Since our neighborhood was quite the hot spot for trick-or-treaters last year, Ryan and I are well prepared with tons of chocolate to giveaway this evening.
Pumpkin Dog is prepared to keep a close watch to make sure no funny business goes down.
I figured I would make a big pot of soup for lunch that Ryan and I can easily reheat for dinner this evening. We’re thinking about hanging out on our front porch with our candy and a bottle of wine since it’s supposed to be nice and chilly this evening, and I figured soup would be the perfect porch dinner!
I cooked up a batch of Harry & David potato corn chowder using the mix that I bought when I was in Oregon and added a bunch of chicken to the base for a punch of protein.
The soup was incredibly flavorful and satisfying and I’m looking forward to eating it again tonight. Let’s just hope it passes the Soup Hater’s test.
And now it’s giveaway time!
New Balance 860s Lace Up for the Cure Giveaway
Ready to win a new pair of shoes!?
As I’m sure you’ve noticed from the plethora of pink that has popped up this month, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I have a fun pink-related giveaway for you guys today!
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while now, you know that my mom is a breast cancer survivor.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2008, underwent surgery (she had a double mastectomy), chemotherapy and radiation and now, with every scan that comes back cancer-free, our family breathes a sigh of relief. We all feel so lucky that my mom found the lump in her breast through self-exam and sought treatment when she did.
When New Balance reached out to me about their Lace Up for the Cure® Collection, I was happy to learn about their pledge to donate 5 percent of the suggested retail price of sales from their Lace Up for the Cure Collection (with a guaranteed minimum donation of $500,000) to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® in 2012.
The Lace Up for the Cure® Collection is available year-round and includes sneakers, zip ups, capris, tees, tank tops and sports bras. My two favorite items from the collection include this quarter-zip lightweight workout jacket that I wore on a hike with Ryan and Sadie last weekend:
And these incredibly comfortable and lightweight walking shoes:
Steel gray + pink is always a winning color combination in my book and I love the ruching on the inside of the sneakers. Such a fun, feminine touch!
When New Balance approached me about hosting a giveaway, I asked them if they’d be willing to donate $1 per giveaway entry up to $1,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and they agreed!
Now you can enter this giveaway to win a pair of New Balance 860s (normally $89.99) and know that your entry is helping to raise money to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and their efforts to find a cure for breast cancer through research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 50 countries.
To enter this giveaway, simply comment on this post below. It’s as easy as that! And since I’d love for us to hit 1,000 giveaway entries and take advantage of the full amount New Balance has offered to donate, you can tweet something along the lines of the following for an extra entry:
- Hoping to win a pair of @NewBalance Lace Up for the Cure shoes from @PBFingers!
If you send out a tweet, please remember to comment back on this post again to tell me you did!
I will randomly select a winner on Friday, November 2.
GOOD LUCK!
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I would love to sport a pair of those snazzy New Balance shoes and support a great cause!
What a great idea! I am not sure if the giveaway includes Canada but even if it doesn’t I wanna be apart of reaching 1000!
I love the color combo, grey and pink! And it’s so good to hear a breast cancer story with a happy ending! It takes one tough cookie of a woman to get through that!
That’s great that New Balance is donating $1 for every entry, I will gladly enter this giveaway!
You and your family are definitely role models for health! And… Pumpkin dog is pretty cute!
such a great cause!! love the pink kicks!
Pink for Halloween…I mean Breast Cancer Awareness Month!! A cause near and dear to my heart as well.
Love the shoes and New Balance for donating!
I would love to win a pair of NB 860s, and what a great cause too!
What a great athletic line and charity! I love fashion with a cause!
What an awesome giveaway! I love pink and it’s just about time for me to start breaking in a new pair of shoes! 🙂
Tweeted the givewaway too! @janehoyahusker
I LOVE your idea as to how you and Ryan are about to spend Halloween! It sounds like the ideal holiday 🙂
This is a great giveaway and a great idea Julie! I hope you make it to 1,000 entries!
I would love to win a pair of these!! I read your blog everyday and want to thank you for inspiring me 🙂
PBF – I held a Zumba fundraiser on Monday to raise money for a pedicatric cancer foundation called the Four Diamonds fund…. The event raised $510!! Woooo! The Four Diamonds Fund provides support for patients and families facing the battle against pediatric cancer.
I also sent out a tweet!!! Thanks for the post
What a great cause. My mom was diagnosed with breast caner when I was in high school and has been caner free for 14 years now!
This is such a great idea! Very cute shoes and a great cause 🙂
Way to ask for additional donations! Love the pink and grey–even better that it’s for a great cause.
I tweeted about it!
I would love to win these to spread awareness! Sadly this awful disease touchesway too many lives.
Such a beautiful cause and a beautiful pair of shoes!
Love it when a company puts its money where its morals are. Go New Balance!
love the pink and grey!
What a wonderful giveaway and a great cause to support!
Seeing all the comments in such a short time makes me so happy!!!! You’ll be to a 1000 in no time. And the pink and gray are one of my most favorite color combos!!!
I would love these shoes! I’m long overdue for a new pair. So, so happy that your beautiful mother has recovered.
I love that they are doing this for such a great cause! Happy Halloween!
props to your mom! She looks beautiful and is a source of inspiration for other survivors. This is such a fun giveaway; I’d love to win me some pink shoes! 🙂
My grandmother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and also underwent surgery to remove both breasts. Unfortunately, we lost her early this year to a different type of cancer.
I love that New Balance is donating money for every comment! That is awesome. Way to go for working that one out.
Love it!
Amazing giveaway, great cause Julie! Love the pink too!
Super cute shoes, and a great cause!!! Happy Halloween!
I’m in the market for a new pair of sneaks! I’m making sure my next pair have brightly colored laces. So eye catching!
I also love those lightweight walking shoes you posted. I need to find a pair of those.
Great giveaway Julie! Hope we hit $1000!
Tweeted!
I tweeted 🙂 https://twitter.com/BarrAndTable/status/263726647868534784
And I have tweeted this wonderful giveaway too!
What a great cause! I hope they match all the comments you get which will certainly be over 1,000 🙂
What a great cause!
I tweeted about it! Happy Halloween!
This is a great cause and I love grey and pink!
Woohoo! Great giveaway! I’d love new shoes!
Here is another comment to make it to 1,000!!!
Wow, what a great and meaningful giveaway! I hope you get those 1,000 entries!!
So happy to hear that your mom is still cancer free! We’ve been through 2 bouts in our family and rejoice every time there is a clean report. Thanks for doing this and hope to win a new pair of sneaks 🙂
Happy halloween!
These shoes are great, I’d love to win a pair!
Yay for giveaways and cancer fundraising! 🙂 great idea
Glad your mom is a survivor! Love that jacket!
Awesome giveaway!!!!
id love to win and help out a good cause.