Thousands of runners and walkers gathered in Prospect Park on September 7th to participate in the 11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run, honor the strength of survivors, and look forward to a day without ovarian cancer. 

The yearly event featured a non-competitive walk, a 5K, the T.E.A.L.® Survivor Ceremony at the Bandshell, and several booths from T.E.A.L.® and sponsors. 

New to this year’s walk was the Amazing Lady Membership Program. T.E.A.L.® staff members talked to survivors about the program, helping them sign up to receive the free T.E.A.L.® Kits.

T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Kiara Carrion participated in Bronx Fashion Week with a show on September 7th. The talented teenager showcased her brand Kitara, which featured pieces promoting and raising awareness about T.E.A.L.®.

NY1 News was on hand at the 11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run in Prospect Park on September 7th, helping T.E.A.L.® tell more New Yorkers about ovarian cancer and the foundation’s work in fighting the disease and honoring survivors.

Pre-med student Samantha was named T.E.A.L.®’s Volunteer of the Month for September, 2019. She grew up volunteering for T.E.A.L.®, and returned from school to spend the summer interning at T.E.A.L.®’s Community Center. She helped with outreach, phone calls, and prepping for events and workshops before going back to school for the fall. We’re so thankful for volunteers like Samantha who donate their time to help others.

Tell Every Amazing Lady® partnered with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to survey New York state residents and find out how much they know about ovarian cancer, screening methods, risk factors, its signs and symptoms, and general awareness. The study found that many people do not understand where ovarian cancer — the most lethal gynecological cancer in America — comes from or how it is diagnosed and treated. 

Eight hundred male and female ethnically and socio-economically diverse participants residing in 51 of the 62 New York state counties completed the survey. 

The findings were released in September, which is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Learn more about Tell Every Amazing Lady®’s Medical Research Program: https://tealwalk.org/beneficiaries.

Members of T.E.A.L.® handed out awareness materials and pamphlets for the 11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run at MCU Park in Coney Island on August 31st. T.E.A.L.® then stood on the field while a PSA about the foundation played, before T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Kiara Carrion was honored with the Brooklyn Cyclones’ Winning Women Award for her tireless and extensive work in her community. She also got to throw out the first pitch.

T.E.A.L.® then gathered on the Coney Island Boardwalk, where they held a press conference calling on more to be done for ovarian cancer, and lit the Luna Park Parachute Jump the color teal. 

The iconic monument was lit again on September 1st — the first day of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month — as well as September 8th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 21st.

On August 23rd, members of T.E.A.L.® and Myrtle Avenue BID tied teal ribbons from national organization Turn the Towns Teal® on trees along the Myrtle Avenue Plaza to raise awareness ahead of September’s National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. They also hung posters in business to explain the significance of the ribbons.

T.E.A.L.® raised awareness about ovarian cancer and the 11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run — and got into the groove — at Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership’s ’90s hip-hop dance party at the Myrtle Avenue Plaza on August 23rd.

On August 22nd, members of T.E.A.L.® and Flatbush Avenue BID tied teal ribbons from national organization Turn the Towns Teal® on trees along Flatbush Avenue to raise awareness ahead of September’s National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. They also hung posters in businesses to explain the significance of the ribbons.

The same day, T.E.A.L.® was joined by obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Margaux Kanis of NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital — who was interviewed by NY1 News — and partnered with the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID to hang ribbons along the thoroughfare.

Members of Team Jackalicious hosted a Zumbathon fundraiser at Move Me Dance Fitness on Staten Island on August 15th, raising $725 for the 11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run. About 25 attendees participated in the cardio dance class event, which also featured baskets that were raffled off.

Staff at the Fourth Avenue Staples in Brooklyn presented a generous donation of supplies to be used at the 11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run to T.E.A.L.® members at the store on August 14th.

T.E.A.L.® Lions Committee Members Faye Carter and Jennifer Seymour-Wright of the 20-K1 Lions Club presented a donation at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center on August 14th, 2019 for fundraising money raised by the Lions Committee.

