Today on the blog I’m spotlighting our Esophageal Cancer (EC) Awareness bracelet because it is EC Awareness month! We work directly with the American Institute for Cancer Research where we donate a portion of the profits of the bracelet to the organization. Read more below about the cause and how you can show your support! FACTS ABOUT AICR: The American Institute for Cancer Researc...[READ MORE]
Happy Happy Monday!! I hope everyone got their green on yesterday for St. Patty’s Day! For all you that celebrated I hope you’re feeling a little better than some are after the festivities yesterday haha. There are tons of amazing non-profits out there, but this one is very important since it is Colon Cancer Awareness month!! The Colon Cancer Alliance, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 ...[READ MORE]
Today’s Charity Monday shout-out is about our Cervical Cancer Awareness bracelet! I chose to spotlight this bracelet because it is National Cervical Cancer awareness month! The organization that we donate to is the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC). Here’s more about the organization… The NCCC places a very special and personal focus on providing outreach support to women an...[READ MORE]
I remember it was around this time last year, when at the Dr.'s for a physical, the nurse found two lumps in my breast. Now, of course I had felt them before, because I often do self breast exams (as one should do) and wondered if they were "normal", but I tried to ignore any negative thoughts that would cross my mind, until she also found them and confirmed they were not normal lumps. I'm young...[READ MORE]
Over here at Pura Vida, we are very proud to support various charities and the life-changing causes behind them. We have recently learned that stomach cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the world, and want to do our part to bring awareness to the disease. We discovered No Stomach for Cancer, whose mission is to support research and unite the caring power of people world...[READ MORE]
You may have heard some of the music by Jack's Mannequin, such as "Dark Blue" from the "Everything in Transit" album, or "Swim" from "The Glass Passenger," but do you really know who Jack's Mannequin is? The main voice of Jack's Mannequin is of Andrew McMahon, who used to be a part of the band Something Corporate. Other members of the band include Bobby "The Raw" Anderson, Jay McMillan an...[READ MORE]
The phrase "When Life Gives You Lemons... Fight Cancer?" might seem a bit odd. However, if you know about Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), an organization that helps fight pediatric cancer by raising money for research, you might change your mind. ALSF was created by Alexandra "Alex" Scott, who was diagnosed with cancer just before her first birthday. At the young age of four, she want...[READ MORE]
Fact: New Jersey has a 127 mile coast line-- and that is exactly what one woman paddled along to stand up against cancer. Margo Pellegrino, 43, of Medford Lakes, New Jersey, set out on this journey on July 11 from Cape May, the most southern part of New Jersey. A day later, she arrived in Ship Bottom, after paddling the whole way, nonstop. She normally focuses these paddles on ocean conser...[READ MORE]
