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Did Susan G Komen make the right decision?



Pink Darth Vader Helmet
Pink Darth Vader Helmet
 
(because even though Darth Vader is evil, he still supports the fight against Breast Cancer)

Today, Web Watch received a flood of emails from friends and family regarding the Susan G. Komen Foundation pulling their financial contributions to Planned Parenthood.

There is even a petition asking Susan G Komen to restore their relationship with Planned Parenthood.

That there is controversy surrounding what the Susan G Komen Foundation does with their money, and that there is a brouhaha surrounding the marketing of the pink ribbon to raise money for breast cancer research, is nothing new.  The people who are commenting on the petition are acting all shocked and surprised that Such A Thing Is Going On, when Web Watch has told you about this for years.

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Women prefer to make purchases based on charitable giving



Yoplait Yogurt
Buy some YOPLAIT YOGURT

A recent survey from M/A/R/C Research and The Integer Group discovered that women are very particular about the brands that they buy at the grocery store.

And it has absolutely nothing to do with whether those products are superior in Web Watch’s opinion (the infamous “Heinz vs Hunts ketchup debate” lingers on, folks) or not.

What the survey uncovered was that 43% of women prefer to purchase brands that are associated with charitable giving.

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Movember: Grow a Mustache for Charity



Mustache RidesOctober was breast cancer awareness month, as Web Watch noted by sharing National Feel Your Boobies Week and other sites with you.

Not to feel left out, November is dedicated to raising awareness of various men’s cancers, with programs encouraging men to get prostate exams or testicular cancer checks.

Which is why every November, men are encouraged to sign up at the official MOVEMBER website to help spread the word and raise money for various organizations.

Why “Movember”, you ask?  It’s all about the “Mo”.

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Click to Give at The Breast Cancer Site: Free Mammograms



Free Breast ExamsNational Feel Your Boobies Week continues…

Want to give someone a free mammogram?

All you have to do is click.

Visit THE BREAST CANCER SITE (run by the same people who do THE HUNGER SITE) and click the “CLICK HERE TO GIVE” link in the middle of the page.

Every day that you visit and click, the site’s sponsors will pony up more money to pay for mammograms for women in need.

It’s all done through advertisers that pay to be displayed on the page you’ll see when you click.  You don’t have to buy anything – the sponsors will be billed for the number of times their ad was viewed.

100% of the site’s advertising goes directly to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Check out this year’s Celebrity Mascot Games!



The 17th annual CELEBRITY MASCOT GAMES are taking place on July 16th at Stetson University, and July 17th and 18th at Amway Arena in central Florida.

Each year since 1992, mascots from colleges, universities, and professional sports organizations have gotten together to prove, once and for all, who is the best mascot.

Some of the events the mascots have had to compete in the past were the obstacle course, giant bowling, dodgeball and jousting.  If you haven’t seen the clips on ESPN SportsCenter, you will this week.

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