Friends and loved ones played a friendly game of racquetball on August 10th in Queens, NY, to raise funds for Team Simone ahead of the 6th Annual Savannah T.E.A.L.® Walk.

A total of 40 players turned out to play a great game, and organizers raised $2,500.

Tell Every Amazing Lady® collaborated with NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell to raise awareness about ovarian and breast cancers on August 7th.

T.E.A.L.® staff members set up tables at NewYork Presbyterian’s David H. Koch Center on York Avenue in Manhattan, and Weill Cornell Medical Center on E. 70th Street to educate patients and visitors about the diseases and T.E.A.L.®’s programs.

Members of Kappa Psi-Delta Omega Fraternity, a professional pharmacy fraternity at South University of Pharmacy in Savannah, Georgia, hosted a Painting with a Purpose fundraiser for T.E.A.L.® on August 6th.

Painting with a Purpose is the monthly event from Painting with a Twist that raises funds for non-profit organizations.

Shelly–Ann Francois was named T.E.A.L.®’s Volunteer of the Month in August 2019. She has been volunteering since her junior year of high school, when T.E.A.L.® was just beginning. She is still enthusiastic about volunteering at T.E.A.L.®, even while balancing nursing school at the same time. Shelly has helped by doing outreach to doctor’s offices and small businesses, and volunteered at the 11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run.

Thrive Causemetics is proud to partner with incredible organizations across the country to bring the power of beauty to every woman, no matter what challenges they face. Thrive works with dozens of partner organizations that empower women who are fighting cancer, surviving domestic abuse or emerging from homelessness. We are honored to be one of the recipients of Thrive Causemetics’ $30M Product Donation.

T.E.A.L.® supporter Mandy Irvin, in Charlotte, North Carolina, hosted a Painting with a Purpose fundraiser for T.E.A.L.® on July 28.

Painting with a Purpose is the monthly event from Painting with a Twist that raises funds for non-profit organizations. They raised over $300.

South University T.E.A.L.® volunteers hosted a night out at a Savannah Bananas baseball game on July 19 to raise funds and awareness for ovarian cancer ahead of the 6th Annual T.E.A.L.® Savannah Walk on September 28.

Attendees got to cheer on the Savannah Bananas against Macon Bacon at Grayson Stadium in Savannah. 

Part of ticket proceeds were donated to ovarian cancer programs.

Anthony was named T.E.A.L.®’s Volunteer of the Month in July, 2019. He first began volunteering in 2009 to help out with the first Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk and has been doing so ever since. He helps at events, at the office, and with whatever comes up that works with his schedule — and he does it all with a smile.

Watch Anthony’s video at https://tealwalk.org/volunteer-of-the-month/

T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Kiara Carrion represented the foundation at Parkchester South Condominiums’ annual Health Fair on June 29 in the Bronx. 

She helped bring awareness of ovarian cancer to the community.

T.E.A.L.® volunteer and Fontbonne Hall Academy graduate Samantha Licata returned to the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, high school on June 28, where she spoke to students and faculty about ovarian cancer, T.E.A.L.® and its volunteering and interning opportunities, as well as the 11th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run.

T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Sarah Dahdouh competed in the Miss California Competition in Fresno, CA, from June 26 to 29, making ovarian cancer her platform.

She spoke about the lack of testing for ovarian cancer and her hopes for a world where early detection is the norm.

T.E.A.L.® staff, board members, volunteers, and interns were honored to ring the New York Stock Exchange’s closing bell on Friday, June 28th.  The occasion marked the fourth time T.E.A.L.® has been invited to participate in the historic ceremony on Wall Street. T.E.A.L.® felt privileged to have such an amazing opportunity to once again promote ovarian cancer awareness on a global platform.

T.E.A.L.® was also thrilled to be joined by Dr. Evan Smith, a runner on our Tell Every Amazing Lady® charity team running in the TCS NYC Marathon this November. It marks our first time participating in the famed event.

