Every Color of the Rainbow: The Top 5 Wrist Band Colors and Who They Represent

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Every Color of the Rainbow: The Top 5 Wrist Band Colors and Who They Represent

You can show your support for your favorite charity by slipping on one of those trendy rubber wristbands. By doing this, everyone around you will soon know exactly who you support. Wristbands are relatively new in the world of charities. It used to be that small ribbons pinned to your shirt were a good way to support your cause. Now you can purchase inexpensive wristbands to wear and a portion of your purchase will go directly to your favorite charity. Here is a look at the top five wristband colors and the charities they represent.

Pink Wristbands for Charity: Pink is the signature color for breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer is a sweeping problem that is the number one cause of cancer in women of all ages. Men can also be affected by breast cancer, although it is less common. It takes millions of dollars every year to aid in the fight against breast cancer. Through research and funding, it is a common hope that someday a cure for breast cancer will be found. If you or a loved on suffers from breast cancer, then a pink wristband is the way to show you support breast cancer research.

Yellow Wristbands for Charity: Yellow wristbands signify the “Livestrong” cause, or better known as the Lance Armstrong Foundation to fight testicular cancer. In fact, this foundation does support all sorts of cancer research. It was founding in 1997 by Lance Armstrong and remains a strong support in the fight against cancer. Since 1997, it has raised over $9.6 million just for research on testicular cancer alone. Yellow wristbands also serve as a symbol for those that are in favor of supporting military troops.

Red Wristbands for Charity: When you see a red wristband in support of charity, you may immediately think it stands for AIDS awareness and research—and it does. However, AIDS is not the only charity that uses red on the wristbands. In fact, you will find that the American Heart Association and “Just Say No to Drugs” also use red. AIDS research is the most common and this is largely because so many people are affected and touched by AIDS. The support of AIDS research and education aim to help people who have already lost the battle and the red wristband serves as a symbol of hope for those that are affected. You can tell the difference between other red wristbands and AIDS wristbands because an AIDS wristband will be marked by the symbolic red ribbon marker so well known to AIDS supporters.

Purple Wristbands for Charity: Purple wristbands usually stand for charities that are in support of cancer victims and families. This symbol of hope serves as a reminder for anyone that has been touched by any type of cancer. There are some cancer charities that sell these purple wristbands as fundraisers for their cause. The American Cancer Society is the major supporter of these purple wristbands.

Aqua Blue Wristbands for Charity: Tsunami relief came to the forefront of many people’s mind when the devastating tsunami hit in 2004. Thousands of people lost their lives or their loved ones along with their homes and all of their possessions. The world rallied together and started collecting donations for those affected and the aqua blue wristbands were sold to help raise money. In the process, millions of dollars were raised and lives were changed forever.

As you can see, there are many wonderful charities that you can support by simply purchasing and wearing a colored wristband. These are the only wristbands you can choose from. Many popular charities have picked a color and now sell these handy reminders of the support and funding they are so in need of.