Don’t forget to scroll through the posts! You don’t want to miss today’s Pink Ribbon BCAM Giveaway: How to Take Care of MY Kids.
Sandy has won the Pink Boxers!
Congrats, Sandy. Your comment cracked me up:
“My husband wears pink to support the cause and he would look so sexy in these — too bad none of you other ladies get to see that!”
That just cracks me up.
Cindi, to reread about what you’ve won, click here.
Everyone else … there are still 27 more chances to win. Have you seen today’s giveaway? “How to Take Care of MY Kids”, a great manual for anyone in need of a caregiver to step in when they can’t carry the load.
Please keep telling people about the 2008 Pink Ribbon Review Breast Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway — the more top of mind the pink ribbon is for people, the more likely they will be to do their monthly breast self-exams and go for regular mammograms.
It’s day six of the Pink Ribbon Review Breast Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway!
If you haven’t been to this site recently, let me tell you that in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), I’m giving away a pink ribbon product every single day during the month of October.
Today’s giveaway: By the Book: How to Take Care of MY Kids.
It’s a manual, actually. One that you assemble. The book consists of a three-ring binder, pages where you record information and tabbed page dividers.
It’s essentially a book written by YOU about YOUR kids.
It allows parents to have every need of every child organized neatly in one place so caregivers can effectively and lovingly take care of their children.
It allows you to:
Organize your daily routines for someone else to learn
List important phone numbers for easy access
Record the likes and dislikes of each child
Highlight any behavioral issues/patterns
Prepare caregivers for an emergency situation
Keep medical information organized in one place
Help your caregivers know where the important things are and how you run your household
By the Book: How to Take Care of MY Kids is typically available at www.karmelpublishing.com for $27.95.
Oh, and you can also continually update your child’s information with downloadable refill pages. How cool is that?
So … I’ve got one copy to give away … to someone who follows the Pink Ribbon Review BCAM giveaway rules and leaves an appropriate comment on this post before midnight EST.
Don’t forget to scroll through the posts! You don’t want to miss today’s Pink Ribbon BCAM Giveaway: A pair of Pink Boxers.
Cindi has won the gift book by Cheryl Karpin called “Eat Your Peas for the Cure.”
Congrats, Cindi. I am thrilled to share this book with you. Email me your address and I’ll send this book out to you this week. Just let me know if you’d like me to inscribe it for you or leave it blank.
Yesterday’s post had 21 comments. So I went to random.org to get a number between 1 and 21:
The I headed to the admin page for my site and found the corresponding comment number on the post. Then I headed to piknic for some quick photo-editing to bleep out the private information:
Cindi, to reread about what you’ve won, click here.
Many thanks to everyone who participated. You know, there are still 28 more chances to win. Have you seen today’s giveaway? A pair of Pink Boxers.
Please keep telling people about the 2008 Pink Ribbon Review Breast Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway — the more top of mind the pink ribbon is for people, the more likely they will be to do their monthly breast self-exams and go for regular mammograms.
Pink Boxers Distribution, Inc. is unique in that it is the only breast cancer organization to market products for men. This allows men to show their true colors, support loved ones in a distinctive and unique way and participate in a cause about which they too, feel strongly.
These boxers … 100% fine-combed cotton … wonderfully pink … stylish … beautifully packaged in a signature tube you see in the image above.
Pink Boxers was established exclusively to raise funds for the American Breast Cancer Foundation (ABCF) for early detection, financial aid and breast cancer awareness, with 100 percent of its profits going to the cause.
How is that possible, you ask? Well, they define profit as “any excess in revenue above the cost of production, marketing and distribution of the products.”
But, Pink Boxers Distribution, Inc. guarantees that the donation per product sold will always be “in excess of 20% of the purchase price of EACH and EVERY product but may vary depending on costs of producing and marketing of the product.”
Pink Boxers retail for $28 – $32 (so you can do the math, right?).
Typically, they are available exclusively at www.pinkboxers.org — but of course, one lucky winner will get a pair sent to them courtesy of the Pink Ribbon Review (thank you, Pink Boxers Distribution).
So … for the real men out there who aren’t afraid to wear pink … comment to win.
Every October, the American Cancer Society holds their annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events.
I’ve been participating in a local strides walk since 2003. I love this event. At some point, I’ll share all the reasons why I love it, but for now, I thought I’d share this You Tube video with you. It features a survivor named Stacy Van Cott, who was diagnosed 10 days after the birth of her second daughter. Check it out:
Here’s a link for you to click to get involved with a Making Strides event in your area.
Holly Blanco has won the Hershey’s Tour de Pink jersey and backpack!
Congrats, Holly. Enjoy your prizes — send me a photo of you in your new jersey one day and I’ll post it online!
As I mentioned, I choose my winners by first noting how many eligible comments there are for a particular post. Then I use random.org to get a number between 1 and the number of eligible comments (today it spit out #11). Here’s how that looks:
The I head to the admin page for my site and find the corresponding comment number on the post. (Today, I was thrilled to read the 11th comment, the winner’s comment!) Here’s how that looks (I had to take a minute and block out her private information first).
You see why I was thrilled? Go Holly! You’re going to be raising awareness, which is my favorite past time! Please email me your snail mail address at pinkribbonreview at gmail dot com and I’ll get this out to you as soon as I get I can.
