There’s going to be great fun in Brampton this holiday season. In the New Year’s Eve there is going to be fun for the entire family. Party will begin at 2.30 pm and run till 12.30 am with fireworks display planned for 9 pm and at midnight. In downtown Brampton there will be family entertainment, marshmallow roasting, ice-skating at Gage Park and 30-feet Ferris wheel and merry-go-round. To control pedestrian traffic in the downtown area, a wristband policy is being introduced. Wristband will enable Brampton residents to gain closer access to the main stage for the midnight visual display. Brampton residents can get a maximum of two free wristbands each from any of these areas: Rose Theatre Brampton, South Fletcher’s Sportsplex, Terry Miller Recreation Centre, Earnscliffe Recreation centre, Chris Gibson Recreation Centre and Cassie Campbell Community Centre.

Interrupt Hunger is the brainchild of Charlottean, Bill Jollie, who thought of the concept last fall after hearing a National Public Radio report on hunger in America. In certain regions like north and South Carolina over 360,000 people live in poverty. In this number, nearly 120,000 are children and 42,000 seniors. Interrupt hunger motivates people to lose weight by donating $1 for every pound they lose to second harvest food bank of Metrolina. The symbolic color of hunger is orange. Interrupt Hunger will offer its own orange version of the popular rubber wristband to support its cause. Additionally, this wristband serves as a behavior modification tool. When craving something unhealthy, take the wristband off and put it on the other wrist. This technique serves as a voice of reason and helps bring the person back to their focus of losing weight.

There is going to be a New Year Eve family celebration in six avenues in Sylvania and Sylvania Township. First Light Sylvania wristbands are now for sale. The event will take place from 6 to 10 pm in 6 different venues on Dec.31. The event will feature children’s carnival, creation station, storytelling, clowns, guitar Hero gaming, ballet, and magic at several venues. The six different venues are Sylvania historical village, Sylvania Franciscan Academy, Wingate Hotel, Franciscan center at Lourdes College, chandler café, and St. Joseph’s church. Transportation will be available to take people from venue to venue. Children, who are over 3 years old, can get the wristbands for $5 at Meijer Sylvania location, Sylvania chamber of commerce, and the Franciscan Theatre & Conference center of Lourdes College. For more information contact: 419-882-2135.

Olympics have inspired a group of teenagers to pursue a unique business idea. Five teenagers have planned to sell wristbands based on the ideals of olympic and Paralympic games. These teenagers have come up with a scheme called value bands, which would see them create a range of seven collectable wristbands made from rubber or fabric, and based on the ethos of the sporting events. The wristbands would be sold in covered cases so that consumers would not be able to see which color they were buying - an idea the group hoped would encourage children to trade the bands with friends until they collected a full set. Once a buyer had all seven colors, they would be eligible for a speical rainbow band in the olympic colors.

Families plan out for a trip in beach along with their children but they do get lost sometimes. Parents really get tensed as they can’t find their children. But now they don’t have to worry because a new scheme has been found out by councils of England. From this scheme parents can find out their children very easily. Councils have found a drop in the number of lost children on beaches by following tag your toddler wristbands. Torbay council gives free wristbands to parents where they can write their mobile number so that if their child gets lost they can quickly be united with their mom and dad.

Another Bournemouth borough council has come out with a kid zone scheme. Color wristbands are given to children on the bases of beach zone so that families could find their children easily. Bournemouth borough council works on eight beaches like the alum chine, Bournemouth west and east, boscombe west and east, Durle chine, fisherman’s walk and south Bourne.

Bega valley residents are joining the international campaign to help make their local community a safer place for women and children. On December 5, 10-12 noon, local domestic violence community has organized a white ribbon day at Ayres walkway. Local service providers will be distributing information, white ribbons and ‘say no to violence’ wristbands. Men’s Choir will perform in Ayres walkway at 12 noon. ’16 days of Activism to stop violence against women’ is a part of an international campaign running from November 25 to December 10, which focuses on violence against women. In 2008 violence against women is still a big issue affecting the social, emotional, physical and financial wellbeing of individuals and families. If anyone is facing sexual violence problem you can contact the NSW Rape crisis centre.