| One of the most important events that you can get | | | | occasion. You can have these stickers custom |
| involved with this October is breast cancer | | | | imprinted with the name of your charity event, and |
| awareness. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month | | | | give them out to everyone you know. Stickers stay |
| is recognized across the country every year as a | | | | put wherever the recipient places them, so they will |
| way to educate people about the risks associated | | | | be reminded of your cause every time they see this |
| with the disease. There are tons of groups that | | | | item. |
| organize to get out the message, as well as to raise | | | | Another good pink ribbon item is the breast self |
| money for breast cancer research. There are plenty | | | | exam bookmark. This item is both educational and |
| of ways to get involved with promoting awareness, | | | | functional. On the bookmark is a series of diagrams |
| but let's examine a couple of the most popular ones. | | | | which explain how to give yourself a self exam in |
| You will also see how breast cancer awareness | | | | order to catch any signs of the disease in their |
| promotional items can help inform people about the | | | | earliest stage. Of course, this item also makes a nice |
| dangers of the disease, as well as encourage them | | | | placeholder for the book that you happen to be |
| to get involved with raising money for the cure. | | | | reading. This item is a fantastic way to inform people |
| The most popular event that takes place during | | | | about cancer prevention, and you will save lives by |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Month is the "Race for the | | | | passing these out. |
| Cure". This event, sponsored by the Susan G. Komen | | | | There are other breast cancer awareness |
| for the Cure nonprofit organization first started in | | | | promotional items without the pink ribbon that will do |
| Dallas in 1983. It grew from one local race to about | | | | equally well for promoting your message. For one, |
| 120 races that now exist worldwide, making it the | | | | translucent pink beach balls are a great way to |
| largest fundraising event for breast cancer in the | | | | inform people about the disease. Even though breast |
| world. The "Race for the Cure" is actually a sequence | | | | cancer awareness month is not until the fall, you'll be |
| of 5K runs and fitness walks which raise a significant | | | | ahead of the curve when you give these balls out to |
| amount of donation money for breast cancer | | | | everyone on the beach before the summer is over. |
| research. The race also commemorates woman who | | | | You want to spread an early bird message in the |
| have survived breast cancer, as well as honors those | | | | months before October to create as much of a buzz |
| who succumbed to the disease. If you are interested | | | | as possible about the upcoming awareness event. |
| in participating in the "Race for the Cure" this year, | | | | This way, people have time to clear their schedule |
| you can find the race which is closest to you at the | | | | and save some money and they will be much more |
| Susan G. Komen for the Cure website. | | | | likely to donate or participate in a walk. |
| For a very easy way to show your support in the | | | | A final suggestion for breast cancer awareness |
| workplace, you can participate in a "pink day". On | | | | promotional items is to purchase some custom |
| these pink days, people wear pink clothing as a way | | | | awareness bracelets. The great thing about these |
| to recognize the struggle of breast cancer victims. A | | | | bracelets is that they have already been established |
| pink day may also involve some type of theme party | | | | as a symbol of cancer research support. (Lance |
| that is designed to raise money to find a cure. Many | | | | Armstrong started the LiveStrong wristband |
| companies will participate in this activity, so see if | | | | campaign for testicular cancer several years ago.) |
| your employer is interested in having a pink day this | | | | The obvious choice is to purchase bracelets which |
| year. | | | | are pink. These bracelets can be imprinted with any |
| If you have a local fundraising organization, or you | | | | message you prefer. Have the name of your charity |
| just want to do your part in educating the public, | | | | embossed on these bracelets, and hand them out as |
| there are several custom breast cancer awareness | | | | a gift when people make a donation. |
| items that can help you get the word out about this | | | | Make sure to get involved this October in any way |
| issue. To start, there is the obvious choice of an item | | | | that you can. Every dollar you spend, and every |
| that has a pink ribbon. The pink ribbon is the universal | | | | minute of your time advances the effort towards |
| symbol for breast cancer awareness, and it is widely | | | | finding a cure. As an added reminder, when you |
| recognized by almost everyone who sees it. There | | | | purchase custom breast cancer awareness items |
| are plenty of items to choose from whose visual | | | | from Motivators, 10% of the proceeds will be |
| presentation involve the pink ribbon in some way. | | | | donated to the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer |
| The awareness ribbon lapel stickers for instance are | | | | Research Fund, Inc. |
| a great promotional item for commemorating this | | | | |