Welcome To The
HCV Awareness Project

Due to problems with my pin supplier and a lack of orders, I will no longer be selling them. I have sold many pins since 1998 and am proud of the fact that I kept NO money from any of the sales. I hope people continue to wear their pins with pride and help educate the public about Hepatitis C.

The ribbon/pin shown below is a Hepatitis C Awareness Pin. The main goal and only reason for this project was to Promote Hepatitis C Awareness in our communities.

Proceeds from sales of this Awareness Pin have been donated to Support Groups to assist financially in whatever ways they may need as well as to Hepatitis Foundation International. You can be proud to know your purchase has helped others less fortunate.

I have donated over $5,000 to Support Groups and to Hepatitis Foundation International since starting this project in September 1999.

There are many ribbons being sold to help promote Hepatitis C Awareness. There is no "Official" HepC pin, although the red and yellow ribbon are official. The fact that you are wearing one and promoting awareness for HepC is the important thing.

A picture of the pin is shown below.

Hepatitis C is known as the Dragon because-like the dragon-it sleeps quiet and long then wakes up with a vengance, destroying everything in it's path. The colors of the ribbon and the ribbon itself was first started by Leslie Gibbenhuck of the B.C. Hepatitis Foundation and another woman in Canada and I purchased my ribbon from her. The red on the ribbon stands for a blood disease, the yellow for a liver disease.


Copyright 1999 Graphic Designed by Issy

Thiss design and picture are copyrighted. Any use of this design other than by myself is expressly prohibited and against the law. To request permission to use this design, please Email Me with your reasons for wanting to use the design. (I have yet to deny anyone the use of the pin picture so please ask!!)

Help Promote HCV Awareness!
 

 It is estimated that between 5 million and 10 million people in the U.S. are infected with Hepatitis C and over 250 million world-wide. There is no cure for Hepatitis C and the symptoms are minimal. Means of transmission are: blood transfusions prior to 1992, IV drug use, military innoculations, blood to blood contact with an infected person, tattoos, body piercing, health care workers.

Complications from HCV can cause Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer, and End Stage Liver Failure. Hepatitis C is the Number 1 cause for Liver Transplants in the US. Transplants are not availiable to most and many die while on a waiting list. There are over 26,000 people on waiting lists for a new liver and only approximately 4,000 organs available. Help Promote Organ Donor Awareness!!

In 1999 over 12,000 people died due to HCV or complications from HCV. That number is expected to TRIPLE by the year 2010.

>I will be more than happy to send an Awareness Pin to you in a matter of days. Group orders are more than welcome and encouraged. Discounts are offered for orders of 25 or more.

Give the pins to family members and friends to wear proudly. Please urge your family and friends to be tested!


Have You, Your Family And Friends Been Tested?
 
NOTICE:

This project's ONLY objective was to raise money for Support Groups so they can assist others in getting through these difficult times and to Hepatitis Foundation International to help raise Awareness for Hepatitis C.

I am a patient advocate, a Certified Hepatitis C Educator and ran a Support Group in Ventura, CA for 3 years. I am also a Veterans Service Representative for the Vietnam Veterans of America here in California. I have taken no money from this project and did it on my own time to help promote Hepatitis C Awareness.

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