Written by Kathryn D'Imperio
Thursday, 09 October 2008 07:37
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From cooking to cleaning, these great items make your life easier while also contributing to a great cause. Join the fight for a cure by purchasing any of these great housewares.
HOUSEWARES AND HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
 | Product: The Butter Bell Breast Cancer Awareness Crock
Company: L. Tremain, Inc.
Beneficiary: Susan G. Komen For the Cure
Cost: less than $24.95
Donation: 10 percent of every crock sold, with a minimum donation of $10,000
Duration: now through the end of 2008
Buy It: Available at www.butterbell.com and at local gourmet retailers as noted in the site’s store finder, and Amazon.com.
The Butter Bell features a traditional European way to keep butter fresh and spreadable, avoiding crushed rolls and stubborn spreading without refrigeration using an upside down lid surrounded by a base of water. This item makes a unique addition to your kitchen or a great gift idea for a friend. For more information on the Butter Bell Crock or how it works, check out www.butterbell.com. |
 | Product: Dyson DC16 Pink Handheld Vacuum
Company: Dyson
Beneficiary: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Cost: $149.99
Donation: A portion of every vacuum sold is donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Buy It: This product is available exclusively at Target (in stores and online, also at Target's store on Amazon.com).
The Dyson DC16 Pink handheld vacuum is an amazing cleaning machine. It has its own charging station that can mount to the wall if desired, and it provides six full minutes of supreme cleaning ability, which is more than enough for those cobwebs, dustbunnies, and crumbs. The Dyson DC16 features a lovely pink hue and a nice array of attachments so you can even take it into your car to do some detail work! The device's design is comfortable to hold and use, and it powerfully and efficiently gets the job done. |
 | Product: Eco-Me all-natural, do-it-yourself cleaning kits for your home, body, baby, and pets
Company: Eco-Me
Beneficiary: The Home Kits sold help support the Breast Cancer Fund and Cancer 101.
Cost: $28
Donation: up to 10 percent of sales
Duration: ongoing
Buy It: Visit Amazon.com or http://eco-me.com/_product_29525/Home_Kit.
Eco-Me came to be when Robin Levine’s sister was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Robin wanted to find a way to keep her sister’s apartment clean without using unsafe chemicals. The Eco-Me Home Kit includes two spray bottles, a natural bristle scrub brush, microfiber cleaning cloth, recipes for the Scrub Cleanser, All Purpose Spray, and more, all contained in a handy natural fiber storage bag. For more information on Eco-Me, visit www.eco-me.com. |
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 | Product: Pink Pampered Chef Kitchen Products
Company: The Pampered Chef
Beneficiary: The American Cancer Society
Cost: from $3 to $24
Donation: $1 from each product sold
Duration: month of October
Buy It: Visit www.pamperedchef.com.
The Pampered Chef offers fun and exciting pink kitchen items in an effort to help raise funds during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Some kitchen items in this collection include pink ribbon stencils, stoneware, a whisk, measure and scoop, Help Whip clip, pink kitchen gloves, scrub brush, and bowls, to name a few. |
 | Product: Pink Gingham Clean Shopper Shopping Cart Covers
Company: Babe Ease, LLC
Beneficiary: ESSCO-MGH Breast Cancer Research Fund (founded by the family of Missy Cohen-Fyffe, owner of Babe Ease, LLC, after her sister had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 1994) www.esscomghbcrf.com
Cost: $29.95
Donation: $1.00 from the wholesale or retail sale of every pink gingham Clean Shopper goes to the fund and 100% of the money this particular fund raises goes directly to Breast Cancer research.
Duration: ongoing
Buy It: Visit Amazon.com or www.cleanshopper.com/original-clean-shopper.html.
Clean Shopper Shopping Cart Covers are a great way to cushion your child from uncomfortable metal shopping carts and to protect your child or your personal belongings from germs. The covers are easy to transport and even easier to wash, and of course, available in a variety of colors and patterns. Go for the pink gingham style if you’d like to contribute to Breast Cancer research. |
Now check out some fashionable and stylish jewelry items that also benefit Breast Cancer Awareness, prevention, and research.
