Last night was awesome, and we couldn’t have asked for a better turn-out! A special thank you to Drew Dixon, TJ Mimbs and The District Attorneys for playing for the UGA Tumornators at Tasty World!

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Lauren Coppage (far left), UGA Tumornators Account Executive with Friends

Katie Lindsey and Megan Niager

Picking Our Raffle Winners

That's right... He just won a signed picture of Cindy Crawford!

Cindy Crawford's Signed Picture

Oscar Nunez from the Office!

We also gave away a Free night at Hotel Indigo-value of $275, Super Tan $55 Gift Card, a custom made cornhole game set, George Clooney autographed picture, UGA Bookstore $30 Gift Card, 5 and 10 – $25 Gift Card, Square One Fish Co. $25 Gift Card, The Red Zone $25 Gift Card, Suno Desserts $20 Gift Card, Tutoring Zone Green Card (free semester of review sessions), Five Points Deli $15 Gift Card, a Necklace from Entourage, Red’s $10 Gift Cards, Moe’s $10 Gift Cards, Agora Graphic Tee, Yoguri Several Gift Certificates, Black Forest a Dozen donuts, and a Kensie Dress.

Thanks again to everyone for all their hard work and help for a great night!

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On Friday, April 9, T.J. Mimbs, the District Attorneys and Drew Dixon will be rocking out to answer one question: What the NF?!

Our first “What the NF?!” benefit concert will be held at Tasty World, featuring alternative and folk rock performances by these three great local Athens bands.

We’ll have drink specials until 11 and prizes throughout the night, including an autograph by George Clooney, a night at Hotel Indigo, more than $100 in massages at Urban Sanctuary and a custom cornhole set.

“NF is something that is a very real concern for thousands of Americans. The course is uncertain, and the fear of what tomorrow holds is a burden no one should have to live with,” says Chad Leathers, co-founder of the Tumornators. “The UGA Tumornators are working hard to assure that one day no one has is left asking: what the NF!?”

Neurofibromatosis (NF) affects more than 100,000 Americans, which is more than those affected by cystic fibrosis, hereditary muscular dystrophy, Huntington’s disease and tay sachs combined.

As with all of our events, the proceeds from the concert will go to the Children’s Tumor Foundation, the world’s leading research organization on NF.

Doors open at 9:30 p.m. with Drew Dixon playing at 10:00. Tickets are $5 and can be bought at the door. Advance tickets are also $5 and include a free ticket to enter to win prizes. To order advance tickets, click here.

Come rock out with us at Tasty World to fight NF!

TJ Mimbs

The District Attorneys

Drew Dixon

The UGATumornators had another great percentage night Tuesday night to celebrate Fat Tuesday, while raising awareness for NF and funds. This was by far our most successful percentage night, and we can’t thank General’s enough! They are awesome! Pics will be up soon!

For now read about our founder, Chad Leathers, in this morning’s Red and Black about his trip/marathon in Antarctica!

Learn what’s up:
Wednesday at 6:30 pm is our big first meeting!!!! It’s in the SLC (or ZBMLC if you’d like to be correct.ha) in room 102.

Run for the kids... but let's hope they aren't watching! photo by: M.V. Jantzen

That’s right! This weekend, Chad Leathers and more than 400 others ran around the Capital IN THEIR UNDERWEAR for the Children’s Tumor Foundation. The event raised more than $12,000 for NF research and was called a “smashing success” by DC’s Examiner.com. This was the first annual Cupid’s Undie Run organized by fellow Tumornator Brendan Hanrahan. We vow to keep the “FUN” in FUNdraising, so… UGAT Undie Run? Leave a comment to let us know!

Our First UGA Tumornators Percentage Night was a HUGE success! Special Thanks to Travis Boyles and Sand Bar for your support! Travis Boyles donated his time to play for the event, and played some great music. Travis Boyles is from Athens and often plays in local bars and other venues. Sand Bar was a vital part in our success for allowing us to have a percentage of their sales for the night! We can’t thank everyone enough for coming out and supporting us! We are having another percentage night Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at On the Rocks on Clayton Street. So we hope to see everyone out for another great night of fighting for a cure for NF!

The UGA Tumornators minus a few

Travis taking a break from playing

UGA Tumornators is a fundraising team started by the Leathers/Cone family in conjunction with the Children’s Tumor Foundation that is dedicated to raising money and awareness to end. Neurofibromatosis (NF) and Schwannomatosis through research.

On Christmas Eve 2006 while driving back to Georgia from one of Drew’s many surgeries at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the family decided to take a more active role in Drew’s illness. The foundation was born February 2007 when they put together a compelling slideshow telling Drew’s story that, accompanied by a heartfelt song written by Drew’s brother, Ben, appeared on the newly-formed web site.

Thanks to the generosity of people like you, the grassroots campaign has raised over $100,000 to date through fundraisers, donations and with the help of friends like Atlanta Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur and former NFL player Matt Stinchcomb and New Orleans Saint, Jon Stinchcomb.

All funds raised are donated directly to the Children’s Tumor Foundation so that Drew and others like him can live a life free of the devastating impact of tumors.