T.E.A.L.® would like to specially thank the Lowe’s Pro Services on 2nd Ave in Brooklyn for donating their time and services in support of constructing the New ®T.E.A.L. Office.  (Featured below: Team of Lowe’s Pro Services volunteers)

After 7 years of working out of a home office with a small staff, we are proud to announce that we have officially obtained an office space where we will provide new services and Awareness/Education, Survivor, & Family Programs for the community (including FREE ®T.E.A.L. workshops). Our new address is 533 16th St ( just off of 10th avenue in Park Slope/Windsor Terrace) Brooklyn, NY 11215.

We can’t thank our volunteers enough for helping us by donating items or working in the space to get it ready for us to open. Over the years, our loyal volunteers are one of the many reasons why we are able to do what we do!

T.E.A.L. was one of the beneficiaries who received part of the proceeds from ticket sales for this event. Event attendees watched the Brooklyn Cyclones and enjoyed event activities including pre-game Zumba, special cancer survivors first pitch ceremony, & a post game luminaria ceremony!

The Canarise Courier published an article “An Amazing Story About An Amazing Cause” by Dara Mormile about ®Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer highlighting the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer and the personal stories of sisters and co-founders of ®T.E.A.L., Pamela Esposito-Amery and the late Louisa M. McGregor. You can read the article by clicking this link!

 

Come support ®T.E.A.L. at Relay For Life Day at MCU Park in Coney Island on Sunday, July 19th. Buy tickets for $10 through ®T.E.A.L. to watch the Brooklyn Cyclones and enjoy event activities! Call or email ®T.E.A.L. to buy tickets today! Learn More here.

On June 24th, 2015 ®T.E.A.L.  presented to 15 students at Brooklyn Adult Learning Center. Twice this April, 2015 ®T.E.A.L. presented to two classes of Nursing Students at the Brooklyn Campus of the NYC DOE Adult Practical Nursing Programs. Our ®T.E.A.L. presenters explained the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer, benefits of genetic testings, and answered a variety of questions posed by the Nursing Students. We want to thank these Nursing students for supporting ®T.E.A.L. by posting our Awareness Posters at Hospitals, Schools, Community Centers, and Nursing Homes around Brooklyn.

On April 11th, 2015, the baseball and softball programs at MSU Denver hosted another successful Roadrunner’s Strike Out Cancer Game thereby continuing to raise awareness and help others who are fighting this deadly disease with this Annual ®T.E.A.L. day which included various fundraising opportunities and family activities. This year, the Roadrunner’s raised over $600 through their ®T.E.A.L. fundraising site. This event started back in 2013 in honor of Roadrunner softball senior and Ovarian Cancer survivor Aubree Maul.  Aubree finished her career in 2014 with the Roadrunners as the RMAC Co-Pitcher of the Year and Colorado Sportswoman Comeback Award winner. MSU Denver plans to expand this program next semester by working more closely with ®T.E.A.L. to promote awareness and education of this disease. Consider joining this movement and making donation to help others strikeout cancer at www.tealwalk.org/fundraiser/roadrunners.

On June 17, 2015 ®T.E.A.L. attended an event for the Globeathon End Women’s Cancer “Together We Stand”, the only international movement focused on the prevention and early detection of all gynecological cancers and is supported by international gynecologists, gynecological oncologists and doctors, as well as gynecological cancer survivors.  This Globeathon event at the House of the Lord Church in Brooklyn highlighted vital information for prevention and early detection. This night also featured performances by “No Evidence of Disease” (N.E.D), a unique band of six gynecologic oncology surgeons from across the country. N.E.D. is taking healing and the arts to a new level as a powerful awareness movement that gives a voice to women effected by gynecologic cancers.The cornerstone of N.E.D.’s Mission is education and awareness with songs designed to empower women, give them hope and to break the silence surrounding gynecologic cancers.  This night included a special candle lighting ceremony to honor those women who have lost their battle with “below the belt” cancers. Special thank you to N.E.D for their performance and Globeathon for hosting such an amazing event! Let’s end Ovarian Cancer starting in Brooklyn! (Pictured below: Members of N.E.D. and Dr. George Maxwell (Founder and Director of Globathon to End Women’s Cancers).

On June 16th, 2015, ®T.E.A.L. spread Ovarian Cancer awareness at the Annual Time to Thrive Event hosted by New York Methodist Hospital, a night filled with health information, pampering services, health screenings, wine tastings and healthy hors d’oeuvres. About 250 members of the community and NYM staff were in attendance at this event, which gave ®T.E.A.L. an amazing opportunity to Tell Many Amazing Ladies (and gentlemen) about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer.