Also, tell everyone you know about the 2008 Pink Ribbon Review Breast Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway — you’ll be raising awareness of breast cancer charities and companies that support breast cancer causes as well just by letting them know this is going on. And the more top of mind breast cancer is for people, the more likely they will be to do their monthly breast self-exams and go for regular mammograms.
Welcome to day four of the Pink Ribbon Review Breast Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway! In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), I’m giving away a pink ribbon product every single day during the month of October.
Today’s giveaway: “Eat Your Peas for the Cure” gift book.
The “Eat Your Peas” series is a collection of paperback gift books authored by Cheryl Karpen that are built with a promise to be there for someone special through life’s trials and celebrations.
The very first gift book, “Eat Your Peas for Young Adults,” was written in 2001 for a teenage friend who was going through some challenging emotional times and felt sad and hopeless. The collection now features 21 affirming titles for moms, teens, sons, birthdays, teachers, gardeners and more, and offers coupling seed packets with affirmation cards, note pads and magnets.
Cheryl Karpen co-wrote “Eat Your Peas for the Cure” with her sister and three-time cancer survivor, Darlene Hauff. After seeing the amount of love and support Hauff received from family and friends, Karpen knew her sister would be able to help her find the tender and uplifting yet sensitive tone she wanted.
The pages of “Eat Your Peas for the Cure” are filled with words to encourage and support people suffering from cancer. Words like:
“As you travel down the treatment trail, I’ll be cheering you on all the way.”
“Everytime you pick up this book, consider yourself hugged. And cherished, too.”
“Very few burdens are heavy if we all lift together.”
And the pages are beautiful … the image on the left is of one of my favorite pages of this book.
Just after the title page is a To/From page for you to fill out if the winner chooses to give it away. If it is for them to cherish, I’ll fill it out for them with a pink ribbon pen!
FYI, a percentage of the profit from “Eat Your Peas for the Cure” will be contributed to the American Cancer Society.
What else do you need to know … the book is bounded in paperback. It features 72 pages and measures 5.5″ x 5.5″. The retail price is $9.95. And, it’s available online at www.gentlyspoken.com.
So … comment to win … and don’t forget to eat your peas.
This month, Teleflora will feature five different bouquets on teleflora.com including: Teleflora’s Polka Dots and Posies, Pink Blush Bouquet, At First Blush, Teleflora’s Pinking of You and Teleflora’s Sweet Pinks Bouquet (shown above).
Every time a consumer purchases any one of the five floral arrangements, Teleflora will donate 15% of the purchase price to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), with a commitment of raising a minimum of $250,000.
Each arrangement will be highlighted with the BCRF pink ribbon and will include pink roses to celebrate Teleflora’s collaboration with the BCRF.
In addition, through a special collaborative effort during October, women and families receiving treatments at each of the following cancer centers will receive floral arrangement or equivalent coupons:
The City of Hope
John Wayne Cancer Institute
UCLA Revlon Breast Cancer Center
George Washington University Cancer Center
Fox Chase Cancer Center
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
This sounds like a special company to me. So think about it … who can you send flowers to today? Call 1-800-TELEFLORA!
Just so you know … I’m not the only one in the blog-o-sphere focused on National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I wanted to give you a taste of some other blogs out there talking about October in a pink ribbon way.
Be forewarned … these aren’t all breast cancer blogs … some of them are cool as beans other topic blogs that you might find you’ll have to read regularly. But these links will take you to their NBCAM post so you’re bound to see some familiar things out there.
Racked New York: A blog about shopping, neighborhood stores and the retail scene of New York City
Tamisan’s News: Daily news from a woman named Tamisan (things she finds amusing, strange, frustrating, insane, funny, bizarre, cool, wacky, odd, zany, cool and/or relevant)
Balanced Health and Nutrition: food, nutrition and exercise information blended with a dash of opinion (this particular post, by the way, is a great one, by the way, on what you can control to decrease your risk)
If Mom Says OK: ‘I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant’ (way too deep for me but it might speak to you)
So let me know … who else is blogging about breast cancer awareness month?
And please send me your snail mail address at pinkribbonreview at gmail dot com.
If anyone is wondering how I choose the winners … check out this screen shot I was able to take after the winner was chosen using the web-based software at random.org/integers:
The comments on any particular post are numbered on one of my WordPress administrative pages; Renee C was the 30th commenter for this particular post (there were 71 qualifying comments — the ones that came in past the deadline aren’t factored in).
It’s that simple of a selection process. I’m sharing it with you today just so you all know how it works.
Thanks to everyone who participated. And don’t worry, there are still 29 more chances to win — if you’re interested, throw your hat in the ring for today’s Hershey’s Tour de Pink jersey and backpack.
Also, tell everyone you know about the 2008 Pink Ribbon Review Breast Cancer Awareness Month Giveaway — you’ll be raising awareness of breast cancer charities and companies that support breast cancer causes as well just by letting them know this is going on. And the more top of mind breast cancer is for people, the more likely they will be to do their monthly breast self-exams and go for regular mammograms.
Finally, a special thank you to Brookstone … as many of the commenters in this contest pointed out, the visual of this product at airports will work in a special way to raise awareness and the importance of quality pink ribbon products. You’re doing a special thing with the mere production of this bag and a generous thing by sharing the proceeds with an organization that is working for this cause.
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