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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P.S.. I’ve also entered and shared via Twitter! @MlleRachelM
This is an awesome giveaway! I added my hot pink compression sleeves to my halloween costume (football player) as my tribute to breast cancer awareness
pick me, pick me!!
Great cause, great giveaway! Love New Balance 🙂
New Balance shoes are my favorite!!!
Great giveaway and what a wonderful way to support a great cause!
Such an awesome giveaway for a great cause. Sadie looks so cute in her Halloween outfit 🙂
Praying for a cure….. I have lost too many friends to this dreadful disease.
I’ve always loved NB but now I love them even more. I lost a dear friend to breasted cancer 2years ago and while winning those shoes would be awesome, just knowing that a donation is being made just for commenting is really what its all about. Happy Halloween!
I wish ovarian cancer received as much awareness as breast cancer. It’s a silent killer and there’s only a 10% chance of living 3 years after the diagnosis. My grandmother fought for 3 and a half years after her diagnosis, until she passed away this summer. I got a tattoo of the ovarian cancer ribbon on my back to support her.
What a great way to have entries count for something!
Love the shoes…and one step closer to a cure!
Love Sadie’s costume! Happy Halloween!
love the pink and gray! very cool!
I tweeted about this giveaway! 🙂
I agree — pink & gray is always a winning combination! Thank you for a giveaway that will hopefully do a lot of good as well!
This is a great giveaway! Thanks so much for supporting such an amazing. cause.
So awesome!:) What a great idea!
What a great giveaway! I would love to win these sneakers!
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I tweeted about the giveaway! @thehuskylife
I love October!! Not only is it my birth month, but it’s also the beginning of football season, and I LOVE seeing all the players in pink!! I love that so many people are so supportive of this cause!! Breast cancer is very prevalent in my family, so I do whatever I can to support breast cancer research. It would be awesome to win a new pair of shoes, but it would be even more awesome to see you reach 1000 entries!!
My grandma is currently battling breast cancer and I love hearing about your mom’s story. It is so inspiring and gives me so much HOPE! What a perfect giveaway!
Awesome giveaway! Good thinking about suggesting additional donation/entry!
What’s great giveaway! Love your blog- and Sadie!
I’ve run a few races with Team in Training – would love to wear these while training for my next one… double the support in the fight against cancer…
I would love to win the shoes! My running shoes are completely tore up from running on the beach and hiking over the past two months!
Comment for the cure!!
What a great cause 🙂
this is so nice! I’m happy to enter this giveaway
Sadie is super cute in her pumpkin costume! And yay for fighting breast cancer!
Hooray for fighting breast cancer and cute pink shoes! 🙂
Things to say about this post because it’s so awesome:
1. Sadie is adorable but I’m sure she knows.
2. New Balance is amazing and knowing their giving away so much to this cause makes me like them even more.
3. This giveaway is one we all win because it’s like we all won a dollar. 🙂
4. I’m tweeting this giveaway!
So happy your mom caught it when she did!
Just sent a tweet about the giveaway! Really hope I win!
I love to see all the support for finding a cure. Cute sneakers!
Here’s another dollar!! 🙂
My mom is also a breast cancer survivor and can relate the relief it brings with every clean scan she receives!
I also tweeted about this – https://twitter.com/Tamara0827/status/263724436799225857 @Tamara0827
Sadie is so cute in her costume! I wish my dog would let me play dress up with her. Boo!
Awesome shoes for an awesome giveaway reason!
Pink and gray…what a great combo for a great cause!
I love New Balance, I love pink, and it is a great cause! That’s a win, win, win! Let’s kick breast cancer to the curb and find a cure!
This is such an awesome giveaway!! I tweeted too 🙂
I love this idea! 🙂
I love seeing all the pink clothing/shoes out in October! Cute walking shoes too!!
Tweet was sent too!
@katie_carlson
Crossing my fingers that I win a pair of @newbalance Lace Up for the Cure shoes from my favorite blogger @PBFingers !!
Cancer has effected my family too. THANK YOU for taking the time to spread awareness!!
Tweet was sent too!
@katie_carlson
Crossing my fingers that I win a pair of @newbalance Lace Up for the Cure shoes from my favorite blogger @PBFingers !!
Such a great idea!! Love the shoes!
I love the Lace Up for the Cure collection! Everything’s super cute!
Yay for new shoes and a good cause!
I can feel it! Today’s my lucky day!!
PS: Thanks for sharing your mom’s story!
I <3 PBF!