Sharon Butler Payne from Bra Couture KC spoke at JCCC today and was so inspiring. She founded Bra Couture KC in 2011 and it has made such a huge difference in the Kansas City area since then. Her passion for helping cancer survivors is so evident and contagious. If you haven’t heard of this great organization, keep reading, here’s a little background info and how you can help!
The mission of Bra Couture KC is to provide life-empowering services to uninsured and underinsured individuals in the greater Kansas City area who have been touched by all cancers.
Their signature annual event is a unique and fun auction and runway show featuring cancer survivors modeling eclectic couture designed bras to celebrate their triumph over cancer. A tribute to survivors’ fighting spirit, Bra Couture KC donates funds to Kansas City service providers, such as the University Of Kansas Cancer Center, who support uninsured/underinsured men, women, and children touched by all cancers and has raised close to $2m in the past eight years.
This event is totally volunteer driven! If you want to help, click here to see their volunteer opportunities.
You can also help by creating and donating a bra! The deadline is coming up on March 1st, but we all might be stuck indoors this weekend due to weather, what better way to pass the time then to lend your artistic abilities to a great cause! Check out the design guidelines here.
Happy volunteering!
Tara