Breast Cancer Awareness Month

If you’ve been noticing pink everywhere, you probably know it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) is a collaboration of national public service organizations, professional medical associations, and government agencies working together to promote breast cancer awareness, share information on the disease, and provide greater access to services.

Many of those pink products you see donate part of their proceeds to breast cancer research.  Like this pair of flats:

The Chaste Ballet Flats by Hush Puppies are sweet little pink leather flats, topped at the round toe by a dainty pink awareness ribbon.  It’s available for $79 from Macy’s as part of their Pink Shop, which raises money for breast cancer awareness, education, and research. 

If you’re a sporty type, try these:

The 1765 KM Lady by New Balance is a fitness walker that was named by Fitness magazine the “Best for Road or Path for walking.”  New Balance does a lot for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race For the Cure Series, and they sponsor Honorary Team New Balance, a group of breast cancer survivors highlighted at Komen Races.  Part of your $100 purchase at Holabird Sports goes to support the cause!

The Pink Ribbon Boot by Durango is so uplifting-looking—I just love that soaring heart on the front.  Rhinestones dot both sides, with the pink awareness ribbon on the pull tabs.  The all-leather boot has a Cushion Flex insole, and just look at the outsole:

Rockin’.  Part of your purchase goes to Susan G. Komen (or it did, for the year that ended in August), and you can get them for $109 from QC Supply.

And one that you can’t quite wear:

This metal shoe silhouette by Etsy seller ItsScrapicated is pink-ribboned out—on the top of the heel, of course, but there’s a little silver rhinestone one in the middle of that bow on the toe as well.  Bows, polka dots, more bows… it’s amazing how much can fit on a 19 x 20 shoe!  Yours for $50 (but no donation to the cause, as far as I can tell).

So if you’re going to get pink shoes anyway, get them this month and help our sisters out.  No one should have to die from something so preventable.