Bowling for Boobs 2010

Last night was the 3rd Annual Bowling for Boobs produced by the fabulous ladies (and gentlemen) at Illuminations and myself. This year was a complete success and a total sell out for the first time! We had 64 teams, 8 incredible sponsors and 32 fabulous donors. Unofficially (because we are still counting) we have raised $17,000 for Susan G. Komen! This is the most we have ever raised in a single event, which brings our total for the past three years to over $45,000! THAT'S RIGHT!!! I cannot express how proud I am of our Atlanta design family, this event has grown to be such a success in such a short period of time and that is all thanks to the support we are given by our fellow designers, reps, vendors, friends, and family. This all started because Elaine and I wanted to do something to stomp out this disease that has affected both of us personally and every year we get a little bit closer thanks to the overwhelming support we have received by this community.

First off, a HUGE thank you to our 64 teams who made this year the most successful and fabulous event we have ever had!

Thank you again to our incredible Sponsors, who make it possible for us to donate 100% of the money raised to Susan G. Komen.

Interior Design Magazine
Illuminations
Athens Pizza
Fontana Arte
Leucos
Murphy's
Mohawk


Thank you to our amazing donors who pulled out all the stops making this the most successful raffle we have ever had!

Knoll
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Tecnosedia
Yoma Textiles
Bradley Hughes
Map Contract
Lux Studio
Cook's Warehouse
R Hughes
Artemide
Flos
Modern Fan
Sutdio Italia
Murphy's
Tech Lighting
Athens Pizza
Fontana Arte
Dex Studios
Corpor Environments
Switch
KitchenAid
Pedini of Atlanta
Segis
Environs
Closet Factory
Touch of Color
Jack's Leather
Park Tavern
Coke Cola
LightBlocks
Hottie Hawgs
Bocado
Design Within Reach
Bjork Antikt



Finally, thank you to my friend Jeff at Impact Design Works for donating this time and incredible talent and creating our invitation and all of our signage.

3rd Annual Bowling for Boobs!

It is that time of year again, BFB 2010 is around the corner! In the past two years we have raised over $30,000! I am thrilled that we have been so fortunate to do this for a third time and thankful for our incredible sponsors who make is possible to give every penny raised directly to Susan G. Komen. Breast cancer is something that has an affect every woman, even if you never get it, just think about what you do to try to prevent it. Self exams, mammograms, multi-vitamins promoting breast health. This is something ever present for every woman. The Atlanta A&D community is full of strong, amazing women and I can think of two members of our little Atlanta family who have gone/going through treatment for breast cancer just this year. This is something that never takes a break, a disease that doesn't slow down regardless of what is going on in our world. We owe it to ourselves to fight and to do whatever we can to prevent it and help others--and if we can have some fun while we do it then that is even better! If you are interested in participating at BFB2010 please let me know. Bring your breast skills and together we can strike out breast cancer!

Here are the particulars:

$200 per team of 4 players

Amazing raffle items donated by:
R Hughes
Bradley Hughes
Tecnosedia
Knoll
Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams
Map Contract
Lux Studio
Artemide
Flos
Modern Fan
Sudio Italia
Murphy's
Tech Lighting
Fontana Arte
Dex Studio
Corporate Environments
Cook's Warehouse

The entire event is made possible the the following sponsors:
Illuminations
Leucos
Neidhardt
Fontana Arte
Mohawk
Athens Pizza
Murphy's

Without our sponsers there is no way we could put this together. They make is possible for us to donate all of the team registration fees and money raised from the raffle directly to Susan G. Komen. Please contact me at papadopoulos.niki@gmail.com for information on sponsorship, donation, or registration.

One year ago

I was walking in the pouring rain and freezing cold. It was day 1 of the Atlanta 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. When I decided to sign up it was something that I had been wanting to do for a while. I had every excuse and reason why not to do it in the past and I had simply run out of excuses and reasons. Luckily I had amazing friends by my side and we did it together, all 60 miles of it. From Alpharetta all the way down to the Georgia World Congress Center, we walked all of it. That's really where Bowling for Boobs came from. I needed to raise money for the walk and for my team, Tinky's Titty Trekkers. This years event was such a success I can't get over it. Everyone is having a hard time right now, we all know the economy sucks and everyone has had to tighten up a bit, the last thing I was expecting was for people to want to contribute to charity. But whether it's a good economy or bad, people are still being diagnosed with Cancer. I am without words to express how wonderful this year's event was. There is no way to explain the generosity and support without sounding trite or cliche so I won't try. All I will say is that is was an amazing event, and together we raised $14,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure! Thank you to everyone who helped out, who volunteered, who donated, who participated, all I can say is thank you! Today my heart goes out to all of the walkers of this year's 3-Day, they are doing a great thing. If you see them walking this weekend in Atlanta, give them a honk or something for support, I can't tell you how good it makes you feel when you are on mile 13 and feeling like you aren't sure what you got yourself into.

On Day One, It was pouring rain all day and we walked about 22 Miles

Trying to keep our feet dry with plastic bags inside our shoes...it didn't really help, actually it didn't help at all, our feet were pretty messed up.

Our Tents. Yes I slept in a tent. At least it was a pink tent and you know I had an air mattress! We got to decorate them so we created little driveways our of felt. We also had a sign outside our tent with the list of who we were walking for, in honor or in memory of.

That's me on Day 3...walking down Peachtree. Yes I have flowers over my boobs ;p

At the finish line inside the Georgia World Congress Center.

All of the walkers held up one shoe to honor the survivors as they walked into closing ceremonies, super emotional.

Why I walked.

Bowling for Boobs!

Is back again for round 2! This is the second year I have produced this event and it is happening tonight! It started last year when I decided to do the 3-Day walk for breast cancer and I needed to do some fundraising. I got together with my friend Elaine at Illuminations and we decided that there should be a fundraising event to help support the fight against breast cancer. So many people are affected, Elaine's sister is a survivor and I lost my mother to breast cancer. We knew that we could get Atlanta's Architecture and Design Community to come together and raise money for a great cause while having a great time! I am so excited, we have 50 teams signed up, that is $10,000 going directly to Susan G. Komen for the Cure! I have the most amazing raffle items, I am keeping my fingers crossed that we sell tons and tons of raffle tickets! It's going to be a great time for a great cause, thank you in advance to all of our awesome sponsors for helping to make this fundraiser possible and our fantastic participants for their support! This is one of Atlanta's most fun A&D events and I can't wait for tonight!