Doylestown Rotary Club Helps Turn the Town Teal for Ovarian Cancer Awareness

The Rotary Club of Doylestown provided volunteers and funds for supplies to help turn Doylestown teal for the month of September in commemoration of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. After Mayor Ron Strouse and Doylestown Borough Council issued a proclamation officially naming September Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the Rotary Club of Doylestown stepped up and rallied members and their families to help tie teal ribbons throughout the town in an effort to raise awareness of a disease that affects thousands of women across the country each year.

Joan Doyle, a Doylestown Borough councilwoman, has been organizing the event for the past several years. “Turn the Towns Teal” is a national campaign that began in 2007 in an effort to raise awareness of ovarian cancer and its silent symptoms. According to the Turn the Towns Teal® organization, early detection can lead to survival rates of up to 95%.

“We are extremely proud to sponsor and support this most worthwhile community effort to Turn the Town Teal. Because ovarian cancer has touched many members of our local community, we recognize the importance of early detection and are happy to do our part to help raise awareness,” Rotary Club of Doylestown president John Ortolf said.

About The Rotary Club of Doylestown:

The Rotary Club of Doylestown is a volunteer service organization whose members donate their time and resources to help others locally and throughout the world. Founded in 1924, Doylestown Rotary meets weekly to practice “Service above Self”. Among its many community programs, the club sponsors scholarships for high school students, coordinates international exchange programs, provides volunteers for community events, and funds worthy local projects. The Doylestown Rotary strives to encourage and foster service as a basis of worthy enterprise.

For more information, visit www.doylestownrotary.org.