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Silicone Bracelets
Silicone is a semi-inorganic polymer that is heat stable, flexible and water resistant. Because of these qualities, silicone is used for a wide range of products, including silicone bracelets.
Silicone bracelets are inexpensive jewelry items that are colorful, durable and comfortable to wear. They have become a fashion craze both because of their appearance - and the messages they impart. The different colors of silicone bracelets represent different societal causes, from finding a cure for a particular disease to raising environmental consciousness.
Silicone bracelets, also sometimes referred to as rubber bracelets, first came on the scene when the Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded in 1997 by world-renowned cyclist Lance Armstrong, designed and began selling them. The silicone bracelets, dubbed Livestrong® bracelets, were sold as part of a fund-raising effort by the foundation to assist cancer survivors, like Armstrong himself. The bright yellow silicone bracelets, (so-colored to match the jersey color of the winner of the venerable Tour-de-France), rose quickly to great heights of popularity. Much of the popularity arose because the silicone bracelets and the cancer foundation's programs were publicized on the widely watched Oprah show. By February of 2005, more than 32 million people were wearing the Armstrong silicone bracelets.
A number of silicone jewelry manufactures have expanded their inventory to include awareness silicone bracelets 24HourBracelets.com one of the leading silicone bracelet manufacture. Our silicone bracelets customers can be purchased in bulk online, make custom bracelets with our 3D design studio, making them an economical way for small groups, schools, churches, and organizations to generate sales while advertising their cause. 24HourBracelets.com offer a wide variety of colors, styles and pre-printed messages, but they can also produce custom silicone bracelets with each group's own message stamped on the bracelets.
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Rubber Bracelets
Rubber bracelets are a visible and attractive way to publicize your devotion to a certain cause, sports team, or identity. Bracelets are wide, flat bands that stretch to fit around your wrist or forearm. Starting with the Lance Armstrong Foundation's idea for raising money for cancer research and education, proceeds from purchasing charity rubber bracelets often go to a non-profit organization engaged in important fundraising.
The start of many people wearing rubber bracelets began with Lance Armstrong's popular attempt to unite those living with cancer under a single organization. His foundation promotes the possibility for victims to "LiveStrong" while battling the disease and searching for a cure. In 2004, he joined with other companies to launch an initiative where selling yellow rubber bracelets emblazoned with the LiveStrong motto would raise money, one dollar at a time, for research into cancer and support for awareness and prevention.
The rubber bracelet craze was galvanized by a few other major disasters that required immediate and generous funds. For example, international terrorist attacks and the devastating tsunami of 2004 have motivated many charities to sell rubber bracelets to benefit victims of these phenomena. They borrowed from the efforts of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Since silicone rubber is easy to mass manufacture and cast in bright colors, it became a popular option for charity organizations to raise funds and publicity for various causes.
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