During Pink Week 2022 (Oct. 4-6), the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara (BCRC) will present a series of free webinars focused on education, awareness and empowerment; and the Pink Lounge Gala, a one-night event that kicks off Pink Week, Saturday, Oct. 1 at Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theater.
The events will help raise funds to continue providing essential free services for individuals facing breast cancer in the Santa Barbara community. Pink Week coincides with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to bring awareness of the disease.
As as keynote speaker, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, Dr. Winifred Leung, radiologist at Sansum Clinic & Ridley-Tree Cancer Center and Pink Week 2022 honorary chair, will discuss Debunking Myths about Mammograms.
Additional webinar topics are: Vitamin D Fundamentals and Breast Cancer; Genetic Testing: Is It For Me? – How Genetic Counseling Can Help You; Skin and Nipple Sparing Mastectomy, especially in high-risk patients with BRCA mutation; and a session by Dr Silvia Corral that is devoted to Spanish-speakers.
The 2022 Pink Week series is organized by the BCRC and made possible with the support of presenting sponsor Revitalash Cosmetics, and community business sponsors Sotheby’s International Realty, Union Bank, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, UCLA Health, Wells Fargo, BMW Santa Barbara, Truist Bank, Maureen McDermut & Associates, Rudi Schulte Family Foundation.
Also, Santa Barbara Women’s Imaging Group and Pueblo Radiology, Sara Yegiyants, MD, FACS Plastic Surgery and Skin Spa, Wesley Schooler, MD, FACS and Santa Barbara Plastic Surgery Center, Cottage Health, Folded Hills / Kim and Andrew D. Busch Family Foundation, Montecito Bank and Trust, Ridley-Tree Cancer Center at Sansum Clinic, Bibi Ji, Allergan Aesthetics.
Also, American Riviera Bank, Brashears Insurance Agency, Dusty Baker Group, DUO Catering, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company, Mechanics Bank, SoCalGas, and individual donors.
Pink Week and the Pink Lounge Gala raise funds for the BCRC, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1997. BCRC is celebrating 25 years of providing support to individuals facing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, or breast health challenges.
“It takes the compassion, vision, and generosity of many, to pave the bright path forward,” said Silvana Kelly, BCRC executive director. “We appreciate the ongoing support and generosity of the community that allows us to continue to provide these important resources.”
BCRC provides resources and information, connecting clients with educational lectures, peer counseling, support groups, and several integrative therapies and wellness programs. All services remain free of charge to anyone who needs them. The BCRC, at 55 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara, is funded solely through its fundraising events and devoted donor base.
Call BCRC for details 805-569-9693 or visit https://www.bcrcsb.org/pinkweek/ for more information and online registration to join the webinars, or buy tickets to the Pink Lounge Gala.
Source: noozhawk.com
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