October - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Most of us know that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's hard not to talk to anyone these days who hasn't in some way been affected by cancer, breast or not - whether that be themselves, a parent, grandparent, sibling or friend. I personally have had my father, both grandmothers, grandfather, and several aunts who have had the disease - some of them passing away from it. And, very recently have had a dear friend who is only in her 40s been diagnosed with cancer and who will start chemotherapy in the coming weeks. Even though her diagnosis is not breast cancer, all cancer can be honored this month.

Some of us wonder what we can do? Well, you can actually buy certain items and some designers are donating a portion of the sale to Breast Cancer Foundations. This is by no means me pushing you to buy these items, but if you are going to buy certain things anyway, just check to see if the designer is contributing.

Here are some examples. First is a scarf from BCBG. It's a two-toned striped pink and grey scarf and is only $48. I've already ordered mine. I figured that I love wearing scarves and usually buy one or two a season. So, why not help the cause. BCBG has pledged to donate twenty-five percent of retail sales from each scarf to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

Another example is the rose-gold studded earrings by Anita Ko. This month 20% of proceeds from sales of all Anita Ko spike stud earrings on ArcadeBoutique.com will go to Susan G. Komen for the CureFoundation. They are a little pricey, but if you are looking to mix in some rose-gold to your collection, here's the way.

These are just two examples, but there are tons out there this month. Let's make a difference. Make sure you're buying items that will help the cancer cause this month.