October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to increasing awareness of the disease and finding hope for future generations. The month will be filled with various activities and events, sponsored by public service organizations, government agencies, and medical associations, all hoping to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been an annual occurrence for over twenty years and one of its main goals is to teach about the importance of early detection. They encourage women to perform self-breast exams, schedule their annual mammogram, and get the facts on all the medications they’re taking.

Take some time to educate yourself this month and learn what you can about breast cancer. And if you’d like to help, one of the easiest ways is to purchase some gear from the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Store. Filed with pink goodies like tshirts, pins, bracelets, jar openers, and so much more, part of each sale goes towards breast cancer education.

And if you’re a blog reader, which many of you obviously are, you may notice some changes around the blogosphere this month. Many sites — predicted to reach 3000 — will go Pink For October this year, changing their design to a pink version. If you have a blog or website, this is also an idea way to support this noble cause without spending anything but time.

There are so many ways to get involved and even help out, so make it an October goal to do a little something in support of breast cancer research and education.