The fifth annual 2006 Boobie-Thon launches on October 1, 2006. Check it out!

The fourth annual 2005 Boobie-Thon kicks off on October 1, 2005. Stay tuned...

Shutterblog has details for the upcoming third annual 2004 Blogger Boobie-Thon. The 2004 event will kick off on October 1st and run through October 10th. Stay tuned for more details...

I received the official donation letter from Susan G. Komen in the mail today. This concludes the accounting updates to the 2003 Boobie-Thon. Thanks again for everyone's help, support and donations!

Hi Robyn,

SELF magazine would like to recognize you (and your Boobiethon) in the February issue for being a promoter of positive body image in women. In addition to raising money for a good cause, your charity sends the message that you don't have to have a porn star body to be proud of it.

I'd like to get a few quotes from you on body image for the story.

<snip of list of interview questions>

That should do it. If you'd prefer to discuss this over the phone, please give me at call at <snip of phone number>. Otherwise, I'll look for an email from you in the next day or two.

Thanks and congrats,

Erin Bried
Sr. Staff Writer
SELF magazine

Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for the February 2004 issue!

UPDATE: The return-receipt came back confirming Komen received the cashier's check!

Now you might notice that even though we raised $6686.45, I only moved over the total balance in my PayPal account of $6433.49. This is because PayPal requires you to upgrade to its premier account in order to process credit card payments. By doing so, each credit card donation had an amount automatically deducted by PayPal (2.9%+ $0.30 USD) before I ever saw it in my PayPal account. However, I posted the full amount of each donation on the donations page. Then at the end of the Boobie-Thon (as my husband and I also did last year), we donate the total amount that PayPal has deducted to "break even" and give Komen the published / donated amount on the site.

This year, we will be donating an additional $252.96 out of pocket -- so when that amount is added to the amount transferred of $6433.49 -- this will bring us to a cashier's check mailed next week for a total of $6686.45.

I will update the site again once payment has been mailed to Komen.

So what happens next? Well I received quite a few e-check payments today, so those have to clear first. PayPal says this usually takes 4-5 business days, which will put it roughly on October 17, 2003. After that, I have to transfer the total PayPal funds to my bank account. PayPal says this usually takes 2-3 business days. Hopefully by October 22, 2003, all funds will have cleared the necessary channels and I can send a cashier's check to Susan G. Komen. Just like last year, I will update this blog every step of the way so that you can follow my progress. And of course when received, I will post the official donation letter from Komen just like I did in 2002.

Thanks so much to everyone who's linked, sent photos, and donated to the cause this year. Look for us to be back in 2004! -Robyn

UPDATE: Don't forget to click here each day to fund free mammograms from thebreastcancersite.com! "Each year, 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,300 die. One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. In addition, 1,600 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 400 will die this year."

Submissions and donations end at 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight -- about 90 minutes away! Hop to it!

I'm back now and just got all of the day's donations recorded. I'll be working through all of the remaining photos submitted here in a bit. We're down to T-minus three hours and counting 'til this thing wraps up. Thanks to everyone for their help and support this year! Stay tuned...more updates to follow shortly...

Please keep in mind that Saturday is a religious holiday for Sooner fans, as OU takes on the 'whorns in the Cotton Bowl. I obviously will be nowhere near my computer during this time. So hang tight -- we'll wrap this sucker up in style tomorrow night. That means if you've been slow getting your photos in, or have a few more to submit to add to the others you've sent, you'd better get to it! Catch ya' later... Boomer Sooner!

Don't forget -- this all ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT tomorrow so you don't have much time to get your submissions in. And if you've sent pics in the past, you're more than welcome to do so again... Thanks!