On June 4th, 2015, ®T.E.A.L. participated in the Annual Volunteer Fair at the YMCA Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn. ®T.E.A.L. spread awareness and education about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors about Ovarian Cancer to members of the community. We want to specially thank Assembly Member Jim Brennan for organizing this great event and for giving ®T.E.A.L. the opportunity to reach out to the public and promote Ovarian Cancer awareness and our 7th Annual Brooklyn ®T.E.A.L. Walk/Run in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on 9/12/15.  (Pictured Below: Assemblyman Jim Brennan, ®T.E.A.L. CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery and ®T.E.A.L. Intern Emma Straus).

Multiple Dime Savings Bank Branches throughout Brooklyn have raised over $1,000 for ®T.E.A.L. through participation in ®T.E.A.L.’s Wall or Window Campaign. Learn about our Wall or Window Campaign here! (Pictured Below: ®T.E.A.L. CEO, Pamela Esposito-Amery & Dime Savings Bank Branch Manager, Roxanne Benemerito).

On June 2, 2015, ®T.E.A.L. went to the Berkeley Carroll Upper School Morning Meeting in Park Slope, Brooklyn to present about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for Ovarian Cancer and to invite Upper School students to participate in the 7th Annual Brooklyn ®T.E.A.L. Walk/Run in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Saturday, September 12, 2015.

On May 27th, 2015, ®T.E.A.L. presented to students at an assembly at Fontbonne Academy Hall.  Our CEO shared the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer and the many ways students can get involved with our organization. We look forward to seeing Team “Fontbonne Fights for Every Amazing Lady” at the 7th Annual Brooklyn ®T.E.A.L. Walk/Run in Prospect Park on 09/12/2015!

On May 28th, 2015, ®T.E.A.L. Vice President Patsy Gentile accepted a $1,000 check on behalf of ®Tell Every Amazing Lady’s at the South Shore Rotary Charity Day. Thank you South Shore Rotary for your continued support! (Pictured below:  ®T.E.A.L. Vice President, Patsy Gentile and President of the SSR, Brian Benevento)

T.E.A.L.® and the NY Mets celebrated the 4th Annual Ovarian Cancer Awareness Night at Citi Field on May 16th, 2015.  Mets Game attendees were able to learn about the signs and symptoms Ovarian Cancer through Pre-Game events including a Public Service Announcement, digital awareness signage around the stadium, and T.E.A.L. was presented with a special Spirit Award on the field before the game. The NY Mets won this game 14 to 1 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Watch the video here! Don’t forget to come to next year’s game.

 

Beast Masters LLC Presented The First Annual ®T.E.A.L. Ovarian Cancer Soiree on May 12, 2015. This private event included cocktails, food tastings, entertainment, silent auctions, raffles & more at the magnificent 632 On Hudson venue space. As one of our Teams for the Brooklyn ®T.E.A.L. Walk/Run, Beast Masters hosted this event as their 2015 Team Walk Fundraiser in the fight against Ovarian Cancer and raised just over $16,000!   This event wouldn’t have been possible without the help of our sponsors: 632 On Hudson, Doc’s All Natural Spirits, Wines ‘Til Sold Out, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Tavern on Jane, Baked by Melissa (Union Sq), Chocolate Works (UWS), Duane Patisserie, & Michelle Mastrodomenico. View images from this Team Fundraising Event here!

Team Annie hosted their 2nd Annual Fundraiser at Callahan’s Bar & Restaurant at 1964 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, NY on May 8th, World Ovarian Cancer Day. This event included drinks, raffles, prizes, live music, buffet, and more. Team Annie was able to raise over $5,000 from this team fundraiser. Create your own team fundraiser today!

Our CEO was also interviewed by Channel 12 News for World Ovarian Cancer Day which takes place every May 8th.  Councilman Espinal was also featured in support of ®T.E.A.L. and our fight against Ovarian Cancer. Watch the segment here and learn how to Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer!

Our CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery presented about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for Ovarian Cancer at a Women’s Health Symposium sponsored by Maimonides Medical Center at St. Ephrem’s RC Church. Symposium Speakers from Maimonides Medical Center included Donna-Marie Manasseh MD (Director of Breast Surgery), Fady Khoury Collado MD (Director of Gynecologic Oncology), and Yiqing Xu MD (Director of Clinical Research Hematology/Oncology).

