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NFL goes pink

 I went to a parent meeting at my son's school Monday evening and when I arrived home I found my husband and both of my sons firmly planted in front of Monday Night Football.

"Look Mom," said my younger son, "they all have pink breast cancer ribbons on their helmets."

"And the referees have pink whistles and pink ribbons on their hats," added my older son.

Although they continued to point out pink cleats and other pink items in the game they did not catch them all, which include:


» Game balls with pink ribbon decals used for every down
» Players wearing pink cleats, wristbands, gloves, chin straps, sideline caps, helmet decals, eye shield decals, captains' patches, sideline towels and quarterback towels
» Pink coins used for the coin toss
» Pink sideline caps for coaches and sideline personnel and pink ribbon pins for coaches and team executives
» Officials wearing caps with pink ribbons, pink wristbands and pins and using pink whistles
» On-field pink ribbon stencils and A Crucial Catch wall banners
» Pink goal-post padding in end zones

It was true, that bastion of male machoness has gone pink this month.  Both the players and the referees are supporting breast cancer awareness and cause marketing by wearing pink ribbons and making donations to breast cancer organizations.  Nationally the NFL has adopted the American Cancer Society as its pink charity although specific teams have adopted various breast cancer organizations.  A quick rundown of the NFL's Pink October activites can be found here.

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Shop for the Cure

 When I wake up in the morning I head to the kitchen to make coffee.  Now that October is here I could do a complete kitchen overhaul with pink appliances.  I could buy a pink Kitchen Aid mixer, a pink coffee maker, a Brita Pink Water Pitcher, a pink blender, a pink food processor, and a pink ice cream maker and a portion of the purchase price would go to support finding a cure for breast cancer.  I also could stock the refrigerator and the pantry with  pink ribbon yogurt, bottled water, juice, bagels, tea and even breakfast cereal while supporting breast cancer.  In fact my local grocery story has eight pages of product ads linked to breast cancer this week.

I could buy a new pink vacuum for my morning cleaning.

After getting the kids off to school I often head to the gym, where I now have a new pair of pink workout gloves adorned with the cute little pink ribbon for breast cancer.  My local Sport Chalet has pink ribbon balance balls, free weights, and yoga mats for my workouts at home.

Back from my workout I hop into the shower.  I could dry my hair with a new pink hair dryer, then do some styling with pink hot curlers or a pink straightener, depending on my chosen style.  Of course I shouldn't forget my pink ribbon lipstick before I head out for the day.

In the office I need to use my pink breast cancer Sharpie and pink ribbon pens with my pink Post-it notes.  I should definitely use a pink ribbon calculator, pink ribbon file folders,  and pink ribbon pencils in my pink ribbon electric sharpener.  Of course I already have a pink neoprene case for my laptop.

Stepping outside I can don my breast cancer awareness sunglasses on my way to pick up the kids from school or when going out to shop for even more pink ribbon products, including bathroom tissue for the cure, although fortunately that is not pink.

Next blog:  Where do all the pink dollars go?   Stay tuned for more information on where all the money goes.  In the meantime, you can do much of your breast cancer shopping on Amazon without ever leaving home.
 

Ms. Magazine Blog on HBOC Week

The Ms. Magazine Blog published an article by Joi about HBOC Week today:

Did You Know It's Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week?

Our thanks to Ms. Magazine for helping spread the word!