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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Advocates spread awareness of ovarian cancer
BY COLIN MIXSON
It was a teal-good event!
Dozens of volunteers, business
advocates, and professional
do-gooders braved intense
heat and pouring rain to
spread the word about ovarian
cancer last week, when they
tied dozens of teal-colored ribbons
to Kings County trees
advertising symptoms of the
deadly disease.
“Thursday it was really, really
hot and we were all sweating,
and Friday it was raining,
but were out tying ribbons on
trees because we have to tell
everyone about Teal!” said
Courtney Donahue-Taleporos,
programs manager at Teal —
a non-for-profit that spreads
awareness about the disease,
supports survivors, and raises
money for research.
The awareness campaign
saw Teal partner with the Fifth
Avenue Business Improvement
District in Park Slope,
the North Flatbush Business
Improvement District in Prospect
Heights, and the Myrtle
Avenue Business Improvement
District in Clinton Hill to tie
ribbons dyed teal — the official
color of ovarian cancer —
and emblazoned with information
about the disease to trees
throughout the business advocacy
group’s respective territories
on Aug. 22 and Aug. 23.
And the effort seemed to
work, according to one Teal
staffer, who said locals were intrigued
by the curious ribbons
approached volunteers seeking
more information.
“They see a little gang of
teal people and they always
ask ‘what are you doing over
here?’” said Danielle Holloway,
an executive assistant at Teal.
The ribbon-tying event
comes just before September’s
Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Month and the 11th annual
Teal Walk and Run in Prospect
Park on Sept. 11, the group’s
big annual fundraiser, when
they hope to amass more than
$200,000 in donations, according
to Holloway.
Anyone interested in participating
in Teal’s fundraising
event can register online at
tealwalk.org/brooklyn . (From left) Joanna Tallantire, Jonathan Bayer, Mark Caserta, and Courtney Donahue worked together to tie dozens of tealcolored
ribbons to kings county trees to spread awareness of ovarian cancer. Photos by Caroline Ourso
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