Check out Pink Causes and choose merchandise from over 600 participating retailers, including Gap, Toys r'Us and the Apple Store! A percentage of your sale will benefit Pink-Link if you choose us from the list. We are located in Los Angeles, California.

My girlfriend, Courtney, started a company called Pink Wings which sells pink ribbon merchandise. She is a 2-time breast cancer survivor with a TON of energy. I don't know how she does everything she does and with such grace an style I've never seen! She has some great products, some that she designed herself (including the Pink-Link double ribbon pin) and some that she has found along the way. If you put "Pink-Link" in the shipping comments, she'll donate 20% of your sale to us! Thanks Courtney!

Kathy McEvoy wanted to celebrate the end her treatment with a big party! She went to her local party store to buy some pink ribbon plates and napkins and found that nothing like that existed! She couldn't believe it and being the high energy social entrepreneur that she is, she created Celebrate in Pink. You'll LOVE the partyware that she designed and will want it at your own pink ribbon celebration. By clicking on this link, you'll tell Kathy that I told you to visit and she'll make a donation.

Do you love searching the internet? Now, you can search and donate to Pink-Link at the same time! Incredible, isn't it? Set your home screen on your browser for Good Search and choose Pink-Link as your charity of choice. For every search you click on, Pink-Link receives a penny! It doesn't seem like much, but when there's a number of people searching, sometimes 10 times a day, it all adds up! There's help on their website if you don't know how to set your home screen on your browser.

I received an email from Beth, who founded BreastCancerBracelets.org. She is not a survivor but has breast cancer in her family history and wants to try and generate more awareness for the disease. During October, she has a daily "Pink Pick" of products and services that help promote bc awareness. Many of these products will donate a percentage of sales during the month to a variety of breast cancer organizations.

Every year, the City of Hope organizes its Walk for Hope in various cities across the country. The Los Angeles walk is on October 25th and proves to be just as exciting as in prior years. I was planning on attending the walk and so I created a team page. I'm not able to attend this year, however, but would still encourage you to donate on behalf of Pink-Link. Funds raised supports breast cancer research, treatment and education at City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The event is family oriented and a great way to get involved in the fight against this terrible disease.

Dr. Susan Love has made it her mission to eradicate breast cancer. A year ago, she launched the Love Army of Women in conjunction with the Avon Foundation so that you can partner with research scientists to move breast cancer beyond a cure. Consider joining the Army of Women as well as donating to Dr. Love's Foundation.

Our friends at Fresh Brewed Life are continually supporting us and this month, they've posted an article about me on their website. You can sign up for their newsletter and read about me by clicking here. They also have a fantastic breast cancer gift item that you might like!

Daryn Kagan is the creator and host of DarynKagan.com, an inspirational online community that features a daily Web cast of stories that, "Show the World What is Possible." DarynKagan.com has become a daily destination for thousands of Internet users who seek news stories that inspire.  Daryn interviewed me for her monthly "heroism" article during breast cancer awareness month.


Laura Boitano is conducting a study for her senior honors research thesis and is looking at the effects of yoga on the immune status of breast cancer patients.  She is currently recruiting patients on a rolling basis for both the yoga and non-yoga groups.  She aska that patients in the yoga group participate in yoga at least two times a week.  They can participate at home or at a yoga studio.  Additionally, patients in the yoga group as well as patients who are not doing yoga will be asked a series of survey questions bi-weekly over the telephone about their stress level, health and cold symptoms.  The questions won't take more than 5 minutes to answer.  The study lasts a total of four months once the patient starts.  Patients must have active breast cancer; they can be recurrent breast cancer patients, and at some point in their treatment, they must have had either chemotherapy or radiation. You can read a blog article about her study here. Laura's contact information is ltb5@georgetown.edu or 631-838-1587.

The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (NBCCF) is offering its NEW Project LEADŽ Workshop to the Los Angeles community in October. This INTRODUCTORY level 2-day workshop is designed with different goals than NBCCF's select 5 day Project LEAD Institute.  The Project LEAD Workshop is open to anyone interested in learning the basics of breast cancer science and the biomedical research process, how to more accurately understand scientific information in the news, and how to become a more effective breast cancer advocate in your community. The workshop is open to all with an interest in and commitment to breast cancer advocacy, and will be held October 23-25, 2009. Scholarships for those in financial need are available.  The course is free to NBCC members and annual membership is only $35. Registration forms and membership forms are available online at www.StopBreastCancer.org or by calling Meredith Nevin at 202.973.0577 or ProjectLEAD@StopBreastCancer.org.

I met Lisa Bernhard at the Young Survival Coalition's Annual Conference for young women affected by breast cancer. A young survivor herself, she was working on an article and video for SELF.com. You can view the video by clicking here and read about her journey by clicking here.