Here are a few home-enhancing ways to support the fight against breast cancer during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Waxing poetic
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A soft pink candle, fragrant with Water Blossom scent and encased in a glass jar with a ribbon-bedecked resin lid, is available throughout October at Pier 1 Imports stores and at www. pier1.com. The candle is tied up with a sheer pink ribbon and comes with an enamel lapel pin. Pier 1 will donate 25 percent of the $12.50 price to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. For store locations, call 800-245-4595, prompt 4.
Hot dishes
Top fashion designers, including Ralph Lauren, and, have applied their talents and their hopes for a cure to the world of the decorative arts. By invitation from House Beautiful magazine, 30 designers created one-of-a-kind plates on 10 3/4-inch Lenox porcelain blanks. The uniquely beautiful “fashion plates” will be auctioned off via the Internet at www.saks. com; 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, an initiative of the Council of Fashion Designers, which also will sponsor a charity shopping weekend Thursday through Oct. 21, at Saks Fifth Avenue stores nationwide. Check www.saks. com for store locations.
A good mix
Throughout October, KitchenAid will make donations from $50 to $1,000,000 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation based on each purchase of select Kitchen-Aid major appliances. The foundation is a forerunner in the fight against breast cancer by advancing research, education, screening and treatment. For nearest KitchenAid retailers, check out the Web site at KitchenAid. com or call 800-422-1230. Also, through Oct. 31, KitchenAid is offering a limited-edition pink KitchenAid Stand Mixer inspired by the pink ribbon symbolizing breast cancer awareness. Each purchase ($289.99, exclusively at www.KitchenAid or by calling 800-541-6390) will generate a $50 donation to the Komen Foundation.