A Journey of Hope

RED KITE GALA HONORARY CHAIRS
The JPF is honored to announce the addition of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dianne Feinstein to the list of the Red Kite Gala Honorary Chairs. The addition of these important members of the political community and strong support from the public as well as medical community further demonstrates the commitment to a public, non-profit umbilical cord blood bank in Northern California.

With the ethnic diversity found in the Bay Area, it is feasible that NCUBB (Northern California Umbilical Cord Blood Bank) could offer every eligible patient a chance at a life-saving transplant using the delivered placenta and umbilical cord. The advantages of using umbilical cord blood could be summarized as follows:

• A rich source of stem cells
• Less stringent matching criteria (For a bone marrow transplant, a minimum of 5/6 match is a must. For a cord blood transplant, a low 3/6 match would work)
• Less risk of graft vs. host disease (GVHD)
• Less risk of viral infections (baby stem cells are less infected with various viruses)
• Easily available within 72 hours (if the cord blood unit is already stored in the cord blood bank)
• Collected non-invasively

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The JPF is pleased to receive Red Kite Flyer level corporate sponsorship from Scott Hildula of the RedUmbrella Group and Gregory Porter of the Silverman, Krantz & Porter accountancy corporation. Scott Hildua and Gregory Porter are both members of the JPF board. Red Kite Flyer level – $2500+ sponsorship includes a table of 10, preferred seating, a full page ad in the event program and recognition on the Joanne Pang Foundation website.

In addition, the JPF is pleased to receive Partners level institutional support ($10K or higher) from Isabel Chiu of the En-Yong Foundation. Isabel Chiu is the founder of American Cancer Society-California Chinese Unit. Institutional donors will be proudly recognized in, but not limited to, a custom-designed plaque. The plaque will be displayed on the wall within the facilities of the NCUBB in perpetuity or as long as it is in operational.

If you wish to join the “journey of hope”, help us distribute the Red Kite brochures, and invite your friends and employers to support the NCUBB project, please feel free to contact Sally Brien Holper at sally@joannepang.org.

What Cancer cannot do-

It cannot cripple love.
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith.
It cannot suppress memories.
It cannot silence courage.

Blessings,


Joe Pang