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-profi t 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 offi cial color
of ovarian cancer — and emblazoned
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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
Yolande Cadore ties a ribbon
around a tree on Fifth Avenue in
Park Slope on Aug. 22.
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 ti tie
dozens of teal-colored ribbons to kings county trees to spread awareness of ovarian cancer.
Photos by Caroline Ourso
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