Nancy G. Brinker made a promise to her dying sister, Susan. She would do everything she could, to end breast cancer. Susy was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33 in 1977, and died three years later. Brinker felt that if there was an awareness of the cancer and it’s treatment, maybe people like her sister would have a better chance of survival.
To fulfill her promise, Brinker founded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in her sister’s memory in 1982. It is is now the world’s largest and most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer and the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer with more than $1.9 billion invested to date.
For the second year in a row , Eggland’s Best has given their eggs a pink makeover. Starting in mid-September and going through mid-November, they have switched out their distinctive red “EB” stamp into a pink “EB” alongside the signature Susan G. Komen for the Cure Running Ribbon. They are also pledging a donation of $50,000 to the Susan G. Komen foundation.
I was tickled pink when I was asked to partner with with Eggglands Best to help raise awareness, and host my own EB “Pink” brunch. They also offered to host a giveaway to one lucky reader, so keep reading!
I hosted my brunch as a kick off to the Nor-Cal Think Pink community effort to promote breast cancer awareness.
Did you know that 1 out of every 8 women will be diaganosed with Breast cancer?
Early detection is the best defense – when caught and treated early, breast cancer has a 98% cure rate.
I invited some of friends over, including a breast cancer survivor. I had a buffet style brunch with everything being individual serving size portions. The menu included
Assorted Cheeses
Fruit cups
Yogurt Parfaits
Quiche
Praline French Toast
Pumpkin Mousse
Pink Ribbon Sugar Cookies
I decorated everything all pretty in pink. I have to thank Heather from the blog Chickabug for the free printables I used. She has a whole collection of printables for breast cancer awareness. I just used a fraction of what she has available, but I loved the water bottle labels and the minuture Hershey bar wraps. Check them all out!
We had some educational, yet fun games to play also. We played truth or crap, learning what was truth, and what was myth. We listed as many famous people who have been diagnosed with breast cancer that we could think of, and we played a light hearted game of who ever got caught crossing their legs, lost their pin. The person with the most pins at the end, wins.
We ate, we talked, we enjoyed each others company, all in an effort to help raise breast cancer awareness. Thank you Egglands Best for all you do to help fight the war on breast cancer.
And now for the giveaway.
Contest Closed!
Egglands Best is giving away a basket of goodies!A Brunch kit for one lucky reader.
Included is;
* 2 Free Eggland’s Best Dozen coupons (Any variety- classic, cage-free, or organic)
* 1 Free Eggland’s BestHard Cooked and Peeled variety coupon
* 4 ramekins
* 1 apron
* 1 whisk
* 1 spatula
* 1 egg timer
* 1 eco bag
* 1 plush egg
For the main entry,
Tell me if breast cancer has ever touched your life? Do you know someone who has ever been diagnosed?
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You have till 10/31/11 at 9AM PST to enter and a winner will be picked shortly after. One winner will be chosen via random.org and will have 3 days to respond or a new winner will be selected. Open to residents of the USA.
This is a sponsored post. I was given a gift card, a Brunch Kit Box, and a $100 donation was made to the Susan G Koman Foundation in my name.
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I have those eggs in my fridge!
Both my mother and aunt had breast cancer.
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Your pink brunch looks outstanding! and a very nice giveaway. My grandma had breast cancer.
What a lovely brunch!
My very good friend from high school and college was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of years ago. After surgery, chemo, and radiation, she is doing well.
I like Eggland’s Best Eggs on facebook.
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I am fortunate enough to not have had breast cancer touch my family personally, although I know many people/friends/acquaintances in our small town who have or have had breast cancer.
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I’m so happy to hear that Egglands Best is helping with this cause
My grandfather was diagnosed with breast cancer about ten years ago. It was a secondary cancer but non the less, it was breast cancer. A lot of people are shocked to hear that a man was diagnosed but it’s not uncommon…just not talked about as much I think.
How has breast cancer touched my life? My aunt had it a few years ago. A first cousin died from it just after I was born. But in probably the biggest way, I’m a cancer nurse. I coordinate cancer clinical trials, and in 19 years, there have been numerous special women and men who’ve had breast cancer. Many have won their battle, some have not, but they’ve all been special in their own way. So many stories, never enough time or space to tell them.
God bless us every one.
I’ve had an aunt who has had it twice now and is currently in remission. I also currently have another friend who just found out her fight with it is not over. She is scheduled to have two surgeries coming up and I’m crossing my fingers for her with both of them. In addition, I have one friend fighting another form of cancer. This is her second bought with cancer. Finally, my father died in 2006 of colon cancer that spread to more than his colon. So cancer, not only breast cancer has touched and affected my life greatly.
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