Charitable Gift Giving

Caribou Coffee is a popular brand of coffee which uses top quality beans and is sourced responsibly. Amy Erickson was a Roastmaster at Caribou.

In 1995, at only 33 years of age, Amy passed away of breast cancer. The company launched a special blend of coffee and a related line of products to honor her, and to help raise money to end the scourge of breast cancer.

By visiting the Amy’s Blend Collection, you’ll find a lighter road of coffee (caffeinated and decaf), as well as a scarf, a mug, a basket, a tumbler, a water bottle, and a blend of tea. Ten percent of sales from these products goes to fight breast cancer.

On their Facebook page, they have “Amy’s National Garden of Hope”, where you can plant a virtual tulip to show your support. For every tulip and message posted, Caribou will plant a pink tulip in Brookside Gardens in Washington DC as a lasting tribute.

Rounding out our selection of gifts for Breast Cancer Month 2011, we have a beautiful set of pink roses.

Each year, 1-800-Flowers sells a different variation of The Pink Ribbon Bouquet where a portion of proceeds goes to The Carol Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

This year, the bouquet is a great looking set of a dozen pink roses with greens of monte casino and variegated pittosporum. It comes in a white ceramic pitcher which is food-safe and reusable for serving drinks or storing kitchen supplies.

The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund supports both new and established researchers investigating the causes, prevention and treatment of breast cancer. It funds studies of the genetic, molecular, cellular and environmental factors involved in the development and progression of breast cancer to educate medical professionals and increase public awareness about preventing, detecting, and treating breast cancer.

Each year, Sephora launches its Beauty with a Cause collection, where participating brands donate a portion of proceeds to organizations that raise awareness about breast cancer.

A lot of these products tend to sell out each year, so jump on them while you can!

For a complete list of items for sale, visit their Beauty with a Cause collection.

Some of the highlights this year:

SEPHORA COLLECTION Perfect Pink Brush Set (Value $150) Perfect Pink Brush Set

SEPHORA COLLECTION Pink Eyelash Curler

Ole Henriksen BCA Truth Serum Collagen Booster ($81 Value) 1.7 oz

Mobile Edge makes some of the highest reviewed computer bags available. They created a series of bags called the Caring Case Collection, which consists of pink-themed laptop bags. All have the pink breast cancer ribbon, and 10% of the retail selling price of each casein this collection is donated directly to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

These aren’t just ordinary bags.  They include features such as ample pockets, padded compartments for laptops, ergonomic designs, and more.

Here are the most popular products. These links allow you to purchase on Amazon, but if you prefer you can also go directly to Mobile Edge’s site)

Mobile Edge Komen Microfiber Tote

Mobile Edge Komen Milano Computer Bag

Chrome is a San Francisco company which was founded creating extremely durable and utilitarian messenger bags which have become popular for city living.

They recently added shoes to their cadre of products. One of their most popular shoes is the Kursk shoe, which like its bags has received rave reviews for its durability.

For the rest of October, Chrome will be donating 50% of Pink Kursh shoes to The Keep A Breast Foundation for breast cancer awareness and prevention organization. For over 10 years, Keep A Breast has been working toward helping eradicate breast cancer by exposing young people to methods of prevention, early detection and support.

Special features include: 1,000 denier Cordura with back-padding; 100% vulcanized
construction; low profile design; reinforced nylon/glass fiber shank to support the midsole; board
lasted sole and skid resistant contact rubber soles; polyurethane contoured crash pad insole;
durable rubber heel cup with reflective safety hit; lace garage to keep laces tied and in place;
steel aglets to keep laces from fraying.

The pink shoes are available exclusively at Chrome’s Web site at ChromeIndustries.com.

This October, Limoges Jewelry will donate a percentage of ALL October sales to BreastCancer.com. And as usual, they have a great selection of beautiful jewelry that can serve as a reminder of the importance of the cause, and of getting regular checkups.

This bracelet is only $9.99. It comes with a pink ribbon charm and a heart charm that says “Together we can find a cure”.

These rings have “Strength Cure Hope” engraved in black bold letters on a 5mm polished band.

This sentiment bracelet reads “Together we can find a cure”. 

Disclosure: We participate in the eBay Partner Network (EPN) meaning we may earn a commission when users click on links to eBay and make purchases. 

Since October 1, eBay has had a pink ribbon by their logo which links to a page that details their initiatives for supporting breast cancer charities, including a huge number of auctions going on now that benefit over 130 breast cancer charities, from  Susan G. Komen For the Cure to the American Cancer Society to BrightPink to the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Look around at the tens of thousands of products up for auction, and chances are you’ll find something you’re looking for.

In addition, eBay is running a sweepstakes that runs until the end of the month. To enter the Sweepstakes, go to http://www.facebook.com/eBay?sk=app_231504343564813 or http://www.facebook.com/EbayGivingWorks?sk=app_231504343564813, “like” the page, and enter a story (maximum 500 characters), and/or upload a photo (file size maximum 2MB) that describes a personal story of why the fight against breast cancer is important to you.

This October, for every Pink Sharpie that it sells, Sharpie will donate ten cents to City of Hope for Breast Cancer Research.

In addition, City of Hope announced they’re collaborating with Grace Potter and the Noctournals in fighting women’s cancers. Grace is taking the lead on the Sharpie Ink it Pink campaign, which allows for anyone to upload a “pink signature” to the Sharpie website.  For each signature Sharpie will donate $1 to City of Hope’s women’s cancer research and treatment center. Signatures will be collected until October 31st and you can submit them here: http://bit.ly/cohinkitpink

Grace kicked off the campaign with this explanation:

For this month only, Cheryl’s Cookies has a collection of pink cookies where 10% of proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation Columbus Affiliate (where Cheryl’s is based).

Shop Cheryl’s Cookies for the Cure collection

If you haven’t had one of Cheryl’s “cutout cookies”, you don’t know what you’re missing. They’ve been described as “cakes in cookie form”. They’re literally like little sponge cakes with real buttercream frosting on top, and they’re individually wrapped for freshness.

On top of this, you can save 15% at Cheryls.com when you use Coupon Code: TAKE15.