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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What an inspiring woman!
I would love to win a new pair of sneakers to help me recover from knee surgery! Happy Halloween!
I love those shoes! Gray and Pink are always a winning combination in my book too 🙂
also, i tweeted 🙂
Would LOVE to win these shoes & love even more that each comment is raising $. AWESOME giveaway!
And I tweeted!
https://twitter.com/pace_of_laurel/status/263727414088196096
Love the shoes and love the cause!
Awesome giveaway!! I love their line of breast cancer awareness clothing!
I am addicted to new running shoes and love New Balance! My mom was a 2 time breast cancer survivor, little did we know that is had spread into her lungs. The ugly disease took her life when I was 12 years old. Hurray for your Mama!!!
what an amazing giveaway! 🙂
I also tweeted about the giveaway
I would love to win shoes especially for such a good cause!!!
My grandma also survived breast cancer. This is a great giveaway for a great cause, I hope we hit 1000!
I would love to win a pair of new workout shoes!! And I love your blog 🙂
I love this giveaway! My mom is also a survivor of Breast Cancer, I know how those sighs of relief go! Thanks for a great chance to give back!
Such a wonderful cause! Southern Color tweeted about the great giveaway. Happy Halloween 🙂
Great giveaway idea! I had no idea about their line.
Love New Balance shoes! Just signed up for a half marathon so it would be great to have new shoes to break in!
awesome cause and awesome giveaway 🙂
My grandmother is also a breast cancer survivor so this cause has a special place in my heart! Go pink 🙂
and I also tweeted about the giveaway
What a great idea and super cute shoes!
Together we can kick (sort of bad pun with the whole shoe giveaway, but thought I’d give it a try) breast cancer’s butt!
My mom is also a breast cancer survivor, I really appreciate this giveaway!
Such a great cause!
Would love to support!! My aunt is also a breast cancer survivor! I would love to wear these items in support of finding a cure!
I’m doing a walk for the cure! This would be a perfect accessorie 🙂 Go blue wear pink! (Michigan wolverines)
Love these shoes.
Your mom’s story inspired me to do monthly self exams!
How cool! I love how they agreed to donate per entry! Wow! Glad to hear your mom is doing well 🙂
Trick or Treat! Those shoes are great, and the cause even better.
I also tweeted for this giveaway!! : )
I walk the Susan G. Komen 3day 60 mile walk every year!! Great cause 🙂
I love New Balance. Some of their shoes are still actually made in America! Breast Cancer sucks. One of the ladies in our office died of it 3 years ago. What a tragedy. She just missed her daughters wedding by a year.
I love New Balance, and the cause they are benefiting; Great giveaway!
Love this giveaway, and thanks for sharing your mom’s encouraging story! It’s inspiring, and important for women get checked!
Cancer sucks! I would love to win these 🙂
This is amazing, Julie! Thanks so much! 🙂
I LOVE WINNING!
What a great idea for a giveaway that raises money for a very important cause. I lost my ‘sister in law’ (really my husband’s aunt, but we were close) this year to breast cancer. We miss her so much.
What a great giveaway! Fingers crossed for you that you hit 1,000 entries!!
Awesome giveaway! Awesome cause! I tweeted as well.
Pink is the perfect color to make life in grey, cold and rainy BeNeLux-fall a little brighter 🙂
I just found your blog and love your posts! Those new balances would be great for my next race for the cure!
These shoes would be a fab new wardrobe addition after using my current sneakers to clean up after Hurricane Sandy! What a great cause – thanks for sharing!
Thank you New Balance! I love your shoes, running, and my Grandma who is a Breast Cancer survivor. Thanks for hosting this contest PBF!
Love the comment= $1 idea! More than halfway there!
I love pink!
Happy Halloween!
A wonderful giveaway for a great cause!
*Bonus* The shoes are very cute!!
I love this giveaway, every little bit counts! Thanks for hosting 🙂 and so happy to hear your mom is doing great!!!
Great giveaway! I’d LOVE a near pair of running sneakers–my goal for 2013 is to run a half marathon 🙂
How could I not comment when it counts towards a donation!!!