Fund-raising wristbands have millions looking like cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Publication: Reading Eagle (Reading, PA)

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Byline: Yvonne M. Wenger

Nov. 12--Seventeen-year-old Danielle L. McFarland wears the plain yellow wristband for good luck when she's figure skating.

Rebecca L. Macchione, 19, wears hers as a reminder to work harder in field hockey.

Patrick J. Shields Jr., 12, never takes his off.

These people in Berks County, like millions across the nation, are sporting the silicone wristbands in support of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research.

The foundation -- named for the famous cyclist and cancer survivor -- teamed with Nike on the Wear Yellow campaign in May, and the success has been phenomenal....

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