Wristful Thinking
In addition to the one everyone’s been giving to, this week I also wrote a check to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, another worthy charity. While it helps that I bike and he does too, the reason I give is that it is the right thing to do. And if he sends me another yellow wristband or a hat, that’s okay too.
More than a year ago, Chris bought purple and white Adoption=Love wristbands for the family. She promptly squirreled them away never to be worn.
Nowadays you can get just about any color wristband to support the cause of your choice. Chris even received a black and blue wristband from her boss, an orthopaedic trauma surgeon, last year. Get it? Black and Blue. Orthopaedic Trauma! Those surgeons are such cut ups.
My buddy Lance was once asked what he thought of those other colored, laser-etched silicone wristbands. He thought it was okay as long as they supported other non-profit causes. He wasn’t keen on people selling them just to make a buck. I kinda agree.
Well at the checkout stand of my local grocer’s this night, they were selling “Collect-A-Band” wristbands. Ten silicone wristbands in assorted colors for $4.99. They didn’t say anything and not a penny went to charity. And one of the ten was that famous yellow color.
So instead of spending a whopping buck to support real cancer research, you can now spend $5 and make up ten worthy causes that you can pretend to support. Fallen arches, Heartbreak of Psoriasis, … your options are only limited by your principles.