March 11th, 2010 admin
Cancer awareness bracelets are the most manufactured bracelet types. It’s time that you showed that you really care. The overall medical cost to treat a cancer patient is extremely expensive and unsustainable for most individuals. Countries around the world are grappling with treatment of cancer patients. It is the single largest killer in the world.
At recent estimates, there are around 10 million cases and almost an equal number of deaths due to cancer. The most common forms being, lung and breast cancer. It can hit anyone, anytime. If you want to fight for a helping cause, this should be it. Creating awareness with such bracelets surely goes a long way in preventing and correctly diagnosing cancer.
Color Coding
For example, the amber bracelet stands for appendix cancer, pink ones being for breast cancer awareness and orange for blood cancer. Choose the color, for which you want to raise awareness. Cancer awareness bracelets spread a crucial and helpful message. Know more about the disease, educate people around you. Answer the frequently asked questions about cancer and its related diseases. You can save millions of lives, with just a little bracelet!
These bracelets are available in trendy and fashionable designs at throw-away prices. Some bracelets even come with sparkling jewels which you can wear with your favorite dress, at the same time standing for a cause. Be a part of leading non-profit organizations. Do your part for humanity.
One of the many problems in societies around the world is that there is very less knowledge about the severe illness; most think that it will never happen to them. Little do they realize that it can strike anyone at any age and not necessarily people with past history of the disease. Wearing the cancer awareness bracelets give out the message that, “Hey, it can happen to you or your beloved, even.” Very few of them realize that a little precaution and disciplined lifestyle can ward off the killer disease.
Like breast cancer, if detected early, cannot kill a woman, or stopping smoking totally prevents lung cancer. Wearing such colored bracelets, help people around you ask, which cancer the color stands for. Thus cancer awareness bracelets help and develop the required scenario, where the individual understands that the disease could really have an impact on his life.
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March 9th, 2010 admin
Breast cancer kills more women around the world than any other disease; so what more a reason is required to wear the breast cancer bracelet? The killing reason: Lack of knowledge amongst people and the shame in discussing such problems with an expert. Ignorance is killing and how!
Why Pink?
Pink was chosen the color of breast cancer awareness as an expression of the feminine gender. This was after yellow became the color of promoting cancer awareness in general. Millions of dollars is being generated from the sale of this pink breast cancer bracelet and the funds go into creating a better and knowledgeable society. Still paucity of funds in some countries, deprive women of their right to live. Therefore this is for them; this is a tribute to the woman.
The problem though is not entirely unavailability of proper treatment but late diagnosis. This makes it a killer disease, when actually it is not. Awareness is the only way to prevent such ignorance and deaths. It does not matter whether you had a family history or not, it does not matter whether you are too old or too young to contract breast cancer. About 20 percent of women affected with breast cancer are under the age of 50.
Share and Give
The good news is that you can choose a custom message breast cancer bracelet and even get your own message embossed or engraved on it. Pink beaded bracelets are also available for those who want to spread the message with a sense of fashion. The sale of such bracelet has helped many, over a period of years. The color pink exudes an aura of positivity and gives strength that says, “Yes, we can!”
Faith, hope and determination are the most common words inscribed on a breast cancer bracelet. Organizations, such as the Cancer Research Foundation utilizes the revenue generated from the sale of such bracelets to delve deeper into the cause and bring out a painless but permanent solution.
Needless to say, the pink bracelet has been the most vocal and prominent tool of spreading the much needed awareness for the prevention of breast cancer. Give the women a life they deserve with the breast cancer bracelet.
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March 1st, 2010 admin
Awareness bracelets are wristbands made of silicone. They are used as a symbol of awareness and are distributed to promote awareness for several causes. They come in a variety of colors. They are bright enough to attract people’s attention.
The Origin of Awareness Bracelets
Awareness bracelets started becoming popular in the year 2004. An organization called Lance Armstrong Foundation stated the trend of awareness bracelets. These bracelets were yellow silicone bracelets and they spread awareness against breast cancer and support the researches conducted on breast cancer.
This trend was carried forward and adopted as a tool to spread awareness for many other campaigns. Silicone bracelets were used to promote causes like ‘Make Poverty History’, BBC’s ‘Beat Bullying’ campaign.
