LiveStrong Wristband(Conductor will be 11/2009)

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I am part of the "Wear Yellow Live Strong" educational program. The program is intended to raise money for cancer research, raise cancer awareness, and encourage people to live life to the fullest. I sell individually, as well as in packs of 10, 100, and 1,200 as part of an effort to raise $5 million for the Lance Armstrong Foundation in cooperation with Nike who manufactures the "live strong" bands in Austin, Texas the home of Lance Armstrong and other world wide manufacturing plants and sells the wristbands through their Nike outlets worldwide. This target was achieved within 6 months, and there have now 70 million of me sold to date. Individual I sell for US$1 each. Yellow was chosen for its importance in professional cycling, as it is the color of the yellow jersey worn by the leader of the Tour de France. Other charities were inspired by the success of the Livestrong bracelets, and many charities have developed their own wristbands for raising money and awareness. I became an extremely popular item in the United States by the end of the summer of 2004, especially among those following Armstrong's final Tour de France effort. They soon gained immense popularity worldwide. It first appeared on a majority of the contenders at the 2004 Tour de France. I had personalities such as 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, news anchor Katie Couric, actor Matt Damon, and several athletes at the Athens Olympic Games[1] wearing me. Appearances on and endorsements by popular TV shows such as Oprah, also raised its profile enormously. Such visibility and endorsements were the reason that the I have attained fashionable status — along with a desire to appear charitable. On a recent edition of the satirical television show The Colbert Report (where Armstrong made a guest appearance), Stephen Colbert parodied me, creating the "Wriststrong" wristband, in his growing campaign against "Wrist violence". [1] In The Office episode "Michael's Birthday," Michael creates a makeshift Livestrong wristband out of yellow paper upon finding out that Kevin is at risk for skin cancer. (from wikipedia) .. ..

I put this space together to help raise funds for the Trek 100 charity bike ride, which is a charity event for children that have cancer. The funds raised will go towards pediatric cancer research. The Trek 100 Charity ride is in June of '09, and I start my fund campaign in March. There will be an official secure website that will be setup by The MACC Fund - Midwest Athletes Against Children Cancer.
This site is very secure and makes it very easy to make a pledge. I will also provide the contact information of The M.A.C.C. Fund staff upon request.