May has been an active month for ®T.E.A.L.!  ®Tell Every Amazing Lady was able to spread awareness and education about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer at the Health fairs hosted by both Brooklyn College and the Brooklyn Adult Learning Center.

Come to the Women’s Health Symposium organized by ®T.E.A.L. and Maimonides Medical Center. This FREE event will take place on Thursday May 7th, 2015 at 7PM at the St. Ephrem School in Brooklyn. Dinner will be served and guests will receive a free gift. RSVP by calling 718-283-8832 today!

This April, ®T.E.A.L.’s Savannah supporters organized an Ovarian Cancer Fundraiser at the Savannah Sand Gnats vs. the Charleston River dogs Baseball game. Led by Mandy Irvin, the volunteer organizer of the Annual Savannah ®T.E.A.L. Walk, the group was able to sell tickets for this Baseball fundraiser and raise over $560 towards ®T.E.A.L. Mandy’s Aunt Stacey, a 2-year Ovarian Cancer survivor,  was able to throw out the first pitch of the game. The announcers for the Savannah Sand Gnats gave a special shout out about the 2nd Annual Savannah ®T.E.A.L. Walk coming up this September 19, 2015! An awareness table before the game was set up where the volunteers shared educational materials  for the game attendees as well as flyers for the upcoming Savannah walk. We want to thank Mandy for organizing such a successful fundraiser and the Mets (owners of the Savannah Sand Gnats) for supporting yet another Ovarian Cancer Fundraiser.

 

 

On April 12, 2015, ®T.E.A.L. Volunteers Nancy Irizarry and Kayla Caprara set up an awareness/education table at a Community Connection and Business Expo Event in Woodbury, NY to help Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer. Nancy is the volunteer organizer behind the Annual Woodbury ®T.E.A.L. Walk in Highland Mills, NY. Join us this Saturday September 26, 2015 for the 3rd Annual Woodbury Parks and Recreation Dept. ®T.E.A.L. Walk in Highland Mills, NY.  Learn more at www.tealwalk.org/woodbury. Thank you again Nancy and Kayla! (Featured in Photo Below: Kayla Caprara and Nancy Irizarry).

On March 30th, 2015, ®T.E.A.L. attended the 2nd Annual New York City Council Women’s Herstory Month Celebration at City Hall. Some of the most powerful and inspiring women in the NYC community were at this event. Featured below: Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo and Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito.

On Monday March 30th, 2015 our ®T.E.A.L. CEO was honored at Brooklyn Borough Hall for A Celebration for Women’s History Month with 15 other amazing ladies making a difference in the borough of Brooklyn. Featured below: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Our CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery, Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna, Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, Councilman Chaim Deutsch, and the other honorees for the evening!

Check out today’s NY Daily News with our CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery on the cover story with Angelina Jolie! We’re so proud to be a part of this important women’s health conversation. Please read here

Watch the Public Service Announcement Council Member Rafael Espinal recorded for ®Tell Every Amazing Lady! Councilman Espinal lost his mother to Ovarian Cancer. He wants you to consider Genetic Testing based on your family history and to help spread awareness and education about the signs and symptoms of this disease. Join Councilman Espinal at the 7th Annual Brooklyn ®T.E.A.L. Walk/Run Saturday 9/12/2015! 

 

On March 17, 2015 T.E.A.L. CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery and T.E.A.L. Board Member/Genetics Counselor Flora Poleshchuk presented to Long Island University CW Post Graduate students in the Genetic Counseling Program concerning the benefits of Genetic Testing for families including those affected by Ovarian Cancer. The students were also educated about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer. Featured in Photos: Professor Jill Fischer along with her students and T.E.A.L. guest speakers. 

Register Today for the 7th Annual ®T.E.A.L. Walk/Run in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on 9/12/15. Help us fight ovarian cancer by raising funds for ovarian cancer research and awareness programs! Learn more at www.tealwalk.org/register.

 

Have you picked up your February issue of Industry Magazine with Angelina Jolie on the cover? Coincidentally, Angelina’s mother died of Ovarian Cancer. Check out the piece called “Couture For A Cause” in which ®Tell Every Amazing Lady is featured as the chosen charity at the most recent J Brooklyn Social event. Check out the digital magazine here! 

