Shortcut to Fabulous Philanthropy

Every fabulous girl finds ways to give back! This month is the perfect month to give back as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We all have been touched by breast cancer in some way. We’ve had our own fight or scare or watched a friend, family member, co-worker, neighbor or loved one fight this disease.

Check out these stats on breast cancer: One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer. For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher than those for any other cancer besides lung cancer. About 90% of breast cancers are due not to heredity, but to genetic abnormalities that happen as a result of the aging process and life in general.

As scary as these statistics are, there are constant advances being made as a result of breast cancer research and each advance brings new hope for a fabulous future free of breast cancer. In honor of breast cancer awareness month, I am giving you a shortcut to fabulous ways to support the fight against breast cancer.

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

Sign up to participate in your local race for the cure and get a workout while you help mankind. Many cities host their event in October including Miami, Baltimore, Louisville, Orlando and Jacksonville. Click here to see when your city hosts its Race for the Cure and link to the website to sign up. Don’t feel like waking up so early on a weekend? You can register to sleep in for the cure and exercise your fabulous philanthropic muscles by hitting the snooze button!

Shop for the Cure

What better form of retail therapy than buying something that helps save the world! Marie Claire’s website has a spread of 152 fun products that are cute, stylish and pretty in pink. Click here for to see Marie Claire’s spread of products. What is French, Pink and fights breast cancer all over? Lacoste’s Pink Croc collection of course. 10% of the sale of these items benefit breast cancer research. Go buy something nice for yourself, cause darling you deserve it. After all, it is for a good cause and you have to do your part right?!

Save the Environment and Fight for the Cure

Kill two birds with one reusable shopping bag! These oh-so-cute reusable shopping bags help save the environment and raise awareness every time you shop. And that is not all…20 percent of the net proceeds go toward funding breast cancer research.

Manicure for the Cure

OPI has a special breast cancer color called “Pink of Hearts” for sale and Essie’s Color this year is called, “Yes we Can Pink.” Portions of the proceeds from the sale of both colors will go toward breast cancer charities. Click here to order your Essie’s bottle and here for OPI.

Whether you race, sleep, shop, reuse or manicure your way to the cure, know what a fabulous impact you are making on the fight against breast cancer. Check out the links above, do some good and enjoy these shortcuts to fabulous philanthropy!