Wrist Bands..."You paid for that?" Are those still relevant

Are those still relevant?

Please tell me why we don't wear our hearts on our sleeves, but fell the need to wear our charity on our wrist. Does anyone go out and decide to support a friend’s organization because they are wearing a wristband?

On Wednesdays, I choose not to eat red meat, or chicken. I'll either eat fish, or have a meat free day. To me, that is a sort of fasting. Part of my reason is for health, but another part of me does it for spiritual reasons. Aside from mentioning it here, this once, I don't go around mentioning it to others. I'm doing it for me.

I support many charity events, help non-profit organizations and do other philanthropic work. I don't attach the bumper stickers, or take the backpacks, or other free gifts. I want all the money to go directly to the cause. Does that make me a better person, no, but does wearing tacky rubber wristbands really look good anyway? And what is the environmental impact of them, do they decompose, biodegrade...

I'm not saying stop your support...but please, for the love of my eyes, take them off.