Category: LiveStrong Program
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LAF Ships Delayed LiveStrong Wristband Order
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast week I reported that the Lance Armstrong Foundation contacted me to say that shipment of a 10-pack of LiveStrong yellow wristbands I ordered on October 1 would be slightly delayed. I received the shipment this morning. The total time from order to delivery was just about five weeks, about a…
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LiveStrong Counterfeiters Exposed on CBS’ Local News in New York City
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night, Arnold Diaz presented a Shame on You report on WCBS, Channel 2 in New York, exposing distributors and retailers selling counterfeit LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands. Diaz reported that these wristbands are becoming widely available in the New York City metropolitan area. He and a segment producer visited a Dollar Plus Store…
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LAF Store Reports Slight Delay in LiveStrong Wristband Shipments
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m waiting for a shipment of one 10-pack of LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands from the Lance Armstrong Foundation On-Line Store that I ordered on October 1. Late this morning, I received the following email: Hello David, Thank you for supporting the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF). We wanted to provide you with a…
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Cyclingnews Publishes Interview with Lance Armstrong
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyclingnews published an excellent interview with Lance Armstrong that took place on October 26 in Austin. Among other things discussed are the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope, the eight anniversary of the day he was declared cancer free, the LiveStrong program recent major races that he didn’t participate in, Tyler Hamilton’s…
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LiveStrong Program Discussed in The Washington Post
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJulie Howson pointed out that The Washington Post published an excellent article called Wrist and Recuperation [ registration required ] that summarizes the LiveStrong program for people who are wondering what it’s all about. There is also some good information in the article for people who are actively supporting the cause,…
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Discovery Channel Stores are a Second Good Source for LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLiveStrong wristbands are now available at Discovery Channel Stores (on-lineand off-line) and www.laf-store.org. Several Operation Gadget readers have reported that Discovery Channel Stores are now selling LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands. The stores are going out of there way to minimize hoarding by limiting purchases to 20 wristbands per person. You can use…
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Looks Like Other Organizations Want in On The Wristband Trend
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKevin Garnett has been wearingrubber wristbands in NBA games since1998. [ photo by Tom Lynn,Millwaukee Journal-Sentinel ] ESPN published a terrific summary of the success of that the LiveStrong campaign has experienced this summer. In this article, you’ll learn that: Lance Armstrong initially thought they’d sell 500,000 LiveStrong yellow wristbands, “at…
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Received a 10-Pack of LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands Four Weeks After Order Placement
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGet your LiveStrong wristbands now at www.laf-store.org. On August 26, I performed an experiment by ordering a 10-pack of LiveStrong Yellow Wristbands directly from the Lance Armstrong Foundation On-Line Store. I received the LiveStrong wristbands today, four weeks and one day after I placed the order. This confirms the shipping estimate…
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Nike CEO Calls Lance Armstrong “The Story of the Year”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNike CEO Philip Knight spoke to shareholders yesterday at his company’s annual meeting in Oregon. BikeBiz a UK-based publication covering the retail bike industry, said that Knight was listing the achievements of Nike-sponsored athletes, but then interrupted himself and said: Whoa, whoa, whoa…you guys are doing a great job, but occasionally…