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 | The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America Northern California Chapter
5 Third Street, Suite 625
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-356-2232 Fax: 415-356-0880
Toll Free: 800-241-0758 Email: ncal@ccfa.org |
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Team Challenge is Rock'n the Vegas Strip!
December 5th, 2010
You can help find a cure for Crohn's & colitis while running or walking the Las Vegas Rock n Roll ½ Marathon!
RSVP TODAY for our next info meeting!
5:30pm Wednesday, September 1
Hearst Building Conference Room (2nd Floor)
5 Third Street, Financial District, Downtown San Francisco
(Stay for our fundraising clinic at 6:00pm!)
OR Contact one of our Walk Managers: For More Information on the East Bay/Sacramento and Peninsula/South Bay Teams Please Contact: Breanne Long – blong@ccfa.org – 646.717.6205 Form More Information on the San Francisco/North Bay Team Please Contact: Maria Khoury – mkhoury@ccfa.org – 415.356.2235
Camp Oasis Family Weekend
Friday, October 22 - Sunday, October 24
CCFA's Camp Oasis Family Weekend provides an opportunity for families affected by Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis to share in good times, support, and learning with other families afflicted with IBD. See below Calendar/Events section for more information.
Apply Today!
2010 Sacramento Patient & Family Education Symposium Slides
 We would like to thank all attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers of the 2010 Sacramento Patient & Family Education Symposium for making this event a huge success. We look forward to bringing you future IBD education programs. Four of the symposium presenters provided presentation slides, one did not use slides, and we hope to have the other one soon:
- Integrative Approaches to IBD (no presentation slides were used)
Charles Carpenter, MD, MPH - Extra-Intestinal Manifestations of IBD and Medication
Mary-Pat Pauly, MD - Surgical Options for Crohn's and Colitis
Kathrin Mayer Troppmann, MD, FACS - Post Op Surgical Panel
Barbara Carlson, RN, BSN, CWOCN; Emily Jarvinen; Adam Tartoria - IBD 101: What Every Patient Needs to Know
Ronald Hsu, MD - IBD and Social Insurance
Dan McCaskell, PhD
For more information, suggestions, and comments, please email us at nca@ccfa.org. Archived webcasts of other IBD programs are available on CCFA's webcasts page. |
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October 22, 2010 - October 24, 2010
CCFA Camp Oasis Family Weekend 2010
Friday, October 22 - Sunday, October 24
Family Camp provides an opportunity for families affected by Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis to share in good times, support, and learning with other families afflicted with IBD.
Hosted at The Painted Turtle in Lake Hughes, Family Camp will include horseback riding, boating and fishing, arts and crafts, woodshop, archery, music, and much more! Doctors and nurses are available on site all weekend to take care of any medical needs that families might have while at camp.
Camp Oasis Family Weekend is for campers ages 6-17 who are affected by Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, and their immediate family members. Thanks to the generous donorations of our sponsors, CCFA is able to offer the Family Weekend at no expense to the families. However, you must be able to provide your own transportation to and from The Painted Turtle.
APPLY TODAY!
(Please return application to Rosalyn at The Painted Turtle)
Although we would like to accept every family that applies, space and funds are limited. Preference will be given to children newly diagnosed with IBD, kids who have not yet been to summer camp and families who have not been to a Family Camp Weekend before.
Questions? Call Morley at the CCFA Office (415) 356-2232,
or by email at mstrom@ccfa.org.
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November 7, 2010
2010 Flagship San Francisco Bay Area Patient and Family Education Symposium Sunday, November 7, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:15 pm South San Francisco Conference Center Registration opening soon!
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Our support group meetings are held in a warm, welcoming and safe atmosphere. All meetings are offered free of charge. Meetings are open to all CCFA members and non-members who have Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Family and friends are welcome. One-on-one telephone support is also available. Child care is not usually provided.
Please note: All support group listings are subject to change. If this if your first time going to a support group meeting, please contact Morley at 415-356-2232 before going to your first meeting. FREMONT SUPPORT GROUP
Faciliator: Amy Nardini
Location: Washington Hospital, West Building, Conrad E. Anderson, MD Auditorium, Conference Room A
2500 Mowry Avenue, Fremont
Meets: 4th Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm
Contact: Amy Nardini at (510) 770-1665
PALO ALTO
Facilitators: Ted Wallace
Location: Stanford Medical Center, 3rd floor, H3210
Meets: 1st Wednesday at 7-8:30 p.m.
PLEASANTON
Facilitators: Cindi Bontempo and Carolyn Paredes
Location: 5725 West Las Positas Blvd. Number 270
Meets: 3rd Thursday at 6:30 p.m.- 8 p.m.
Contact: Carolyn Paredes at (925) 462-6764 ROSEVILLE/ROCKLIN/AUBURN
Facilitator: Guy Randazzo
Location: Sutter Roseville Hospital, 1 Medical Plaza lobby
Meets: The last Wednesday of every month, 7pm
Contact: Guy Randazzo at guy.randazzo@hp.com or 916-624-9432 (home) or 916-785-1340 (work) to get on the roster and verify that the meeting is planned.
SAN FRANCISCO
Facilitator: Susan Shwartz
Location: California Pacific Medical Center, 2333 Buchanan St., Anne Thornton Board Room, Lobby level
Meets: 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Susan Shwartz at 415-661-8038
SANTA ROSA
Facilitators: Meg McNees, Teresa Clarey, and Debbie Rogers
Location: Kaiser Medical Offices Bldg., 3rd Floor, Dermatology Waiting room
Meets: 1st Monday at 6:30 p.m.** (Except when major holidays fall on the 1st Monday, in which case the group meets on the 2nd Monday of the month.)
Contact: Meg McNees at (707) 576-1570
WALNUT CREEK
Facilitators: Tracey Bishop and Pat Doughty
Location: John Muir Hospital, 133 La Casa Via, Mariposa Room in the Garage (Parking Structure), Garden Level, Walnut Creek
Meets: 4th Wednesday of the month, 7:00-8:30 pm
Contact: CCFA NorCal at 1-800-241-0758
If you are interested in starting a support group in your area, please call Morley at 415-356-2232.
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Donate Your Car, Boat or R.V. Before you sell your vehicle, consider donating it to CCFA. Our vehicle donation program helps to raise needed funds for research and community-based education programs. It is a lot easier than selling it and you will also receive a tax deduction. Call us at 1-800-241-0758 for more information.
Workplace Giving Choosing CCFA as the recipient of your workplace giving campaign is one very important way you can help to find a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. CCFA is a member of Community Health Charities, California Chapter. Employees in corporations, federal agencies, and state/municipal governments nationwide give to CCFA through Community Health Charities. CHC has more than 50 years of experience in workplace giving. Touch the lives of people you know and help someone you don't know. If you would like information on how to bring Community Health Charities to your workplace, please call us at 1-800-241-0758.
"Buddy" Connection for Support
Looking to find support and comfort by talking to someone who knows the challenges of living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis? Want to provide a helping hand to those in need of help - including family members of patients? Then join our "Buddy" Connection program! We'll match you up, based on your needs or your request to help others – answering questions, visiting someone in the hospital, or just being there to listen.
To sign up, please download the application. You can also contact Morley Strom at 415-356-2232 or mstrom@ccfa.org.
Volunteer
We welcome all interested people to help in the fight against IBD. For more information about our volunteer program, call us at (800) 241-0758 or email ncal@ccfa.org. Your help is needed at the California Wine Classic, Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis, Team Challenge Crohn's & Colitis, the San Francisco & Sacramento Patient and Family Education Symposiums, the Physician Office Visitation Program and other administrative help. |
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