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 $89.99) and know that your entry is helping to raise money to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and their efforts to find a cure for breast cancer through research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 50 countries.
To enter this giveaway, simply comment on this post below. It’s as easy as that! And since I’d love for us to hit 1,000 giveaway entries and take advantage of the full amount New Balance has offered to donate, you can tweet something along the lines of the following for an extra entry:
- Hoping to win a pair of @NewBalance Lace Up for the Cure shoes from @PBFingers!
If you send out a tweet, please remember to comment back on this post again to tell me you did!
I will randomly select a winner on Friday, November 2.
GOOD LUCK!
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Happy Halloween!
You have already reached 1,000! Yay! What a great cause. A side note – I love Sadie’s pumpkin costume!
So happy to see you have so many entries! My boyfriend’s mother is a breast cancer survivor as well. Glad to see New Balance taking part in supporting the cause!
I tweeted on twitter too! Hope to win 🙂
What a great cause and great thing for New Balance!!! I fundraise with the American Cancer Society and raised over 1600$ this year! I am glad to know we are all working for the same cause!!!
I am currently healing from the fractures in my pelvis and my doctor wants me to get new walking shoes and these look perfect, but I cannot afford to replace my current shoes so I hope I can win!
I love New Balance shoes and think it’s so awesome that they are willing to donate money to a great cause!
I need some new shoes!!!e
Love the shoes! Such a great cause. My mother is also a breast cancer survivor!!
Looks like you’ve far surpassed your goal of 1,000 comments. What a great idea for a great cause!
I think this is a fantastic idea and a wonderful give-away. What a great way to raise money for a good cause! The shoes are sharp looking too!!
My mom is a breast cancer survivor too. You’ve raised a lot of money for a good cause 🙂 Great giveaway.
I love that the whole country is all about the fight against breast cancer. Boobs rule!!
any support for breast cancer I can be a part of I’m in! here’s to women every where”
So glad I am not commenter < 1000!! Means you got the full donation amount! Love the color of the sneakers, would love to have them 🙂 new Balance are my favorites for running!
What an awesome giveaway for an awesome cause!!
Wow! Super cool shoes =)
Great idea to ask for them to make a donation! Already over 1,000! I started reading your blog a few weeks ago and I really enjoy how you seem to try and balance being well rounded and just plain happy. Thanks for the great blogging 🙂
I love this giveaway for 2 major reasons: #1: my grandma is a breast cancer survivor and #2: I just bought a new pair of running shoes and after running in them, decided they don’t fit my feet – there goes $70! So excited to see you’ve reached 1,000 comments and will bring so much money to a great cause. Great job!
Hope that this can make a difference. How awesome is that you’ve already got way over 1000 post. 🙂
Wow over 1400 comments! Those shoes are awesome I love New Balance!!
I love love love those shoes! Such a great cause and your mom’s story is so amazing. 🙂
Ahh this is awesome! I have entered giveaways on blogs for the past year and have never won anything so far, would love to win this one especially because it represents SO much! This is so cool Julie!
Wow, it’s so amazing that you and New Balance are doing this! You’ve already gotten over 1000 comments so that’s even better. This is such a great cause 🙂
There are several comments within my comment, so I’m using numbers {because they’re just so orderly}.
1. I recently stumbled upon your blog {thank Pinterest} and was hooked in an instant. Really. It’s engaging and fun and informative and optimistic and full of personality. Thanks for sharing!
2. Through my workplace, I am also dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research and awareness. My husband’s grandma is a survivor, which makes this cause near and dear to my heart. It’s encouraging to know that so many women have fought and won the battle, and raising awareness will only continue this trend. Go pink!
3. I dressed as Audrey Hepburn {aka. Holly Golightly from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”} for Halloween. It sure made for a fun day at work! Hope you had lots of trick or treaters. Here in Michigan, the cold and rain kept most of them indoors tonight, unfortunately. There’s always next year…
Awesome giveaway! Great idea!
Breast cancer awareness has special meaning to me. I lost a very special aunt to this ugly disease. So thankful your mom is a survivor.
What a cool giveaway! Props to New Balance for the $1,000 donation and props to pbfingers for making the goal 🙂
great cause and great giveaway!
So glad I can have a shot at winning awesome shoes and helping breast cancer research at the same time 🙂
I love your blog! Lots of great information. Love the shoes and what a great cause!!
and I tweeted!
What a great thing for New Balance and you to do!
I love when I can do something simple to help out a great cause! Although I am over the 1,000 mark, I still love to see all of the support!
Also, I am in the market for new sneaks! :)) I’ll have to definitely check out the “Lace up for the Cure” ones when I’m out shopping!
Tweeted!! :))
Ohh cute shoes! I’m always in the market for new shoes!
Cheers to finding a cure to cancer!
I’m glad to see you hit 1000 – great cause! Cute shoes too 🙂
love this idea for the giveaway!
Very awesome giveaway! Love the shoes and love giveaways that benefit such a great cause like this one!
New Balance are awesome shoes. I need a new pair of runners to start training for my 3rd Half Marathon in South Africa. Great giveaway 🙂
I have two aunts that had breast cancer. One is in remission and the other is still fighting. Thank you for supporting such a great cause.
Awesome, awesome giveaway! I’m an oncology nurse and also recently lost a coworker to breast cancer…so am always excited to raise money for research and support. These shoes would be fabulous..I could use a new pair since I just did my first half marathon!
Awesome cause and great shoes! Two thumbs up! 🙂
Wow, well over 1000 comments! Great giveaway for a great cause.
Aww…Sadie looks adorable!!
It is so awesome that New Balance agreed to donate money for each comment, and for such a great cause! Keep up the awesome work.
My Grandmother just fought breast cancer and has completed all of her chemotherapy. We just received her “clean bill of health!” I have entered almost every race in my area benefitting breast cancer to run in her honor. These shoes would be the perfect incentive to run even more for such an amazing cause!
This is a great giveaway, God Bless!
Great giveaway for a terrific cause!
love new balance! thanks for the giveaway!! 🙂
Love New Balance, love the idea of Lace Up For the Cure. All around awesome! 🙂