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In the Pink October 2008 Proceeds from all events and promotions go to support local and national breast cancer research and awareness programs, including Triple Negative, Akron General Hospital, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Saturday, Oct. 4 - WALK IN THE PINK. All registered walkers are entered to win prizes. Registration at 7:45 at the Gazebo; the Walk begins at 8:00. Pre-registration forms available at Hershey's, Miss Chickpea's, and The Learned Owl Book Shop. Route is approximately 2 miles, family- and stroller-friendly, leaving the Green and heading up Division Street, through several schools and returning to the Gazebo Green.
Sunday, Oct. 5, 1 PM - Nicky Nicole is hosting the SECOND ever Wonderful Webkinz Walk. Prizes for the best and/or pinkest! Assemble on the Park Lane Green at 1 PM; parade departs at 1:30 PM, to proceed north on Main Street and around the shopping district. Pre-register at Nicky Nicole (330-655-5745).
Thursday, Oct. 9, 10 AM - 7:30 PM - Jewelry Art is having a trunk show, raffling off a piece of jewelry.
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11 - Hudson's Historic Inn will host two Teas on October 10th and 11th, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to breast cancer research. Plan to spend the afternoon with us to restore your spirit and satisfy your palate in this beautifully restored historic home. Seating both days at 11:30 by reservation only: 330-342-0340.
Saturday, Oct. 11 - Miss Chickpea's Funky Fibers is planning a "knit in" on the First & Main Green, featuring pink scarves, chemo caps, and socks. See photos of last year's "knit in".
Sunday, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 5-10 PM - Downtown 140 will host a cocktail benefit with live entertainment by Mike Patrone & his trio. Reservations required; price ($125) includes heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine and desserts and gratuity, with $75 donated to our two charities. Silent auction held each Sunday evening with numerous items to bid on, including an original painting from nationally recognized artist Matthew Hunt, and two jerseys and a basketball signed by LeBron James.
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7 PM - The Hudson Library is having an adult card-making craft. A Breast Cancer Awareness bookmark will also be made - donations accepted. Registration required. Call the Library at 330-653-6658, ext 1010 to register.
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7-10 PM (at Curves) AND Wednesday, Oct. 22, 11 AM-2 PM (at Fine Reflections Salon) - Fine Reflections Salon and Curves are partnering for "Girls Night In/Day In", a Breast Cancer Awareness Event. We will have chair massages, manicures, skin care and makeup consultations, followed by a short movie featuring Olivia Newton-John, Diane Heaven (the founder of Curves), and Dr. Bodai (a leading breast surgeon). The film highlights a new product - Liv Aid - designed to help women with breast self examination and the early detection of changes in the breast and breast cancer. Curves will be giving away the self exam kits including the Liv Aid product to everyone who comes in for a Curves Smart equipment demonstration and completes a Fitness Assessment. The product will also be available for sale so people can give them to the important women in their lives. We will also be raffling off gift baskets with all the proceeds benefiting Breast Cancer Research.Throughout the month (Sept. 22 through Nov. 1), Curves will give one of the Liv Aid self exam kits to each woman who comes in for a Curves Smart equipment deomonstration and completes a Fitness Assessment. This gift is in addtion to a 50% discount off our normal one-time service fee. The Girls Night / Day In events are open to the public but space is limited and reservations are recommended. Please call Lori Ferguson at 330-653-3366.
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2:30-4 PM - Author/cancer survivor/inspirational speaker Kathleen Whitmer will be at The Learned Owl Book Shop discussing her four inspirational books, including Green Rubber Boots.
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 6:30-8 PM, Summa Wellness Institute - Don't miss "Breast Health" presented by Nurse Practitioner and Breast Care Coordinator Heidi Eve-Cahoon. Learn the myths and facts about breast care and how to properly perform a breast self-exam.
Saturday, Oct. 25, 12-3 PM, Main Street Cupcakes - Pictures in the store with your cupcakes. A percent of proceeds on that day will go to help children with cancer.
All month long About Gardens by KGK will set up a contemplative "Healing" garden in their courtyard with pink lights throughout the area, and soft music. Guests will be able to buy and light pink candles for personal tributes. All Brides Beautiful - Be a NuBra to all those with breast cancer – an invisible support for all occasions. 50% of all NuBra sales for the month of October will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. (NuBra is a self-adhesive backless and strapless bra.) Ault Chiropractic of Hudson will be donating all of the proceeds generated on Tuesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 30 to Breast Cancer Awareness, Research and Education on behalf of the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation. Bear on the Square will donate a portion of its proceeds for every PINK Webkinz Google and/or Pink Make-A-Bear sold. Cali Juice will be donating $0.50 per Venice Beach (pink and popular) smoothie sold, and using only PINK straws during the IN THE PINK event time period. 
