Turn the Towns Teal®
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and teal is the color that is used to raise awareness about ovarian and gynecologic cancers. Turn The Towns Teal® is a national campaign founded in 2007 by ovarian cancer patient Gail MacNeil. The campaign seeks to raise awareness of the deadly disease, which affects 1 in 78 women annually. For more information visit www.turnthetownsteal.org
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and teal is the color that is used to raise awareness about ovarian and gynecologic cancers. Turn The Towns Teal® is a national campaign founded in 2007 by ovarian cancer patient Gail MacNeil. The campaign seeks to raise awareness of the deadly disease, which affects 1 in 78 women annually. For more information visit www.turnthetownsteal.org
Turn the Towns Teal®
Turn the Towns Teal®
For September 2024, we placed nearly 400 bows around Central Kentucky and beyond.
For September 2024, we placed nearly 400 bows around Central Kentucky and beyond.
Bluegrass Ovarian Cancer Support, Inc. in the News
Bluegrass Ovarian Cancer Support, Inc. in the News
Georgetown News-Graphic article about Turn the Towns Teal® in Georgetown. Thank you Rose Lewis, BOCS secretary, for sharing your story and about Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Thank you to all who support our efforts to spread awareness.
Georgetown News-Graphic article about Turn the Towns Teal® in Georgetown. Thank you Rose Lewis, BOCS secretary, for sharing your story and about Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Thank you to all who support our efforts to spread awareness.
WKYT story about our hanging bows in Lexington on Sunday, September 1st. Thank you to Rose and Boone Logan for your interviews.
WKYT story about our hanging bows in Lexington on Sunday, September 1st. Thank you to Rose and Boone Logan for your interviews.
Downtown Lexington KY 2024 - Main Street, from Broadway to Rose Street. Thank you to our volunteers!
Downtown Lexington KY 2024 - Main Street, from Broadway to Rose Street. Thank you to our volunteers!
16 volunteers placed 114 bows along Main Street in Lexington
16 volunteers placed 114 bows along Main Street in Lexington
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center 2024 - Thank you Ruth and Bill Jefferson, Boone Logan and Kerry, and volunteers from Lambda Kappa Sigma fraternity at UK College of Pharmacy.
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center 2024 - Thank you Ruth and Bill Jefferson, Boone Logan and Kerry, and volunteers from Lambda Kappa Sigma fraternity at UK College of Pharmacy.
CHI St. Joseph Main - Entrance to the hospital.
CHI St. Joseph Main - Entrance to the hospital.
Versailles 2024 - Barry Jacobs and daughters Elizabeth and Sarah, hanging bows in Versailles in memory of Sue, an active BOCS member until her death in 2019.
Versailles 2024 - Barry Jacobs and daughters Elizabeth and Sarah, hanging bows in Versailles in memory of Sue, an active BOCS member until her death in 2019.
Georgetown 2024 - Rose and Jennifer placed bows at Georgetown Community Hospital.
Georgetown 2024 - Rose and Jennifer placed bows at Georgetown Community Hospital.
Winchester/Clark County Courthouse 2024 - Survivors and friends placed 24 bows.
Winchester/Clark County Courthouse 2024 - Survivors and friends placed 24 bows.
JuaNita, a survivor,
JuaNita, a survivor,
Melissa Lee, a survivor, places bows.
Melissa Lee, a survivor, places bows.
Bourbon Co Health Dept
Breathitt Co Justice Center
Valeria Moore with University of Kentucky coordinated the placement of 95 bows around Central Kentucky.
Valeria Moore with University of Kentucky coordinated the placement of 95 bows around Central Kentucky.
Jackson City Hall
Kentucky River Clinics
Maysville Primary Plus
Bluegrass Hospitality Group - locations around Central KY. BHG placed 40 teal bows.
Bluegrass Hospitality Group - locations around Central KY. BHG placed 40 teal bows.
For Friends on E. High St, Lexington
For Friends on E. High St, Lexington
Small Indulgences on Richmond Rd, Lex
Small Indulgences on Richmond Rd, Lex
3Forty in downtown Lexington
3Forty in downtown Lexington