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I glance to my left; I glance to my right. I walk around and look some
more. Many people around have them. What, you may ask? LiveStrong
wristbands.
They are very popular these days; well, at least where I live. For
those of you who are really confused right now, don't be. I'll explain
everything as time goes on.
LiveStrong wristbands are made out of bright yellow rubber. They are
bought to help a cancer charity, called "the Lance Armstrong
Foundation", otherwise known as LAF. They are sold at many sports
stores, and various websites. Each band costs one dollar. But good luck
finding a full stock of them... they have been on very high demand
recently.
My sister and I have been wanting to get some for so long, but they are
always sold out! Lol. We went to Finish Line, which is a sports store
in our area. They told us that they quit selling them because there was
such a great demand from the customers. The woman we talked to
suggested some places we could go online to buy them, and I checked
them out.
She listed the following web sites:
http://www.nike.com/wearyellow/index_f.html
http://toptenmedia.homestead.com/lance_armstrong.html (looks like ebay, but it's not)
Well, I went to both of the sites, and the bands were sold out at both
places. I'm sure there are other places you could go to if you want to
buy the LiveStrong wristband, but the woman I talked to said those were
the best places to go for it.
For those of you who don't know what the connection between Lance
Armstrong and the LiveStrong wristband is, I will tell you. Lance
Armstrong is a national champion cyclist who just won the Tour de
France (which he has won six times -- WoW!!!). You have probably heard
of the Tour de France before; it's a famous cycling race.
Anyway, back to my point. Lance is a very courageous person, as you can
probably tell from all of his winnings in his cycling career. He was
diagnosed with an advanced state of cancer in 1996 and survived.
Amazing, eh?
The LAF came up with the idea of selling these wristbands as a
way to earn money to help other people with cancer all around the
world. By golly, they sure were successful! ;)
If you would like to save a life or two of a sick cancer patient, keep
an eye out for the restocking of these notorious yellow bands and
hopefully, buy a couple to help support the LAF. I know I sure will!
I hope I cleared up some of your confusion! LOL!
~DiGsTeR02
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