National Hepatitis B Foundation Hires Furia Rubel Communications - Press Release

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National Hepatitis B Foundation Hires Furia Rubel Communications

Doylestown, Pa. (April 2006) - The Hepatitis B Foundation has hired Furia

Rubel Communications as public relations Agency of Record.

Based out of Doylestown, Pa. the Hepatitis B Foundation is the only national

non-profit organization solely dedicated to the global problem of hepatitis

B. The Foundation's primary goal is to find a cure and bring hope to the 400

million people living with chronic hepatitis B.

Furia Rubel has been retained to create and execute an awareness campaign

surrounding the seriousness of this virus, the urgency for finding a cure,

and the need for advocacy support to increase federal and industry dollars

to address this problem. Furia Rubel will launch the public relations

programming with a local awareness campaign in Doylestown, Pa., surrounding

National Hepatitis Awareness month in May 2006.

According to Molli C. Conti, Vice President, Community Outreach for the

Hepatitis B Foundation, " We engaged Furia Rubel because of their energy,

creativity, and cost-effective ideas that will advance the good work we are

already doing. The Furia Rubel team demonstrated a solid understanding and

respect for our needs, they are direct, realistic and not afraid to change

course when and if necessary. "

" We're very excited to be working with the Hepatitis B Foundation to

generate awareness about all the great things they're doing nationally and

in our back yard, " said Rubel, President and CEO of Furia Rubel

Communications. " There are tremendous things happening right now for the

Foundation. We will kick off with National Hepatitis Awareness in May.

Then, this summer, a new $12 million dollar biotechnology research center in

partnership with Delaware Valley College will open in Doylestown, " said

Rubel. " These are great opportunities and we plan to capitalize on their

news value. "

Dr. M. Block, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation said, " The new

Biotech Center will serve as a world-class resource for education and

research that will produce great scientific and medical discoveries that

will have benefits well beyond its walls. " He added, " We are excited to have

partnered with a public relations agency that embraces our cause. "

The Hepatitis B Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to

finding a cure and improving the quality of life for those affected by

hepatitis B worldwide through research, education, and patient advocacy. For

more information about the Hepatitis B Foundation, visit www.hepb.org.

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. is a women-owned certified public relations

firm located in Doylestown, Pa. The firm represents a wide range of clients

including law firms, educational institutions, non-profit associations, and

business-to-business companies. For more information, visit

www.furiarubel.com.

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Leah Rice

Account Coordinator

Furia Rubel <http://www.furiarubel.com/> Communications, Inc.

P.O. Box 348 - Fountainville, PA 18923

p: 215-340-0480 / f: 215-340-0580

e: leah@...

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