Inspired by Hope Scarf Giveaway {Breast Cancer Awareness Giveaway Hop}

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To help fund breast cancer research, many businesses volunteer to donate part of their proceeds from the sale of specially marked merchandise to Susan G. Komen®. As a consumer, we can do our part by purchasing participating products, like this beautiful Inspired by Hope Scarf from Ford Warriors in Pink.

Channel your inner warrior in this scarf designed to inspire hope and courage. Bold shades of pink are accented by a geometric design symbolizing bravery in the fight. 100% modal is super soft and flowy for comfortable, easy-to-style wear.

Beat the Thrist for a Cure with Trudeau's BCRF Collection

The Trudeau Corporation has been supporting the fight against breast cancer with their exclusive BCRF collection of hydration bottles and thermal tumblers and mugs. Developed with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), these pink colored products feature exclusive designs that are both fashionable and functional, with a percentage of all sales going directly toward funding for breast cancer research initiatives. To date Trudeau has donated over half a million dollars to BCRF alone.

The 24oz BCRF Cool Off Hydration Bottle is guaranteed leak-proof with a non-slip grip and is double wall insulated, which helps keep drinks colder and prevents condensation. Made of SAN, the lid comes with a protected flexible straw for easy drink accessibility during activity. It's BPA Free, with a retail price of $17.99. I received this bottle for review. I'm impressed with its generous size, which allows it to hold enough water to keep me hydrated during a long road trip or to quench my thirst after an intensive workout session. It's incredibly lightweight though. I also love its sleek design!

The 17 oz Rejuvenate Hydration Bottle is the perfect bottle to infuse water and favorite drinks with citrus, cucumbers, berries and more. It is constructed of thick and resistant borosilicate glass that leaves no aftertaste. The flip-top lid is leak-resistant and comes with a silicone pulp filter underneath that minimizes pulp intake. Includes practical silicone carry strap and built-in fruit infuser basket that is easily removable for cleaning. BPA Free. ARV $19.99.

The Lulu Travel Tumbler comes with personality and practicality. This 16oz tumbler features a stainless steel exterior accented with a bright pink floral pattern and matching lid. The top is a leak resistant flip, sip-and-go lid and comes equipped with a non-slip base, making it fun and functional. The interior consists of polypropylene and double wall insulation, which allows for heat retention up to 2 hours. It retails for only $14.99.

With the Tea-Rific II Tea Tumbler, you’ll be able to brew loose tea or tea bags in minutes! Even better, you can do this on the go with leak resistant lid! Plus, this double wall insulated tumbler will keep your tea hot for up to 2 hours. It has a convenient carry and go design and will hold up to 14 ounces of your favorite beverage. The stainless steel mesh basket is removable and allows you to infuse loose tea or tea bags for the perfect brew, anywhere, anytime. BPA-free. ARV $14.99.

Go to the office, a meeting or just about anywhere with this 16 oz. Boardroom II Travel Mug. Its leak resistant construction is accented with an easy open and close “drink anywhere around the rim” 360° lid. Stainless steel double walled insulation keeps beverages hotter or colder longer (3 hours+). The elegant satin stainless steel body is accented with a pink TPE sleeve and ergonomic 2-tone handle with non-slip rubber base to firmly hold the mug in place. Fits most car cup holders, and reasonably priced at $24.99.

The perfect companion for today’s driver, the Drive Time Travel Mug stays true to its namesake with a fast and sleek look. The double wall insulation keeps drinks warm up to 3 hours, while a guaranteed leak proof lid allows you to drink anywhere on the 360° rim. It comes in a stainless steel body and is accented with a signature BCRF pink lid. The Drive Time Travel Mug comes with a soft rubber bottom that provides a good grip to cup holders and surfaces to prevent movement. ARV $21.99.

Be sure to stay hydrated with your favorite product from Trudeau's BCRF Collection while supporting breast cancer research!

Disclosure: I received a free product to facilitate my honest review. All views and opinions expressed are my own and may differ from yours.

Glamulet Pink October Campaign in Suppport of Breast Cancer Awareness Month #GlamuletPinkOctober

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness, Glamulet, the women's jewelry brand that specializes in charms, has launched the Pink October campaign that YOU are cordially invited to join to help raise funds for preventing this deadly disease.

