Big Pink Bus

Thank you to Monkee-Boy Web Design, Inc., H-E-B, and O’Connell Robertson for supporting the Big Pink Benefit as Bronze Sponsors! 🩷

Your support plays an important role in bringing critical breast cancer screening services to women across Central Texas through the Big Pink Bus. We truly appreciate your dedication to making care more accessible for our community.

Align your brand with a meaningful cause by becoming a sponsor! Contact the Big Pink Benefit team at [email protected] to learn more.

As we wrap up Mental Health Awareness Month, we share how accessible and compassionate care can help patients find stability, clarity, and hope. 💚

For more than a decade, Daniela searched for stability, not just in her mental health, but in her life. Living with chronic pain from spondylolisthesis and navigating depression and anxiety, Daniela struggled to maintain steady work and afford care. While searching for services that didn’t require insurance, she found Lone Star Circle of Care and something she hadn’t experienced before: accessible, compassionate care where she was truly seen.

Initially diagnosed with major depressive disorder, her care team listened deeply and reassessed her symptoms. A later diagnosis of bipolar disorder brought long‑needed clarity. With the help of proper treatment including medication and therapy, Daniela rebuilt her confidence.

“I was really in my head and struggling to get through life,” Daniela shares. “Therapy helped me change that.”

Daniela returned to work and has been stable for nearly eight years. Even after gaining insurance, she continues her care at LSCC, and now leads a bipolar disorder peer support group where others—many uninsured—feel understood and supported.

“I don’t think I would be where I am today without Lone Star Circle of Care,” she says. “They helped give me my life back.”

Donate to our Mental Health campaign to help more patients like Daniela access life‑changing care regardless of insurance status. https://bit.ly/4d8g6nd

to the 2025 Big Pink Benefit. 💗

Last year, our community came together for a fun and meaningful afternoon of connection and impact at the inaugural Big Pink Benefit. From festive photo ops to exciting auctions, the event raised funds to support the life-saving mission of the Big Pink Bus. We’re excited to invite you to be part of it again this year! Join us for the 2026 Big Pink Benefit on Saturday, October 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at El Buen Samaritano in Austin. Guests will enjoy a fun morning with brunch, bubbles, shopping, silent and live auctions, and inspiring stories from women impacted by breast cancer.

Whether you joined us last year or are thinking about attending for the first time, we would love to see you there! Register today: https://bit.ly/4unSvoh

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we share Ellie’s story, a reminder that it’s never too late to return to care and find hope. 💚

At 33, Ellie’s mental health journey has been anything but simple. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 15 after self‑harming, Ellie didn’t yet understand, or accept, what that diagnosis meant. Without the right support, she left treatment and spent years avoiding care, facing abuse, stigma, and financial barriers along the way.

In 2024, Ellie decided to try again.

She came to Lone Star Circle of Care for a women’s health visit and learned she could access behavioral health care regardless of insurance. What began as treatment for what she believed was depression became something deeper: a clearer understanding of her mental health and acceptance of her bipolar diagnosis.

“I used to believe in the stigma,” Ellie shares. “I was scared to talk about my past, my family, the abuse—everything. But you can’t do this alone. You need community. Getting help changed everything.”

Her care team met Ellie where she was, supporting her through setbacks, medication challenges, and moments of uncertainty. Through therapy, she built daily routines, healthier coping skills, and the stability she had long been seeking. Today, she’s working again, her relationships are stronger, and her life feels stable in ways that once seemed impossible.
Reflecting on her journey, Ellie shares this message for donors:

“You’re helping someone keep going. You’re helping someone get their life back.”

Your donation helps people like Ellie access care, find community, and keep moving forward.
Donate here: https://bit.ly/4d8g6nd

A huge thank you to Life at Marsh McLennan Agency for their continued support of the Big Pink Benefit as a Silver Sponsor! We’re incredibly grateful for their generosity and commitment to supporting the life-saving mission of the Big Pink Bus, which provides access to mammography screening for women across Central Texas.

Align your brand with a great cause by becoming a sponsor! Contact the Big Pink Benefit team at [email protected] to learn more. 🩷

This Mental Health Awareness Month, your donation helps families access the care they need. 💚

Reese was diagnosed with ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder at just 8 years old. His mom Jennifer worried about what those labels might mean for his future. Reese was struggling with emotional outbursts, aggression, and focus at home and in the classroom. Lone Star Circle of Care is where Reese and his mom found support, understanding, and hope. With the help of play-based therapy and guidance from Reese's care team, he and his family stayed consistent and watched Reese begin to thrive academically and emotionally, but the support didn't stop there.

Reese's brothers, Owen and Cole, also benefitted from therapy, helping them develop safer coping skills and providing a trusted space to unpack the pressures of adolescence. With all boys thriving, Jennifer also sought care for herself, learning that caring for her own self is essential to caring for her family.

“It takes a village to survive,” Jennifer says. “And our team at Lone Star has been phenomenal.”

Make a donation to help families access the mental health care they need: https://bit.ly/4d8g6nd

This Saturday, May 16, Lone Star Circle of Care and the Big Pink Bus will be at the Harker Heights Library for the Harker Heights Police Department Annual Health Fair! Mammogram screening appointments are still available. In 2026 alone, the Big Pink Bus has already provided 60 mammograms in Bell County. If you or someone you care about is due for a mammogram, our dedicated team is here to make screening easy and accessible. To schedule a mammogram, call 1‑844‑PINK BUS (1‑844‑746‑5287) or email [email protected]. Make sure to also stop by the Lone Star Circle of Care table to learn more about our services!

Location:
400 Indian Trail 📍

Time:
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 🕚

Lone Star Circle of Care is excited to announce the return of the Big Pink Benefit! Save the date for Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at El Buen Samaritano in Austin, TX. The Benefit will feature a festive brunch, bubbles, shopping, silent and live auctions. Guests will also enjoy Big Pink Bus tours and a special program highlighting the women who have been directly impacted by the breast cancer. All proceeds from the Benefit support the life-saving mission of the Big Pink Bus, which provides access to mammography screening for women across Central Texas.

Can’t attend? You can still make a difference by donating or fundraising online individually or as part of a team.

Register or donate today: https://bit.ly/4unSvoh
📍 7000 Woodhue Dr, Austin, TX 78245