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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What a fabulous idea! Thanks for the opportunity to win shoes and give back!
free pink running shoes? how could i resist?
Glad your mom is healthy and enjoying a new lease on life!
Love New Balance sneakers.
I already loved new balance but their donations and this giveaway makes me love them even more!
Thank you for caring for a cause so dear to my own heart…my mom had breast cancer also. So happy your mom has remained healthy and cancer free.
What a wonderful way to host a giveaway! Thanks for helping to make a difference!
What a great idea for an excellent cause. Thank you for the chance to win these sneakers.
this is awesome, girl! looks like you’ve already surpassed your goal of 1000 entries!
This is such an important cause. Thanks for doing this!
Love that this has gotten such a response!! would love to win these shoes!
Great giveaway! Love New Balance & the support of Breast Cancer!
Great giveaway and great cause!
My Grandma was a two time breast cancer survivor!!! Great cause for New Balance to support 🙂
Great giveaway for a great cause!
Kudos to you and New Balance for supporting a great cause!
love the pink and grey!
Such cute shoes! Thanks Julie and New Balance for supporting the cure!
What a fantastic giveaway! I hope that one day, scientists and doctors can find a cure for all cancers!
Great Cause and Great shoes!
Glad to see you reached 1000 entries!
Those shoes look adorable… and support a great cause that has helped some of my family members, too.
Thanks for the giveaway. Glad to see you have already reached 1,000 comments!
Tweeted!!
Wow! What an incredible response to this giveaway!!! I would love these shoes 🙂
Always willing to support a great cause that hits home… and the shoes are cute!
I love the shoes and the cause, and that soup looks great too!
Thanks to New Balance for supporting the cure! I recently just raised money and walked in the breast cancer walk that took place in Lansing, MI. It’s such a wonderful event, and always inspiring.
this is awesome!!! Love this giveaway and the cause!
super cute and such a great cause!!!
I would love to win a pair! I need a new pair of cross training shoes for Best Body Bootcamp!!!
Great idea, both by you and New Balance to support a cause that is near and dear to many of us. I have several
friends that have been impacting by breast cancner and LOVE all the pink that everyone is sporting right now to improve awareness:)!
someone very important to me just entered remission from cancer last month and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that it’s soo important to focus on the positive in such situations. Here’s to us getting closer and closer to a cure!
Love what you’re doing! Great giveaway!!
Great idea, Julie!
Great giveaway! Thanks!
So happy for your mom and your family.
I would love to enter the giveaway and I tweeted as well!
Pick me!
Yay for going above your goal of 1000!! And what a fantastic giveaway 🙂
What a great cause!! Your mom is such an inspiration to all women out there!! Thanks for participating in such an awesome event!! Love the shoes 🙂
Tweeted as well!! Thanks Julie!
Thank you for all that you do for breast cancer research and prevention causes! I am only 31 and recently had 3 friends who were diagnosed with breast cancer. Its wonderful to see all of the efforts to this excellent cause!
Such a great cause and your mom is an amazing woman!
I hope you raise heaps of money, having friends and family been affected by different forms of cancer, it is always in the back of my mind how important research funding is
I think you’ve met your goal! Thanks for the chance to win.
This is a fabulous giveaway for an amazing cause! Thanks Julie and New Balance for promoting breast cancer awareness and research!
Great cause. I love pink.
Love New Balance. Love Breast Cancer Awareness. Love new running shoes. Seems like a wonderful combination to me!
What an awesome giveaway! Thats so great that New Balance is offering to donate $1000!!!
Go Survivors! And go NB for a great giveaway!
What a great cause!