Save the date! The 7th Annual Litchfield T.E.A.L.® Walk will be held at Litchfield Community Field, with options to participate virtually, on Saturday, September 19th, 2020. Join us to celebrate 7 years, honor the amazing ovarian cancer survivors at the T.E.A.L.® Survivor Ceremony, and help us reach a day without ovarian cancer. Learn more at www.tealwalk.org/litchfield.
Thanks to our volunteer Mandy, who helped establish the Annual Savannah T.E.A.L.® Walk, Kendra Scott has been raising funds for our cause throughout the year. An online fundraiser was held for Tell Every Amazing Lady® on April 25, 2020. Online shoppers could use a code during checkout to make sure T.E.A.L.® received 20 percent of the proceeds. Kendra Scott raised more than $200 for T.E.A.L.®!
Sephora is teaming up with the T.E.A.L.® Amazing Lady Membership Program to offer a free Virtual Brave Beauty Class for ovarian cancer survivors. The class will take place on May 13th, 2020, from 6 to 7pm EST.
Connect with others in a fun, supportive setting and learn how to address the visible effects of cancer treatments from the comfort of home. This FREE, live, 60-minute interactive class is led by a Sephora Beauty Expert, who will share soothing skincare tips and show you how to restore glow and the appearance of brows or lashes using clean formula products. You’ll receive complimentary beauty products from Sephora directly, then learn how to use them during the Brave Beauty Class. Click here to learn more about Sephora’s Brave Beauty online tutorials and classes.
Please note: Class is limited to 20 participants and hosted on Zoom.
To learn more about how to sign up, please email jordan@tealwalk.org or call us at 917-310-4835 for details!
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T.E.A.L.® is hosting its first ever Virtual ONLY Walk/Run, called T.E.A.L.®’s World Ovarian Cancer Day Virtual Walk/Run, on May 8th – World Ovarian Cancer Day – to raise awareness about the disease and bring the community together virtually. Registration is $15.
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On Saturday, April 25, 2020, Kendra Scott will be holding an online fundraiser for Tell Every Amazing Lady®. On this day, 20% of sale proceeds will go to T.E.A.L.®.
Shop www.kendrascott.com, on April 25th to benefit T.E.A.L.®. Be sure to use code GIVEBACK7033 to make sure we get part of the proceeds when you check out.
Meet Leonard, the T.E.A.L.®-nominated Volunteer of the Month for April!
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. Since then, Leonard hasn’t missed a single walk, and is a regular at other volunteer events.
Read his full story at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/Volunteer, as well as our previous Volunteers of the Month at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/volunteer-of-the-month.
T.E.A.L.® staff had the opportunity to meet students at the CB-14 Youth Conference, which was held at Brooklyn College in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on March 11th, 2020. We spoke with students about interning and volunteering with the foundation, as well as the window art program for the T.E.A.L.® Community Center. Many also inquired about participating in our 12th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run! Thank you so much for having us!
T.E.A.L.® volunteers Patsy and Carolyn donated their time and supplies on March 10 to fill the T.E.A.L.® Community Center window with an amazing springtime display. The purple flowers and teal and white butterflies help usher in the beautiful spring weather in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. Thank you, Patsy and Carolyn!
T.E.A.L.® staff member and NYU grad student Jordan Nissen took over NYU Wasserman’s Instagram account on March 10 in a partnership to raise awareness about internship and job opportunities at T.E.A.L.®. Nissen, a social work student, documented a day in her life at T.E.A.L.®. Check out the NYU Wasserman Instagram story highlights on our page, @tealwalk.
Meet Tommy, the T.E.A.L.®-nominated Volunteer of the Month for March!
Tommy has been volunteering with Tell Every Amazing Lady since its inception in 2009, when his dad got a team of Boy Scouts together to help out at the first ever T.E.A.L.® Walk in Brooklyn. Since then, Tommy hasn’t missed a single walk, and is now the Water Station Captain.
