Found this on Google Video tonight; it was in the Top 100. One of the things I like about it is that it is 100% about creating awareness, talking about breast cancer, and knowing your body.

There’s a lot happening this month related to Breast Cancer Awareness. Almost all of it is good, but a lot of that good focuses on what you can buy not what you can learn. Obviously, I like the latter more. And that’s why I am not asking for money. Looking ahead to next year I might, but it will only go to activities that support/offer awareness and learning opportunities.

That means I have a lot of research to do between now and then. It’s easy to find a company to make pink things to sell and earmark money for research, but I am finding it difficult to locate companies or orgainzations that focus solely, or even mostly, on education.

As has been said before, breast cancer is common but it is also relatively easy to detect. Knowing what you are looking for will go a long way to better health.

Beyond Going Pink for the month of October, some people are doing other things. It is wonderful to see the different ways people are contributing and frankly it’s exactly what I hoped for. I want people to get involved in the way it makes sense for them.

I’ve received a number of emails from people over the last month asking me to tell them what to do. While I have given some links for them to follow up on, my main point of advice has been “do something in the context of your everyday life.” That will have more impact on you and the people around you than anything else.

Wordpress Themes Released

From Scott La Plant at imediatech.biz

This template is entirely free to download and use, Scott just asks requests that you make a 5 dollar donation if you can. Scott’s step-daughter is doing a 30 mile walk for breast cancer over 3 days and the donations go to her team.

From Derek Punsalan at 5thirtyone.com

Derek’s theme is also free, but he does request that “any credits concerning the originating source be retained and that any distributions of the theme be limited to 5thirtyone.com. I also request that for the month of October, the header introduction concerning Breast Cancer Awareness month and the Pink for October initiative remain intact through the end of the month.”

Money

In visiting most of the sites that Went Pink, I noticed (but sadly failed to write down the URLs) quite a few freelancers and companies who were pledging a portion of or sometimes their entire income for the month of October to go to Breast Cancer awareness, education, and research inititives.

Fun With Pictures

John Watson, who owns fd’s Flickr Toys at bighugelabs.com, just released a “toy” that allows you to create a Breast Cancer Awareness poster using an image from your Flickr account.

My daughter. One of the reasons I want Breast Cancer to be curable sooner than later.

If you are doing something more than Going Pink, email me or leave a commment about it.