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 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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December 21st, 2009 admin
Nowadays custom rubber bracelets are being used for fun raising campaigns. The custom rubber bracelets are being used by many organizations and companies for causes like creating breast cancer awareness and environmental commitment.
Though they are being used to serve causes they are being personalized in such a way that many people are seen to wear them. This is because the bracelets are made of varied colors and designs which can be worn in different occasions and events. Thus by wearing them, people spread awareness and make a positive move towards this charitable cause.
Customize Rubber Bracelets
Many groups and organizations are often seen to personalize their own rubber bracelets thereby clearly stating what is important to them. The custom rubber bracelets are often known as awareness bracelets to distinguish them from the wholesale custom rubber bracelets sold in the market.
The wholesale custom rubber bracelets are used for service names, company names too. The companies customize rubber bracelets which represent the colors, logo and slogan of their own companies. In this way people can recognize the names of existing companies as well as the new ones.
More about Custom Rubber Bracelets
One great thing about the custom rubber bracelets is that they are cheap to manufacture thus can make great promotional item. Along with popular promotional tools like pens, mugs, pins, calendars notebooks etc the custom rubber bracelets too have gained huge popularity. The wholesale rubber bracelets are also very popular as they are made from durable materials.
They are made from tough materials which have special characteristics. Durability also ensures longer period of promotion of the product. The custom bracelets are circular in size so they never lose their shapes. They are soft and light so can be worn all the time and to any place you want.
Buy Custom Rubber Bracelets
Custom rubber bracelets which have become awareness bracelets can be also bought online. The online companies provide their customers with a lot of discounts. The wholesale rubber bracelet companies provide wholesale rubber bracelets to the customers at negligible cost. If you order them in wholesale they are available at a much cheaper rate. The custom rubber bracelets are good ways of promoting awareness as it can earn you great revenue.
A Great Fundraiser
The custom rubber bracelets have become awareness bracelets as they have proved to be a great fundraiser. Available in different colors and styles they already popular among people. Manufacturing of rubber bracelets is a cheap affair and though they cost less they can bring a number of profits to you.
Apart from using them for causes and awareness purposes the custom rubber bracelets can be used by different companies, organizations. They are mostly available in imprinted, embossed and debossed styles. So get the one which you like the most!
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December 8th, 2009 admin
Gone are the days when silicone rubber bracelets were only silly fashion accessories that were seen on the wrists of prepubescent teenagers and high schoolers or college goers. Nowadays you will find adults wearing custom silicone rubber bracelets of all kinds on their wrists. These are mostly found on the wrists of celebs, pop stars, sports personalities and politicians.
You must be thinking that these people have gone mad to sport such prepubescent fashion on adult arms, but if you take a closer look, you will find that these are not just any silly fashion accessory that dresses up your outfit. These are what they call, custom rubber bracelets, which spread social awareness about a particular cause or event.
These custom rubber bracelets are special. They are inscribed with messages supporting a particular cause or event, usually meant for charity and these charitable organizations often sell thousands or millions of custom rubber bracelets which act as fundraising items.
Because these silicone rubber bracelets are very cheap and within the budget of most people, people can afford to purchase a dozen or two of these bracelets in different colors and patterns, matching with their outfits. Half a dollar price tag for such cute rubber bracelets is the real reason behind the popularity of these bracelets. After all who wouldn’t love showing off such colorful and fashionable bracelets on well manicured hands?
So far we thought only corporate organizations and companies tried to publicize and promote their companies by distributing hundreds of custom rubber bracelets, completely free of cost. Of course rubber bracelets are better giveaways than cups and mugs and pens and they are less costly as well. In fact rubber bracelets are ideal giveaways for corporate companies because of their aesthetic appeal and dirt cheap rates.
But nowadays even politicians are using custom rubber bracelets to promote their party or a particular candidate. These politicians emboss their names and party slogans on rubber bands of their chosen party color and distribute these silicone rubber bands to supporters and the general public for free during campaigns.
Now during presidential campaigns, if you see one group of people wearing blue silicone rubber wristbands and the other party wearing red, you will immediately guess which group belongs to which political party.
But mostly, custom rubber bracelets are sold or distributed free of cost to raise awareness about debilitating diseases or to raise funds for the rehab of victims of natural catastrophes like earthquakes and tsunamis and volcanoes and famines or floods.
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December 4th, 2009 admin
Everyone wants to publicize and promote/advertise his or her corporate organization or social welfare cause or event. The hackneyed methods of garnering publicity or the age old methods of advertising and promotion don’t just work anymore. People have seen them all, they have been duped innumerable times and there is no curiosity factor at work here.
If you opt for those age old methods of promoting your company, or try to raise money by organizing an event using those hackneyed methods, your strategy, in most cases, will fall flat on its face. People want something new, something they have never seen before, something that will arouse their curiosity.
Only then will they sit up and take notice. This is the 1st mantra for advertising anything. And silicone rubber bracelets are just the right items that can hike people’s curiosity easily.
Why do Silicone rubber bracelets score over other corporate giveaways?
The reasons are very simple. Silicone rubber bracelets are good looking, pretty, attractive and they dress up your wrists.
