Shame on you, Susan G. Komen Foundation

Years ago I was a freshman in college and I was sexually active. I went to a Catholic university, so naturally abstinence was preached and you couldn’t obtain birth control from the campus nurse. Fortunately, I was smart enough to realize that it was best to use something a little more reliable and effective than [...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Sadly, I think almost every one of us knows someone affected by breast cancer. One in 8 women will have invasive breast cancer during their life. Your sister, mother, cousin, aunt, grandmother, daughter, niece, or best friend may have been diagnosed. Your father, brother, nephew, grandfather, or uncle could even be diagnosed. One person I [...]

Breast Cancer Awareness month is ending

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Today is the last official day of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Hopefully through the postings I made spotlighting different companies involved in funding research you were able to participate in some way and make a donation to help find a cure. If you are still looking for a way to donate or help, there are [...]

Cook for the Cure

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For each qualifying pink product purchased, KitchenAid will donate up to $50 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. KitchenAid will also donate $50 for every qualifying major appliance purchased during October—National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Aveda Lends a Helping Hand

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Aveda lends a helping hand to breast cancer research with their special edition Hand Relief moisturizing hand cream. $4 goes to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation with the purchase of Pink Ribbon Hand Relief. If you’ve never used Aveda’s Hand Relief, you’ve missed out. Not only does it moisturize and help soften skin, it smells [...]

This week only: double your donation at Caribou Coffee

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This week only, if you buy any Amy’s Blend tea, beans or merchandise, Caribou Coffee will donate 20% of the total to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

$25 pink shirts at Peace Love Mom.

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Through the end of the month, all pink shirts at Peace Love Mom are $25. I’m a huge fan of PLM – the pink shirt that I ordered last week is my third shirt. They’re super comfy, and super cute. They normally run from $32 to $46 per shirt, so this is a fabulous deal! [...]

The NFL Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

Today is Sunday, and many red blooded Americans, including myself, will be tuning in to at least one football game today. If you’ve been paying attention this month, you’ll have noticed quite a bit of pink on the field and the sidelines. Many players are wearing pink cleats, and players on the sidelines are wearing [...]

Tic Tac Shake, Share & Care Campaign

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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month the Tic Tac brand will help raise awareness and support for those affected by a cancer diagnosis with its Limited Edition Pink Grapefruit flavor Tic Tac®. Available this fall, the special color is part of the Tic Tac brand’s ongoing support of CancerCare®, a national organization focused on [...]

Safelite for the Cure

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If you’re like us, your windshield has been chipped or cracked at some point. Maybe not your current car, but I’m willing to bet at least once you’ve had an ugly windshield. Fortunately, there’s Safelite glass repair. And even better, Safelite donates to the Susan G. Komen Foundation yearly. In fact, Safelite was named a [...]