Bands For Freedom Foundation Tops $200,000 in Donations to the Armed Forces Relief Trust in Under Six Months

The Bands For Freedom Foundation today announced it has donated more than $200,000 to the Armed Forces Relief Trust (AFRT) in the last six months since it began its donor partnership with the AFRT.

Since the beginning of the year, the Bands For Freedom Foundation has also made remarkable strides in securing 48 major celebrity endorsements from sports figures, music icons, actors and other influential people to support the cause of freedom on the heroes page (see www.bandsforfreedom.com/en/heroes.php). These celebrities and have joined with hundreds of thousands of Americans in wearing the silicone wristbands in support of the U.S. troops as Independence Day approaches.

The Bands For Freedom Foundation is donating all after-cost revenue to the Armed Forces Relief Trust (AFRT) to help soldiers and their families. Its most recent donation, a hefty $100,000 check presented at TechNet International 2005’s Washington gala banquet on May 17, 2005 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, brings its AFRT donation total to more than $200,000 since December 2004.

“With Independence Day around the corner, this is the opportune time to support freedom and to remember the men and women of the military,” said Steve Cloward, chief executive officer of the Bands For Freedom Foundation. “We are always pleased to have celebrity endorsements, but the real proof of our success is the number of everyday Americans who proudly wear a wristband to show their patriotic spirit.”

The AFRT assists soldiers and their families by helping them meet their basic monetary needs. The majority of the assistance given by the AFRT goes to help soldiers-in-crisis who have faced major medical emergencies either themselves or with a family member.

The Bands For Freedom Foundation recognizes this urgent need to support U.S. troops and has become a chief supporter of the AFRT. It donates 100 percent (after manufacturing and administrative costs) of the revenue it receives from sales of its patriotic silicone wristbands to support the U.S. troops via the AFRT.

The wristbands come in both youth and adult sizes and are available in several colors (red, white, blue, patriotic marbling of red, white and blue together, and camouflage). Priced at $1.00 a piece, the bands can be purchased at www.bandsforfreedom.com. For more information about Bands For Freedom, please visit the Web site or call (866) 217-5595.

About Bands For Freedom Foundation, Inc.
Created in 2004, Bands For Freedom follows the lead of its predecessor, Freedombands, Inc., and has become an enormously popular supplier of patriotic silicone wristbands. The wristbands are marked with the word “FREEDOM” and are designed to aid Americans in making a respectful and unified statement in honor of the men and women of the armed forces. Bands For Freedom donates all after-cost proceeds to the Armed Forces Relief Trust fund.

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