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Be wary when buying charity wristbands
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Just seen an article in Grazia magazine, 11 April issue, regarding charity wristbands. Apparently a lot of people collect them. There was a shipment of 6,000 fake Livestrong wristbands intercepted by customs at Glasgow Airport on a plane from China. Any money from the fakes would be used to fund criminal activities etc etc The Livestrong bands are only available in yellow, the fakes are in blue, yellow and white.
If you do collect charity wristbands you can get the real thing from these links/shops, so best to buy them from reputable places.
Yellow LIVESTRONG wristbands - https://www.livestrong.org
White MAKE POVERTY HISTORY wristbands - https://www.oxfam.co.uk
or from any Oxfam store.
Green MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS wristbands - https://www.msrc.co.uk
Pink BEAT BREAST CANCER wristbands -
http://fundraising.breastcancercare.org.uk/Shop/PWB1
If you do collect charity wristbands you can get the real thing from these links/shops, so best to buy them from reputable places.
Yellow LIVESTRONG wristbands - https://www.livestrong.org
White MAKE POVERTY HISTORY wristbands - https://www.oxfam.co.uk
or from any Oxfam store.
Green MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS wristbands - https://www.msrc.co.uk
Pink BEAT BREAST CANCER wristbands -
http://fundraising.breastcancercare.org.uk/Shop/PWB1
“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” - Oscar Wilde
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Although the Make Poverty History wristbands do raise money for Oxfam, they more are regarded as a badge of involvement in a campaign. So, if you are worried about fakes, make your own wristbands. You can still donate at leisure :-)0
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