$10K Challenge Fund to JPF

Dear Friends:

Greetings!!


$10K CHALLENGE FUND TO JPF
We received a generous challenge grant via a donor advised fund at the Schwab Charitable Fund last month. Currently, in respect of the donor’s intention, this grant is placed in a restricted account with the Foundation.

The good news is that this challenge grant, as if a red envelope in celebration of the New Year 2009, has arrived at the Foundation even before we work on matching this particular fund. It shows that the donor values the potential impact of this life-saving NCUBB project and has the confidence that the supporters of the Joanne Pang Foundation will be able to magnify this grant exponentially.

Individual contributions at the $50, $100, $200 or $500 level will help us redeem this grant and transfer it to a general account for the establishment of the NCUBB project.

While many of us are hurting financially in the midst of this economic storm, it would be more devastating to the patients and their families. Let’s join hands in hands in this journey of faith, hope, and love to help them overcome the adversaries.


UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD BANKING
We are currently working on a report titled Umbilical Cord Blood Banking (From Yesterday’s Medical Waste to Today’s Medical Miracle) in support of the establishment of NCUBB at the UCSF Children’s Hospital. It would be ready for distribution shortly. If you would like to have a copy, please contact Lisa Napoli at Lisa@joannepang.org.

For many of you who are still unfamiliar with the potential impact of this medical miracle, this brief overview with about 30 pages, which summaries the progress of umbilical cord blood banking in the past two decades, would help walk you through it in a simplified and readable format while not missing all key critical clinical aspects and potential social benefits of this life-saving therapeutic treatment.

May God bless you and give you peace in the midst of this challenging economic doldrums!!

Joseph