This trend has not died down. Silicone bracelets are used by many organizations/ charities to promote several social causes for the betterment of the society. This has taken a universal dimension. International organizations as well as national ones and even local clubs use silicone awareness bracelets.
Awareness Bracelets and Fund Raising
Awareness bracelets are also used for the purpose of raising funds for many different causes. This has grown as an extremely popular trend. Many schools follow this in order to raise funds for sports. The names of teams are written on these silicone bracelets. The costs incurred for the purpose of training are raised by selling these bracelets.
Schools, churches sometimes use this method to raise funds in this way to support transport expenses and expedition expenses. They also purchase items that are needed in churches. Some groups raise money by selling silicone awareness bracelets to take part in various competitions that are held at the state level or for that matter, even in the national level.
Not just breast cancer, these bracelets are used to raise funds for many other malignant diseases. Nonprofit organizations or charities even use them to promote awareness against multiple sclerosis, AIDS, diabetes. Animal rights organizations also motivate people against the cruelty and unjust treatment done upon animals with the help of these bracelets.
These silicone bracelets are medium sized and are flexible. These are the most affordable tokens that can be distributed for fund raising purposes. It is highly unprofitable to distribute tokens that are expensive by themselves. The purpose will be lost in that case. However, the silicone awareness bracelets at school and church levels are sold at extremely affordable prices.
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February 16th, 2010 admin
Do you know silicone bracelets can also double up as awareness bracelets? You can use fashionable and stylish silicone bracelets to sport a slogan or carry a message or tagline that can arrest people’s attention and champion a particular noble cause.
Silicone bracelets have been in use since time immemorial and they are used by people to raise awareness about different types of cancer, especially blood cancer and breast cancer, liver diseases, diabetes, cervical cancer, dyslexia, AIDS and a host of other such diseases.
Awareness bracelets or silicone bracelets can be of different types. Let me cite some of those different styles of silicone rubber bracelets which help to create awareness for a cause.
Embossed silicone wristbands
The most common type of silicone rubber bracelet is the debossed silicone wristband. Compared to that, embossed ones are not that ubiquitous. But I personally feel embossed silicone wristlets have their own charm and they can be customized as well so that you can use them to create any kind of awareness you want.
Just like debossed bracelets, embossed silicone rubber bracelets also are made out of a customized mold. In case of debossed bracelets, the awareness message is debossed or imprinted into the silicone rubber band. While in case of embossed silicone wristbands, the awareness message that is imprinted or embossed shoots up from the surface of the silicone wristband, the message is raised up.
The turnaround time for embossed silicone bracelets as well as the prices is pretty similar to those of debossed silicone rubber bracelets.
Printed silicone rubber wristbands
In this case, the 1st step involves preparing a template that can be customized and you can add your own designs and awareness messages to that template. The artisans will then place the template on top of the silicone bracelets.
Whatever awareness message or cause you want to champion will get printed or imprinted on the surface of the silicone rubber bracelets through silk screen method. In this method the printers use a special kind of dye which has the ability to penetrate through and impregnate the silicone rubber.
You can safely use customized printed silicone rubber bracelets for quite some time because they are durable enough and can withstand every day wear and tear. Nor do they get chipped or experience flaking. Printed silicone rubber wristbands are cheaper and far more pocket friendly compared to the other two kinds of awareness bracelets or silicone rubber bracelets I mentioned above.
This low and affordable price is because these types of silicone rubber bracelets do not feature customized molds. Apart from a lower price, the turnaround time is also faster compared to embossed and debossed silicone rubber wristbands or awareness bracelets.
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February 9th, 2010 admin
Do you know the humble little cute looking fashion accessory called silicone rubber bracelet has been dubbed or been conferred with the honorary title of charity bracelet? Why so, you may ask amusedly. The reason is very simple.
Rubber bracelets have always figured high on the popularity charts, especially among young adults, pop stars, movie icons, fashion divas, fashionistas, recessionistas and youngsters who worship every move made by celebs. The reasons are varied.
Firstly, rubber bracelets are cheap, inexpensive and pocket friendly. Anyone can afford them, even high school students. Secondly, rubber bracelets can effortlessly lift the look of your outfit without your having to spend a fortune on accessories.
