October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, all over the world, not just Australia.
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. A frightening statisic, this could be your mother, sister..your daughter.
To help raise awareness for Breast cancer, sites all over the net are going Pink for October.
So add some pink to your site, and put up a badge to let everyone know your going Pink for October. I have added a smigg more pink to my theme 
What else can you do to support Breast Cancer month?
* Host a Pink Ribbon Breaskfast, which some of the girls and I from AFW will be doing later this month. Or Purchase merchandise.
* Support companies who support, sponsor and donate to breast cancer research with their special ranges of Breast cancer month products. And others who are donating a % of sales
* Pink Ribbon Wallpaper for your mobile! Virtual pink ribbons can also be purchased for your mobile! TEXT the word ‘pink’ to 19 39 39 and for $5.55 a Pink Ribbon wallpaper will be sent to your phone.The NBCF receives $3.00.
* Support Pink Ribbon Day, Monday 27th Oct. Purchase merchandise, or make donations.
* Purchase a Gods of Football Calendar Twenty-four pages of Australia’s hottest players from rugby league and Aussie Rules in a limited-edition, premium quality, nude calendar. The calendar raises awareness and funds for The McGrath Foundation breast cancer charity.
* Host a girls night in
* We all know that early detection is so important and saves lives. So if you do nothing else this month, at least start regular breast self exams, become breast aware and encourage your loved ones to do the same. Breast Cancer can happen to anyone, at any age and not just to Women! So encourage your whole family to become more breast aware.
You might also like to check out a post from All for Women- What every woman should know about breast cancer with a great video from The National Breast Cancer centre answering some of the common questions surrounding breast cancer.
I am sure these are just a small number of ways Know of any other fund-raisers or activities happening in your area this month? Share them in the comments.
4 Comments
You’re a very inspiring woman Leigh. Will try to go PINK because this is a fantastic cause. My Mum is a Breast Cancer Survivor! and my DH lost his Mum to this when he was only young, so yes, it’s close to our hearts. Thankyou for supporting it
Well done Leigh it’s a worthy cause, my mum is a breast cancer survivor, so when I see any way of supporting it I try to be involved, I’ve also lost a friend to it as well.
What a great post - one of my favourite bloggers (who I consider an unmet friend) got her diagnosis this morning.
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Hi. What a great post…will add a badge to my site. Agree it is so important for all of us to support the cause and I have sent my donation to the NBCF…However, sometimes I get concerned about all the pinkification out there. There is an organisation that has started in the US called Think Before You Pink which higlights some of the companies that are taking advantage of pink more for their benefit than for the cause - they call it ‘pinkwashing’. Food for thought as we walk through our pinkified shops.
Patty
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