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Haven't You Got Your Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelet Yet?
By Shannan Barrett, Thu Dec 8th
By now you should be familiar with the yellow 'LiveStrong'rubber cancer awareness bracelets. They were popularized byseven-time Tour de France cycling champion and cancer survivorLance Armstrong. The money from their proceeds goes for cancerresearch. If he has planning to pitchfork cancer awareness into society'sconsciousness, Lance Armstrong has done a really good job. Hisrubber bracelets are ubiquitous today, an ever present awarenesstool for cancer, and a fund-raising tool for cancer research. Among cancer awareness bracelets, next to Armstrong's rubberwristbands come the awareness bracelets. However,unlike the 'LiveStrong' rubber band bracelets, these breastcancer awareness bracelets come in different colors. The mostpopular color for awareness bracelets is pink.
But why pink? There is a story behind it: Charlotte Haley, a68-year-old woman, began making and distributing peach ribbonsin the 1990s with cards that read: "The National CancerInstitute annual budget is $1.8 billion, only 5 percent goes forcancer prevention. Help us wake up our legislators and Americaby wearing this ribbon." Haley's daughter, sister andgrandmother had breast cancer. Self magazine wanted touse Haley's ribbon but she refused saying they were toocommercial. The magazine came up with another color then --pink. Focus groups say pink is 'soothing, comforting andhealing.' Soon the pink ribbon became the worldwide symbol forbreast cancer, and Charlotte Haley's peach ribbon was history. The National Foundation, Inc. says that more than211,000 women will be diagnosed with
in America in2005. Of these 43,300 will die. One woman in eight either has orwill develop in her lifetime. In addition, 1,600men will be diagnosed with and 400 will die thisyear. However, the awareness bracelets can come in allcolors, a rainbow of them, depending on the organization orcharity selling them. These bracelets usually have some message,such as 'Support Research And Education' stampedon them. Well, the awareness bracelets needn't be made ofrubber or silicone either. The bracelets can be made of pearl,or cats eye, or metal, or any other suitable material. There areeven stainless steel awareness bracelets! Thedifference between them is, of course, the price. The rubberones would sell for around $1 a piece. The metal ones would sellhigher. Some pearl awareness bracelets sell foraround $30 a piece. Such bracelets serve two purposes -- theyare jewelry and also spread the message of charity and breastcancer research. The advantage with rubber awareness bracelets,apart from the price, is that they are infinitely customizable.Yes, you can order them in any color and with any messagestamped on them. You needn't take them off while washing orplaying -- they are all-weather bracelets. And you don't have toworry about losing them, unlike the pearl or cats eye ones. About the author:Shannan Barrett analyzes why breast cancer awarenessbracelets are becoming ubiquitous, and why they come mostlyin pink color. Learn more about athttp://www.a1-awareness-bracelets.com/breast-cancer-awareness-bracelet.html
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