Thirdly, because these custom rubber silicone bracelets are available in a multitude of designs, patterns, motifs and colors, you can purchase a bunch of them in rainbow hues and wear them with matching outfits. Or you can simply make a cool style statement by wearing all the multicolored wristbands at one go. Rest assured, no one will miss them adorning your pretty wrists.
This is exactly why charitable organizations, charity trusts, churches, MNCs, NGOs, philanthropic organizations and others use the charity bracelet or rubber bracelet with a message or slogan inscribed inside to create awareness about a particular cause. No one fails to miss these message bracelets and particular colors stand for raising awareness about particular causes.
Such as pink charity bracelets sold by charitable organizations trying to raise awareness about breast cancer and the proceeds from the sales go towards supporting victims of breast cancer or cancer research.
Those who plan charity campaigns or sports campaigns or marathon campaigns or even campaigns that highlight various kinds of social evils often will utilize customized silicone rubber bracelets as these involve minimal capital expenditure.
But the turnover profit is huge because of their massive demand.
Usually embossed or Debossed or silk screen printed personalized charity bracelets with slogans, messages or goodwill logos are preferred by fund organizers, donors and charity trusts and churches.
Even the laser engraved ones are very popular as charity bracelets. But the screen printed silicone rubber wristbands cannot stand the test of time and get worn out, so the debossed text may be preferred.
However, when you are purchasing these cute looking charity bracelets from online stores, be careful that you are not being taken for a ride. There are plenty of sites cooking up scheming campaigns and they resort to high decibel brouhaha to sell good looking custom silicone bracelets to gullible fools.
These are the sites that are trying to rip you off, by showing their support for some strange concern or cause and by citing that the sale proceeds will go to such and such charity organizations. I will advise you to check out the credentials of these sites, charity trusts and the NGOs they are naming in their sites. Beware of fraudulent organizations.
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February 1st, 2010 admin
Fundraising using silicone wristbands is not a very novel concept nowadays. There was this champion cyclist called Lance Armstrong – a survivor who successfully battled cancer. He was the 1st one to champion the cause of fundraising using silicone wristbands. He made rubber wristbands out of silicone rubber and sold them to raise funds for cancer victims and create awareness about cancer – the deadly disease.
This is how fundraising through silicone wristbands became popular and the famous yellow rubber wristbands flew off the shop racks like hot cakes. In fact, the yellow Lance Armstrong wristbands or rubber wristbands became so ubiquitous and common that they achieved some kind of a cult status among the youth.
If you want to raise funds through silicone wristbands, all you need to do is to place bulk orders in some online store selling custom silicone wristbands. There are millions of stores who sell a mind boggling variety of rubber wristbands in myriad colors, patterns, designs and motifs.
You have to specify the number of rubber wristbands you require along with the design specifications and the message or slogan you want inscribed inside that silicone custom bracelet. Usually the finished products will be shipped to your doorstep within 3 to 5 days and you can use these message bracelets to raise funds by selling them.
When pretty little rubber bracelets that also double up as cool and pocket friendly fashion accessories champion some kind of philanthropic cause or noble cause , people love to lap them up as they think they are doing their bit for society.
Some of the fundraising events for which charity organizations use silicone rubber bracelets are “eradicate illiteracy or polio or dyslexia or diabetes or flu campaigns”, “helping out poor orphans and rehabilitating them”, prevention of child and women trafficking, rehabilitation of victims of sexual abuse, creating awareness about deadly or strange types of diseases and helping out victims of diseases with financial and medical assistance, drug abuse and its after effects, alcohol abuse and its after effects and a variety of similar other causes!
Just invent any noble cause, sell message bracelets to raise funds and mint money faster than you can pronounce m-o-n-e-y! It also helps that these custom rubber bracelets don’t cost more than a few cents, sometimes less than a dollar!
However when you want to raise funds through sale of custom silicone wristbands, you have to register your charitable trust or charity organization with your state government.
The section under which you have to do this is internal revenue service’s clause 501 (c) (3). This may result in some kind of tax exemption. However, just because you are registering your self doesn’t mean you will get a 100% tax exemption.
