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Breast Cancer Awareness month: 3 impressive items that giveback

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and many retailers are raising awareness for the cause by donating a portion of their proceeds to charitable organizations. Below are three examples of the good things that happen when giving and shopping combine.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and many retailers are raising awareness for the cause by donating a portion of their proceeds to charitable organizations. Below are three examples of the good things that happen when giving and shopping combine.

Add a splash of color and style to your step with a bracelet from Funktional Wearables. The specially-made bracelets (like this Rose Gold Bridget Bracelet for the Fitbit Flex) bring fashion to your fitness tracker with a number of chic designs and pretty colors that clip onto, hold or wrap around your tracker. The accessories are designed to work with a number of different fitness trackers. Purchase any rose gold accessory online using the code FUNKTIONAL20 to receive 20 percent off your purchase. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Priced $34.99. Available at www.funktionalwearables.com.

This mini-backpack from Vessel is slim, compact and stylish. The microsuede-backed, synthetic leather body is pebbled and holds a 13-inch laptop or tablet within a microfiber-lined compartment. With every bag purchased, Vessel donates a school backpack to a child in need around the world. Inside each bag is a number identifying how many bags have been donated. Use the discount code “ThinkPink” to receive 20 percent off the pink mini-backpack or sophisticated and stylish rose gold tote, each priced $179. Available at www.vessel.com.

Pucker up for Pink with long-lasting Girlactik’s Matte Lip Paint. The richly-pigmented liquid lipstick dries to a beautiful matte finish in less than a minute without flaking. When you buy either the “Starlet” or “Sweet” pink lip paints and use the discount code “thinkpink20” you save 20 percent and a portion of the proceeds are given to the American Cancer Society, according to the company. Priced $23 each. Available at www.girlactik.com.