In 2002, my mother Rina Harrington, an Ovarian Cancer survivor, started the Space Coast Lunch Bunch.  Based on the existing lunch bunch started in Orlando, Rina felt that this was a positive experience that the Space Coast should also partake in.  Each month, OVCA survivors, patients, friends and family get together for lunch, not to discuss the disease, but to celebrate life. 

Shortly after my mother began these lunches, I decided that a website would be effective in sharing the information about each lunch with all of the attendees...and so sclunchbunch.org was created. Slowly, the site began to share more and more information beyond lunches as I tried to incorporate news and other relevant OVCA information.  The site lived on through 2005, when for various reasons, mainly dealing with time and accessibility, we decided not to renew the site.  Shortly after this my mother received several emails from past visitors of the site wondering where it had gone and that they had used it as an information source.  It was at this point that I realized we could serve a greater purpose.

In late 2005 I decided to develop a site with its goal being to connect the OVCA community in Central Florida.  As tribute to the OVCA ribbon, I decided to call this site The Teal Ribbon Network.  This site aims to serve the community by sharing information on OVCA news, events, and important information that should be shared in the community.  The site looks to connect survivors, family, friends, and all those in the medical field who work to battle this disease.  The site is now the homepage for the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Florida's Space Coast chapter.

I have great hopes for this site and I welcome your ideas and your suggestions on how it can best serve the community.  

Thank you and please spread the word about the site!

Laura R. Harrington

Lisa Harrington Suttles, Laura Harrington, Rina Harrington & Leah Harrington

Revlon Run/Walk 5k For Women- Central Park 2007