My Pink Ribbon
Pink is the color of hope, and it is the color for October. It is the color that symbolizes support for research, for hope and for life for breast cancer survivors. It is a color all women should be proud to wear for their mothers, their daughters, their aunts, their sisters, their cousins and their granddaughters. This month I wear pink for all of these women and the hope that one day our generation, my daughter’s generation or her daughter’s generation will find a cure… a real cure for breast cancer. I wear pink for my grandmother and for my aunt, and I wear pink for every family who has loved ones fighting this disease.
While throwing money at a problem isn’t a solution, money does fund the research needed to find a solution. So this month big corporations will pledge to donate funds to the support of this research in the name of those who buy their products. For budget-minded moms, this isn’t a reason to go crazy, but it is an incentive to stock up on your favorite products to show that you appreciate the support companies give to this worth cause.
Here are a couple great ways to show your support and have money donated to the cause on your behalf. (Feel free to tell me about others, I’d love to post more ways to help.)
- Dannon Give Hope with Every Cup – Dannon’s pink ribbon yogurt hit the shelves in September, and since Activa is my hubby’s breakfast of choice we are already deep into this promotion. Under specially marked Dannon yogurt cups you will find a code that can be redeemed online for a donation of $.10 per cup to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Don’t throw our your lids, enter the codes online, it’s quick and easy.
- Dannon Give Hope with Every Cup on Facebook - Just “like” Dannon Give Hope with Every Cup on Facebook , and they will donate $.10 for every new liker in October.
- The Breast Cancer Site - Did you know that buy clicking on The Breast Cancer Site daily (year round) you help the site raise money fund mammograms for women in need of a free mammogram. Yes, one click daily, and you can help.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – You Can Help!
Today is the start of a new month, a month known for Orange, Black and PINK! That’s right, pink! In addition to Halloween, October has become known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (I know you already knew that, just a reminder.)
A cause near and dear to the hearts of women across the country, like so many others I have a family tie to this disease. My Grandmother is a Breast Cancer Survivor and my Aunt is currently battling this demon.
This month, lots of companies make it easy to support the Susan G Komen foundation and other foundations for breast cancer awareness and research. Here are some EASY ways you can help!
1) Click on The Breast Cancer Site every day! If you aren’t familiar with this site yet, take 1 minute to check it out now and 30 seconds a day to click on it. For every person who clicks on this site every day mammograms are funded for those who would not otherwise be able to afford them. I promise, it is free (unless you decide to go shopping while you are there) and quick. Click now!
2) Become a fan of The Breast Cancer Site on Facebook! This is one of my favorite Facebook fan pages because it reminds me to click daily with its status updates. Right now the page is running a campaign for 1 million users. When the page reaches 1 million fans, $100,000 will be donated for breast cancer research! Currently, there are more than 300,000 fans. Become a fan today and help reach that goal, you will also be reminded to click daily for more donations to this worthy cause. (Oh and while you are on Facebook, become a fan of TheSuburbanMom so you don’t miss any posts!)
3) Use your P&G coupons. Coupons from the 9/27 P&G flyer announced that for every redemption of on of those coupons a $0.02 donation is to be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Double benefits – saving you money and helping a worthy cause!
4) Buy your favorite products ink Pink this month. There are tons of products out there that have repackaged themselves in pink to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness. Most of these products will also make a small donation for every product purchased to a breast cancer foundation – just be sure to read the fine print.
That’s 4 quick ways you can be a part of this movement without spending an extra dime (even saving money!). Do your part - click today!