Secondly, they are extremely cheap, they cost only half a dollar each or even less and if you place bulk orders, so you can get them at even cheaper rates.
Thirdly, Silicone rubber bracelets, in spite of being inexpensive, are sturdy, durable and long lasting.
Fourthly, they are extremely easily available. If you want to advertise and promote your company by distributing silicone rubber bracelets embossed with your company name and logo or if you want to spread a social message, for example, raise awareness about cervical cancer, by distributing silicone rubber bracelets inscribed with anti-cancer messages, you can simply go online.
There are thousands of online companies selling custom silicone bracelets in all hues, patterns, shapes, designs and motifs. You can visit any online store, choose designs of your preference and place bulk orders.
You can order 5000, you may order 50000 or you may even order 5 million silicone bracelets, customize them according to your needs and you will get the delivery within 2 to 3 days.
The best part about silicone bracelets is that they are available in a multitude of designs – you can choose from swirling patterns or shaded bands or color blends or whichever other pattern catches your fancy. The color shade card is pretty exhausting and people love to sport silicone bracelets, especially if they sport a message of social awareness. It makes people feel socially responsible.
If you want to raise funds for your event or charity cause, then you can easily sell thousands or millions of silicone bracelets embossed with the name and message of your charity such as “freedom from illiteracy” or “awake, arise and fight against cancer” and the public will lap up these fashion accessories cum socially responsible bracelets.
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November 16th, 2009 admin
Do you remember those old days when you used to visit trade fairs and wrote down your name, address, contact details etc at a small booth in order to obtain a free gift mug or pen set with the name of the company embossed on the gift? These were all regarded as corporate gifts given out free of cost so that it would publicize the company, and create general awareness about that company among the public.
A pen set or mugs as corporate items are pretty costly giveaways costing around $2 to $3 per mug. It is, needless to say, a very expensive way of promoting and publicizing your company or organization or cause that you are supporting.
I am sure you would welcome a more cost effective giveaway item that wouldn’t burn big holes in your pocket. Welcome to the world of custom silicone bracelets or customized silicone rubber bracelets and wristbands.
The custom silicone bracelets became big things around 2 to 3 years back, but they are still highly in demand. By custom silicone bracelets or silicone rubber bracelets, I am referring to those cute colorful wristbands that bear an uncanny resemblance to the yellow Livestrong bracelets, extremely ubiquitous nowadays.
These custom silicone bracelets are made of high quality silicone rubber that lends itself to customization and you can choose any shape or color or pattern or design of your choice. Custom silicone bracelets are available in a multitude of colors, in swirling patterns or shaded patterns or in stripes or where 2 or 4 colors are blended together.
You can choose to emboss your company or organization logo or your cause slogan on the custom silicone bracelets which will spread the message of your cause to the world or publicize your event or your company. You can even inscribe messages on the custom silicone bracelets and decide on a font of your choice.
And compared to mugs which are brought out in the kitchen only during breakfast or teatime and are seen only by your family members, custom silicone bracelets enjoy a lot more visibility. People love wearing custom silicone bracelets because they are cool fashion accessories as well and they do their bit for society and contribute to social welfare by purchasing these custom silicone bracelets which are cheap as well.
They don’t even cost a dollar, sometimes they cost just half a dollar and by spending only $4 to $5, you can get a dozen different kinds of custom silicone bracelets. The economics work out well for both buyers and sellers. You can easily distribute 500 or 1000 pieces of custom silicone bracelets for promoting your company or sell 1 million custom silicone bracelets to raise funds for a philanthropic cause or event.
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November 3rd, 2009 admin
Oh yes, the humble silicone Rubber bracelets are hot property right now and they are doing great business all over the world, proving the fashion pundits wrong! These graceful little silicone Rubber bracelets had once been completely written off by the high priests of fashion, but they have found a popular fan following amongst the masses. Millions of people all across the globe love to wear silicone Rubber bracelets and they are trendy pieces of fashion accessory found in every wardrobe.
You can spot these on every second arm when you step out of your house and they are available in a riot of colors, in pale pastel shades as well as in shocking shades, in contrasting colors to grab eyeballs and of course you have the liberty to choose from a variety of designs.
They are extremely pocket friendly, affordable and even college goers can easily flaunt a dozen of them on their wrists. If you want to make a cool campus statement, you can mix and match 3 or 4 Rubber bracelets and wear them on your wrists, matching with your outfit.
Silicone Rubber bracelets are also strong and durable; they can stand the pressure of wear and tear and are created in such a way that they last for a long time. So, as you can understand, these silicone Rubber bracelets are good value for money fashion pop picks.
But these Rubber bracelets today are no longer simply fashion accessories, they serve a graver purpose in the form of being vehicles through which you can create public awareness regarding burning social issues. You can customize your Rubber bracelets and inscribe messages on them, emboss your organization’s logo on them, scribble messages and slogans on them to create awareness of various kinds of social or charity or fun events, social causes etc.
