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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Would love to win these pretty pink shoes.
Tweeted too. @punkbrite
So happy to hear that your Mom is a survivor and is thriving!
Would love to win a new pair of shoes angltoad to see you got almost 2000 comments 🙂
What a great giveaway! I love to support breast cancer by wearing as much pink as I can!
How generous of New Balance to donate $1000, and you’re awesome for asking them to do that!
Yay! Looks like you’ve made well over 1000 comments!! 🙂
New Balance Rocks! Would love to win new running sneakers, mine are about ready to be replaced.
great cuase!
Would love to win these! So glad you reached $1000.00!
Beth
i love that NB is doing this!
Great giveaway! and so glad you’ve aleady reached 1000! (almost 2000!)
Definitely hit your goal 🙂
I could sure use a new pair of New Balance kicks… pick me! 🙂
I have those walking shoes too! So comfy- even after being up on my feet all day at work!
You are well beyond a thousand! Congrats! 🙂
Great giveaway for such a good cause! Popular one too!
Love that you are able to do this for such a great casue!!
It’s great to hold a giveaway for a good cause, and I love that you always make it so easy to enter! 🙂
I love the pink and gray shoes. They are so cute!
I tweeted!! 🙂
Awesome giveaway! Love NB shoes!
I love your blog, the cause, and also a new pair of shoes!
Thanks for hosting such an awesome giveaway for an amazing cause!
Love the cause. Love the shoes.
Such a great giveaway for a great cause! We need to find a cure!
Awesome kicks for an awesome cause!!!
Love the color combination! Could definitely use a new pair of shoes!
Thank you for supporting a great cause (my mom is in heaven now because of breast cancer) I appreciate you spreading such positive awareness.
I just tweeted about this giveaway. @claudia_dinardo
Pink’s my favorite color! I’m so glad that your mom’s a survivor!
That is so nice that New Balance and of course your blog is taking part in finding a cure for breast cancer which impacts so many. Glad to hear your mom is doing well too. Continued research is so key in so many health conditions to find cures and in the mean time give suffers a better quality of life.
Wow, what a great cause! Thanks for the giveaway!
andysavi.mom@gmail.com
Thank for for sharing your mom’s story. Such a great cause! My mom volunteers at the local breast cancer organization. So proud of all that she does! 🙂
Great looking shoes and LOVE to pinkout in October to support all of those affected by breast cancer!!!!!!!!!
need new shoes! love the cause!
I love that New Balance is donating so much to Susan G. Komen to help fight breast cancer! My Aunt is a two time breast cancer survivor! I love the pink shoes!
We just did Race for the Cure in Des Moines and our team of 10 raised $5000! One of my best friends has been fighting cancer this summer so I’m thankful to New Balance for helping fight cancer!
New Balance is a great company and they do a lot for breast cancer awareness, so nice that they found your blog! I am glad to hear you’re mother is a surviror. Love this blog thanks for the giveaway!!
My mom is also a breast cancer survivor (14 years this December). I am a big supporter of Race for the Cure and the Susan G. Komen. How wonderful that New Balance is donating so much to ucha wonderful cause. SO glad your mom continues to do well!!!
SO many comments! LOVE IT!
Tweeted:)
The shoes and the cause are awesome! Thanks!
I would love those shoes! I currently have a very rough looking pair of gray and pink and these would be perfect for my half marathon coming up!
Would love some new cool weather workout gear! BTW – I’m an Ocalan too! Just found your website. Love it!
I love to support a cause that donates money back! Would love to try these shoes!
Great giveaway! Thanks!
Would love to win these shoes! My running shoes currently hurt my toes…
Great giveaway! And congrats to your Mom for being a survivor!
way to go to ask for the extra donation per comment–im happy to post 🙂