‘Turn the Towns Teal’ Needs Volunteers this Weekend in Doylestown

DOYLESTOWN, PA—A local group that raises awareness about ovarian cancer and honors survivors and victims of the disease is looking for volunteers who can help “turn the town teal” this weekend in Doylestown.

The group behind the event named “Turn the Towns Teal” has the support of Doylestown Borough’s Mayor and Council, and the Rotary Club of Doylestown donate materials and volunteers, but it’s not enough. The event needs eight teams of volunteers to walk around town and tie teal ribbons on light posts in the business areas of town.

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Turn the Towns Teal was started as a national event in 2007. Doylestown resident Joan Doyle has coordinated the borough’s participation for the last 15 years or so.

Doyle, a former member of Borough Council, lost her sister to a six-year with ovarian cancer. She has presided over the teal events in Doylestown ever since to help other women from meeting the same fate as her sister.

“The main purpose of the campaign is to highlight the importance of women knowing ovarian cancer symptoms and risk factors,” Doyle told TAPinto Doylestown at last year’s event.

The teal ribbons that are hanging throughout Doylestown are one way to raise awareness about the disease, which can be mistaken for a variety of other ailments. Doyle said that’s what makes ovarian cancer so insidious.

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Symptoms can include bloating, abdominal or pelvic pain, discomfort like nausea and indigestion, unexplained changes in bowel habits and a host of other common conditions. Pap tests can’t detect ovarian cancer.

This year’s event in Doylestown will feature an ovarian cancer survivor who was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer 15 years ago. After undergoing surgery, she was a participant in a drug trial at Abington Hospital. She is one of only two survivors of the trial.

The event will take place at the Starbucks at Main Street and State Streets. Registration begins at 9:15, with volunteers walking around the borough to hang ribbons afterward.

For more information, e-mail organizer Joan Doyle at joanddoyle@gmail.com .

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