Caribou Coffee will be promoting our Amy's Blend. Named after a former Roastmaster with the company, this coffee raises money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Also hosting the Trunk of Love – customers buy pounds of coffee, and both the money and the purchased coffee are donated to a charity that helps counsel women struggling with, surviving or supporting loved ones with breast cancer. Children's Orchard will be giving away pink balloons and selling chances to win a gift certificate. Cold Stone Creamery will donate $1.00 from every "PINK" Creation in a Love It or Gotta Have It Size to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Curves of Hudson will be giving away self exam kits, including the Liv Aid product to everyone who comes in for a Curves Smart equipment demonstration and completes a Fitness Assessment. The product will also be available for sale so people can give them to the important women in their lives. This gift is in addtion to a 50% discount off our normal one time service fee. We will also be raffling off gift baskets with all the proceeds benefiting Breast Cancer Research. Dave's Cosmic Subs will be selling raffle tickets for gift certificates and T-Shirts for the month of October. All month long, Downtown 140 will feature pink ribbon martinis, special appetizers and desserts. On three Sundays, Oct 12th, 19th & 26th, from 5-9 PM, they will host a cocktail benefit with live entertainment by Mike Patrone & his trio. Reservations required; price ($125) includes heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine and desserts and gratuity. Silent auction held each Sunday evening. Proceeds will be donated to the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation and to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Fine Reflections Salon will be raffling a basket of special pink items and a $50 gift card to the salon. We will also be offering special pink Kenra Volume hairspray, and OPI nail polish and donating $1 for each item. Fundamentals Creative Toys will have a month-long silent auction on a large plush animal. All proceeds will go to the Cause. Great Clips will donate $5 for every regularly priced perm or style done at the salon to the fund. In addition, for $1 we'll raffle off a gift basket (hair products and $50 gift card) with all proceeds to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. (Also, in November, we'll offer $2 off any regularly priced hair service with the donation of a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank.) The Grey Colt will donate 25% of sales of the PANDORA breast cancer charm. Hattie's Cafe will be selling pink heart cookies every Saturday in October. We will be donate $1.00 for each cookie sold. Heather's Heat & Flavor - All the proceeds from the purchase of pink measuring spoons and pink "Awareness" rubbie duckies will be donated to the American Breast Cancer Society! At Hershey's, all sales of Pink Ice Cream will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Hoopla will be offering an array of Breast Cancer Awarness Items such as handbag holders, key finders, necklaces, bracelets, and scarves, and will donate 20% of the net proceeds on these to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Hudson Hydrant will have logoed t-shirts and other dog accessories. Their Howloween Pooch Parade and Party will be Oct. 11th from noon to 2 PM, and pink costumes are encouraged! Hudson's Restaurant on the Green will Host a Chef's Prefix Menu dinner every Tuesday evening in October. The dinner will be a three-course meal accompanied by wine pairings. The cost of the Chef's dinner will be $25.00 per person with $5.00 of the proceeds being donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Please call the restaurant for reservations as setting will be limited: 330-650-1955. Huggy's will be featuring the French Mint, which is covered with pink chocolate. In addition, they will donate $1.00 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure for each box of Ohio State Buckeye Crunch that they sell. Part of the purchase of this product always goes to support cancer research at Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. 
In Style Accessories sells a Hope Bracelet year round, all proceeds from which go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. 10% of Monday sales in the month of October will be donated toward free mammograms. Jake's Good Life will honor Pink $2.00 Jake's Bucks all month, and every time a coupon is redemmed (valid on any purchase of $10 or more) they will donate $2.00 to Breast Cancer research. Jewelry Art and Victorinox Swiss Army will both donate a percent of every Victorinox Swiss Army pink-faced watch sold. The Learned Owl Book Shop will donate 20% of October Fridays' 5-8 PM sales, plus have a month-long raffle for a $100 Learned Owl Gift Certificate.
Marcelita's will donate all proceeds from pink lemonade sales and half the proceeds from the sale of Marcelita's pink baseball caps. The Nail Room will make a donation for every manicure or pedicure using a pink shade, and will also have a raffle for a free manicure/pedicure. All proceeds go to cancer research. Natural Stone Products of Ohio will donate $100.00 for every job sold in Hudson during the month of October. Off Main Street Salon, Rejuvenation Center & Spa will make a donation for every pink item purchased from a select group. With each item purchased you also get a chance to win a gift basket. The Old Whedon Grille will go pink, with a percentage of all pink drinks (pink squirrels, pink ladies, etc.) and various pink dishes donated to the cause. Outfitters is planning an "In the Pink" display for two weeks, donating 10% of the sales. Breast cancer awareness pink ribbons will be given to all customers making purchases from the "In the Pink" display. Pizzabogo will have an "In the Pink" raffle for a gift certificate for "A Pizza Party for Ten." All of the donations will be given to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. San Francisco Oven will raise money for the cause by selling pink cookies, 2 for $2.00, and donating $1.00 from each sale. 
The Shoe Gallery will donate 10% of sales from all Upper Canada Soap products (including Peppermint Foot Therapy) to breast cancer research. They will also have a raffle for a special basket of products. Stems... A Flower Shop will be featuring a fresh flower arrangement - "Passionately Pink" - the entire month of October. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated. Uniquely Ohio will be selling pink luggage tags - two for $5.95 - and donating $1.00 for each pair sold towards free mammograms. Vignettes will sell special "Believe for a Cure" sterling silver necklaces with a pink pearl, retail $45.00. $20.00 for each necklace sold will be donated. Vue Restaurant & Lounge - For the entire month of October, Vue's Signature "Lipstick Martini" (special martini rimmed with pink sugar): $2 donation. Western Reserve School of Cooking will feature Republic of Tea's Pink Grapefruit Tea (which is their Breast Cancer Awareness Tea). They will also have a raffle for a pink Wusthof twin set... pink kitchen shears and a pink paring knife. The Wild Bird Center will be raffling off a Droll Yankee feeder. They are also selling "Strive for a Cure" flags to the public for $10 each, with $3 of each flag sold being donated. 330-653-2252 |
Throughout the entire month of October, Main Street Cupcakes will continue to fundraise by selling their "Raspberry Aware Cupcake". It's a white cupcake baked with fresh raspberries, topped with a pink raspberry butter crème, and garnished with pink ribbon sprinkles. Fifty cents from the sale of each "Raspberry Aware Cupcake" will be donated.