The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara (BCRC) will present PINK WEEK 2021, Oct. 5-7, a series of webinars focused on education, awareness and empowerment.

PINK WEEK coincides with the start of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to bring awareness of the disease. Events will help raise funds to continue providing essential free services for individuals facing breast cancer in the Santa Barbara community.

Kicking off the local campaign will be The Pink Lounge Dinner, Friday, Oct. 1, at the Belmond El Encanto.

On Tuesday, Oct. 5, Dr. Daniel Greenwald, board certified in oncology and hematology with UCLA Health in Santa Barbara, will serve as keynote speaker, addressing The Future of Breast Cancer Treatment.

Other topics include Sexuality and Intimacy; Innovations in Reconstructive Breast Surgery, presented by honorary event chair Dr. Sara Yegiyants; Women’s Rights in Medicine; Options in Fertility Preservation; and a session devoted to the Spanish speaking community, Compañeras unidas por la salud de nuestros senos and Horrorizar el cáncer.

The 2021 PINK WEEK series is organized by the BCRC and made possible with support of presenting sponsor Revitalash Cosmetics and community business sponsors:

Belmond El Encanto, Sotheby’s International Realty, Union Bank, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Principle Women’s Care, OMA Fertility, Santa Barbara Women’s Imaging Center & Puelo Radiology, Santa Barbara Plastic Surgery Center, Sara Yegiyants, MD FACS Plastic Surgery, Town and Country Event Rentals.

Also, Cottage Health, Montecito Bank & Trust, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company, BMW Santa Barbara, Dusty Baker Group, American Riviera Bank, Pacific Plastic Surgery, Mechanics Bank, Microblading Santa Barbara, Super Cucas, and other individual donors.

PINK WEEK raises funds for the BCRC, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1997. BCRC provides resources and information virtually and through one-on-one phone counseling. BCRC also connects clients through Zoom with educational lectures, peer counseling, support groups, and integrative therapies and wellness programs.

All services are free of charge to clients or anyone who needs them. BCRC, at 55 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara, and is funded solely through its fundraising events and 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.