Charitable Gift Giving

Here’s a great gift for new moms. It’s a pink Jogging Stroller from Schwinn.With a young child, it’s sometimes difficult for a new mom to get out and get in shape. But with this stroller, she can put on her running shoes and go through her normal walking, jogging, or running routine every day, with her youngster just a few inches away from her at all times. In fact, the child will probably have a lot of fun feeling the wind in his or her hair and watching the sights of the world.The frame is lightweight aluminum which folds easily and is easy to store in a car or minivan. The alloy wheels provide a smooth ride, and the child is always safe with a five-point safety harness. There’s a hand brake for smooth stopping and a locking parking brake. While mom is huffing and puffing, her child will enjoy a comfortable padded seat and a weather shield. It carries children up to 50 pounds.A portion of proceeds will be donated to support breast cancer awareness and research.

Each year around this time, a lot of companies come up with the darndest ideas for pink products to benefit breast cancer awareness and research. This certainly falls amongst the oddest, and yet the most useful and innovative.It’s a drinking fountain for cats. If you’ve had a cat, you know their drinking bowl can get filled with gunk very quickly. Of course, kitty won’t drink gunky water, and so he or she ends up going to a source for fresh water, like the kitchen sink or the toilet.This unit filters and aerates water, and keeps it continually moving, and cats love running water.This is not just a silly little luxury for cats–a veterinarian invented the fountain for one important reason. Many cats do not drink the amount of water they should. This fountain encourages proper hydration in healthy cats, and is especially helpful for cats with a risk of kidney or urinary tract disease.The fountain holds six cups of water, a charcoal filter absorbs tastes and odors, and the falling stream adds oxygen and is more appealing to cats. It doesn’t require connection to a water line, and keeps cats from jumping into the kitchen sink or the toilet!And yes, it’s pink and a portion of proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Update as of 2011: it looks like the original fishing pole I mentioned below no longer donates a percentage of the purchase price to charity. But this one does: Ready 2 Fish Spinning Combo with Tackle

Here’s one of the more unique pink products for breast cancer awareness.

It’s the Shakespeare Ladyfish Spinning Combo, a fishing pole which benefits the American Breast Cancer Foundation.

The rod and reel combo is a lightweight set perfect for family fishing trips. Even though it’s lighter than heavy-duty fishing poles, it still hauls in the feistiest freshwater fish.

The rod is a 2-piece rod which measures 5 feet, 6 inches. The reel is a 2 ball bearing, one way clutch 30 size reel with 6 pound line.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this combo will go to benefit the early detection of breast cancer.

This pink umbrella isn’t just pretty raingear. It’s an automatic open / automatic close umbrella that opens to full size.

It protects you from the rain, of course, but with SunGuard UPF 50+ highest rated sun protection, you can also use it on a sunny day to protect yourself from the damaging rays of the sun.

The umbrela is available in four very stylish pink designs. All come with an embroidered pink ribbon logo on the tie strap, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to organizations dedicated to raising funds to help fight breast cancer.

Show your support for and make a statement about breast cancer research and education with this great product.

This oh-so-cute Bright Starts Pink Pretty in Pink Supreme Play Gym is an adorable play gym for baby with lots and lots and lots of features to keep her entertained.

It plays 5 melodies and three silly sounds, either continuously or activated by baby and also includes six cute little toys: a stuffed dragonfly, a stuffed snail, a water-filled teether to soothe gums, a rattle to help motor skills,

It also includes a stuffed flower chime toy with crinkle petals that you can take from the play gym and attach to a carrier. It contains an oversize mirror

There’s also plenty of things on the mat for lots of tummy time fun, from five extra toy loops to crinkle and fringe accents. She can play on her back, during tummy time, and the bars can even be removed so that it can be used as a regular play mat.  

And of course, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this item goes to support breast cancer awareness and research

As 2008 winds to a close, check out this Pink 2009 Planner. It’s from Brownline and measures 8″ x 5″ (the size of a piece of paper folded in half).

It’s a great planner with appointment times from 7 AM to 7:30 PM, with room to write notes for every 30-minute interval for the whole week. Each month starts with a monthly planner.

The soft, pink cover is imprinted with a pink ribbon and wire binding. It’s conveniently portable for you to put in a purse and work on the train, on a plane, or wherever.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen For the Cure to help fund breast cancer research

Why just buy pink items to show your support for beating breast cancer when you can make your very own.

If you are just learning how to crochet or have intermediate crocheting skills, this book, the Think Pink Crochet Book, is for you.

It’s a compilaton of 35 great designs for making hats, scarves, blankets, slippers, teddy bears, bookbags, bookmarks and more.

Each design was beautifully designed to show awareness for breast cancer. And a portion of each book will be donated to breast cancer research.