T.E.A.L.® board members Phyllis Bellocchio and Kathy Marcario donned their shades and soaked in the sun while educating people about ovarian cancer at the Boardwalk Bash in Midland Beach on Staten Island on June 27th. Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and Staten Island University Hospital hosted the family-friendly health and information fair, where T.E.A.L.® had a table and flyers with which to educate fair-goers.

T.E.A.L.® joined Brooklyn Junior Autistic Golfers Academy and My Time, Inc., for an autism and breast cancer awareness event at Forest Park Golf Course in Woodhaven, Queens, on June 25th. 

Participants competed for first, second, and third place prizes on the course, while T.E.A.L.® spoke to attendees about our services and ovarian cancer risks.

T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Kiara Carrion brought awareness about ovarian cancer and T.E.A.L.® to attendees at Bronx Community Board 11’s 4th Annual Health Fair, which was held at Bronx House, 990 Pelham Parkway South, on June 23.

The event featured screenings, giveaways, information, and referrals from more than 22 health and social services agencies.

T.E.A.L.® hosted a meet up for its Tell Every Amazing Lady® TCS NYC Marathon charity team on June 22. Our full team of six got to meet each other that day either over the phone, via Skype, or in person. Several runners met at the T.E.A.L.®  Community Center before going for a run in Prospect Park with running Coach Kai. They then returned for some running tips and education on ovarian cancer as well as information about T.E.A.L.® and the marathon.

T.E.A.L.® hosted a Vision Board Workshop at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center on June 20. Attendees learned how to craft a board with powerful statements, inspiring quotes, and images that speak to them about how they envision their futures.

T.E.A.L.® hosted a call-in for information about the Amazing Lady Membership Program on June 18 at the T.E.A.L.® Community Center. Those who called in received information about how the  T.E.A.L.® Survivor Program came about, what survivors who are enrolled receive, and the hopes for the future of the program.

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On June 8th, T.E.A.L.® was part of a town resource fair hosted by Brooklyn Councilman Rafael Espinal at Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Participants included many different local organizations and nonprofits. T.E.A.L.® offered attendees information about our services, walks, and facts about ovarian cancer.

 

Essentia Water is now the official water sponsor of the T.E.A.L.® Community Center.

Essentia Water produces ionized alkaline water with pH levels greater than 9.5. It has been proven to help people recover from dehydration better.

Essentia allows Tell Every Amazing Lady® to provide refreshment for workshop participants.

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Tell Every Amazing Lady® thanks T.E.A.L.® Youth Ambassador Kiara Carrion. On May 22nd, she represented the foundation at a health and wellness fair at PS 19 on Katonah Avenue in the Bronx.

The fair helped spread awareness about T.E.A.L ® and ovarian cancer to the local community by providing educational materials, as well as details about our programs, to the participants.

The T.E.A.L.® Community Center in Brooklyn hosted a volunteer-run Flea Market on May 18th. The volunteers raised an amazing $300 in just a few hours, and donated 100 percent of the proceeds to T.E.A.L.®.

Friends and family of T.E.A.L.® Walk’s Team Annie gathered at Elliot’s in Freeport, NY, on May 17 for an evening of music, prizes, and games.

The event, hosted by News 12’s Christine Insigna, raised $2,730 for ovarian cancer research and awareness. The night was in memory of Annie, who passed away in February 2014.

Members of T.E.A.L.® staff and board attended AliveAndKickn’s May 9th Blue Genes Bash. The annual event brings together Lynch Syndrome survivors, physicians, advocates, as well as members of the New York City oncology, OB/GYN, and genetics communities.

Lynch Syndrome is a genetic condition that increases a person’s risk of developing certain types of cancers, including ovarian cancer. That is why genetic testing and knowing your family history is so important.

T.E.A.L.® attended the St.Thomas Aquinas Health Fair in Marine Park, Brooklyn, on May 5th to spread awareness about ovarian cancer and the programs it provides to help raise awareness. The fair, held at the church on Hendrickson Street in Flatlands, had about 100 attendees.