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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One of my mom’s best friends has been diagnosed for the second time recently and I have multiple friends whose parents have had to fight the same battle. I fully support this cause and would love to help in anyway possible. Wearing a pair of New Balances sounds like one of the most enjoyable ways to support it possible! Thanks!! I am also so thankful for your mom’s recovery and hope she continues to stay that way!
Sounds like an amazing cause, your mum’s story is so inspiring 🙂 Happy Halloween!
Our office goes all out for Breast Cancer Awareness Month… participating in the race, decorating our office, dressing up for Denim Day. Great cause.
Such a great cause! Thanks for a chance to win!!
Helping to reach 1000 comments! 🙂
What a great cause and even better give away!
Tweeted, too!
Just tweeted at you!!!
Love the cause. I just ran in my local Race For The Cure. In Birmingham, AL…. Awesome giveaway.
Also tweeted! @novanesting
I’ve been reading your blog for a long time but have never left a comment! Figured this would be the best time to leave one! I hope you reach the goal and I love your blog!
My mom is a breast cancer survivor as well. Any company that is willing to donate for the cause is awesome!!! I am so glad that they have decided to donate with this giveaway. I am defintely going to check out their site.
Love your blog, and I would love these cute pink shoes! What a great cause you’re supporting!
My aunt is a breast cancer survivor so I will always support the cause. Thank you for doing this! I also wanted to mention that your blog has inspired me to start my own blog. Thanks for the all the tips on blogging. Love you blog!
As the daughter of a two time breast cancer survivor (my mom is a rockstar!) October is a pretty special month around our house! My mom now uses her experiences to talk to women newly diagnosed and help them through the questions, worries, an uncertainty they encounter during treatments- she is an amazing person. I would actually love to win the sneakers for her. She would look awesome rocking pink sneakers!
I tweeted about the contest, too!
A great cause and a great prize.
What a great color combo! I’m not a HUGE pink person, but the gray balances it out perfectly…really cool look! Thanks for the fantastic giveaway!
My mom is also a breast cancer survivor. Luckily it was caught early and she only needed chemo. But she’s had two other cancers that have required radiation and chemo. But so far so good at this point.
New broke runner needs new shoes! 🙂
Getting close to 1,000!!!! I would love new shoes!! 🙂
I’m happy to hear that your mom is doing well!
My mom is also a breasted cancer survivor, so I really appreciate what you are accomplishing here! These women are so inspirational!
Awesome giveaway! I’m really glad you’re doing this and that you got New Balance to donate $1 per entry. I wish I could enter 1000 times! Both my mom and grandma are breast cancer survivors so, this is a subject that definitely is close to home for me!
Ohh I just tweeted, too!
I love these shoes! My baby is due the end of the month and I was looking for some great shoes to get me back on my feet to get back in shape after the arrival. Thanks!!
Love the shoes! Also loving Sadie’s Halloween wear, very festive 🙂
great giveaway for a great cause!
800 + comments so far! Hope you hit 1,000! Happy halloween!
Amazing effort in the fight against breast cancer. I’m a cancer survivor and have a motto that is live everyday like its your last. Everyday is a gift!!!
Wow this is awesome! I would love either of these 🙂
What a great giveaway!
Happy Halloween.. My husband and I have the exact same idea of sitting on the porch with a bottle of wine tonight here in Memphis!
We are stronger than cancer. Some of the most inspiring people that I have met are battling cancer, or have beaten cancer. This is an amazing giveaway! I love anything that can help bring awareness and hope! 🙂
This is such a great cause for a giveaway! Breast cancer is a terrible thing for anyone to have to go through—it’s wonderful there are companies like this that support the women (and men) affected by this disease!
Awesome giveaway. My mom found out she has breast cancer last month and had surgery last week. She has to have a second surgery next week but luckily it was caught early so she should make a full recovery. Hoping you get to 1000 comments!
Love your blog and I love all of these amazing fundraisers that companies take the time to be apart of! It just warms my heart that there are still great causes out there to support.
I tweeted the giveaway.
Wonderful cause!! I hope you get to 1000!
SUCH a great cause! I would looove me some new balance shoes! I hope you get to 1000!!!
Happy Halloween!!! I hope I get to win the giveway!
My mom has had a few breast cancer scares! I would love a chance to win!
My mom is also a breast cancer survivor, for nearly six years now. I am also a Breast Cancer three day survivor, three years running 🙂 I’d love to win those shoes, they are super cute and would help in my training for the 2013 3 day!
This is so inspiring!! I did the Susan G Komen 60 mile 3-Day walk two years ago and last year raised over $6,000 for The hershy Medical Center for Pediatric Cancer. I would LOVE to win these shoes!!!
I’ve needed running shoes for months, but I can’t afford them. Pick me! Haha
Pam
I’ve run a handful of SGK’s 5k races- always a great time!!! Would love to win these shoes!
I’m glad you’re able to bring awareness through your blog!
Happy Halloween from Louisiana!
I sent in my tweet!
What a great idea for this giveaway! Happy to help the cause!
Really enjoy reading your blog everyday. You have really motivated me to workout. What a great giveaway for a great cause.
I would love to enter this, not only because I could use a new pair of sneakers (I have holes forming in the current ones!) but more so because my Mom also underwent treatment for breast cancer several years ago and I’m so grateful everyday that she made it through and is living life to the fullest now. She’s such an inspiration to me 🙂
Oooh, I want those shoes – pretty please?!?