Breast Cancer Awareness or Just Pink Washing?

I wanted to provide a summary of the things I highlighted this week for breast cancer awareness. If you want to support breast cancer by purchasing a multitude of “pink” products, I highlighted a few products that I liked. If you want to support the effort to find a cure for breast cancer – look…

Pink Everywhere

Three things happened today to indicate that the breast cancer awareness campaign is working. I went to Safeway to get a few things for a BBQ and found pink everywhere. As we picked out yoghurt the kids were trying to convince me that we should get the yoghurt with M&Ms on top (to stir in)…

Does the NFL just love boobies? Or are they really trying to make a difference?

Does the NFL really just love boobies or do they actually want to support breast cancer awareness? I posted something on Facebook this weekend when we turned on the 49er game: “We just turned on the 49er game and Jasper’s first comment was -” it’s breast cancer awareness day mom – the NFL players are…

Vetting Breast Cancer Organizations

Whenever you choose a charity to donate to, you can always check out Guidestar or another similar website to find the Form 990’s for any non-profit organization. Form 990’s are an IRS filing that needs to be made every year, much like a tax return, that tells about the charitable organization – how much money…