CLOSED: A Community of Hope...Pink Together (+Giveaway Pack)

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When you go through life's battles, hope is what gives you the grace to take those heavy steps ahead.

This month symbolically reminds us of many who fight the clutches of breast cancer and encourages us to help make a difference in the research that is being conducted to help detect this cancer early and fight it till its rendered powerless.

Even as I type this out, many women are battling this at this very moment and nothing makes the fight easy but there is something that can help them move forward......loving support! Thanks to the wonders of technology today, not only can they enjoy the support of their family and friends around them but also the virtual support of over 680,000 breast cancer survivors on the growing, loving community of hope... Pink Together.


On the site, you can also read the empowering stories from the 2010 Pink Together Survivor Ambassadors, five incredible individuals whose courage in the face of breast cancer serves as a source of inspiration:

* Ebony Steele – This three-year survivor serves as a National Ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s Circle of Promise, an effort focused on fostering breast cancer awareness, support, empowerment and action among African American women.

* Eli Arroyo-Allen – A two-year survivor, Eli is the founder of the Loving Life/Amando La Vida program supporting Latina women with breast cancer.

* Ginger Johnson – A mother and four-year survivor, Ginger is the director of Happy Chemo!, whose mission is to bring happiness to those dealing with the negative effects of chemotherapy and cancer.

* Libby Pomroy – Libby is a two-time, 15-year survivor and a General Mills employee.

* Nicole Vazquez – This three-year survivor is a Komen breast cancer activist in the Latino community.

These Survivor Ambassadors and their empowering stories will also be featured on the Pink Together Facebook fan page and YouTube channel, and on special pink packaging on General Mills’ brands like Cheerios Cereal, Green Giant Frozen Vegetables and Nature Valley Granola Bars.

If you or someone you know would make a great candidate for next year’s Pink Together Survivor Ambassadors, please visit PinkTogether.com for more information.

You can help too.

To encourage personal connections in the online community, General Mills will donate $1 (up to $20,000) to Komen for each inspirational story submitted, encouraging comment posted, or virtual flower of support sent on PinkTogether.com, and for each shared message of hope posted on Pink Together's Facebook fan page during the month of October (up to $5,000).
This $25,000 is in addition to the $2 million donation General Mills has committed to Komen to advance breast cancer research and support education and community outreach projects.

Will you help make a difference?

Remember....Individually we are strong, but together we are stronger.


Win it:

One reader will have the opportunity to win a Pink Together gift pack.


This includes

• A Pink Ribbon car magnet
• A Pink Ribbon key chain
• A Pink Ribbon travel mug
  
• A Pink Ribbon drawstring backpack and
  
• Coupons for free packages of one Big G cereal, Green Giant Frozen Veggies, Macaroni Grill Dinner Kits, Fiber One Bars and Progresso Soup.
  

All of the items included in the gift packs are from ShopKomen.com, where 25 percent of the merchandise purchase price benefits Komen.


Here's how you can win it:

1. Mandatory entry (without this, all other entries will be disqualified)-

What do you find most inspiring about the Pink Together community?


2. Love on the Sponsor-

- 'Like' Pink Together on Facebook

- Join the 'Pink Together Community'

- Subscribe to Mom Audience's Newsletter

- Follow me on Twitter and tweet once daily...

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3. Five additional entries: (1 entry each)-

-Follow my blog via Google Friend Connect, RSS feeds.

-Sign up to receive email updates (Make sure you accept the subscription request )

- Fan me on Facebook.

-Snag my Blog button

-Blog about this giveaway (Leave a comment with a link to your blog post)


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This giveaway is open to US Residents only, 18 years and above. 1 winner will be chosen with the random.org generator on November 6 2010 at 10 pm Central time.


Note: This Giveaway is also featured in the Mom Audience Explosion (Nov 1-5)





** EBMR Disclaimer: I was sent a Pink Together gift pack from General Mills, through My Blog Spark, for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**