Glamulet has created a stunning collection of Pink Limited Edition Charms in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For every pink charm sold, Glamulet will donate 50% of the proceeds to a charity fund for breast cancer research! Many of the charms are priced under $25. You could proudly wear your favorite piece of pink jewelry not only to state your exceptional fashion senses, but also to encourage others around you to join in the efforts to raise breast cancer awareness.

Act now to become a contributor in Pink October!

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Stand Up to Breast Cancer and Win a $25 PayPower Prepaid Visa Card #PPBCA #Giveaway

Calling all Safeway shoppers who wanna join the fight against breast cancer the easy way! In honor of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, PayPower is donating half of the purchase fee on a PayPower prepaid card to the Safeway Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer when you buy the card at a Safeway or affiliated store between 10/01/13 and 11/03/13!

You can load and reload funds into your PayPower™ Prepaid Visa® Card directly from your bank account or right in the store at the time of purchase. It is valid for both online and in store shopping wherever Visa cards are accepted. The card is safer than cash as funds in your account are protected from unauthorized use by the Visa Zero Liability policy if your card is lost or stolen. All you need to do to get this protection is to register your card online. Once you do so, you will also be able to manage your account, check balance and transaction history, pay bills or send money with your card. The funds in your card account will also be FDIC insured through the card Issuer.

Get your PayPower™ Visa® Prepaid Card now! Please hare this post on Facebook, Twitter, or Google + with the hashtag #PPBCA to help raise breast cancer awareness!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 PayPower Prepaid Visa Card!

Rocky Road Book Blast: $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Welcome to the book blast for Rocky Road by Josi Kilpack. Check out this murder mystery in a unique setting and enter to win a $50 Amazon gift card or PayPal cash kindly provided by the author!

Rocky Road
It was supposed to be a girls’ weekend in scenic St. George, Utah that would include shopping, trying out the local cuisine, and participating in a breast cancer fundraiser. The fact that one of the organizers of the fundraising event, a local doctor, disappeared two months ago was not supposed to be Sadie’s problem. In fact, she refuses to participate in the grassroots investigation her friend Caro, and Caro’s cousin, Tess, have put together prior to her arrival. But then she meets the ex-wife of the missing doctor. How could she not ask a few questions . . . that lead to a few more questions . . . that lead to a small town and yet even more questions. Before she knows it, Sadie is in the middle of yet another murder investigation and trying to piece together a convoluted trail of good intentions, hidden motivations, and philanthropy turned big business.

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Author Josi S. Kilpack

Born and raised in Salt Lake City Utah, I met my husband in high-school--well, he wasn't my husband then, just the cute guy in weight training with the permed mullet--and we married in 1993. I wrote my first book while on bed rest with my third child and have gone on to publish 20 novels, the most recent being part of The Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series.

I currently live in Willard, Utah with my husband, children, and cat.

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Join Freschetta's Strength of 1™ Campaign to Help Support the Fight Against Breast Cancer

In the days leading up to the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Freschetta pizza team launched The Strength of 1™ campaign, the mission of which is to inspire everyone to realize that they all have the power to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer!

You can become part of the campaign in a number of different ways:

• Take The Pledge to show you have The Strength of 1™ power within you by committing to do one or all of the things you could for the fight against breast cancer. You will receive a $1 off coupon after taking the pledge.
• Share A Story about someone making a positive difference in the fight against breast cancer. Three finalists will receive a $5000, $1000 or $500 donation to the cancer charity of their choice, based on total votes.
• Send A Tweet with #StrengthOf1 10/1-10/8 and be entered to win $500 and a matching donation to Bright Pink, the only national non-profit organization focusing on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in young women, while providing support to high-risk individuals. 

• Make A Purchase of specially marked  Freschetta prizza. For every pizza sold, Freschetta will make a donation to Bright Pink, up to $25,000!
• Support The Strength of 1™ Thunderclap. Click on Explore Thunderclaps, and choose “Cause” in the drop-down menu to find The Strength of 1™ Thunderclap. Use the “Support with Twitter” or “Support with Facebook” button to help further spread the word about the mission.
  