Almost every second celebrity nowadays are seen wearing silicone Rubber bracelets espousing some cause or the other – some carry the messages of the United Nations, some of WHO, some of CRY or Child Relief and You, some of UNICEF and so on, and so forth. Many of these Rubber bracelets spread awareness about cancer, AIDS, hepatitis, influenza and other such life threatening diseases.
Even basketball players, workers and members of health awareness organizations, peer counselors, religious groups, cheerleaders and political leaders as well as missionaries wear these message or awareness silicone Rubber bracelets to espouse their respective causes. Sometimes they are worn to show solidarity for some cause.
These silicone Rubber bracelets were popularized by a certain Lance Armstrong during the Tour de France, 2004 when he wore a yellow silicone rubber wristband to support his Lance Armstrong Foundation – a charity organization that raises funds to fight against cancer.
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October 27th, 2009 admin
Have you seen those Message bracelets? Those tiny and cute pieces of wristbands or silicone rubber bracelets in colorful hues that were once found on the hands of high schoolers and middle schoolers but which are now found to grace the manicured hands and wrists of celebrities.
What started off as a mere fashion accessory has now evolved into Message bracelets or awareness bracelets and their job now is to spread awareness about different social issues. People are now trying to convey a message to society by wearing socially responsible Message bracelets.
And the messages can be anything, starting from raising awareness about breast cancer or ovarian cancer or cervical cancer or blood cancer or AIDS or hepatitis to environmental damage and pollution or global warming or the vanishing green cover from the face of earth or go green campaigns.
Some of the Message bracelets send across messages like Say No to Child Labor or Stop Child Trafficking or raise your voice against underage prostitution, while some others try to create awareness about orphaned children and their plights, literacy campaigns for the underprivileged and the deprived, Save the Girl child mission and many other such socially relevant campaigns.
PETA or People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals also sell Message bracelets to create and spread awareness about the dangers of poaching wildlife, the dwindling numbers of whales and tigers and cheetahs and lions and pandas in the world etc. It also tries to educate people through their Message bracelets not to treat animals cruelly or kill them unnecessarily.
Then there are Message bracelets through which environmentalists try to create awareness about Save the Forests, Save the Greens, or about female infanticide or obesity or the dangers of diabetes – the list is endless. In short it means that if you have a socially relevant cause, then get hold of silicone rubber bracelets, inscribe the message on them and distribute or sell those Message bracelets to people to raise funds for supporting your cause.
The best place to purchase these Message bracelets is the internet. Just type “buy Message bracelets” in the search engines and you will get access to millions of sites selling different kinds of Message bracelets, espousing different causes, embossed with different slogans or messages and you can pick any of your choice.
Sometimes they cost a few cents, sometimes they cost a dollar – to be frank they are dirt cheap and fly off the virtual racks, especially in the wake of any natural calamity or catastrophe as happened after the December 26th Boxing Day Asiatic tsunami.
The tsunami relief fund sold millions of Message bracelets worldwide and the millions of dollars that were raised were used to send relief to tsunami victims who had lost their all.
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October 18th, 2009 admin
Contrary to what the high priests of fashion or fashion pundits might predict, Custom rubber bracelets or silicone rubber bracelets are very much here to stay. Although this humble little piece of fashion accessory has been regularly written off by the style gurus and trend watchers, Custom rubber bracelets have their own set of followers in liberated fashionistas who believe in making an individualistic style statement through something different yet simple!
High points of Custom rubber bracelets
Do you know why so many women, girls and men and boys patronize this simple piece of fashion accessory?
- Because Custom rubber bracelets are trendy and look good on your hands, they even make your hands look pretty.
- Unlike bracelets in precious metals which cost a bomb, especially during festive periods, Custom rubber bracelets are cheap and inexpensive and extremely pocket friendly. Even college goers can afford to purchase a dozen of them in different colors and designs.
- There are innumerable patterns to choose from, endless styles and varieties and they help you make a fashion statement that is hard to imitate.
- But perhaps the most important reason for sporting Custom rubber bracelets or silicone rubber bracelets is to spread awareness about burning social issues, spread a valuable social message or raise funds for different causes and varieties of significant charities.
- In short Custom rubber bracelets are both socially responsible as well as chic and sophisticated and they have finally managed to transgress the boundaries of being mere fashion accessories.
- Companies which want to promote events and activities, distribute Custom rubber bracelets, so do groups and NGOs which are trying very hard to make a big or small difference by trying to raise money to support various charity causes.
- There are Custom rubber bracelets with messages inscribed on them and many of these lend themselves to customization and personalization. You now have the opportunity to create and order Custom rubber bracelets engraved with your own design or logo or text or message, in a color of your choice.
- The best part is that these Custom rubber bracelets are strong and durable, crafted to last, boast of excellent quality and are manufactured out of 100% high density industrial silicone.
The internet is one of the best places to order these Custom rubber bracelets and it hardly matters whether you order one or 1 million! They will be delivered to you at your doorstep whether you want it next week or after 10 days or tomorrow!
To add a unique touch to your Custom rubber bracelets, you can fill them up with words of your choice or emboss a slogan or add your organization’s logo and choose attractive, contrasting colors to grab the eyeballs.
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