Watch a Music Video and Raise Money for Hep B!

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Watch a Music Video and Raise Money for Hep B!

By Pang

April 22, 2011Posted in: Arts-Entertainment, Health, Living, News, San Francisco

Hep B Update

In a new collaboration bringing together art, technology and community, San

Francisco Hep B Free is partnering with The Jubilee Project to end hepatitis B

disease and liver cancer by encouraging the public to simply view a music video.

For every view that the indie rock band Rooftop Pursuit receives for their

latest single” Why I Sing” in the month of April, sponsors will each donate a

penny. With two sponsors for example, each view will guarantee a donation of 2

cents towards Hep B awareness.

The Jubilee Project produced the video and conceptualized the campaign. “Why I

Sing” follows the story of a girl with Hepatitis B, and can be viewed here on

this web page or at the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-HV_zU_hik & feature=player_embedded

100% of the funds raised will be donated directly to Hep B Free America.

“We wanted to be involved in raising awareness for hepatitis B because of the

prominence of the disease in the API community and among our own friends and

families,” said Eddie Lee, co-founder of The Jubilee Project. “We have to end

hepatitis B transmission today, and the first step is awareness.”

Also known as the “Silent Killer,” Hep B currently affects 1 in 10 Asian Pacific

Islanders, compared to 1 in 1,000 of the general public, and is the primary

cause of liver cancer. Despite this, Hep B can be prevented with by vaccine, and

treatments prevent liver cancer.

The Jubilee Project is also seeking sponsors to support this effort. Sponsors

offer one penny per view, but can cap how much they ultimately choose to donate,

as low as $50. Find out how you can become a sponsor: project.jubilee@....

Funds will be used for national Hep B Free efforts to end Hep B and liver cancer

including public awareness, clinician education, screening, vaccination and

linkage to care.

“Hep B Free has a multi platform approach to outreach,” says Hep B Free

co-founder Ted Fang, director of the AsianWeek Foundation. “Not only are we on

the ground with person to person connections, but we are also spreading the word

and raising money using social media, events, partnerships, foundations and

business partners.”

For more information about the collaboration, or to pledge as a sponsor, contact

Lu at (469) 688-0988 or _Lu@...

About Hepatitis B

Chronic Hep B infection is the greatest cause of liver cancer in the world, and

the greatest health disparity between Asians and non-Asians. One in 10 Asians

are chronically infected with Hep B and are 4 times more likely to die from

liver cancer compared with the general population. 80% of liver cancer worldwide

is caused by chronic HBV infection. Early detection of HBV will benefit the

carrier as well as prevent the infection from spreading. Hepatitis B is not only

vaccine preventable, but it also has effective treatments that prevent liver

cancer.

About Hep B Free

Hep B Free is a multi-faceted and comprehensive campaign to make America free of

hepatitis B disease and liver cancer through a nationwide collaboration, and

network of localized efforts. The model was begun in San Francisco and is being

replicated in Las Vegas, Washington DC, Philadelphia, San Mateo County, Los

Angeles County, Orange County, Hawaii and other municipalities. AsianWeek

Foundation is a co-founder of Hep B Free with Asian Liver Center at Stanford

University and San Francisco Department of Public Health. sfhepbfree.org

About Jubilee Project

The Jubilee Project is a production group that creates educational and

entertaining videos for good causes. Each video empowers the community to take

action on various issues and for each web view, a donation will be made to each

respective cause. In under a year, 36 videos have been created and have raised

over $20,000 for seven non-profit organizations. jubileeproject.org

About Rooftop Pursuit

Rooftop Pursuit is a pop/rock/r & b influenced band who’s songs mostly reflect

love, self growth and empowerment. “We like to write about what moves us, what

makes us happy, our fears, dreams, ambitions and our weaknesses” says Philip

Lee, lead vocalist and piano player. “In many ways, we try to express everyday

issues through our music while staying true to ourselves and the issues we talk

about. Above all else, our music gives an under laying message of love.”

rooftoppursuit.com

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Watch a Music Video and Raise Money for Hep B!

