Teal is the awareness color of ovarian cancer. Women of Teal is a play on the words "Man of Steel" used to describe Superman. I have found my fellow ovarian cancer survivors to be the strongest, most helpful women in the world. They are truly Women of Teal!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
A Zeal for Teal Brunch- Celebrating Ten Years of Kaleidoscope of Hope Foundation
The Kaleidoscope of Hope Foundation is celebrating ten years of passionate advocacy and raising funds for ovarian cancer research by hosting A Zeal for Teal Brunch on October 10,2010.The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, NJ.
The Foundation will present honor doctors dedicated to the care and the treatment of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. They are George Coukos, MD, PhD, Director, Ovarian Cancer Research Center, University of Pennylvania Abramson Cancer Center, Lorna Rodriguez, MD, PhD, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Brian Slomovitz, MD, Gynecologist Oncologist, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, Daniel H. Smith, MD, Gynecologist Oncologist, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Mario M. Leitao, Jr., MD, FACOG, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Darlene Gibbon, MD, Clinical Director of Gynecologic Oncology, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
The MC will be Jenny Allen . Jenny is an ovarian cancer survivor and writer/ performer of the show "I Got Sick Then I Got Better" . I wrote about the show after seeing it earlier this year.
The event will include the brunch, entertainment, a 50/50, and silent auction . Check the KOH website for information about attending and sponsorship opportunities. Cost to attend is $50. All proceeds from the event will be used to support the mission of KOH to support ovarian cancer research and to raise awareness of the disease.
I am proud to be a part of a NJ based organization that has done so much in its first ten years to raise awareness and funds for research.
Dee
Every Day is a Blessing!
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