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January 26th, 2010 admin
Custom rubber bracelets are pretty ubiquitous nowadays, seen very often on the wrists of young adolescents, teenagers and some young adults as well. Custom rubber bracelets are loved and adored by the youth for its unique designs, pretty motifs, pocket friendly pricing and because it is the most versatile fashion accessory that can immediately lift the look of any outfit.
Custom rubber bracelets or custom silicone bracelets, wristlets or wristbands can be ordered at online stores via the web. You can specify the color, design, patterns, the message you want your custom silicone bracelet to carry and other types of customization through online stores which sell custom rubber bracelets.
Custom silicone bracelets are sold by at least a million online stores and they are fast fliers from the rack. You can place bulk orders for custom silicone bracelets and get the whole lot at hugely discounted prices.
Usually custom rubber bracelets which carry awareness messages or motivating slogans are used by charity organizations as fundraisers. These are also known as awareness bracelets. In some other cases, custom silicone bracelets are used by MNCs and organizations as a type of inexpensive promotional tool for building up icons.
Some other uses for custom silicone rubber bracelets include creating awareness and interest for sports events and they are even used as get together favors in family gatherings and parties.
However, most young people who wear custom silicone rubber bracelets do so to make a style statement through a cool new accessory and sometimes to showcase their support for a cause or belief.
Let me now discuss the different types of custom silicone bracelet styles from which you can choose your preferred silicone rubber wristlet.
Debossed Silicone Wristbands
In these types of silicone rubber bracelets, there is a mold which can be customized. And this mold is created out of a design of your choice. Whatever message or slogan or tagline you want your rubber silicone wristband to sport will be industrially molded inside the bracelet’s silicone rubber.
Of all the different styles of custom silicone bracelets, the most popular and the most universally worn silicone wristbands are the Debossed bracelets. If you place bulk orders for these kinds of bracelets, you will get them at discounted prices. But when you are placing a smaller order, these types of custom silicone bracelets can become slightly more expensive because of the customized mold.
It doesn’t matter what kind of custom silicone bracelet you are choosing. The endless variety of patterns, designs, motifs, a rainbow hue of colors, a smattering of messages – these are the main reasons why the young generation laps up custom rubber bracelets the way they do.
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January 18th, 2010 admin
Awareness bracelets have always been in vogue in MNCs, in charity organizations, churches and NGOs and philanthropic organizations because it is a very cheap mode of creating awareness or raising public awareness about a particular cause, usually noble in nature. Rubber bracelets, by virtue of being so attractive can easily draw people’s attention and promote awareness for your cause.
Let me now cite a few different types of awareness bracelets that are often seen and which won’t burn big holes in your pocket. In my previous articles, I have talked about printed silicone wristbands, embossed silicone wristlets and Debossed awareness bracelets. Here I will talk about two other kinds of popular awareness bracelets.
Laser engraved silicone wristbands
Artisans use laser engraving machines to create laser engraved silicone wristlets. This type of style is pretty akin to the Debossed style of finish sported by Debossed silicone bracelets. Whatever logo or icon or customized message or slogan or tagline you want your rubber bracelets to sport, will be engraved on to the silicone rubber through a laser beam according to your exact specifications.
Of course these messages will go into an unused and blank silicone rubber bracelet. Nowadays, these laser engraved silicone wristbands and awareness bracelets have suddenly become very popular and they have found a wide appeal among all groups of fashionable men and women.
And because they don’t use a custom mold, these laser engraved rubber bracelets can be produced at a faster rate, the turnover time is fast and the pricing is also pocket friendly.
Nowadays most charity organizations, corporate companies and NGOs and humanitarian organizations prefer laser engraved rubber bracelets which they will use as awareness bracelets.
You can fill the customizable Debossed silicone rubber bracelets with color of your own choice. This will create arresting contrast of colors which will catch anyone’s fancy. Of course, as you can understand, these types of awareness bracelets are a bit pricey, but if you want to catch people’s attention and create awareness for any cause you are championing, then this bracelet is just right for you for this eye catching factor will act as its USP.
You can choose awareness bracelets in different varieties of colors, combinations, designs, patterns and motifs to make a rubber bracelet more attractive and naturally such attractive and arresting rubber bracelets stand a better chance of being selected as message bracelets or awareness bracelets. Colors also have symbolic meanings.
