NEW YORK. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so that means pink ribbons are everywhere! No matter how you feel about the color or the symbol itself, the meaning behind it is undeniably important: pink ribbons remind us that woman over 40 need annual mammograms. For sure, early detection of breast cancer can save lives. A painful firsthand memory of mine proves the importance: My friend Matie Ann died of breast cancer after a two-year battle brought on by a three-year hiatus from her annual mammograms. Early detection could have helped to save her life.
In the spirit of this critical reminder, myriad jewelry makers offer pieces where a portion of sales benefit a breast cancer charity. Here are five firms and the pieces that further the breast cancer fight while helping you to look fly.
About 10 percent of sales benefit breast cancer research at the Baylor Health Care System Foundation. (To date, more than $25,000 has been raised from sales of this ring.)
Go Girl ring in sterling silver, $80; Dian Malouf
About 10 percent of sales benefit breast cancer research at the Baylor Health Care System Foundation. (To date, more than $25,000 has been raised from sales of this ring.)
Fifteen percent of sales benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Twenty percent of sales are given to theBreast Cancer Research Foundation.
Ten percent of sales (of this ring and every Sylvie piece this month) are donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. You can also win this ring during October! Log onto Sylviecollection.com to find out how. Plus, each like or follow of @sylviecollection on Facebook or Instagram in October earns a charity organization $1 donation from the brand.
Twenty percent of Higgins yearly revenue is divided up and given to the following charities: The City of Hope, the Jim and Eleanor Randall Breast Center at Huntington Hospital, Cancer Support Community Pasadena, and The Breast Cancer Foundation.