By Pang

April 22, 2011Posted in: Arts-Entertainment, Health, Living, News, San Francisco

Hep B Update

In a new collaboration bringing together art, technology and community, San

Francisco Hep B Free is partnering with The Jubilee Project to end hepatitis B

disease and liver cancer by encouraging the public to simply view a music video.

For every view that the indie rock band Rooftop Pursuit receives for their

latest single” Why I Sing” in the month of April, sponsors will each donate a

penny. With two sponsors for example, each view will guarantee a donation of 2

cents towards Hep B awareness.

The Jubilee Project produced the video and conceptualized the campaign. “Why I

Sing” follows the story of a girl with Hepatitis B, and can be viewed here on

this web page or at the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-HV_zU_hik & feature=player_embedded

100% of the funds raised will be donated directly to Hep B Free America.

“We wanted to be involved in raising awareness for hepatitis B because of the

prominence of the disease in the API community and among our own friends and

families,” said Eddie Lee, co-founder of The Jubilee Project. “We have to end

hepatitis B transmission today, and the first step is awareness.”

Also known as the “Silent Killer,” Hep B currently affects 1 in 10 Asian Pacific

Islanders, compared to 1 in 1,000 of the general public, and is the primary

cause of liver cancer. Despite this, Hep B can be prevented with by vaccine, and

treatments prevent liver cancer.

The Jubilee Project is also seeking sponsors to support this effort. Sponsors

offer one penny per view, but can cap how much they ultimately choose to donate,

as low as $50. Find out how you can become a sponsor: project.jubilee@....

Funds will be used for national Hep B Free efforts to end Hep B and liver cancer

including public awareness, clinician education, screening, vaccination and

linkage to care.

“Hep B Free has a multi platform approach to outreach,” says Hep B Free

co-founder Ted Fang, director of the AsianWeek Foundation. “Not only are we on

the ground with person to person connections, but we are also spreading the word

and raising money using social media, events, partnerships, foundations and

business partners.”

For more information about the collaboration, or to pledge as a sponsor, contact

Lu at (469) 688-0988 or _Lu@...

About Hepatitis B

Chronic Hep B infection is the greatest cause of liver cancer in the world, and

the greatest health disparity between Asians and non-Asians. One in 10 Asians

are chronically infected with Hep B and are 4 times more likely to die from

liver cancer compared with the general population. 80% of liver cancer worldwide

is caused by chronic HBV infection. Early detection of HBV will benefit the

carrier as well as prevent the infection from spreading. Hepatitis B is not only

vaccine preventable, but it also has effective treatments that prevent liver

cancer.

About Hep B Free

Hep B Free is a multi-faceted and comprehensive campaign to make America free of

hepatitis B disease and liver cancer through a nationwide collaboration, and

network of localized efforts. The model was begun in San Francisco and is being

replicated in Las Vegas, Washington DC, Philadelphia, San Mateo County, Los

Angeles County, Orange County, Hawaii and other municipalities. AsianWeek

Foundation is a co-founder of Hep B Free with Asian Liver Center at Stanford

University and San Francisco Department of Public Health. sfhepbfree.org

About Jubilee Project

The Jubilee Project is a production group that creates educational and

entertaining videos for good causes. Each video empowers the community to take

action on various issues and for each web view, a donation will be made to each

respective cause. In under a year, 36 videos have been created and have raised

over $20,000 for seven non-profit organizations. jubileeproject.org

About Rooftop Pursuit

Rooftop Pursuit is a pop/rock/r & b influenced band who’s songs mostly reflect

love, self growth and empowerment. “We like to write about what moves us, what

makes us happy, our fears, dreams, ambitions and our weaknesses” says Philip

Lee, lead vocalist and piano player. “In many ways, we try to express everyday

issues through our music while staying true to ourselves and the issues we talk

about. Above all else, our music gives an under laying message of love.”

rooftoppursuit.com