Bowling for Boobs, the popular fundraiser for the Vail Breast Cancer Group, returns after a brief hiatus in the organization’s 30-year history and will bring teams and spectators to Deca+Bol at Solaris in Vail Village on Thursday as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Vail Breast Cancer Group, formerly known as the Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group, was founded by Brenda Himelfarb and Patti Weinstein in 1994 to help Eagle County women and men (yes, men can get breast cancer, too) who were diagnosed with the disease. A fashion show luncheon was held in July of 1994 and the keynote speaker was newscaster Linda Ellerbee.
Former First Lady and Vail Valley resident Betty Ford was one of the models in the fashion show, which featured survivors of breast cancer. The luncheon event continued for 25 years and hosted Dr. Susan Love, Elizabeth Edwards, Giuliana and Bill Rancic, Dorothy Hamill and Joan Lunden, who spoke at the final luncheon in 2019.
Other events included the Snowshoe Shuffle, Run for the Hills and Bowling for Boobs. Fast forward to this year when Brielle Stockton, who is a breast cancer survivor and former board member of Vail Breast Cancer Group, asked to bring back the Bowling for Boobs event. “My sister was diagnosed this year and that prompted me to reach out to Brenda Himelfarb to ask about the Vail Breast Cancer Group and its current efforts to raise awareness and support for patients needing care,” Stockton said.
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