Fashion Explorer is going Pink for October!

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Have you heard about Pink for October? Pink for October is an initiative started in August of 2006, in which sites all over the world change their templates to include the color pink, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness, because October is the month of Breast Cancer Awareness. Then we have the  Pink for October campaign which is  about blog and website owners showing their support for breast cancer awareness by turning their sites pink for the month of October. Wow! It’s timely for me and I do participate for Ms. Kaye has already “pinkify” my site! Thank you so much sis! I’m going pink for October!

If you’re interested to spread the word, donate, or learn more about the project and breast cancer research, you can visit http://pinkforoctober.org.

Pink for October began when Matthew Oliphant created a joke website that contained a lot of pink for his coworker. The coworker made fun of it, and then Matthew decided to ask people on 9rules for a list of sites that looked great with the color pink, to show the coworker that pink looked fine on websites. It was then that he realized that October is the month for Breast Cancer Awareness, and said the following on his blog in a post and also on the forums:

“So much pink around… maybe we should pinkify our sites for Breast Cancer Awareness Month which is October. Somewhat in the vein of Dustin’s Get Naked Day.

That’d be sweet to get 200+ 9r member sites (and hopefully influence others) to go pink for a month. Could publicise it, get more traffic, accolades, etc. Plus raise awareness of Breast Cancer research, raise money… It could be a fun group activity that also helps a good cause.

Would that be of interest to anyone?”

The official site also allows users to post their personal stories relating to breast cancer (source).

There are several things you can do throughout the month to show your support Breast Cancer Awareness Month (according to  Cafe Mom).

1. If you have a website or blog, join in on the Pink for October campaign.
2. At The Breast Cancer Site site, you can simply click on a button to help fund free mammograms for women in need.
3. Host a Breast Cancer Fundraising Event, like a walk, run, or bike in your neighborhood.
4. Visit a Breast Cancer Survivors Group and show your support for them. Search for “Breast Cancer Survivors” in your area. Or read survivor stories online.
5. Use pink ribbons, graphics, and fonts in your emails and letters.
6. Wear something pink.
7. Put a breast cancer awareness widget on your  profile.
8. Race for the cure.
9. Donate or volunteer.
10. Check out breast cancer awareness events in your area.

How about you? What did you do to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month? So far, here’s what I do:

1. wear something pink (blouse, cap, umbrella, undies, bag)

2. pink blog template

3. join and blog about  Pink for October campaign

Here are some products which you could wear, use and buy if you decide to go Pink for October: