The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara (BCRC) will host its annual THRIVE Fashion Show and fundraiser, featuring client models sharing their inspiring Thrive Stories, Sunday, April 30 at the Montecito Club. For tickets, visit https://www.thrivebcrc.org/.
A joyful and heartfelt event, the THRIVE Fashion show spotlights BCRC clients who define “thriving” and tell their inspiring stories, sharing that they feel uplifted, beautiful and heard, and bringing hope to others facing breast cancer.
“From the core of oneself, a thriver taps deeply into innate courage so to reshape and redefine life’s undesirable circumstances and emerge vibrantly anew,” the BCRC said.
BCRC client models include Debby Barnett, Sara Browne, Shawn Dyer, Susan Ferguson, Kathy Patton and Beatrice Valenzuela. The BCRC said it is honored to celebrate these women and grateful for the opportunity to gather in their honor.
Lunch catered by the Montecito Club will be served as BCRC models walk the runway in fashionable season trends provided by J. McLaughlin of Montecito, and hair and make-up by Samara Beauty.
DJ Darla Bea, a long-time BCRC supporter, will serve as emcee and DJ for the event. Guests can also bid on an array of silent auction items.
The THRIVE Fashion Show raises funds for BCRC, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1997. BCRC is celebrating 26 years of providing support to individuals facing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, or breast health challenges.
“The BCRC is a community resource created and sustained through the compassion, vision and generosity of many who understand the importance of the free support and resources we provide,” said Silvana Kelly, BCRC executive director.
“BCRC is here through the challenging times, and the THRIVE Fashion Show is a moment to honor the strength and light of these amazing women, along with those who have supported and uplifted them throughout their journey with breast cancer,” she said.
THRIVE event sponsors include Ablitt’s Fine Cleaners, BMW Santa Barbara, Montecito Bank & Trust, Montecito Club, Town and Country Event Rentals, Kate and Arthur Coppola, Sue dePonce, Dr. Thomas and Ellen Fogel, Joan and Dennis Gaiser, Maris and Don Goldberg, Dr. Sara Yegiyants, FACS Plastic Surgery and Skin Spa, Evie Sullivan, and Frederica Welch.
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.
BCRC is at 55 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara, and is funded solely through its fundraising events and donor base.
For more information call BCRC, 805-569-9693 or visit https://www.thrivebcrc.org/.