Most athletes nowadays wear rubber bracelets not only to show support to their team but also as an accessory for its light and durable material making it the best accessory of any sport.
If you’re wondering why athletes and active people wear rubber wristbands on and off their game, here are some answers to your question.
‘Live Strong’ bracelets
If you remember cyclist world champion Lance Armstrong’s yellow bracelets, well he’s the one who gave birth on the popularity of rubber bracelets through his cancer awareness campaign.
For years, he fought testicular cancer which rapidly spread throughout his lungs, abdomen and brain. During his battle with cancer, he was able to win several prestigious cycling tournaments such as Tour de France.
He had undergone several operations and medications and luckily survived cancer. As he went for a comeback in the sport, he drew a lot of attention as well as support for his foundation to support cancer research. He generated more than $325 million sales from his yellow bracelets with engraved message “Live Strong” and helped a lot of cancer patients around the world.
Since then, athletes and all the people from different walks of life started to wear rubber bracelet as for of support to different kinds of campaigns. From commercial to non-profit organization, they have started to use their own bracelet to promote awareness to the public.
You can do it too!
With rubber wristbands becoming very popular with people of all ages, you can also take the lead in supporting a group or an issue.
They are hip and useful nowadays especially when promoting awareness and supporting a cause. However, there are more mottos and cool slogans you can actually put on your own bracelet.
You can support Armstrong’s campaign or even start your own. If you know a group who can use these bracelets to help them with their campaign, feel free to inform them the advantages that they can gain by selling bracelets.
What you need to do is have a specific message and plan for the bracelets which include color, text style, message, size and design. There are a lot of silicone wristband manufacturer online which makes it easier for you to start with your own campaign.
If you are an athlete or just want to support a group, make sure that your bracelet will say something motivating and inspiring. Your space for the slogan is limited. Make sure you maximize all the space and say what you really mean.
You can choose to emboss, deboss, imprint or any design combination that you like to put on your 1 inch wristbands. You can even give your own font to the maker if you want more customization.
You may not generate millions of dollars with your bracelets but at least, you have shared a message to build public awareness and help your organization generate funds even a little. The important thing is, you have taken part of helping other people even in simple ways.