Who's Wearing Wristbands

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - With head coach Chuck Pagano being treated for leukemia, the Colts are making a push this week to raise money for research of the disease. At noon Thursday, the fountain at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center will be turned orange – the color that signifies leukemia awareness. Then, starting Friday, orange ChuckStrong wristbands will be available through the online Colts Pro Shop. The wristbands, which will sell for $2, are expected to be available in Colts Pro Shop locations at Circle Center Mall and Lucas Oil Stadium by Sunday. Proceeds benefit leukemia research at the IU Health Simon Cancer Center. Continue reading →

Underneath the plastic wristband that details all the plays and formations and signals, MarQueis Gray wears another rubber bracelet during every game and practice. It's orange with black letters, and reads "Shutout Croix's Cancer." That's a reference to Croix Hurtis, a 12-year-old middle-school student in New Richmond, Wis., who was diagnosed with Burkitt's leukemia and lymphoma on the day after Chrismas last December. Continue reading →

HUNDREDS of people from Hartlepool and east Durham beat the rain and a Metro rail strike to enjoy a sell-out gig. Just over 55,000 fans flocked to the Stadium of Light in Sunderland to enjoy a vibrant show from chart toppers Coldplay. Gig-goers were handed wristbands as they entered the home of the Black Cats, but it didn’t become apparent as to why until the four piece launched into opening number Mylo Xyloto. The multi-coloured bands flashed in synch to the music and the stadium was transformed into a pulsating kaleidoscope of colour and light. Continue reading →

DES MOINES — The top dogs in Iowa’s Republican Party pulled red bands over their wrists and announced a party “unity plan” at the Iowa State Fair Thursday. The three-pronged “Iowa Strong” campaign is a play on cyclist Lance Armstrong’s “Livestrong” effort with Republican red wristbands that show support for policy goals as opposed to yellow wristbands that show support for cancer research. But what it means exactly to pull a red band over your hand is still a work in progress. Instead, the announcement was accompanied with a handout of some broad policy proposals, such as eliminating red tape and burdensome regulations and saving taxpayers’ money by operating an efficient and effective government. Continue reading →

Olympics bosses told a torchbearer whose soldier son almost died in Iraq that she could not wear any branding for the charity Help for Heroes. Jessica Cheesman will carry the flame past Rochester’s best-known landmarks, including the cathedral and castle, during the torch relay next Friday. But the mum-of-four has been barred from wearing any visible branding for the soldiers’ charity - not even a wristband. She has raised £8,000 for the charity after her son Stephen, 25, was severely brain-damaged in a mortar attack in 2007. Yet she refuses to be beaten –she will dye her hair red, white and blue, the charity’s colours. "I was incredibly lucky to be chosen,” the 59-year-old said. "As for the branding, it’s a difficult one. We’re doing the torch relay for the Olympics and everyone has a reason for being chosen. "Many are supporting charities so perhaps it would have been nice to restrict it to wristbands, for example." Continue reading →