15th Annual Champagne Brunch

As empowering as it is emotional, BCRC’s Annual Champagne Brunch has served as a galvanizing kick off to Breast Cancer Awareness Month since 1995. Last year, Stephen Moser of The Austin Chronicle recognized the event as one of the “Top Nine Charity Fundraisers of 2009,” mentioned the silent auction was “hands down, the best silent auction in town.”  This year’s auction promises to be even better!

On September 26, 2010 the tradition continues with the 15^th Annual Champagne Brunch & Auction which will be held at the Renaissance Hotel. This year’s special guests includes:

Sarah Weddington, Key Note Speaker

Lawyer, teacher, author, public speaker and breast cancer survivor

Special guest appearance by Shannon Sedwick of “Esther’s Follies”

Christy Pipkin, Honorary Chair

Humanitarian, activist, Executive Director of The Nobelity Project & two-time breast cancer survivor

Sarah Lisle, BCRC Client Testimonial Speaker

Two-time breast cancer survivor, Pink Ribbon Cowgirl and GRAPHIC model

Music during the silent auction will be provided by Tahni Handal, including her song, “Stronger Again,” written to raise awareness about cancer

In addition to these guest speakers and an exciting auction, the 15^th Annual Champagne Brunch will feature a Special Remembrance Ceremony to honor the memory of the many brave women we have lost to breast cancer since October, 2009. If you have family, friends, patients or clients whose names and/or photos you would like to share with us, please email dianna@bcrc.org.

The silent auction starts at 10:30 am.

The program and brunch will start at noon.

Please here for ticket and sponsorship information.

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Underwriters

Berry Creek Cancer Fund

CBS42 KEYE

Family & Friends of Linda P. Acosta Foundation in memory of Linda P. Acosta

Randalls

St. David’s Foundation

St. David’s HealthCare

SICOLAMARTIN

Texas Oncology

Twin Liquors

Angels

Suzanne and Charles Moore

Patrons

Cheryl and Jim George

IntegReview Ethical Review Board in honor of M.P. Mueller, Joy Dowd, Lois Sprayberry and in memory of Elaine Ousley

MFI Foundation

Benefactors

Austin Plastic Surgery Institute and Skin Clinic in honor of Donna Rentz

Austin Surgeons, PLLC in honor of their patients

John Abikhaled, M.D.

H. Lamar Jones, Jr., M.D.

Mark Lindsey, FACS

Charles D. Livingston, M.D.

Jeffrey T. Meynig, M.D.

Brant E. Victor, M.D.

BMC Software

Cindy and Greg Kozmetsky

C.K. Pilates, LLC – Cynthia Kreider

Capital Surgeons Group, PLLC

Stephen S. Clark, M.D., FACS

Tim Faulkenberry, M.D., FACS

Mark R. Sherrod, M.D., FACS

Nancy G. Marquez, M.D., FACS

Paula S. Oliver, M.D., FACS

Patrick C. Dillawn, M.D., FACS

Steven M. Fass, M.D., FACS

Rob A. Fuller, M.D., FACS

Moya M. Griffin, M.D., FACS

Bridget M. Brady, M.D., FACS

Mario A. Longoria, M.D., FACS

Jinnie A. Bruce, M.D., FACS

Charles E. Oswalt, M.D., FACS

Donna Di Carlo

Sherrie Frachtman, Marcia Levy, Susan Lubin

Cindy and Ray Harris

Jastrow Foundation

JB Goodwin Realtors

Longhorn Health Solutions – Britt Peterson

Alice Nowotny

Petticoat Fair – Kirk Andrews

Renaissance Women’s Group, PA

Byron Darby, MD

Laura Meritt, MD

Melanie Collins, MD

Sherry Neyman, MD

Laurette Smith, MD

Tara Mills, MD

Devin Garza, MD

Farnaz Jahangiri, MD

Kimberly Loar, MD

Ryan, Inc. – Trisha Fortune and Mark Weiss

M. Michael and Susan Sharlot

The Summit Agency, Inc. – Kathy Bailey

T Johnson – Stylist – Thomas Johnson

Sponsors

Austin Diagnostic Clinic and Women’s Imaging Center

Michele and Brent Burton

Crush Advertising – Shauna Martin and Kirk Payne

Jim Denholm – Wells Fargo Advisors

Barbara Formichelli, in memory of her sister, Fran Kusnierz

Hill Country Region Porsche Club of America

LCRA Employees’ United Charities

Cynthia Levinson

Kelly Martinez, M.D.

Jack Moher

Sherry Neyman, M.D. in memory of her mother, Louise Neyman

Brenda and Greg Olds

Carol and Dillon Pyron

Carol Willingham

Mary D. Wright, CFP®, CRPC®, AAMS®, AWMA®, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial

Peggy Wright

Friends

2Thrive4 – Brenda Coleman-Beattie in memory of Aunt Virtlee, Grandma, Cousin Joyce, Cason, Nita Peebles

Becky Beaver

Jill Butler

Clinical Pathology Laboratorties, Inc.

Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody PC – Karen Holody

Patricia Middlebrook

Sheila Hilts

WR Starkey Mortgage – Jan Hill