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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Congrats on helping to raise $1,000!! And I am so glad you mom is healthy and cancer-free now!
What an awesome way to host a giveaway and contribute to such a great cause. Go girl!
Great giveaway!
Love the cause and love the shoes!
I really need a new pair of shoes!
This is a great cause! Good for New Balance for joining in on the support!
Currently training for my first marathon in memory of my mom who passed away from lung cancer! Always a supporter of raising money for any form of cancer! And new running shoes are always exciting 🙂
The pink and grey walking shoes are adorable!!
What a great cause! and cute shoes
Great giveaway for a great cause! Congrats on over 1000!
Congrats on surpassing your goal!
I would love these shoes. And what a great giveaway to raise money for a great cause!
Thanks so much for the giveaway and props to you and New Balance for the added good cause!!
I loved how far I had to scroll…way to go! Lets find a cure!
Wow. Great cause, great giveaway. And, Sadie is so cute in her pumpkin shirt!!!
Amazing giveaway! If I win I pledge to wear them to every Susan G Komen walk in Houston next year!! 🙂
ps, I tweeted too!
Great work for a great cause 🙂 love the work you do on your blog! Keep it up!
Love that this is for such a great cause! Prevention and early detection is key!
Awesome idea to request the donation related to your giveaway!
Love the cause, love the shoes!
tweeted about the giveaway! (@Danica_ipnp)
What a wonderful cause! I love that there is a donation with each comment, too! And I looove the shoes 🙂
Happy Halloween!
Wow!!! So glad to see that you have recieved over 1000 comments! What a great cause! 🙂
Great giveaway for a great cause. Thanks for hosting.
I love NB! Awesome giveaway!
Congrats on reaching over 1,000 comments. I love your blog – keep up the great work!
Yay for Breast Cancer Education Awareness and Research! Yay for you helping to make a difference! AND Yay for >1000 posts!!!!! Go girl!
Would love to win for a great cause that’s close to my family too.
I love that you’re already at 1400 comments!
LOVE New Balance running shoes…. And these are just awesome! You are awesome, as well…. 🙂
These running shoes a super cute and I’m glad New Balance has teamed up to support the cure for breast cancer!
Thank you for this giveaway!!! This is for such a great cuase!!
I see you met the 1000 comments goal! I would love to win new shoes!
Yay for donations to the cure!! LOVE how you turned a fun pink giveaway into a donation for the cure. You rock!
Love your blog and love those shoes!!!!
Love new balance but am guessing my chances aren’t good here!
I love New Balance shoes.
Would love to win the shoes for a great cause!
A great cause AND cute shoes?! What more can you ask for?! =) Happy Halloween!!!
What an amazing giveaway for a great cause!!
Happy Halloween! Breast Cancer Awareness is so important! One of my gf’s mom has been fighting it for 10+ years and one of my gf’s was just diagnosed 6 months ago WHILE she was pregnant! Lots of praying going on here!
Glad you hit 1,000 comments for the full donation. That’s awesome from NB to donate and have the giveaway with you. Thanks!
And I just tweeted the giveaway!
Such an awesome fundraiser and a great cause!
I love New Balance – thanks for running the giveaway!
Love the shoes and the good cause.
Happy Halloween indeed…what a great giveaway for an even greater cause!
I love this idea and supporting Breast Cancer research is very important to me. I ran in the Susan G. Komen 5k at UCF 2 weeks ago. Thanks New Balance for your donation and giveaway! 🙂