by Friendly Llama on Tue 10/Apr/07 4:46pm
Oli wrote: Just a point, Llama. The money from Livestrong bands is donated by Nike (the distributor) directly to the Lance Armstrong Foundation for use among many world wide cancer charities. Not a cent goes to either Nike or the manufacturer of said wristbands. I can't speak about other charities.
As a related aside, the LAF through fundraising and lobbying is directly responsible for something like tripling the amount spent on cancer research in the USA, so Lance has done a measurably good thing using the fame he got through cycling.
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