‘Turn Teal’ tradition 8 years strong, spreads through Natchitoches community

9/23/2020

What started 8 years ago on the campus of the Louisiana School for the Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) has grown into a citywide initiative to raise awareness for Ovarian cancer.

Turn Teal Natchitoches organizer Leah Lentz, Lead Counselor/AP Coordinator of LSMSA’s College Counseling Center, accepted a proclamation from Natchitoches Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr. and City Council Member at Large Betty Smith on Sept. 14. The proclamation declared September 2020 as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Natchitoches.

Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women, accounting for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system.

In 2015 Northwestern State University joined the campaign. Its columns are painted with teal lighting each September. Teal ribbons also decorate NSU’s main gate on University Parkway and the Church Street bridge in the Historic District.

Turn the Towns Teal is a national campaign to promote awareness of ovarian cancer and its subtle symptoms. Volunteers tie ribbons throughout town centers and hand out symptom cards during the month of September which is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

For more information on Turn Teal Natchitoches, visit the group’s Facebook page at facebook.com/turntealnatchitoches or email Lentz at llentz@lsmsa.edu.

Lentz leads the charge on Ovarian Cancer awareness in memory of her mother, Sue Gregory Coleman, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer in 2012.

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Turn Teal Natchitoches organizer Leah Lentz, Lead Counselor/AP Coordinator of LSMSA’s College Counseling Center, accepted a proclamation from Natchitoches Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr. and City Council Member at Large Betty Smith on Sept. 14.

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