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In October 2000, Kelly Zirbes began raising awareness of hepatitis C to honor her friend, Gioia, who lost her battle with the disease. Determined to get the word out about Hep C, she put together shows, toured all over the country with her band Kelly's Lot, ran marathons, and performed at community events that shared a common focus... to raise awareness of Hepatitis C. After more than 4 years of work dedicated to this mission, Kelly started the Hep C Postcard campaign and began building a coalition of musicians and street teams to help her raise awareness on a larger scale. There have been a variety of events including three telethons which aired live on the internet. The last one was aired on television in Southern California! All three telethons are airing on the internet.  Get involved and help us get information to your community! (more)


HEP-C AWARENESS PIONEER TIMOTHEA LOSES BATTLE WITH HEP-C      
By Scott Detweiler

Timothea, the acclaimed New Orleans blues singer and composer, lost her battle with the hepatitis C virus at New York Presbyterian hospital on November 14th.    She is the founder of Siren to Wail, the New Orleans based non-profit, hepatitis C awareness organization, and had dedicated the end of her life to raising awareness of the disease.  She was 55.  <read Scott's full article HERE>

 

 

 

The campaign postcard provides the basic facts and information to help people determine who is at risk and how to get help.  Musicians help by distributing the postcards at their shows and Street Teams put them anywhere they can within their community. We need help - anyone is welcome to join our mission...

  < click on the image for full-size postcard.

 

 

For more information:
Hepatitis C Awareness, Inc.
PO Box 3122
North Hollywood, CA 91609
Tel: (818) 769-2701

Email: hepatitiscaware@aol.com

~ Upcoming Events in 2006! ~

May 30, 2009 Long Beach, CA
Art, Music and Free Hep C Screening and TestingAll in the name of raising awareness of hep c

For a full list of events click here!

 

 

 

 

 


 "Get Hip to Hep C"
 

-Report by Kelley Dunn

June 2006 - Featured on WPTV News 5 as a "Smart Woman", Kelly Zirbes and Hep C Awareness, Inc. is honored for the organization's work to raise awareness of the Hepatitis C virus. (link to article)

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