Wristbands !

[kiora]

hi Guys,

just wondering if anyone else has experienced a problem in their corps with people wearing the human trafficing writsbands or the amke poverty history wristbands with their uniforms ? I was just wondering what your different view are on this.

Laura

[Evangelina]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Is this really a big problem in some corps?

While it sounds as though the wristbands are entirely in keeping with SA beliefs and mission... what harm does it do to remove them UNLESS the people wearing them see their uniform as not being a symbol of speaking out for the voiceless?

(did that last sentence make sense?)

[someone_else]

um yes i think it made sense.

[Abiel]

Well if it is a problem, the problem lies with the rules, not the bands. I wear them, so does Captain.

Last Sunday I had 3 - one yellow, one red, one blue.

[elm0]

I don't really know much about any of these bands. Anyone want to explain what they're about? And do any of the Aussies know if they're a big thing here? I'm kinda clueless at times, it comes from avoiding TV.

[Abiel]

It is all the rage at the moment for charities to sell rubber bracelets to promote their cause, They are huge among young folk. They started out with a blue anti bullying band, then the white band for ending poverty, which i have. I also have a red one for the british heart foundation, which i selfishly wear to remind me about my high cholesterol level! I have a purple one for the local childrens hospice. All colours are being worn by brits at the moment.

Interestingly, i saw some non-charity bands for sale and they were all labelled with fruits of the spirit, totally inadvertantly on the part of the manufacturer I guess!

[Abiel]

/ (http://www.changesomething.co.uk/)http://shop.sandbag.uk.com/MakePovertyHistory/Store/newimages/56.jpg (http://shop.sandbag.uk.com/MakePovertyHistory/Store/DisplayIndividualItem.html?ID=207&CatID=)

[something from the fridge]

The WWJD ones have been around for ages.

Does anyone else find that picture of the guys wrist slightly humourous? Wearing the poverty band right next to his fancy watch.

[someone_else]

lol well lets hope its not abiels or that could be taken as very mean

[chickette]

My friend's dad has just come back from either Canada or USA with a red wristband that is actually a Salvation Army one. I believe it says "Revolution" on it. I only wish I knew how to get a hold of one! :D

[Andy Broadley]

My friend's dad has just come back from either Canada or USA with a red wristband that is actually a Salvation Army one. I believe it says "Revolution" on it. I only wish I knew how to get a hold of one! :D

Chickette you are hereby given a sacred and super important mission....

Find out about that wristband and report back....

[Andy Broadley]

Just occurred to me that Warren might know. What time is it in canada?

About 1am or so I reckon (boy, he's gonna love me for this :D )

Warren!!!!


Do you know anything about these Army wristbands?

[Evangelina]

SA Wristbands (http://www.wltribune.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=37&cat=59&id=420410&more=)

[Andy Broadley]

SA Wristbands (http://www.wltribune.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=37&cat=59&id=420410&more=)

:D :D :D How does she do it?....amazing

OK, so that takes care of where. What about how.

Can you get us a link to Williams Lake SA corps?

There has to be a fairly simple way of getting these things.

The article talks of a Can$5 donation. £3 (at present exchange rates) is about can$6.60, which seems about fair. (the Canadian and Aussie dollar rates are roughly the same so about Au$6 or so)

[Evangelina]

Williams Lake Salvation Army (http://www.stardate.bc.ca/wlsalvo/)

:D

[elm0]

:scratch: <sarc>Well that was a site worth visiting</sarc> :sigh: :doh:

[Evangelina]

:D 'Careful what you wish for, you just might get it' ...

[elm0]

I didn't wish for anything....

[Andy Broadley]

Doesn't do a lot, does it?

We gotta be able to get these things somehow

[Evangelina]

Well here's his email address:

zelinsky@shaw.ca

[something from the fridge]

a girl at church had a yellow hope one. her brother flicked it at me. they make awesome projectile launchers :D

[Abiel]

lol well lets hope its not abiels or that could be taken as very mean

Not about the watch, but I might be affronted if you thought I was a hairy armed bloke!

[something from the fridge]

Not about the watch, but I might be affronted if you thought I was a hairy armed bloke!

what?!?!!!?!?! you're not a hairy armed bloke?!?!?!?!!

i need to reconstruct the mental image i had of you.

[Andy Broadley]

I'll eventually get round to E mailing Captain Zelinsky and enquiring about getting these things. The cheapest way postage wise would be for one person in each country to be responsible for ordering the bands for their country (I'd be happy to do the UK), and they can be sent by domestic post from there on.

[elm0]

*reads back to find out what we're talking about*

[something from the fridge]

red bands are being sold in aust for red nose day

[Abiel]

I'll eventually get round to E mailing Captain Zelinsky and enquiring about getting these things. The cheapest way postage wise would be for one person in each country to be responsible for ordering the bands for their country (I'd be happy to do the UK), and they can be sent by domestic post from there on.


This would be very cute.

[Andy Broadley]

We'll need some idea of numbers then.

[Abiel]

I would like one.

[Andy Broadley]

Well I'll certainly have two.

[Andy Broadley]

red bands are being sold in aust for red nose day

By the Army?

[Abiel]

no no make that 3! any advance on three!!!

(no- 1 really!)

[Andy Broadley]

I shall make enquiries

[someone_else]

i could be intersted

[something from the fridge]

By the Army?

nope, by SIDs for KIDs or whatever they are called. raising money for research into sudden infant death syndrome. Their bands have hope written on them. school teachers are going to love them flyign around the room.

[someone_else]

who are selling them as i have not seen them with any of the red nose day stuff for sale so far

[Andy Broadley]

i could be intersted

I'll get in tuovh with el Capitano Zelinsky and see what I can find out

[something from the fridge]

who are selling them as i have not seen them with any of the red nose day stuff for sale so far

i saw them at a colorado store. in the box on the counter.

[elm0]

Hmm, maybe different States are selling different stuff...

[Abiel]

There is a letter in this week's Salvationist which suggests that uniformity could be maintained by everyone wearing a make poverty history band!

[elm0]

There is a letter in this week's Salvationist which suggests that uniformity could be maintained by everyone wearing a make poverty history band!

Hehe, great idea.

[someone_else]

i would wear one

[something from the fridge]

i wouldn't, but then i don't wear any form of jewellry or bracelets. i'm not even wearing my watch at the moment cos the band is broken

[Abiel]

Well today's the day, so to speak. I shall be a right old couch potato- tennis then music into the night.
I got a letter from the prime minister today---nicely timed response to the postcard campaign!

[something from the fridge]

i'm over the whole thing. have a look at http://www.yellowrubber.net/

note the Nike bands against racism right next to the bands for poverty.

i actually felt sick when i saw that. it just reeks of commercialism.