Bracelets in the News

In the age of social media, smartphones and other mobile tech, the marketing world has certainly changed quite a bit. Nowadays, all the buzz words and trends relate directly to our newest advertising platform of the Internet. We’re all looking for the newest and best site and style for digital marketing. There’s a reason digital marketing and advertising campaigns are so critical today: they really work. They showcase an amazing way to directly connect with customers, interest prospective clients or even get people talking about your brand. And they do it in a fast, convenient and highly accessible format as well. If you’ve been focusing your marketing campaign on the Internet side of things, don’t worry – you’re definitely doing the right thing. But have you been Continue reading →

Yesterday (Sunday) marked the third anniversary of the death of Jamie Haslett. Student Jamie, who grew up in Onchan and played football for Laxey, was killed in Sheffield by a police car responding to a call. The Haslett family chose Victim Support to be the recipient charity for donations in lieu of flowers. Since that time, the family have been involved in fundraising for the charity and have raised more than £10,000 in Jamie’s memory. Victim Support continues to support the family to this day, through the Independent Police Complaint Commission (IPCC) inquiry following the court case. The charity’s manager, Paula Gelling, said: ‘Finding out that Victim Support had been chosen to receive Continue reading →

A University of Windsor law student has launched a wristband sales campaign with half of the proceeds going to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Aaron Lewicki decided to start selling the bands commemorating the University of Windsor’s 50th anniversary after visiting the university’s bookstore last year looking for school merchandise to give out as Christmas gifts. After finding out that the silicone rubber wristbands weren’t available, Lewicki, who encountered the bands when he was studying at the University of Waterloo, decided to bring the bands to Windsor himself. “Our varsity teams at Waterloo sold them as fundraisers and I decided I’d sell them to benefit the breast cancer foundation,” said Lewicki. “My mother has always been a big supporter of the organization Continue reading →

WRISTBANDS calling on the Government to stop culling badgers are being sold by a Webheath resident in a bid to spread the message. Shari Black Velvet, who creates the quarterly Black Velvet magazine, has already sold nearly 100 Stop The Cull bands, with 50p from each going to the Badger Trust. The campaigner who has avoided meat and milk for more than 20 years said she had been inspired, having previously sold Save A Scream Against All Animal Cruelty wristbands, after joining the national London Against The Cull march earlier this year. “I’m obviously against the badger cull as it’s cruel and inhumane, plus evidence has shown that killing badgers won’t get rid of TB. “It is a pointless exercise that won’t cure cows of the disease. Vaccination would be a much better option. I also personally think it’s time farmers progressed. These days you can buy soya, almond, rice and coconut milk - why do farmers need to use and abuse cows for cow’s milk?” Continue reading →

A schoolgirl has been banned from wearing a Help The Heroes wristband in support of injured soldiers - because of safety fears that it can get snagged on door handles. Ellie Sandywell, 11, had the band confiscated by teachers after she insisted on wearing it in lessons. She says she wears the bracelet because her 17-year-old cousin, Ethan Millard, is serving in the RAF, and her brother, Joshua Brayford, aged 20, is in training for the Royal Marines. Sara Stevenson, executive headteacher at the University Primary Academy in Kidsgrove, Staffs, claims the wristband could endanger pupils. Continue reading →