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Hep C Aware Telethon
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What is Hepatitis C?
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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. The 3rd Annual Live Telethon was held on October 21, 2006 and was aired live on the internet as well as on television in Southern California! 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>
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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.
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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 2008! ~ |
July 3-6, 2008 Portland, OR
Waterfront Blues Festival PLUS Free Hep C Screening and TestingRaising Awareness Of Hepatitis C
click here! |
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