WELCOME TO THE MICHIGAN CHAPTER

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 Please join for Nutrition & IBD: Choices for Adults and Kids

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Registration begins at 6:30 PM, program begins at 7 PM

Featuring Daniald Rodrigues,
Gastroenterologist, Spectrum Health Group

Please Click Here to register!

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July 8 – 14, 2012

CCFA Camp Oasis is a co-ed residential camp program with a mission to enrich the lives of children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis by providing a safe and supportive camp community.

Our 2012 session will be held at Camp Copneconic in Fenton MI.

Applications will be available in mid-January 2012 for campers (entering grades 2 - 11), Leaders in Training (entering grade 12), and volunteers (high school graduates age 19+).

Completed applications will be due April 2, 2012. Apply early!  Spaces are NOT guaranteed.  CCFA is only able to serve a limited number of campers.  Applications will be prioritized on a first completed, first accepted basis with emphasis on FIRST TIME campers.

"Click here" to learn more about this exciting program, or contact Dawn Aubrey, Camp Administrator at michigan@ccfa.org or 888-737-2232.

Special thanks to our major donors: Mrs. Ilene Schwartz, the Michael Yendick Foundation for Children, Bruce & Dale Frankel, ACBL Charities, the Limited Foundation, and the Alex Jones Memorial Fund.

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Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis is CCFA's largest fundraising event. Participants raise funds and awareness throughout the year and come together to celebrate the steps that have been taken towards a cure.

Our 2012 Walks are just around the corner!
Join us in our quest to raise $340,000!

Click here & join today!

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Bathroom Legislation Information

The bathroom legislation that makes it a law in Michigan that establishments without public restrooms must allow you to use their facilities has become law.

Please click on the links below for more information on the legislation and to download a letter you can take to your physician and carry with you in case you need to use facilites.

For more questions, please call the CCFA office

Download bathroom legislation

Download letter for patients

Download letter for physicians

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If you are looking for more information, please feel free to contact the Michigan Chapter office at michigan@ccfa.org or call (248) 737-0900, toll free (888) 737-CCFA (2232).

To volunteer to help with any events, give us a call or drop us a line as we are always looking for committed volunteers.  If you would like to set up an event to benefit CCFA such as those listed here, please call Community Development Director, Anthonie Burke. We encourage your participation, suggestions, and support. 

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Join our pages, get all kinds of updates, including listings of all kinds of events and fundraisers that Take Steps & Team Challenge Teams are doing in your area and list your own event too!!!

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Please note: All support group listings are subject to change. Please call the contact person for each support group before attending.

MICHIGAN SUPPORT GROUPS

ANN ARBOR  For parents of children, meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month. (Please note: January meeting will not be available) Family Resource Center - 8th floor of Mott's Children's Hospital - University of Michigan Hospital (Use the West elevator only) Time: 7 - 9 pm   Free parking provided. For more information contact: Sarah Lyle (734) 622-8011 / slyle@umich.edu or Ronna Fogle, RN (734) 763-9650 / rfogle@med.umich.edu

DOWNRIVER  Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month.  Henry Ford Self-Health Center, 23400 Allen Road, Woodhaven, MI 48183  Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.  Contact Brandy Nusser (734) 558-6843

GREATER GRAND RAPIDS  The 4th Monday of the month. Resurrection Life Church - Room 467, 5100 Ivanrest, Grandville, MI 49418  Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Entrance Door A on Ivanrest side.  Contact:  Erica Byers Pelton 616-534-6936 or Krista Roden 616-217-6446

HASTINGS  Meets the 2nd Thursday of every other month.  Pennock Hospital, 1009 W. Green Street, Hastings, MI  49058.  Contact: Karri Essner 269-908-8955.

MUSKEGON/LAKESHORE  Contact:  Toll Free 888-737-CCFA (2232)

NOVI - Currently on hold - we are looking for volunteers to be administrators of this group.  If interested, please contact the office at: 248-737-0900 or via email: michigan@ccfa.org

TROY  Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month.  Troy Beaumont Hospital , 44300 Dequindre Road.  East Campus Medical Building - 2nd Floor Conference Room.  7:00 - 9:00 p.m.  Contact Dan Jankowski (586) 795-9740 or Pattie Shelton (248) 652-8443.  

OHIO SUPPORT GROUP

NORTHWEST OHIO, TOLEDO, AND SURROUNDING AREA  Meets the 1st Tuesday of each month.  St. Luke's Hospital, 5901 Monclova Road, Maumee, Ohio - Classroom #1.  7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Call Jan Batt at 419-636-1423. 

4th Annual IBD Patient Update - Slide Presentations 11/12/11

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CAMP AND WALK PHOTOS AVAILABLE

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are always looking for volunteers to help in the office with light administrative tasks as well as volunteers to help with one of our many special events. Please give us a call at 248-737-0900 if you might be interested.

Michigan Chapter

31313 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 204
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Phone:     248-737-0900
Fax:         248-737-0904
Toll Free: 888-737-CCFA (2232)
Email:   michigan@ccfa.org 

Staff:

Anthonie Burke
Community Development Director
aburke@ccfa.org

Heather Jaqua
Take Steps Manager
hjaqua@ccfa.org 

Dawn Aubrey
Administrative Assistant / Camp Administrator
daubrey@ccfa.org