Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2007: Part Two“0 Comments”
steve | 6:38 pm | October 7, 2007 | Gifts for Mom, Electronics, Gifts for Daughters, Gifts for Nieces, Gift Baskets, Chocolate, Snack Food
Two of Fannie May’s signature products, which have been sensations in the Chicago area for decades, and are now starting to be discovered by the rest of the country, are their Mint Meltaways and their Pixies.
Mint Meltaways are small, bite-size square chocolates that have a rich, chocolate center, surrounded by a minty outer shell. 
Pixies are a mouth-watering blend of milk chocolate, silky caramel, crunchy pecans, covered by an outer chocolate shell.
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Fannie May has produced two pink versions of these signature chocolates. 10% of proceeds will go to support Chicagoland cancer organizations, including the Cancer Wellness Center, the Jennifer S. Fallick Cancer Support Center, Wellness House, Wellness Place and Gilda’s Club Chicago. And thanks to the generosity of The Coleman Foundation, your 10% will be matched by another 10%, for a total of 20% that will be donated.
As much of a Chicago treasure that Fannie May Chocolates is, Cheryl&Co Cookies are equally a treasure in the state of Ohio. Their Cookies for a Cure collection contains six incredible assortments of bakery-fresh cookies, brownies and cakes, snacks, and gift baskets. And of course, their famous frosted cut-out cookies.
You can choose an entire sampler of tasty treats, or get a box of their heart-shaped frosted cut-out cookies. They’re all dressed up in pink to support breast cancer research at two distinguished cancer research and treatment organizations in Ohio: the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and the Richard J. Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University.
Last, but certainly not least, Problem Solvers by Plow & Hearth has this great pink desk lamp. A stylish way to remind yourself or a loved one to support breast cancer research and to get screened for the disease once a year.
10% of proceeds go to the National Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Everyone here at 1-800-Flowers.Com, Inc. is pleased to be part of the nationwide campaign to strike out breast cancer. Even if you don’t send one of the gifts above, we do urge you to please donate generously to the causes listed above, and to remind yourself or the important women in your life, especially those over 40, to get screened for breast cancer early.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2007: Part One“0 Comments”
steve | 11:59 pm | September 30, 2007 | General Comments, Gifts for Mom, Flowers, Gifts for Daughters, Gifts for Nieces
This month, October 2007, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
According to the American Cancer Society, there is a 1 in 8 chance that a woman will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. In 2007, about 178,480 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
While these statistics are staggering, the good news is that death rates from breast cancer contnue to decline, thanks in large part to early detection through screening and increased awareness, in addition to improved treatment.
1-800-Flowers.Com, Inc. is an active supporter of helping to stamp out this scourge once and for all. Many of our online stores offer products that contribute a portion of the proceeds to major Breast Cancer organizations. During this October, consider one of these gifts, or donate directly to one of the organizations that help
From 1-800-FLOWERS, this pink bouquet of fresh roses comes with a beautiful Lenox pin. Even after the roses are gone, the pin can continue to serve as a reminder to all women to get screened. A portion of the proceeds will go to Breastcancer.org for Breast Cancer Education.
This is a bouquet of fresh deep pink roses. 10% of the proceeds go to the Carol Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Foundation at the Stony Brook University Medical Center in Long Island.
The roses come as a standalone bouquet, or with a clear vase or a special pink vase.
Tune in next week for more meaningful gifts.
Get Sauced“0 Comments”
steve | 5:51 am | September 9, 2007 | Birthday Gifts, Gifts for Mom, Gift Baskets
My brother seems to have a knack for finding really, really great restaurants. A couple years ago, we all took a road trip to Florida, and along the way, he insisted on diverting us to Savannah, Georgia to a restaurant called “The Lady and Sons”.
I remember the night clearly. It was a beautiful night, and the city of Savannah was lit up beautifully. You could hear the clop-clop of horse-drawn carriages on the streets, and the streets looked like a scene from “Gone with the Wind”. The inside of the restaurant was the epitome of “southern charm”. The person serving us had a great big smile and a southern accent that just made you feel at home.
It was one of those restaurants where you spend three hours just trying to figure out how much on the menu you could possibly cram into a stomach with finite dimensions. If I recall, I ordered the famous crab cakes, but as much as I enjoyed my entree, I remember looking longingly at others’ plates. An amazing chicken pot pie with huge chunks of chicken. Fried lobster tail. Huge crab-stuffed shrimp wrapped in bacon. And of course, the pecan pie.
I stuffed as much as I could, and then on the way out, made it a point to buy one of her cookbooks. To this day, it’s the cookbook I use the most when I’m in the mood for some “comfort” food. For all the kicking and screaming out there about “0% trans fat” and “low in saturated fat” cooking, there are just some times when you NEED to throw a couple sticks of butter into your cooking and just enjoy your life!
Of course, in the years since, The Lady and Sons has become a national treasure, as has its owner, Paula Deen. When I heard that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM had signed Paula Deen to be one of their “Celebrity Chefs” a few months ago, and would be selling her gift baskets online, I didn’t wait long before I ordered a Paula Deen Cooking Basket for myself. It’s a great gift baskets with some of Paula Deen’s signature sauces, all in a great set that’s great to give.
This is one of those gifts that’s so popular that it seems to go in and out of stock almost continually. So pounce on it while you can!