Wristband
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Wristbands are encircling strips worn on the wrist, made of any of a variety of materials depending on the purpose. The term can be used to refer to the bracelet-like band of a wristwatch, to the cuff or other part of a sleeve that covers the wrist, or to decorative or functional bands worn on the wrist for other reasons.
One common type of wristband are the loops of plastic or tyvek that are placed around the wrist for identification purposes (demonstr ating the wearer's authorization to be at a venue, for example).
Silicone wristbands
More recently, wristbands, often made of silicone, are worn to demonstrate the wearer's support of a cause or charitable organization, similar to awareness ribbons. Such wristbands are sometimes called symbands to distinguish them from other types of wristbands.
One of the first charitable organizations to make use of silicone wristbands as a way of demonstrating support for a cause was the yellow Livestrong wristband created in 2004 by the Lance Armstrong Foundation. By early 2005, symbands became popular with many charities, such as Make Poverty History and the BBC's Beat Bullying campaign.
There is also another type of Wristband called Web band. It is an online version of the real wristband.
List of wristbands
The following table is a partial list of causes and organizations which can be supported by the wearing of wristbands, organized by the band color.
| Color | Meanings |
|---|---|
| Black | Livewrong (anti-charity), Star Wars Sith Lord, Geek (ThinkGeek), Dimebag Darrell (benefits the families of the other shooting victims on December 8, 2004), "Reality-Based" (ex-Mormonism); "Honor the Fallen" (assisting families of troops killed overseas) |
| Black/White | Racism (Stand Up Speak Up, [One]) |
| Blue | Bullying (Beat Bullying), Conservatives (UK), Cystic Fibrosis, Democrats, Drunk driving, Life is a Team Sport (Hendrick Bone Marrow Program), Support The Pwned (PvP), Got Guts (Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America), Tolerance, organ transplant recipients, Against Drugs, UNICEF V8 Supercars Fan Day (Ford fans) |
| Dark blue | Make Dirty Day Reality, Anti-smoking, Catholic Relief Services (labeled "One Human Family" in English or Spanish), Child abuse, Colon cancer, Greed Is Good, Peace campaigns, Truth/Anti-Republican |
| Light blue | Autism, Prostate cancer Fight Hunger/Cultivate Peace, Arthritis, Katrina Relief |
| Blue/White | Tsunami relief, anti-racisim |
| Camouflage | "Support our troops" |
| Gold | Children's cancer |
| Green | Rainforest Preservation, Army, ecology campaigns, Fight The Ban (Pro-Hunting), kidney disease Cannabis legalization, Organ donation, Ovarian cancer, Tsunami relief, Boston Celtics, Full Stop (NSPCC), Macmillan Cancer Relief |
| Dark green | Better Hearing (American Academy of Audiology Foundation) |
| Green/Blue | Anti-sectarianism (Celtic/Rangers) |
| Lavender | Epilepsy |
| Orange | Leukemia, iRealize (Hurricane relief), Self harm, New York Mets (The "Let's go kids!" wristbands), Youth Off The Streets, bowel cancer research ("Embarrassment can kill") |
| Pink | Breast cancer, Children's and Teenage Cancer |
| Dark pink | Diabetes Fibromyalgia, chronic pain |
| Purple | Animal Rescue CARE/Borders (global poverty/literacy), Domestic violence, National Kidney Federation (kidney disease research) Pancreatic Cancer, Self harm, asthma, breast cancer awareness |
| Rainbow | Peace campaigns, Gay marriage, Gay pride, parody of wristband proliferation |
| Red | British Heart Foundation (Feel The Pulse), Child abuse, Christian, Labour/socialists, Pat Tillman Foundation, Republicans, American Red Cross & Canadian Blood Services (Blood donation), Boston Red Sox, anti-tobacco, Canadiens for Kids (Charity organization for the Montreal Children's Hospital), AIDS, UNICEF V8 Supercars Fan Day (Holden fans) |
| Red/White/Blue | "Support our troops" |
| Pink/Blue:Purple | March of Dimes, Infant & Baby loss, SIDS Awareness, Pregancy Help Centers. Usually says, "Celebrate Life" |
| White | Make Poverty History, Star Wars Jedi Knight, The ONE Campaign |
| Red/Yellow | Hepatitis C, teen abstinence, Endocrinal cancer |
| Yellow | Livestrong (Testicular cancer, cancer in general), Liberal Democrats, Self harm, Parkinson's Disease, Pope remembrance |
| Amber | Cambridge United (United In Endeavour) |
External links
- Guide to wristbands (BBC Newsround)
- Secret sexual messages of charity bands (The Scotsman, June 15 2005)
- Greed Band
