Abstract: A social networking and fundraising method supports charitable causes. An author creates a story related to the charitable cause by way of a life experience of the author. A sponsor maintains a website, a central computer, and a database. The story and the author identity are stored on the database. A bracelet is created which is associated with each author. The author identity and a link to the sponsor website is reproduced on the bracelet. The author creates a self-handprint, which is reproduced on the bracelet. The sponsor sells the bracelets to purchasers, who learn about the charities and stories. A portion of the sales proceeds from the bracelets go to the charitable cause with which the author is connected. The purchaser has access to the author's story on the sponsor central computer database. The purchaser can connect with other purchasers of bracelets associated with the same author.