Rubbermaid Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness – Review & Giveaway – CLOSED

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer is one disease that can permanently rob a woman of her identity, her womanhood, and her femininity, even if it leaves her with her life.  Here are some of the eye-opening statistics, provided by the Canadian Cancer Society, via The Breast Cancer Society

In 2011,

…an estimated 23,400 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,100 will die from it.

…approximately 64 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every day

…approximately 14 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every day

…1 in 9 women is expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime (age 90) and 1 in 28 will die from it.

…it is expected that 190 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 55 will die from it.

…Breast cancer death rates have declined in all ages combined and in every age group since the mid 1990s.

In response to this, Rubbermaid has pledged a minimum of $50,000 to the cause.  Rubbermaid will contribute $0.50 to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation for each pink Refill Reuse Bottle sold and $0.40 for each pink Take Along food storage 4-pack sold.  Four different Take Along food storage containers have been made pink for this program:  760ml Round, 1.2L Deep Square, 669ml Square, and 284ml Twist & Seal containers.  These products are available at Loblaws and Walmart stores across Canada.

To help all my Canadian readers show their support for the cause, Rubbermaid is offering one of you a full set of these pink beauties.

You’ll get a Pink reusable bottle.

A four pack of these lovely containers.  They truly are leak proof and absolutely fantastic.

A 4-pack of these little snack size containers.

A 4-pack of these nice, deep squares.  Perfect for leftover lasagna.

And a 4-pack of these bowls.  I find them handy for storing and sending leftover soups, freezing and serving nibbly snacks, and even keeping track of little doll accessories.

This contest is open to my Canadian friends only.  Remember to leave a separate comment for each thing you do! This contest closes October 22, 2011, at 11:59 pm ET  A winner will be drawn using random.org and then notified on this blog {Hint:  subscribing to this blog via e-mail would be a really good idea}

Mandatory entry:

Tell me which of the Pink Containers you think you will get the most use out of and why.

Bonus Entries:

~ Follow @MBAMamaMusings  and @Rubbermaid on Twitter and tweet the following (you can tweet daily and gain an extra entry every day):

Enter to win a #BreastCancer TakeAlong Pack from @MBAMamaMusings and @rubbermaid http://wp.me/p1rjBv-B8 #CanWin

~ subscribe to this blog via e-mail or RSS feeder.  Leave me the e-mail address you use.

~ share this contest with your social network, other than Twitter.  Come back and leave me the URL where you have posted it

That’s it!  I will announce the winner shortly after closing.

And remember: self-exams and mammograms are our best offense to defend against this disease.  If you need help getting started or finding an mammogram provider in Canada, look here.