Aside from being the color of breast cancer awareness, pink in flowers also traditionally symbolizes grace, gentility, and joy.
Choose from a variety of bouquets, including lilies (great for Mom), gladiolus, mixed bouquets or my personal favorite, pink gerbera daisies (pictured)
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Throughout October 2010, you can buy products that donate to Breast Cancer charities at drugstore.com!.
Brands like Clarisonic, CHI, Tweezerman, Emergen-C, and more all have special BCA products. Help support a worthy cause AND get great products at the same time!
Whether you need vitamin C tablets, a natural spectrum desk lamp, or a new SonicCare toothbrush, you’ll find in this collection plenty of drug store items that bring awareness and donate to breast cancer.
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This month, Kohl’s is featuring several cute pink outfits as part of its Kohl’s Cares line of products to support breast cancer awareness. These pink clothes are all designed by Vera Wang for Kohls, and 100% of the net profit from sales will go to fight breast cancer. Believe it or not, these are all available for only $5 or $10. But jump on it quick–these tend to sell out quickly.
These fashionable pink clothes and accessories will be great all year long, and can continually serve as a reminder for others to give donations and get exams.
Kohls Cares Simply Vera Vera Wang Tee and Boyshorts Set
Kohls Cares Simply Vera Vera Wang Slippers
Kohls Cares Simply Vera Vera Wang Shopping Girl Tee
Kohls Cares Simply Vera Vera Wang Stretch Bracelet
Kohls Cares Simply Vera Vera Wang Sequin Scarf
See the complete line by clicking here:
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As those of you who’ve read this blog for years know, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, we’ll dedicate a month to pink products and breast cancer awareness.
Breast cancer is the cause which really launched cause-related marketing back in 1991. Since then, there are huge amounts of “pink” products and promotions out there. The phenomenon is not without its detractors. There are those who claim that companies that claim to support breast cancer do more for PR reasons and whatever percentages they donate end up paling in comparison to the amount of free publicity they get.
While I understand this thinking, at the end of the day–we’re talking about it. One in eight women in the United States will have breast cancer in their lifetime, and one in 35 will lose their lives. If seeing a pink ribbon will remind a woman to do self-examination and get her annual mammography, or will remind the public to donate directly to breast cancer causes, at the end of the day it’s not a bad thing.
Having said that, as you peruse the specials we’ll be posting over the next month, please do consider a sizable donation to a good breast cancer charity. According to Charity Navigator, these are the top charities in terms of how efficiently and effectively they use your donation money:
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I admit, once I started drinking Fiji Water, it was tough for me to go back to water from France or from Maine. There’s just something inherently refreshing about water that comes from the islands of the South Pacific with its crystal clear blue water and its eternal sunshine. And don’t get me started about the taste of wanna-be bottled waters like Aquafina and Dasani (which are basically PepsiCo’s and the Coca-Cola Company’s attempts to sell tap water to the pubic through clever marketing).
Now, if you Sign up for FIJI Water Delivery before October 31, you’ll save 10% if you use promotion code FUJIWILD.
In addition, Fiji Water will donate 5% of every online order from October 1-31 toward the Wildlife Conservation Society’s efforts in preserving and protecting Vatu-i-Ra, a seascape between two major islands of Fiji with forests and coral reefs teeming with some of the planet’s most magnificent creatures.
I signed up for Fiji Water’s home water delivery service about three years ago, and I’ve been getting it every since. It’s much more convenient than the huge backbreaking jugs of Poland Spring, and the square bottles are made of high quality PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) plastic, which is extremely recyclable.
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thinkThin Chocolate Orange Bliss bars are chocolate bars that are healthy (gasp!). The bar is fortified with 17 essential vitamins and minerals and if the Amazon reviews are any indication, they’re pretty good tasting (if not the most reliable product to get shipped to you on a hot summer day).
In addition to being good for you, they’re just good. 1% of all proceeds will go to cancer research.
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Vibram supports Dog Tags: “Service Dogs for Those Who’ve Served Us” and through purchases like this has donated over $72,000 to the Puppies Behind Bars program that provides service dogs to injured United States veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. $2 from the sale of each Chewy Shoe in red, white and blue is donated to this program.
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Traident will also donate when you text SMILES to 71717. (Text is free for you, Trident will pay 5 cents), or by uploading a video. Visit Trident’s Facebook page for more details.
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Starbury is a line of clothes started by NBA star Stephon Marbury, in association with athletic clothes company Steve & Barry’s.
Unlike companies that slap a NBA star’s name on a line of clothing and jack up the price many times, Starbury is aimed at keeping high quality athletic clothes affordable so that real fans and the community can enjoy it.
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This coming weekend on Long Island, the Guide Dog Foundation will be having its annual Bike-a-thon. I love to bike and this event is only a short drive from my house, so I’ll be participating with my sweetie Lisa and her brother.
This will be Lisa’s first major biking event since undergoing major surgery only a few months ago, so it’ll be an exciting day for us. And we’re both excited about petting the dogs at the end of the ride than the ride itself 🙂 I’ll try to post some pictures here of the event.
If you’re looking for a great charity to donate to for a tax deduction as the year comes to a close, and if you enjoy this blog, please consider a donation to our donation page:
http://www.active.com/donate/GuideDogFoundation10/LHsieh
Your donations will help two great causes:
The Guide Dog Foundation raises, trains, and provides guide dogs, at no charge, to those who are visually impaired or have special needs. Guide Dogs can be trained to help give these people independence, mobility, companionship, and vastly improve their quality of life.
America’s VetDogs also trains dogs to become guide, service and therapy dogs for disabled veterans throughout the country.
If you’re interested in a great gift, consider going to their online store, where you can get t-shirts, caps, sweatshirts, holiday cards, stuffed animals (like the cute little golden retriever to the right), tote bags, pins, and other great gifts with the Guide Dog Foundation logo.
Thanks for your support for this cause and event that has special significance to me!
UPDATE: here are some pictures from the event!
Lisa and her brother Jack biking for Seeing Eye Dog Foundation. She did great!
Greeting the adult dogs in the kennels
Greeting the adult dogs in the kennels.
The moment I was waiting for all day: Puppies!
Sleepy puppy!
Happy Puppy!
Pensive Puppy!
The day was beautiful, and the turnout was pretty good. We biked around the neighborhoods of Smithtown where the Guide Dog Foundation is located. Afterwards, we were brought on a tour of the Guide Dog Foundation’s facilities. We saw the housing area where people who are adopting guide dogs stay to get trained on how to work with their dogs. We heard about the incredible process it takes to train these dogs, and then saw a bunch of adult dogs-in-training in the kennels, who like all good dogs were very happy to see us. And then the highlight of the day were the PUPPIES! They were the softest, cutest, most adorable creatures I’ve ever seen. They were a little tuckered out (two tour groups had gone before us), but after they shook the sleep from their eyes they were excited and savored the puppy petting almost as much as the humans did.
The bike tour itself wasn’t as polished as others like the MS 150 bike tours, but I didn’t mind that one bit. It just meant that more of my registration money went to help train guide dogs, as opposed to providing bells and whistles for the bikers. I learned that to train just one dog to be suitable to be a guide for a disabled human or a returning veteran, it can cost upwards of $50,000! While they get some donations from corporate sponsors, they also rely on donations from us. Consider clicking on the link above to leave a donation of your own. Do it for the puppies! 🙂
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