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 also tweeted 🙂
I love New Balance shoes! Nice to see them involved with this cause.
Love the giveaway and the cause!
What a great giveaway! always such a great thing to be aware of!
What a great giveaway idea! I hope you get to 2000!
Every year my job participates in the breast cancer walk! Me and my coworkers get together and do the walk! Glad you reached 1k comments!
My grams is also a breast cancer survivor! Happy to help the cause, and what a wonderful giveaway!
I love that you turned a giveaway for your readers into a way to raise money for breast cancer as well. You are such a sweet and selfless woman!
Thanks for hosting! Happy Halloween!
My grandma is a breast cancer survivor…83 and still kickin’ — just like I will in these shoes 🙂
Great giveaway for a great cause!
This is such a great giveaway! And I love pink and gray together!!
I’m tweeting this too! 🙂
love the zip up!
ooh, I need these because I gave myself a stress fracture walking my dog in unsupportive shoes!!!!
Love the shows and what NB is doing to beat breast cancer!
Such a good cause I love Sadie’s Halloween shirt where did you find such a cute one!
Great idea for a great cause! 🙂
I love pink! I’m so glad you reached your goal of 1000!
Such a great way to get some extra money for a great cause! Yay New Balance and yay PB Fingers!
Love the shoes, love the cause, love your blog! 🙂
What a wonderful way to raise money for a great cause! Thank you for allowing everyone to contribute in a small way 🙂
Commenting for the good cause!
awesome giveaway! I love reading your posts 🙂
My aunt is also a breast cancer survivor. I’m always happy to suit up in pink for the cure!
I just finished a fun’d’ run for the cure last weekend. Great cause.
This is fantastic! Go New Balance for contributing to a great cause!
I also tweeted about the Giveaway!
I know you already got the thousand comments, but I also tweeted the giveaway to spread the word!
Great way to support the cause! I love the pink/gray color combo!
looks like you hit the 1,000 comments!! I just ran the Stephanie Spielman 5k in Columbus, Ohio this past Sunday! All the proceeds from the race went to breast cancer research at Ohio State 🙂
Yay, you’re over 1000! Great giveaway and cause.
Cute shoes! Love them!
So glad to see New Balance has offered such a generous amount and have amazing products offered year round! Tweet going out now.
Awesome giveaway! Yay NB! I’ve been sportin my pink all month long! My college sorority’s philanthropy was/is breast cancer awareness and education! 🙂
My family has fought cancer way too much. My grandmother died from it, my step-mom is a survivor (although she lost her leg), my aunt and grandfather both have terminal, and not even mentioning my friends being affected. It’s past time for a cure. Amazing to see the support though.
Happy to hear your mom is still going strong and cancer free!
Julie,
My mom is also a survivor of breast cancer, although she is still battling. She had surgery on the 3rd of October, and is waiting to hear from the doctors about chemo and radiation.
I obviously stumbled across your post about your mom’s journey with breast cancer, and I’m not going to lie, I BAWLED my EYES OUT. It just hit so close to home. I knew everything you went through. It was so encouraging to me that someone I admire has gone through the same struggle as me.
So many resources are out there for those who are struggling with breast cancer, but it’s also a struggle for their loved ones. Your story gave me strength to give my mom strength.
She’s doing well & fighting like a champ, and I just wanted to thank you for indirectly helping me do the same!!
Love the blog and would love a new pair of shoes!
OH yeah!!! AND I just posted a tweet because I really hope to win these new balance sneakers!! 🙂 What an awesome cause for a give-a-way!!!! 🙂
-@tracytiu
I tweeted about your giveaway as well! 🙂
A great giveaway for a great cause!
Great giveaway! I love new balance shoes 🙂 but I haven’t tried this style yet
I tweeted about the giveaway. @countrytunes
I need a new pair of shoes so bad! I recently had a foot injury and need a good supportive shoe to ensure it doesn’t happen again! 🙂
Great Shoes and Great Cause!
Julie, what an awesome giveaway!! 😀 I love that it’s for a great cause and that New Balance agreed to donate $1 for every entry up to $1,000. That’s fantastic! It looks like you’re well over the 1,000 mark, but I’m gonna tweet about the giveaway anyways ;). Wishing you, Ryan, and Sadie a very Happy Halloween! 😀
This is wonderful! Thank you so much for doing your part to support the cause!
My mom is a BC survivor as well. Much love to keep up the fight!
Pink shoes and a great cause? I am in!
Would love to win!
PS. I tweeted as well.