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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Such an awesome giveaway! I hope you have no problem reaching 1,000 entries! 🙂
LOVE Those sneakers and LOVE supporting such an awesome cause.
Great giveaway!
Great giveaway and love that you got them to donate $1 per comment… here’s my contribution!
Here is a comment!!
Cancer has affected so many people in my life and other’s as well. I hope you hit 1,000! And I hope to win those shoes!
LOVE Pink & Grey sneaks!!! Fantastic giveaway…and even more FABULOUS cause!
Great cause, and glad NB agreed! Cute shoes too! I’ve always been a fan of their shoes.
Your mom is a rockstar. So amazing.
Cancer has affected many people in my life so this is a very special giveaway! Thanks as always, Julie!
I’d love to win a new pair of sneakers! Hope you reach 1000!!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/theroguerunner/status/263730377561100289
Great giveaway! Love new balance <3
My grandma is a breast cancer survivor and my Aunt was taken by the disease after three rounds of it. They are and always will be such strong and powerful women, and I absolutely LOVE when creative events such as this one are held to honor past, present, and future women like themselves!
Would love to win the shoes & also help support a great cause! Love Sadie’s halloween outfit. Enjoy your wine & porch time w/ Ryan tonight! 🙂
So excited for you to be promoting this and glad this goes towards such a great cause. Thanks and ps- Sadie looks absolutely adorable.
I love that color combination! Great giveaway!
I just raised $300 for breast cancer research through ACS– it was harder than it seems!
My grandma went through the same experience. I rock pink all month long. The shoes would make me now match at the gym.
More excited about the donation than the free shoes!
those are some beautiful shoes! and what a great cause!
While I’d love to win the shoes, I’m also happy to help you hit that 1,000 comment goal 🙂
you’re such a strong person and it sounds like your family is a great support system for your mom! all of you are lucky to have each other!
I love sneakers so I love this giveaway and I am a big fan of supporting breast cancer awareness!! YAY!! Hope I win 🙂 Oh & I love Sadie’s Halloween shirt… too cute!
My Mom is a three time breast cancer survivor!!! Praise God!!!
I love the shoes.
what a great giveaway! happy halloween
great giveaway!
This is a great giveaway and I love that it’s also for a great cause!
I love this giveaway, I have a close (young) family member losing his battle with cancer and a cure cannot come fast enough to make more people survivors!
This is an awesome thing you are doing!! P.s love the shoes!
What a wonderful giveaway, for a wonderful cause. As someone who has been affected by breast cancer on both sides of my family, (i just had a second aunt diagnosed last Friday,) I am very happy to support this cause in anyway I can, and greatly encourage women of all ages to make sure you do a self check. You just never know.
Love the pink details and happy to hear about another survivor 🙂
I tweeted about the giveaway too =)
What awesome shoes for an awesome cause!
Love that so many people are helping out a great cause! Cancer sucks, but those shoes don’t!
I also tweeted 🙂
great giveaway and great shoes! love it!
Commented on Twitter!
A comment for the cure! Lets get that easy money!
On our way to finding a cure – love this idea of donations per entry – hooray to a great cause!!!
Wow, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the shoes. I’ve been a fan of New Balance for a long time. Fantastic!!!
Julie, thank you so much for this post. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. We though that chemist and a double mastectomy had taken care of everything, but in 2010 we found out the cancer had progressed to stage four. With cancer now in her bones and lungs, we don’t know how much time we have.
Luckily, organizations like Susan G. Komen are helping to make strides in cancer research. People like you and New Balance give me hope that we will indeed find a cure someday.
Great giveaway, great cause!
I have heard such wonderful things about these awesome shoes! Such a great cause too! Double bonus!!!
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Love the pink!!!
Tweeted too!
@bringonthenews
Pink & Grey – great color combo. Hoping I win!
What a great idea! I’m so glad they agreed! Love the new balance shoes!
I would love to win a pair of new New Balance kicks. My Brooks have seen too many miles!.
Let’s reach that $1000 goal!
I love that you’ve taken a fun give away to the next level in order to raise more money for cancer research! Great stuff!!