LIVESTRONG Bracelets Spark Charity Fad
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It's just a simple band of yellow rubber, which bears the word "LIVESTRONG" and sells for &#36;1 as a fund-raiser for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, an organization the celebrated cyclist began for fellow cancer survivors. But the yellow bracelet has become a must-have item &#151; and has prompted charitable organizations nationwide to create their own versions, made with various colors, materials and messages.
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A new crop of online philanthropic sites is opening up the traditionally stodgy world of charitable giving.
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Flyers in upscale doctors' offices portray it as the hot new baby-shower gift: a registry where friends and family chip in almost $2,000 to start privately banking a newborn's umbilical cord blood, just in case of future illness.
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A local cancer charity that has raised more than $1 million for Massachusetts General Hospital by selling memorial bracelets recalled about 200,000 of the beaded accessories yesterday after receiving a report that a 9-month-old boy became ill after ingesting lead when he put one in his mouth.
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This is the season for giving, and merchants and children alike encourage it.
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The medicine is the first product of an innovative collaboration between a drug company and a medical charity.
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MedicAlert is encouraging customers to swap their bracelets for USB drives.
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A charitable foundation in the Philippines hopes to turn a combination of silk and pineapple fiber into a fashion brand name to grab the world's attention.
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Â·  Remedy 'promoted like a religion' by charityÂ·  Patients paying Â£19,000 a year for unproven product
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Here's a novel way to be a philanthropist.
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Product demonstrations have long been a mainstay of advertising, and Web sites are increasingly offering sponsored demonstrations of productsÂ longevity, strength and power.
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Take off their clothes? Tangle with police? Swim with dolphins? The charity options of elite stars like Victoria Beckham.
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Nike was among the first organizers of womenâs athletic events to award jewelry to participants and age-group winners instead of medals or plaques, and now the idea is catching on.
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InfoWorld - A Brooklyn, New York-based charity is using its position as first in line for the iPhone at the SoHo Apple Store to drum up more support for its plans to auction the gadget on eBay and use the money for charitable purposes.
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A growing number of beauty brands are introducing hope in a pill, a water bottle or even a candy bar.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden  Â Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz AB said Thursday it will launch a new clothing collection aimed at spreading awareness of HIV and AIDS among young people and raising money for projects to battle the disease.
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Pudsey poses with pedo.com We're obliged to reader Spenno who this morning popped down to eBay UK and noted that the online tat bazaar was doing its bit for the BBC's Children in Need charity appeal.â¦