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 pretty shoes! And how awesome that you’re able to get involved with this!
So glad your mom continues to do well/stay healthy! My mom is an ovarian cancer survivor (1 year in remission!), but both of us love supporting any and all of these cancer foundations. This is a great giveaway 🙂
so glad your mother is in remission!! great news!
Happy Halloween!
Tweeted! @bethany_od
I tweeted about it too – Here’s to getting 1000!
This is a great give away! That is awesome that you were able to get them to donate for every comment- I hope you get all 1,000!
Hi Julie! My grandmother was also a breast cancer survivor so this cause is near and dear to me as well. Also your timing is impeccable, as my running shoes desperately need to be replaced!
What a great thing that New Balance has offered to do and good for you for suggesting it! Good luck on the 1000!
I just love, love, love New Balance and those colors are great! Hope I’m the lucky winner!
I also just Tweeted! @MKPappas
I recently joined my school’s “Colleges Against Cancer” club and am really excited to dive into fund raising for the Relay for Life. Last week we did our first fund raiser: Bowling for Boobs!
Love the shoes! and that New Balance is donating to such a great cause 🙂
Happy Halloween! This is an awesome give away, hopefully you reach 1000. New Balance are one of my favorite brands!
This giveaway is amazing! Supporting breast cancer awareness is very important cause. Hope you reach your goal!
What a great giveaway! So cool that they agreed to donate up to $1,000! And I totally agree about the gray and pink combo, can’t go wrong!
Amazing job working with NB to further support Breast Cancer Awareness!
Let’s get to the max. donation!
I love seeing all the pink this month!
My sister did the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in DC this past May for her good friend’s Mom, and she said it was one of the most emotional experiences of her life. I hope to complete a walk for cancer someday as well.
This is an awesome giveaway!
I love the 860s! I’m actually wearing them in a different color right now 🙂 I also love that NB partners with Komen!
This is so great – it’s really amazing that they’re donating $1 for every entry. I’m sure you’ll get to 1,000! Great thinking, Julie. Those shoes look awesome, too. And I love the walking shoes!! I’ve never seen shoes quite like that before – I’m going to keep an eye out for them.
Sadie is SUCH a cutie pie!!! (:
Pink and grey is my new fab color combo! Also, you should be so proud of your mom! What a fighter! Happy Halloween!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/CardioNCocktail/status/263712873459634177
These shoes would be such a wonderful early birthday present!
Just tweeted as well! 🙂
Love your blog and these new kicks are adorablen
I also tweeted!
Happy Halloween! Awesome give away! Cancer sucks!
So happy to see this post today. My aunt and best friend passed away from breast cancer, and not a day goes by that I don’t think about ways that I can help. Here’s to finding a cure!!! PS so glad your mom is doing well 🙂
peanut butter is my favorite food!
Happy halloween! Awesome giveaway.
I found your blog last week and really enjoy reading it. I really love the circuit and treadmill workouts you post. Hoping consistently reading this will motivate me! Thank you for being yourself -I love your writing style. Sadie is super cute, too. I have to chuckle at some of the word balloons you “talk” her with! 🙂
I also tweeted!
Great giveaway! Have you considered running the 26.2 with Donna in Feb in Jax? 100% of the profits go to BC research and there is a full marathon, a half, and a 5-man relay.
I tweeted for the giveaway too!
Happy Halloween! Love Sadie’s pumpkin outfit 🙂
When I started running a few years ago, NB was my shoe of choice.
Great giveaway!
I would love these sneakers…what a great cause/giveaway.
I also tweeted it!
What a great idea and what a wonderful cause!
What a great giveaway Julie! Cute shoes and a donation to help cure breast cancer!
Love the giveaway and that they are willing to donate money towards such a great cause!!
Anything to help cancer research, plus a new pair of running shoes is never a bad thing 😉 Great idea with the additional donations!!
I tweeted!
Love that New Balance will match for the thousand comments!
What and awesome giveaway and great cause! Happy Halloween!
LOVE that you asked them to donate a $1 per entry! I hope we make it to 1,000! And I’m so jealous you have trick or treaters! I can’t wait until I live in a house with kids in the neighborhood, it sounds so fun to hand out candy and see all their costumes!
I love the color combo of the shoes. Getting a new pair of shoes is always a good day in my books, and especially if you win them 🙂
Awesome giveaway! I just ran a 5k for Breast Cancer Awareness!
My mom is also a breast cancer survivor and I love to rock the pick during the month of October!! So happy to say that there are survivors!!!!
I tweeted!
Kudos!
Thanks, Julie. Fingers crossed!