, who would grow up as servants as well. Jim settled into a career as a professional firefighter, Lisa finally became a fourth grade teacher. Justin, the oldest child, would grow up to join the US Navy as an aircraft director after graduating from Norwich University as a Civil Engineer, and marry a lovely young lady named Sarah Beth. Kelsey would grow up to marry a young man by the name of Stephen who would become a US Marine, after graduating from Delaware Valley College with degrees in large animal science and dairy science. They would go on to start their family with a boy and a girl. Marissa would grow up to become engaged to a US Airman, after graduating from Mitchell College with a degree in human development and family studies.
Through all of this time and all of these changes, the one thing that was always a constant was Lisa’s will and desire to serve all those around her. She was the Mother Advisor for the local assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, which both Kelsey and Marissa became majority members of. She was the Scout leader of the local Girl Scout troop, which both girls were also involved in. She helped out at every Boy Scouting event that Jim as the Scoutmaster, and Justin as an Eagle Scout, were involved in. She helped out at all the local agriculture fairs where the girls, who were the County leaders of the local 4H club, competed. She served as Wife, Mother, Mimi, Daughter, Sister, Teacher, and leader.
Lisa was diagnosed in June 2014 with stage IV ovarian cancer. She was never very uncomfortable at all, she just felt a little bloated, until one day when Jim came home from work, and she turned sideways and said, “look at this, I look as if I’m eight months pregnant.” Jim took her to the hospital where she ended up being diagnosed. When the oncologist told her that she needed surgery immediately, Lisa’s reaction was, “well, it can’t be for at least a week, I have 100 people coming for Marissa’s High School graduation party!” The oncologist immediately understood Lisa’s priorities in life, and after two paracentisis over the next week she made it into surgery, where she underwent a complete hysterectomy, and debulking. Lisa was out of school until January 2015 when the students returned from Christmas break. That was the only long term period she was out for the next five years. She was in and out of chemo multiple times where she and Jim became friends with everyone, as Lisa determined this would be classified as “date day.” The nurses actually used to move them around so they would be near someone having a bad day. Before the end of the treatment session they would all be laughing. One day a lady said to Lisa, “how can you be so happy?” Her answer—”Hope and Faith!”
Soon thereafter, Lisa had genetic testing and found out that she had a mutation in BRCA2, one of the two BRCA genes known to increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancers.
Still, had Lisa known earlier in her life that she carried a BRCA2 mutation, she may well have opted to undergo one of the procedures that could have been risk reducing. And she would have wanted to tell every amazing lady® with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer to get genetically tested. Since there is currently no screening test for ovarian cancer, it’s important to understand a person’s risk and possibly family history of ovarian, breast or colon cancer, which can increase the risk of ovarian cancer.
Lisa considered herself to be lucky to hear of this organization called T.E.A.L.®, and proceeded to Tell Every Amazing Lady® about ovarian cancer any way she could. Her Rainbow assembly chose to institute the first annual Litchfield T.E.A.L.® Walk in September of 2014, where we raised about $1,500. Lisa was so pleased to be able to walk the whole thing. She not only participated in the ensuing five Litchfield T.E.A.L.® Walks, but actually took the reins and ran the fifth walk in 2018 herself as the Mother Advisor of the Rainbow Assembly. Jim remembers her telling him how pleased she was to be healthy enough to run the fifth walk. In July of 2019, Lisa received the news that there were no further treatment options available. In true Lisa style, she handed the reins of the T.E.A.L.® Walk over to Marissa, and told her it was her turn to serve this worthy cause. Lisa was able to walk in the sixth Litchfield T.E.A.L.® Walk in September, with a couple of breaks, but she did walk. Between the 2018 and 2019 Litchfield T.E.A.L.® Walks, over $20,000 was donated to T.E.A.L.®! Lisa’s decline was rather rapid, as the cancer attacked her digestive system. She went into hospice in the hospital for eight days, where she passed peacefully in her sleep at the age of 53, on October 27, 2019.
This year, 2020, Marissa has joined together with Hope Assembly once again; to host the seventh annual Litchfield T.E.A.L.® Walk. This year, our goal is to get the whole town involved in Litchfield, CT. Lisa’s dream was to bring more knowledge to Litchfield and everywhere she went about ovarian cancer. She wanted to have the businesses in the center of town support this by putting up different teal objects in the storefront windows, as well as posters. Marissa has been speaking with the First Selectman to figure out how to make Lisa’s dream come true. When Lisa was physically present for the walks, Marissa, the team captain, made the team name “Teal We Find a Cure,” because Marissa and her family will walk and keep hosting this walk up until and beyond when a cure is found. Hope Assembly’s goal is to make this walk the largest walk Litchfield, CT, has seen. This year’s walk for T.E.A.L.® will take place on September 19th, 2020 at Litchfield Community Field in Litchfield, CT. The walk will begin at 11 am with registration starting at 10 am. For more information, feel free to contact Tell Every Amazing Lady® at info@tealwalk.org or visit www.tealwalk.org/litchfield.
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Join T.E.A.L.® for the 2019 Skecher’s Performance Los Angeles Marathon and experience the sites of Los Angeles for an amazing cause. Run with an expected 24,000 participants on this iconic 26-mile course across Los Angeles. The March 24th event will begin at Dodger Stadium. Runners will then make their way across Los Angeles and make their way to the end of the course steps away from the Santa Monica Pier. Complete with gorgeous sunrise views and an unparalleled view of Los Angeles’ most popular landmarks, this is one race you definitely don’t want to miss. Visit https://telleveryamazinglady.org/lamarathon for more info about how to join Team Tell Every Amazing Lady!
T.E.A.L.® participated in the Fall Festival on Flatbush Ave on Saturday, October 20th, 2018, which celebrated the completion of the 6th Avenue Triangle for pedestrian safety. T.E.A.L.® had a table at the Fall Fest and was able to educate the community about ovarian cancer, along with our programs and services. With live performances, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and games and activities for all ages, the event was a great kickoff to fall in New York, and a great way to reach more people about ovarian cancer.
Anthony first began volunteering in 2009 to help out with the first Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk and has been volunteering ever since.
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