Join the New York Mets & T.E.A.L. for the 4th Annual Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day at Citi Field on Saturday Night May 16th! Show your support by buying a ticket and wearing the color teal to the game. A portion of each ticket sold at this ticket window  (www.mets.com/teal) will benefit T.E.A.L. Think ahead to Springtime and buy your loved ones Mets tickets for the Holidays starting at $30 available online now! T.E.A.L. helped establish this wonderful awareness day back in 2012. We hope you can join us for the now annual event benefiting our awareness and research programs.

The first 15,000 fans that day will receive a special Mets Fedora Hat! Groups of 25 or more are welcomed on the scoreboard and each group leader receives a voucher for four free tickets to another game!

Lions Pamela Esposito-Amery, John Cucarese and Lawrence Esposito spread awareness and educational information at the Lions Clubs International District 20-K1 Mid Winter Convention in Queens, NY February 2015.

T.E.A.L. has partnered with the national company ENELL to offer you the ENELL Scuba Sports Bra.  10% of the proceeds from each item will go towards T.E.A.L. Be sure to type TEAL into the coupon code box before check out.  ENELL is dedicated to providing women C cup and larger with the opportunity to fully participate in an active lifestyle by offering the start of the art high quality performance sports bras. Click here to learn more about this partnership shop item!

CUE Boutique in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn supported T.E.A.L. by hosting a shopping event on January 29, 2015.  A portion of the proceeds of the night went to T.E.A.L. Plus there’s a raffle that will continue until Valentines Day. Stop by their store at 1276 74th Street to purchase a raffle ticket. The raffle prize includes some great items like Bella Beads Jewelry, Alex and Ani Bracelet, a burgundy clutch, leggings, stocking, scarf, hat, and v-neck tee.

Team Annie is hosting their Second Annual Team Fundraising event on Friday, May 8th to reach their team fundraising goal for the 7th Annual ®T.E.A.L. Walk/Run (9/12/15). Team Annie’s event will be held at Callahan’s Bar and Restaurant at 1964 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, NY. This event will include drinks, a free hot buffet, raffles, prizes, music, and more! Come join us this fun fundraising event for a great cause! For more information, view the event invitation here.

To learn more about Team Annie, read Annie’s story: Annie Roberts and A Beautiful Melody.

Click here to view ®T.E.A.L.’s 2014 Year in Review PDF.

T.E.A.L. has partnered with Fern.nyc to offer you four beautifully designed water-resistant teal nylon Laptop, iPad, kindle, eReader Cases and Tote Bags. 20% of the proceeds of each item goes to T.E.A.L. Click here to learn more about this partnership.

USA Today Weekend interviewed our T.E.A.L. CEO  for an article titled “Make A Difference with These Holiday Gift Ideas” in which our T.E.A.L shop items were highlighted as affordable gifts to give this Holiday Season: “T.E.A.L: Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer sells a variety of products, from nail polish to wine, with a portion of proceeds aiding its awareness mission. Gifts range from $5 to more than $100.’This could change someone’s life,’ says Pamela Esposito-Amery, co-founder and CEO of T.E.A.L. ‘If I received something from someone where they actually put thought in it and didn’t just go to a department store, it means more.’ Visit tealwalk.org.” Thank you to writer Mara Bernstein for including T.E.A.L. in this informative article! Read Mara’s full article here.

We want Ovarian Cancer patients to be aware of all treatment options through our ®Tell Every Amazing Lady Clinical Trial Service. T.E.A.L. is working with EmergingMed to offer a way to take action; a free, unbiased, confidential, personalized service that helps patients understand which ovarian clinical trails may be an option for them. Clinical trials are research studies that test how well new medical approaches work in people with early stage or advanced cancers. They have a natural place in the patient’s care as doctors strive to improve current ovarian treatments and search for new and better ones. How does this service work? We help patients quickly search for clinical trails that match each patient’s specific diagnosis and treatment history. We recommend that each patient search for clinical trial options before starting the first treatment and again at any time when the patient is faced with a new treatment decision. Our service helps Ovarian Cancer patients stay informed about all their choices. We never want to hear someone say: “ I wish I had known about that option earlier”. The service is free, unbiased, and completely confidential. 

Ovarian Cancer patients can call 1-844-893-5524 or email  TEAL@emergingmed.com to find clinical trials that match their situation and to learn more about cancer research. Our clinical trial navigators are available Monday through Friday 9 AM to 6 PM EST.

