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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Great giveaway!! And love the colors of the shoes =)
Tweeted about the giveaway!
Great cause! I’ve been running on the same pair for over a year so I would love love to win these 🙂
This is perfect, I need a new pair of running shoes!
great giveaway! thanks!
Such a great giveaway! Your mom is an inspiration!
Gosh thoseee look fabulous!! Great post- I am happy to hear your mother is going so well!
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Love me some cancer fightin’ shoes. I hope you get to 1000!!!! Happy Halloween 🙂
Such a great cause! and I so desperately need new shoes.
Thanks for the giveaway! Would love to win!
So glad your mom is ok now! LOVE NB shoes! Thanks for the giveaway!
Great giveaway and a great cause! think pink:)
Love the shoes! And REALLY love the cause!
Such an inspirational story about your mom!! I love seeing all the support for breast cancer awareness on this page. It is inspiring and heartwarming!
As a nurse I know how very important this cure is to everyone! Lets find a cure soon!! I hope to represent a cure in these cute new shoes 😉
I’d love to enter. Go pink! 🙂
I am jealous of you having trick or treaters, I had zero over here in Australia but I was supplied with cookies just in case! Hopefully eventually we will pick up our game over here 🙂
Great cause!
I love finding new athletic wear to spread the awareness…especially shoes!
Awesome giveaway and for a great cause! It is a win win!
My sweet Maw Maw was a survivor! Love that this reply is donating towards the cause and you had the guts to ask for that to happen 😉
Happy Halloween! Almost at a 1000 comments, what an easy way to support Breast Cancer research. Thanks for this opportunity!
Love the giveaway and the shoes too!
Tweeted!
Fantastic cause. My mom went through a bout with breast cancer. It’s unbelievable how many women in the states have gone through this.
It’s so nice that you are able to use your blog for good! I hope you hit 1,000!
Great giveway!! Sadie looks adorable!
I hate cancer, but I loooove those shoes! Oh, and I tweeted!
Here’s to 1000. Love to your momma!!!
Go pink!!!!!!
Breast cancer month means different things to different people but it is great to see so many different fundraising initiatives as well as awareness initiatives. I have participated in runs and all sorts of fundraising events each one of them helping the cause! Thanks Julie!
What a great way to help raise some money, a simple comment!
I hope you get a 1,000 comments! What a great idea to ask New Balance to donate money for every comment 🙂
I tweeted (katherine_welch)!
Here’s to hitting 1000!
What a great way to end breast cancer awareness month!
OH please pick ME! Great giveaway/great cause. Thanks New Balance + Julie!
Those are cute, great giveaway 🙂
Here’s to fighting breast cancer! What a great giveaway/donation. 🙂
Such a great giveaway Julie! Love that there’s a purpose behind it! I just bought a new pair of new balances that I can’t wait to break in after my half marathon in Savannah this weekend!
What an awesome idea for a giveaway!! My grandmother also had breast cancer and thankfully beat it; cancer is such an ugly thing in all forms!! Thankful for companies like New Balance that can donate to great causes!
What a wonderful giveaway! I’d love to win a new pair of new balances!
So thrilled that you are doing this giveaway! I love that you have shown me the breast cancer website to donate mammograms and I’m amazed that even entering this giveaway helps out!! Good for you, Julie!!
This is such an amazing giveaway! Using the blog for such a great cause that hits close to your home is rewarding, I’m sure. Looks like you’re well on your way to the goal 🙂 Happy Halloween!
I was just considering buying a pair of these today, but I’d love to be able to get two new pairs of running shoes!
Love the jacket and the shoes!!
What a great cause, and what a great inspiration your mom is! And it’s so great that they are donating $1 per entry into the giveaway. Thanks, Julie!
Hi Julie!
You’re almost to 1,000! Your mom’s story is so inspiring!
Happy Halloween !
Ryan (the girl:)
Tweeted about the giveaway!
Hope we can get to 1000 entries!
What a great giveaway, and props to New Balance for the donation!!