Join the Strength of 1™ campaign now and start making a difference!

Disclosure: I occasionally receive compensation in the form of products for posts. However, the opinions I share are solely my own.

PartSelect.com Paint Your Appliance Pink Sweepstakes

I'm in love with this fabulous combination of goodies! Do you know that you could own all of them without spending a dime? Because this is the prize package you could win from the Paint Your Appliance Pink Sweepstakes sponsored by PartSelect.com!

The Sweepstakes runs from July 1st, 2009 to September 30, 2009, with one randomly selected winner per month. While the winner of July has already been announced, there are two more pink prize packages up for grabs! Each consists of a Pink KitchenAid® Stand Mixer, Pink Stand Mixer cover, Pink Silicone Mixer Spatula, Pink Silicone Heart Pan, Pink Measuring Cups and Spoons Set, and Cook for the Cure® Apron. An approximately $370 value!!!

To enter:
1.Paint a pink ribbon on your major appliance;
2. Take a picture of it;
3. Submit your picture via email, blog, or Twitter.

Easy and fun, right? Go get some inspirations from current entries listed here. There are no limits to how many times you can enter. Each different painted appliance counts as one entry. All non-winning entries from the previous month will be automatically rolled over to the next drawing, which means the earlier you enter, the better you chances are!

What makes entering this contest more worthwhile is that PartSelect.com will donate $25 per photo entry to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation up to a maximum of $10,000 in total. Please click on "more details" to read the official rules including alternate method of entry.

PartSelect.com is an awesome online store specializing in household appliance parts. They have a wonderful model number search that allows customers to view parts only for their appliance, along with diagrams and blown-out schematics. Besides selling appliance parts, they also focus on helping customers at all stages from diagnosing the problem to actually installing the part. They provide FREE Repair Guide to everyone. PartSelect.com is actively promoting a greener lifestyle. Appliance repair is an environmentally friendly option to throwing out appliances and purchasing new ones. It saves you money too!

PartSelect.com just celebrated their 10th anniversary in June 2009. They also launched a Canadian site PartSelect.ca. So naturally, their wonderful sweepstakes is open to both U.S. and Canadian residents. WTG, my Canadian friends!

Although I'm being compensated for this post, I chose to write it because I truly think PartSelect.com is a great company and their contest is simply too good to miss.

BooJeeBeads Chic Lanyard Review and Giveaway

~~The giveaway is now CLOSED~~

I had never thought of lanyard as a fashion accessory until I came cross BooJeeBeads, a women-owned business that specializes in beaded lanyards, retractable badge reel jewelry, eyeglass leashes, and related accessories. On their website, their declared mission is "to free women around the world from the fashion disaster that comes from wearing an employee ID." In my opinion, they have accomplished more than that!

Unlike their boring peers, BooJeeBeads lanyards are fun and versatile necklaces that you can feel good about wearing. You may use it to display your ID badge, to carry your flash drive, to hold door keys for your little girl, or to match a pendant you love. Be creative! Not to mention that there are so many chic designs to choose from!

To my delight, I recently received the BooJeeBeads™ Pink Ribbon Lanyard for review. This special edition lanyard is designed to honor breast cancer survivors and their supporters with a pretty and practical way to show their commitment to the fight. Handcrafted with glass beads and adorned with pink ribbon charms, this piece comes with magnetic breakaway clasps and a two-way clear ID pouch that works for both horizontal or vertical badges (not shown in my picture). Plus, 10 % of the proceeds from the sale of their pink ribbon product is donated to the American Cancer Society annually.

I proudly wore this lanyard at the BlogHer conference and received a lot of compliments. It was far more eye-catching than the default ad-filled lanyard that came with my BlogHer badge. More importantly, it helped me make a clear statement about my support for the fight against breast cancer.

Check out these one-of-a-kind beaded lanyards! They are available both on BooJeeBeads.com and at over 3000 retail stores throughout the US and Canada.

The Giveaway

BooJeeBeads has generously offered to give one of my lucky readers a BooJeeBeads™ lanyard of her choice, valued up to $20!

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Giveaway ends at 11:59 Central Time on 8/25/09
Open to U.S. & Canadian Residents.
Winner will be chosen using random.org and will have 72 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.
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