Read his full story at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/Volunteer, as well as our previous Volunteers of the Month at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/volunteer-of-the-month.
Pamela Esposito Amery, CEO and co-founder of T.E.A.L.®, and Jordan Nissen, a nonprofit assistant and current NYU graduate student, met with students of the NYU School of Global Public Health in NOHO, Manhattan, on March 6th to spread awareness about the foundation’s mission, and meet potential volunteers, interns, and staff. Nissen spoke on the podcast “I am GPH” about T.E.A.L.®, what the foundation is looking for in a candidate, and gave advice to graduates looking for a job. It was a busy and exciting afternoon, filled with great discussions about T.E.A.L.®’s commitment to women’s health.
T.E.A.L.® shed light about ovarian cancer’s signs and symptoms at the Rare Disease Day event at Metropolitan Hospital in East Harlem on February 27th. T.E.A.L.® was asked to participate in the event to help educate about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, as well as the lack of a screening test for the disease. About 200 hospital staff, providers, patients, and visitors passed by the table and learned life-saving information about ovarian cancer.
T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Kiara Carrion represented the foundation at Bronx House’s health fair on February 16th. The event at the community center in Pelham Parkway was held to help area residents know what services are available to them. About 75 people attended and learned about ovarian cancer and T.E.A.L.®’s services.
T.E.A.L.® was a featured booth at the Lions District 20-K1 Mid-Winter Convention in, Douglaston, New York, on February 15th, 2020. T.E.A.L.® CEO Pamela was joined by Legacy Board Member and fellow Lion Lawrence Esposito to spread awareness about ovarian cancer to the hundreds of attendees of the The Mid-Winter Convention. In the center photo is Lion and District Governor Deborah Harrison, Lion Pamela Esposito-Amery, and Lion Lawrence Esposito.
T.E.A.L.® CEO and co-founder Pamela Esposito-Amery spoke about Lynch Syndrome on Alive and Kickn’s podcast with host Dave Dubin on February 13.
She talked about her late sister Louisa’s ovarian cancer diagnosis, and how they turned it into Tell Every Amazing Lady® to help women and their families affected by the disease. She also spoke about the genetic testing she did after Louisa’s diagnosis, and how it led her to make informed decisions about her own health. Listen here.
T.E.A.L.® was invited to make a presentation on ovarian cancer to the board members of Community Board 9 in Queens, as well as the community members who attended on February 11th, 2020. Roughly 150 people attended the meeting at Woodhaven Manor Caterers and Banquets in Woodhaven, Queens. T.E.A.L.® gave out numerous educational materials and resources.
Meet Samantha, T.E.A.L.®’s nominated Volunteer of the Month for February!
Samantha has been a volunteer with T.E.A.L.® since 2016.
She has filmed a series of PSAs with T.E.A.L.®, and, as an event planner in Greenville, S.C., has worked with the volunteer team of Southern Gala to plan and execute many large events benefiting T.E.A.L.®, including several New Year’s Eve galas, a battle of the sexes bartending event, wine dinners, and more.
Read her full story at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/volunteer, as well as our previous Volunteers of the Month at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/volunteer-of-the-month.
T.E.A.L.® was the lucky first-place winner of the Building a Better Brooklyn contest, an online competition that saw three charities seek to rack up votes from supporters. T.E.A.L.® legacy board member Phyllis Bellocchio and CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery accepted a check for $1,500 at Bay Ridge Toyota on Sixth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on February 7.
T.E.A.L.® was chosen as one of three nonprofits to be featured in the contest. Staff members filmed three short videos to run across Bay Ridge Toyota’s social media channels from September to December — and urged followers to vote. Thank you to all T.E.A.L.® supporters for getting us to first place, and thank you Bay Ridge Toyota!
T.E.A.L.® met and talked with high school students about volunteer opportunities with the foundation during the Medgar Evers College Preparatory School Service Fair in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on February 7th, 2020. It was also an opportunity to raise awareness about ovarian cancer. A big thank you to the National Honor Society Ujima Chapter at MECPS for inviting us and hosting this great event.