Elvian Cali, Baruch Student and T.E.A.L. intern, collaborated with T.E.A.L. CEO Pamela Esposito-Amery to bring an awareness presentation to Baruch Students. Her presentation featured a recorded interview and class-wide participation in the organization’s “T.E.A.L. is…” online campaign. The project was chosen to inform students about the signs, symptoms and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer. Also, this month, informational pamphlets were given out to over 200 students at Kappa Phi Lamba Sorority’s event, The Real Teal Challenge which was dedicated to a member of the sorority diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer that recently passed away.

In 2014, T.E.A.L. was proud to support 5 research studies and 2 survivor programs in addition to the internal work that T.E.A.L. already does locally and nationally throughout the year to promote awareness, education and support for survivors.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: In 2014, T.E.A.L. funded a $20,000 study on the mutation landscapes of invasive mucinous ovarian carcinomas.

Stand Up To Cancer’s Ovarian Cancer Dream Team through OCNA: In 2014, T.E.A.L. showed their support of the Stand Up To Cancer Dream Team by donating $5000 to OCNA. The dream team is a collaboration of Stand Up To Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Ovarian Cancer National Alliance and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.

Massachusetts General Hospital: In 2014, T.E.A.L. supported a research study for $30,000 called Identifying a genomic signature that predicts for recurrence in early stage ovarian cancers.

University of Penn School of Veterinary Medicine /Abramson Cancer Center/ PennVet Working Dog Center: In 2014, T.E.A.L. helped fund studies at PennVet Working Center in which dogs are trained to perform odor detection in human samples from patients with both malignant and benign ovarian cancer. They are achieving a 90% accuracy in identifying cancer plasma vs. normal. $5000 was donated towards this work from T.E.A.L.

OCRF: In 2014, T.E.A.L. donated $30,000 to OCRF help fund a study to be announced in 2015.

Visit www.tealwalk.org/beneficiaries for more information and to view our Interact Map.

On December 1st , 2014,  T.E.A.L. showed their support of the Stand Up to Cancer’s Ovarian Cancer Dream Team by presenting Alison from OCNA with a check for $5,000 in front of the magnolia tree in Prospect Park that T.E.A.L. adopted in 2013 in honor of Louisa and all those touched by Ovarian Cancer. Stand Up to Cancer’s Dream Team is a collaboration of Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C), Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA), Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF), and National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC). The Dream Team’s 3-year plan includes the best oncologists  and cancer researchers across the nation in an effort to make major advances in the field of Ovarian Cancer research and treatment.

On November 20th, 2014, T.E.A.L. raised  $770 at J Brooklyn Social’s Girls Night Out Event through part of the proceeds of raffle ticket and admission sales as well as additional donations from event attendees. All funds raised for T.E.A.L. go directly towards awareness and research programs for Ovarian Cancer. Thank you again to Jovi and the Girls Night Out Team for inviting us to spread awareness and education of the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for Ovarian Cancer at this amazing event full of fun, shopping, cocktails, appetizers, salon treatments, FDNY Calendar Models, & more!

Donate toward T.E.A.L.’s Giving Tuesday Campaign on 12/2/14! Giving Tuesday is a growing global movement connecting charities everywhere with the ultimate goal of promoting a national day of giving back. Help us reach our goal of $2,500 by Giving Tuesday (12/2/14) for Ovarian Cancer research and awareness programs at www.tealwalk.org/givingtuesday!

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The first ever ®T.E.A.L. Walk in Savannah, Georgia took place on Saturday, November 8th   at Lake Mayer Track. This ®T.E.A.L. Walk/Run was a great success, surpassing its original fundraising goal by raising over $1,800! We want to specially thank Mandy Irvin and her collaboration with Kappa Psi-Delta Omega Fraternity at South University for organizing this event in honor of Stacey Bentley Rowell. Check out the photo gallery from this event!

This past Saturday, October 25th, T.E.A.L. spread Ovarian Cancer Awareness to Parents and Teachers at the Medgar Evers College Preparatory School for a Health and Wellness Workshop. Through her speech, T.E.A.L. CEO and co-founder Pamela Esposito-Amery spread awareness about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer and shared informational resources with parents, teachers, and other workshop attendees. Other presenters included a Health Care advisor and members of Catalyst Network Foundation Inc (CNF). We want to specially thank Medgar Evers College Prep. School PTA for inviting T.E.A.L. to this event!

On November 11, 2014, T.E.A.L. attended a Service Fair at Medgar Evers College Prep. School gaining new volunteers and spreading Awareness about the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for Ovarian Cancer to the event attendees. Thank You to Dernica Alfred, President of the National Honor Society, for inviting us to this event!