Shop pink!
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, put your wallet to good use by purchasing local products and services sold in the area that benefit breast cancer charities. Here are a few of our favorites
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, put your wallet to good use by purchasing local products and services sold in the area that benefit breast cancer charities. Here are a few of our favorites:
Giving never tasted as sweet as it does in the yummy “Pink Ribbon” cupcake at Crumb’s Bake Shop in Ridgewood (201-447-5800, www.crumbs.com), which features pink vanilla cake topped with either pink or chocolate fondant adorned with ribbon-shaped sprinkles. It’s available October 1 through 15 for $3.75; 20 percent of proceeds go to the National Breast Cancer Coalition. Also a must-try: The cream cheese icing–topped pink cupcake ($2.75) and 7-inch “pink velvet” cake ($19.95) at nearby CupCakes by Carousel in Ridgewood (201-389-3090, www.cupcakesbycarousel.com); $1 from the sale of each benefits the October- Woman Foundation in Park Ridge. If you’re a candy lover, indulge in the Strawberry Crème milk chocolate “pink bar” by Ritter Sport ($1.99 to $2.99; www.ritter-sport.com), introduced to the United States this October by Paramus-based importer Euro-American Brands LLC and sold in such stores as ShopRite, A&P, Kings and Target. All proceeds go to the Leslie Simon Breast Care and Cytodiag-nosis Center at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. For a bit of luxury, treat yourself to a treatment at Elizabeth RoChe Medspa (201-505-1020, www.elizabethrochemedspa.com) in Woodcliff Lake, where a portion of proceeds earned during the month of October will benefit the October- Woman Foundation. Or enjoy a day of shopping at Bloomingdale’s at The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack (201-457-2000, www.bloomingdales.com), which will donate a percentage of sales of the Big Pink Umbrella, the Little Pink gift card and other products to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