T.E.A.L.® attended the 2020 TCS New York City Marathon Charity Partner Forum on February 5th at the Harmonie Club in Midtown, Manhattan.
The event is a way for the official charities to learn about the Charity Partner program, meet other charities, and hear information about the upcoming season. This is team Tell Every Amazing Lady®’s second year participating. The team has 15 open spots for prospective athletes. To learn more and apply, visit www.tealwalk.org/nycmarathon.
T.E.A.L.® Lions Committee Members, from left, Lion Pamela Taylor, Lion Jocelyn Matheson, Lion Yolande Cadore, Lion Pamela Esposito-Amery, Lion Faye Carter, and Lion Audrey Julien of the 20-K1 Lions Club presented a donation of $500 at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center on February 4th 2020 for fundraising money raised by the Lions Committee.
Tell Every Amazing Lady® staff participated in a panel discussion hosted by AWARE in Midtown, Manhattan, on Jan. 28th. The panel included T.E.A.L.® Program Manager Courtney Donahue-Taleporos, T.E.A.L.® Board member and board-certified genetic counselor Flora Poleshchuk, as well as Dr. Monica Prasad Hayes, a gynecological oncologist from Mount Sinai. The panel answered questions about ovarian cancer. Members of AWARE (Assisting Women through Action, Resources & Education) also filmed a short video explaining what they had learned from the discussion, and why it’s important to tell every lady about ovarian cancer. AWARE partners with one organization on a yearly cycle and supports the program’s mission via fundraising, awareness, and volunteerism in order to improve the lives of women and girls. In 2019, AWARE chose Tell Every Amazing Lady® as its charity partner.
T.E.A.L.® CEO and Co-Founder Pamela Esposito-Amery gave a talk at Brooklyn’s PS 164 about ovarian and cervical cancers as school faculty member and T.E.A.L.® volunteer Solange translated into Spanish. Faculty and nine PTA members were in attendance at the 14th Avenue school in Borough Park on Jan. 24 to learn about the two gynecologic cancers.
Tell Every Amazing Lady® attended the Brooklyn College Job Fair on Jan. 22 in Midwood, Brooklyn, to share with students the internship and volunteer opportunities available at T.E.A.L.®. T.E.A.L.® also displayed awareness cards to inform students and faculty about the signs, symptoms and risk factors of ovarian cancer.
Some runners on team Tell Every Amazing Lady® had the chance to meet each other on January 18 at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Five of the 10 runners on team met in-person. The athletes were given some tips about the race from two runners who had participated on behalf of T.E.A.L.® before, as well as education on ovarian cancer and information about T.E.A.L.® from staff.
T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Kiara competed in Miss New York Teen USA in Purchase, NY, from Jan 17 to 19 for her chance to represent New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Kiara made the top 10 out of 122 girls. She told everyone about T.E.A.L.® and ovarian cancer.
Greater New York Council, Boy Scouts of America’s Kintecoying Lodge 4 Order of the Arrow made and sold Lodge flaps in honor of T.E.A.L.®’s 10th Anniversary in January 2019.
Members Dave Coleman and Anthony Bracciante — who has been a volunteer of the foundation since its inception — paid for the manufacture of the flaps so that all of the $2,500 raised from the sale could be donated to T.E.A.L.®. Many members of the Boy Scouts have been volunteers at our events over the years and we thank them for their service hours to our foundation.
Meet Patsy, our Volunteer of the Month for January 2020!
Patsy has been volunteering with Tell Every Amazing Lady® since its inception. She helps as part of the stage crew at the Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run, and volunteers on the foundation’s board, currently serving as vice president. She also creates signage for the walk, and crafts amazing, one-of-a-kind butterflies, flowers, and more — adding a beautiful touch to all T.E.A.L.® events.
Read her full story at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/volunteer, as well as our previous Volunteers of the Month at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/volunteer-of-the-month.
