Remember a few days ago I said we have 4 extra prizes for our contests? Well, in the first bonus contest, I invited you to share your story and stand a chance to win a prize. Now, in the second bonus contest, I am inviting you to design (and share) Pink for October buttons/badges/banners and you will stand a chance to win a prize! :D

It is very easy to participate — All you need to do is design a Pink for October button or badge or banner and email it to me. OK, OK, you may send as many of your designs to me as you like. I will upload your designs onto the Downloads page (I know that sounds a little confusing but I am sure you’re all smart people) so that others can view and put them up on their blogs or websites.

On Oct 31st, I will randomly pick one design, and the lucky winner will win one of these prizes. It’s that easy! :D

Good luck!

– Pelf Nyok

This is the third in a series of eight a la photo hunt contests that will be held here on Pink for October, in an attempt to get more people involved during the Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The word (or phrase, in this case) for today is SELF BREAST EXAM.

That’s right. Go look for a picture, or take one if you can, that best describes a self breast exam, obvious or otherwise. But please make sure that your picture is work-safe and children-safe (we hope to keep this contest and website friendly, and not adult-oriented). Then write a description about it on your blog and don’t forget to leave me a comment in the comments section! If you didn’t leave me a comment and your link, I wouldn’t know that you have participated, and most of all, your name will not be in the draw! Again, be creative and think out of the box :D

The comments section for this post will be closed at 11:59 pm on Sunday, Oct 12th, and the next word will be announced at 12 am on Monday, Oct 13th (all times in GMT). Also, I suggest that you subscribe to the Pink for October feed to avoid missing any updates and contests! Please visit the contest page and the sponsors page for more information.

– Pelf Nyok

I went to update the Pink for October Twitter account, congratulating Boobie-Thon for raising $9300 this year, when I saw this update:

I checked out National City and was please to see this:

Many businesses participate in Pink for October each year, but I am happy to see more corporations Going Pink too.

Resistance

When I first started Pink for October in 2006, I approached my employer with the idea of Going Pink. No dice. I understood their point of view; pink isn’t in the corporate color scheme, if they Went Pink they’d have to do other colors when people asked…

It just wasn’t a point of view that held much water for me. If you support something, why not go all out? Maybe I am just too comfortable saying no to people about things I don’t want to do. Perhaps that’s too hard for corporations…

Breaking Resistance

I’ve tried to get other corporations to Go Pink but so far I have struck out. Last year Yahoo! participated and I think they did it this year too though I didn’t see it. I know you can apply a Pink theme to the main page, but that is a regular thing.

I’d like to see more corporations participating in this web event (obviously). But how can I go about convincing large companies to join in? Not a rhetorical question. I’d really like some help answering this.

If you have an answer, please leave a comment. And if you’ve seen other large companies Go Pink this year, please post a link.

Remember I said we have 4 extra prizes for our contests? I have squeezed whatever little creative juice that I have and miraculously come up with 4 additional contests, and this is one of them.

Here’s what you need to do to win a prize — Share your story.

There is a SHARE YOUR STORY segment where you can share a true story, or encourage your friend / family / neighbour / colleague to share theirs.

All you need to do is register for an account, log in, write your story and Matthew will spell-and-grammar-check your story before hitting the PUBLISH button. Then you wait.

On Oct 31st, I will randomly pick one story that is published this year, and the lucky winner will win one of these prizes. It’s that easy! :D

If you would like some ideas on how to begin writing your stories, these are some that have been shared this year:

My blind grandson found my cancer by Shelly Montgomery
My Nana by Dawn
My Story by FL Hopkins
How do you define a breast cancer survivor? by Dana P.

Good luck! :D

– Pelf Nyok