So a pink custom silicone bracelet usually tries to create awareness and draw attention to the cause of breast cancer. You will find many celebs sporting message bracelets or awareness bracelets on their hands to support the cause they believe in.
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January 10th, 2010 admin
Unlike what people often claim the custom rubber bracelets have not become ‘passing fad’, they are still popular. The custom rubber bracelets have climbed the popularity charts and have invaded our lives. They are customizable and cheap which are the reasons why the custom rubber bracelets are so popular.
The rubber bracelets can be custom manufactured for many purposes- charity, crowd control, fashion etc. Many companies customize the bracelets with their slogans, colors and logos. It is a good way of imprinting the necessary information of the company in the rubber bracelets.
Are They Just Colorful Bracelets?
Many people are of the opinion that the bracelets are just colorful loops to be worn on the wrist but its function doesn’t end just here. They have different types of messages printed on them. Big hospitals also provide the stamps that are provided with ‘Come back soon’ messages.
The customization facility of the bracelets is really great. They can be ordered in all any color you wish to buy them. The custom rubber bracelets are used for different purposes like fund raising causes, creating awareness and for charity events.
Promotional Bracelets
The customized rubber bracelets are popularly used as promotional items. They are cheap to manufacture and can be worn all the time. Since they are light-weight they can be worn any where you want. Custom rubber bracelets are the hottest products both in the retail and the promotional markets. They are worn by people meeting for a common cause as it gives them a sense of unity and oneness.
They come in low sale and for whole sale marketing. The bracelets are being used for advertising various stuffs and you can easily get them from online shops. All you need to do is to choose the one which you like and then place the order. The bracelet would be shipped to you within a few days.
Bracelets for Charity Event
The rubber bracelets by now have become tremendously popular and you might see people wearing it on their wrists. Some of them do that to promote a cause while others use the bracelets as trendy accessories. Suppose you want to donate for a charity event and make people follow your example too then the rubber bands can be a great tool for promotional work. Mugs, tee- shirts, pens, calendars have been popular ways of promoting causes and spreading awareness so try the new medium- the rubber bracelets.
If you have planned for a charity event in the near future get some bracelets customized. They should be of similar color, style, design and with the same message printed on it. Distribute them among people to promote the cause because it has always proved to work for the rubber bracelets represent the human urge to fight against the odds.
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January 4th, 2010 admin
Rubber wristbands have been considered to be a great medium for promoting charitable, fund raising events and also for spreading awareness among people. They are hugely popular today among people of different age groups not only because they serve a useful purpose but also because they come in stylish designs and are light.
The rubber wristbands are made of silicone and are highly durable and have served to be great promotional items. The most important features of the rubber wristbands are that they are cheap and customizable. You can customize a rubber wristband according to your choice and preference.
What are Custom Wristbands?
Custom wristbands are the most “in” thing now, but do you know how to customize them? Customizing and ordering them is really easy. All you need to do is to contact the manufacturer and let them know about your preferences. Tell them about the color, design, style that you want your wristband to have and then just place an order, usually can be done online.
Since you would be personalizing the wristband you can have all the designs, styles that you like to be included in it. You can also ask to imprint some message of your choice on it.
Choose Your One
Generally there are three varieties which are popular when it comes to the rubber wristbands; embossed, debossed and imprinted. Imprinted ones have text and symbols printed on the silicone bands while the other two varieties use a similar method. But there is a slight difference between the two. While in the debossed wristbands the letters would be embedded in the embossed ones it would be raised.
Once you are sure about the design you can proceed with it; which means to contact the manufacturer and give him the details. The ordered wristband would be delivered in one or two days. But you can also order rubber wristbands online which can be shipped to you.
Get a Custom Rubber Wristband
Rubber wristbands are hugely popular today so why shouldn’t you get one for yourself? Moreover you are getting the scope of customizing them. You can also order a wristband for some particular occasion. They are durable and cheap so even better. Moreover the custom wristbands can help you to promote a cause that you are supporting.
If you wear a custom wristband bearing a message in which you strongly believe wearing it can create some positive impact among the people who you meet. The custom wristbands reflect emotions and feelings hence so popular. You can also gift a custom wristband to your near and dear one on special events. They can also be bought within a fixed budget that is suitable for you. They don’t lose their shape or flexibility so can be worn for many years.
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