T.E.A.L.® supporter Samantha Radandt, along with B&R Events, hosted the New Year’s Eve 2020 Southern Gala in South Carolina to ring in the New Year while supporting T.E.A.L.®. Revelers walked the red carpet, enjoyed food and drinks, sipped champagne, and danced the night away at the Hilton Greenville on December 31st. The soiree raised over $5,000 for T.E.A.L.®.
In 2019, Tell Every Amazing Lady® partially funded a study at Cedars Sinai Medical Center called CRISPR/Cas9 screen to identify synthetic lethal targets in genetically engineered preneoplastic models of high grade serous ovarian cancer. $5,000 was donated towards this work from T.E.A.L.®.
Learn more about our Medical Research Program https://tealwalk.org/beneficiaries/.
Tell Every Amazing Lady® CEO and Co-Founder Pamela Esposito-Amery and staff were presented with a check from Dime Community Bank for T.E.A.L.®’s participation in the Dime Gives Back social media campaign. Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager, Roxanne Benemerito presented the check for $1,000 on December 20. T.E.A.L.® participated in the November campaign, urging supporters to take photos of themselves saying what they were thankful for and tagging T.E.A.L.® and #DimeGivesBack. Dime Bank tallied up how many posts mentioned Tell Every Amazing Lady®, and then donated the funds raised.
Thank you, Dime Bank, for once again supporting Tell Every Amazing Lady®.
Save the date! The 12th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run will be held 100% virtually on Saturday September 12th, 2020.
Rather than meet us in Prospect Park, participants can walk or run from anywhere to celebrate 12 years of awareness, survivor support, and raising funds for a cure.
Visit www.tealwalk.org/brooklyn to learn more and register.
Save the date! The 7th Annual Savannah T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run will be held 100% virtually on Saturday, September 26th, 2020. Now with a 5K run option too!
Rather than meet us at Lake Mayer Track, participants can walk or run from anywhere to celebrate 7 years, honor the amazing ovarian cancer survivors, and help us reach a day without ovarian cancer.
Visit www.tealwalk.org/savannah to learn more and register.
Kendra Scott hosted a fundraiser for Tell Every Amazing Lady® at its store in the SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, N.C., on December 14th, treating shoppers to refreshments and donating 20 percent of proceeds to T.E.A.L.®. The store also offered an amazing deal to those out of state or unable to attend — they could call in to the store the day before to pick their items and have them shipped for free, while still benefiting T.E.A.L.®. Kendra Scott donated $1,500 to T.E.A.L.®.
T.E.A.L.®’s amazing volunteer, Samantha Radandt, along with B&R Events, is hosting a New Year’s Eve 2020 Southern Gala in South Carolina to help ring in the New Year while supporting our cause. The event (this year with a Gatsby twist!) will take place on December 31st. Tickets are $110 for general admission, $150 for VIP admission. Part of the proceeds will be donated to T.E.A.L.®. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Tell Every Amazing Lady® is one of the top-10 nonprofits to volunteer for in Brooklyn in 2019! Thanks to our volunteers’ glowing reviews, GreatNonprofits for the shout-out, and to our amazing supporters for their contributions.
Read our mention here: https://blog.greatnonprofits.org/top-volunteer-opportunities-in-brooklyn-in-2019/
Sign up to volunteer with T.E.A.L.® or nominate a Volunteer of the Month at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/volunteer/
Read about T.E.A.L.® news, upcoming events, and a new program that we’ve launched.
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Tell Every Amazing Lady® opened the doors to the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Brooklyn to neighbors and the public to celebrate Giving Tuesday on December 3rd. The evening featured music, hot chocolate, food, and a special holiday party for survivors, during which they played a game of Yankee Swap — in which participants open gifts and have the ability to take the item they most desire from other participants. Members of the T.E.A.L.® Amazing Lady Membership Program also received special holiday presents from T.E.A.L.®. Guests also competed for prizes in a T.E.A.L.®-themed crossword puzzle and a free raffle.
