Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Great ways to give 1

Right now, we are all aware Christmas is coming and we know that there will be HUGE demands on our wallets. Charities hit us hard at this time of the year ... and it is right that we should think of those less fortunate. When I saw this fundraising idea, it seemed a fab way to raise money and have fun - rightly or wrongly, we give more when we have fun. This particular bit of fun is for the charity that every female I know holds close, The Breast Cancer Foundation. IF you happened to be near Collingwood, Ontario on 21st January, why not register and have a great day out for a great cause?



Don't know if London Bride has any of her cute little pink hearts left for sale but check out her page anyway - she did a good job for UK Breast Cancer earlier this year.

Heard on the radio earlier this month that Evelyn Lauder of Estee Lauder had died of ovarian cancer. She was instrumental in the whole 'pink ribbon' campaign - and I'm quoting Wikipedia  here ...

The first known use of a pink ribbon in connection with breast cancer awareness was in the fall of 1991, when the Susan G. Komen Foundation handed out pink ribbons to participants in its New York City race for breast cancer survivors.[1]
The pink ribbon was adopted as the official symbol of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month the next year, in 1992.[2] The pink ribbon was derived from the popular red ribbon for AIDS awarenessAlexandra Penney, the editor-in-chief of the women's health magazine Self, and breast cancer survivor Evelyn Lauder,[3] the senior corporate vice president at the cosmetics company Estée Lauder created a ribbon for the cosmetics giant to distribute in stores in New York City.
pink and blue ribbon is sometimes used to symbolize breast cancer in men, which is relatively rare. The pink and blue ribbon was designed in 1996 by Nancy Nick, President and Founder of the John W. Nick Foundation to bring awareness that "Men Get Breast Cancer Too!"[4]
There are some great wedding locations in and around this area - check out the Collingwood website pages

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