Come out and support the Jade Ribbon Campaign and 99 Ranch Market to create sustainable and healthy communities.

In celebration of healthy food, healthy living, and healthy communities, 99 Ranch Market and the Asian Liver Center at Stanford University have joined together to create the Jade Ribbon Campaign reusable shopping bag—an environmentally-friendly way to raise awareness about an urgent health concern for Asians.

In an effort to raise awareness about hepatitis B, the major cause of liver cancer, 99 Ranch Market will introduce the Jade Ribbon Campaign reusable bag at all Northern California 99 Ranch Market stores. A kick-off celebration will be held at the Cupertino 99 Ranch Market on Friday, July 24th, where Miss Asian America Queen Louisa Liu will promote the bag and importance of solidarity in building healthy communities. A long time supporter of the Jade Ribbon Campaign, the Miss Asian America Pageant is dedicated to raising awareness about this vaccine-preventable disease that claims the lives of one million people every year.

Alarmed by the fact that 1 in 12 Asians are infected with chronic hepatitis B and 25% of those chronically infected will die of liver cancer or liver failure, 99 Ranch Market is committed to protecting the health of their valued customers. A recognized leader of quality ethnic food, the supermarket chain will give customers the eco-friendly reusable shopping bag, along with educational materials on hepatitis B, with every donation of two dollars or more to the Jade Ribbon Campaign to support hepatitis B education and outreach.

Together, Miss Asian America, the Asian Liver Center and 99 Ranch Market will encourage Asian Americans to unite together to promote the health and future of our community.

7/24/2009 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

99 Ranch Market, Asian LIver Center

99 Ranch Market Cupertino

10983 N Wolfe Rd, Cupertino, CA

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