Karen is T.E.A.L.® Volunteer of the Month for December. Karen assists in the office with social media and email projects. She also uses her knowledge of essential oils and yoga to conduct workshops. Read her full story at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/volunteer, as well as our previous Volunteers of the Month at www.TellEveryAmazingLady.org/volunteer-of-the-month.
Shop for a cause on Saturday, December 14th! Visit Kendra Scott in the SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, N.C., from 11 am to 1 pm and 20% of the proceeds will benefit T.E.A.L.®. Visit www.kendrascott.com
If you don’t live in the North Carolina area or can’t make the Kendra Scott fundraiser on Dec. 14th, you can call (704) 837-7689 on Friday, December 13th, to have items shipped to you for free, and 20% of the proceeds of the purchase will go to T.E.A.L.®. Visit www.kendrascott.com
T.E.A.L.® staff attended the holiday fair at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy on Prospect Park West in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on Nov. 24th.
They showcased and sold T.E.A.L.® merchandise, including jewelry made by survivors, gave out awareness materials, and promoted Giving Tuesday and the Holiday Open House on Dec. 3rd.
T.E.A.L.® staff set up an educational table during Assemblymember Robert Carroll’s no-cost mammogram event at his Seventh Avenue office in Brooklyn on Nov. 22nd to raise awareness about the foundation and ovarian cancer. Those with a family or personal history of breast cancer can be at risk for ovarian cancer.
Tell Every Amazing Lady® is an official charity team in the 2020 United Airlines NYC Half, taking place in New York City on March 15th, 2020. Interested runners can visit www.tealwalk.org/nychalf for more information and to apply for a spot on the team.
Two students in the Long Island University Post Genetic Counseling Graduate Program gave a presentation on genetic risk to attendees at T.E.A.L.®’s Genetics Workshop on November 14th.
The students, guided by a certified genetic counselor who presented alongside them, were part of a rotation at T.E.A.L.®. Several groups of students in the rotation worked on the presentation, which culminated in an informative and engaging talk.
The workshop was one of the foundation’s free workshops, open to ovarian cancer survivors, their family, and the general public at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center with remote call-in options.
T.E.A.L.® CEO and Co-Founder Pamela Esposito-Amery was interviewed by Katya Lezin on Nov. 14 for her blog Human + Kind. Esposito-Amery discussed her relationship with her sister Louisa, Louisa’s ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, and the two founding T.E.A.L.® together. The story posted on Nov. 25. Read it here.
T.E.A.L.® CEO and Co-Founder Pamela Esposito-Amery, left, and Legacy Board member Phyllis Bellocchio, right, were presented with a check for $1,511.62 from TD Bank’s Kathleen Marcario, center, on Nov. 13th. As part of the financial institution’s Affinity Program, T.E.A.L.® receives an annual contribution based on the activity of all participating members’ TD Bank account activity.
Thank you TD Bank for the continuing support of Tell Every Amazing Lady®.
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Students from the Brooklyn College Service Learning Aimed Towards Employment (SLATE) program organized a photoshoot at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Brooklyn on November 18th using jewelry and items from the T.E.A.L.® Shop. Led by their professor Al Leibman, the students created photos and videos showcasing the beautiful items — some handmade by survivors — which will be used to advertise the shop on social media. To see the videos, and buy items from the T.E.A.L.® Shop, click here.
T.E.A.L.® staff attended Pratt Institute’s job fair in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on Nov. 6th. They presented ways students can get involved with T.E.A.L.®, including volunteer and internship opportunities.
T.E.A.L.® was once again honored with the prestigious Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits — which is the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. The 2019 award was given to T.E.A.L.® based on the large number of positive reviews about the foundation written by its volunteers, interns, and supporters. You can read the stories here: https://greatnonprofits.org/org/tell-every-amazing-lady-about-ovarian-cancer-foundation-louisa-m-mcgregor-o
