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Turn the Towns Teal brings awareness to ovarian cancer

Ribbons displayed on light poles to show support
Supporting the Turn the Towns Teal campaign in Lewes are (l-r) Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes; Dennis Reardon, Lewes councilman; Lewes Mayor Ted Becker; and Rep. Steve Smyk, R-Milton. NICK ROTH PHOTOS
September 6, 2017
A big crowd turned out to tie ribbons to poles in downtown Lewes. In front are (l-r) Melanie Bradley, ovarian cancer survivor; Carrie Snyder, women’s health navigator at Beebe Healthcare; Henri Belcher-Stack, survivor and local coordinator; and Clare Wilson, cancer care navigator at Tunnell Cancer Center. In back are (l-r) Dennis Reardon, Lewes councilman; Ellen Lorrain McCabe, Lewes financial officer; Bonnie Osler, Lewes councilwoman; Ann Marie Townshend, Lewes city manager; Kathy Cook, breast health nurse navigator with Beebe; Amanda Gross, care coordinator with Beebe; Debbie Campbell, cancer screening nurse navigator with Beebe; Andy Brittingham, population health care coordinator with Beebe; Betsy Reamer, executive director of Lewes Chamber of Commerce; Lewes Mayor Ted Becker; Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes; Logan, Brooks, Sienna and Kelly Serpico; and Rep. Steve Smyk, R-Milton.
Teal ribbons will be on display throughout downtown Lewes during September.
Lewes Mayor Ted Becker, left, and Henri Belcher-Stack talk a little about the Turn the Town Teal awareness campaign.

For the third straight year, the city of Lewes is participating in Turn the Towns Teal, a national campaign to create awareness of ovarian cancer and its symptoms. 

Volunteers from Beebe Healthcare, Tunnell Cancer Center, Lewes City Hall and local elected officials gathered in Zwaanendael Park Sept. 1 to tie ribbons on light poles in the downtown district of Lewes. Coinciding with National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the ribbons will remain in place through September. The local campaign is sponsored by the Delaware Ovarian Cancer Foundation, which is dedicated to saving more women’s lives.

For more information, contact Sally Oberle, Delaware Ovarian Cancer Foundation vice president, at 302-463-3800 or sally.oberle@comcast.net or Dorianne Short, DOCF president, at 302-998-6889 or president@deovariancancer.org. 

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