On September 22, the Breast Cancer Resource Center held its annual bash at the Coral Casino to raise funds for the essential support services and educational programs it provides. A sold-out crowd of 270 supporters turned out for Le Cirque, an amusing, adult circus-themed event.
Perfectly warm, sunny weather made mingling on La Pacifica Ballroom Terrace at the ocean’s edge especially sweet. Dancers from Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance were suspended high above the terrace on a trapeze and lyra, entertaining the guests with whimsical moves. A duet of elegantly clad stilt walkers and a dancer perched atop a large orange globe roamed among the guests.
Guests, many in tuxes and gowns, adjourned to the ballroom for dinner, where Executive Director Silvana Kelly welcomed them to BCRC’s 20th-anniversary celebration. Kelly explained that the BCRC is “an independent, nonclinical support service organization. We are not doctors, but we serve as the place where a person can turn to for answers to the practical and emotional challenges of a breast cancer diagnosis.” She shared how “we nurture hope, and empower a sisterhood of women to make informed decisions, move forward, survive, and thrive with a sense of well-being despite the diagnosis of cancer.”