As October draws to a close, I want to thank the members of Sunshine Rewards for their support in our Breast Cancer Awareness efforts this month.

On October 17 and 18, I walked 39.3 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Not only did members donate money through their Sunshine Rewards accounts, but some outright donated to the race. In addition, I received so much encouragement both before and during the race. I ended up raising a total of $4,989.07 and my team raised $40,556.61.

In addition, members supported various merchants who were selling products to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness. Through our Shop for a Cause page we saw many pink products being sold with proceeds going to various charities.

Lastly, we shared stories. Some members posted in the forum about their own breast cancer battles or those of friends and family. Others emailed me personally to talk about how much the fundraising and awareness in October meant to them. When you consider that 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer, it means that thousands of Sunshine Rewards members alone will eventually be diagnosed.

I know that Breast Cancer Awareness is only one cause that needs awareness and fundraising. Over the years we have raised money for organizations such as Ronald McDonald House, Best Friends Animal Society, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. With your support, I hope that Sunshine Rewards will continue to be able to give back in positive ways for many years to come.

(Photo credits to Shawn Collins and Vanessa Branco)

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Tiny Prints has been running some really great free product opportunities for new customers to try them out. Through Halloween you can get a free photo magnet. Just use code FREEMAGNET.

You can choose from a few of different sizes from 3×3 square to 5.5×4 rectangle. Use their templates or design your own. You can use just one image or make a whole collage. Add text and you have a great gift for just about anyone!

Tiny Prints Free Magnet

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This might be the most amazing jewelry sale I have ever seen. Whether you are looking for crafty items like beads or whole pieces of jewelry like necklaces, bracelets, and rings, you will find something at the current Fire Mountain Gems sale. They are actually taking 25% off if items that were already marked down to less than $1. I found cute jewelry for as low as 71 cents!

You have to really look around because they have hundreds (thousands) of items on sale but I went to the sale page and then clicked on the category for “Jewelry and Gifts” and found everything pictured above. It’s a great way to stock up on little gifts, things to tuck into care packages or treat bags, etc.

Fire Mountain Gems Sale

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Huge deal at CompAndSave! Get $5 off a purchase of $5 or more plus a free pink bracelet for Breast Cancer Awareness. Use code 5BC5.

I have switched over to ordering all of my ink cartridges from them. Already good prices plus this deal on top of it!

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In my house we have certain Halloween traditions, which include watching shows like “The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” and singing songs like “Time Warp” and “Killing Me Softly” at Halloween Scary-o-ke. For our third Halloween contest, “Scary Double Feature,” we invite you to share with us what movies and songs remind you of Halloween.

What’s up for grabs? A $50 Zazzle gift certificate! Zazzle is known for its huge selection of personalizes merchandise from cards to iPhone cases to shirts to home goods to gifts. Create your own or choose from thousands of styles. They even include licensed products like Disney and major league sports. It’s the perfect place to find unique gifts, especially for people who are hard to buy for.

So go check out Zazzle.com right now and browse around a bit. Then come back and enter through the Rafflecopter. You can get entries for being an SR member, sharing your Halloween song and movie favorites, checking out Zazzle, and sharing the contest with friends. Contest runs through October 23.

Be sure to keep an eye on our Zazzle cash back and coupons!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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