Wristbands are worn on the wrist. These are available in many colors and materials. These are also called as awareness wristbands. It has become a fashion statement among youngsters. It is mostly used by organizations to raise money, pride and awareness for a cause. Some wristbands are used simply as accessory or jewelry. These are made up of different materials like paper, silicone, rubber and leather. Paper wristbands are imprinted with designs like colored stripes or American Flags. These bands are excellent for security, crowd control, drinking age verification, concerts and other purposes.
Most of the people love to wear Silicone wristbands. These come in various colors and designs. Most popular colors are pink, red, yellow and black. One of the most popular bands of this type is Yellow �Livestrong� wristbands. These were designed by Lance Armstrong who is world renowned bicycle racer and cancer survivor. These bands are given to people who pay a dollar to his cancer charity and have become popular fashion accessories.
Whenever wristbands are distributed by organizations certain message is imprinted on it. Message is written on the band so that people can remember the cause, raise money and create awareness to other people. In pink wristbands �Making strides Everyday� is printed. It means you should support those undergoing treatment, to honor those who have been lost and to celebrate those who have survived. When you distribute these wristbands to your friends and family they can get involved in the fight and remind women of 40 and older to get their annual mammogram.
As per your wish, you can create any message. Nowadays people remember the cause based on the message. Message imprinted on the band should be such that it can be remembered by anyone. On seeing the message you should be in a position to remember the cause. Apart from organizations, wristbands are also used in birthday parties, special events, reminder, reunion, advertisement, concerts etc. Many big concerns use wristbands to promote their product. Brand name, slogans etc are written on the band and distributed in malls, concerts and other crowded places. Wristbands are distributed by concern so that people can remember their product name and the slogan on it and buy the product. So message on the wristband do play an important role.
Certain people can’t resist smoking and drinking. You can stop there drinking and smoking by distributing a wristband with the message �stop drinking� or �stop smoking�. You can stop global warming to a certain extent by wearing messages like �plant a tree�, �reduce waste�, �switch to green power�, reuse your shopping bag etc. Certain messages like plant a tree can help you plant more trees. A single tree can absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
Make sure that wristbands have a logo or at least the name of the organization. The message to be written on the wristbands should be sweet and simple like: I support child rights, Fight Child Abuse, Say No to Drugs, Support Animal Rights, Cancer Awareness, Stop pollution or save mother earth. Each color represents a cause.