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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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Join Team Challenge in Hawaii
or Wine Country in 2012!
  
We're heading back to Kona, Hawaii for the Kona Half marathon on June 24th and to Wine Country for the Napa to Sonoma Half marathon on July, 15th. We cover all your travel expenses and train to walk, run or jog a half marathon in these amazing destinations. Be part of the team that's not only committed to finding a cure for Crohn's and Colitis, but to celebrating our achievements with fabulous vacations. Save the date for an information meeting near you and RSVP today to find out more about our ½ marathon training program and upcoming races! East Bay Information Meetings:
10:00am Saturday, 2/11/12 – Sports Basement, Walnut Creek
7:00pm Thursday, 2/23/12 – REI, Berkeley
7:00pm Monday, 2/27/12 – Fleet Feet, Pleasanton
11:00am Saturday, 3/3/12 – Heather Farms Picnic Area, Walnut Creek San Francisco & North Bay Information Meetings:
6:30pm Monday, 2/13/12 – San Rafael Community Center
6:30pm Thursday, 2/16/12 – Lombardi Sports, San Francisco
10:00am Saturday, 2/25/12 – Sports Basement @ Crissy Field
6:30pm Thursday, 3/1/12 – MoMo's, San Francisco Peninsula & South Bay Information Meetings:
6:30pm Thursday, 2/16/12 – Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto
6:30pm Wednesday, 2/22/12 – Sonoma Chicken Coop, Campbell
10:00am Saturday, 2/25,/12 – Sports Basement, Sunnyvale
6:30pm Tuesday, 2/28/12 – REI, San Carlos
6:30pm Thursday, 3/1/12 – Tied House Brewery, Mountain View For more info, contact:
Maria Khoury (San Francisco & East Bay): mkhoury@ccfa.org, 415.3562235
Breanne Long (Peninsula/South Bay): blong@ccfa.org, 646.717.6205
Upcoming Patient Education Symposiums
 Palo Alto Patient and Family Education Symposium
Saturday, March 10, 2012
8:30am – 1:00pm
Sheraton Palo Alto
625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Reserve your seat! RSVP Today!
Sacramento Patient and Family Education Symposium
Saturday, March 17, 2012
8:30am – 1:45pm
UC Davis Medical Center, Courtyard Marriott, Midtown Sacramento
4422 Y Street, Sacramento CA 95817
Reserve your seat! RSVP Today!
Questions? Please call Morley Strom at 415-456-2232 for more information.
Ticket Sales Now Open!
 Join us for an evening of celebration and philanthropy...
Enjoy tastings from premier wineries, a seated dinner, and an
incredible array of silent and live auction items. Thursday, April 26, 6pm-10pm
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Garden Court
This event sold out last year, so be sure to reserve your seat today!
Camp Oasis Applications Now Available
~A co-ed residential camp for kids with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis~ Our 2012 session will be held at The Painted Turtle in Lake Hughes, California. Activities include water and land sports, visual and performing arts, climbing wall, horseback riding and much more! Applications are now available for campers (7-16 years old), Leaders in Training (17 years old) and volunteers (19 + years old). Call Morley Strom at 415-456-2232 for more information. |
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February 11, 2012
Youth Activity, Sacramento
Are You Ready to Bounce Off the Walls? Join us for an afternoon of fun! Saturday February 11, 2011
12:00-2:00pm Sky High Sports
11327 Folsom Blvd. #160
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 This is a free event for kids and teens with IBD, ages 7-18. Pizza will be served! RSVPs are now closed - This event has reached capacity. For more information call Morley Strom at 415-356-2232.
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February 11, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012 – Sports Basement
1881 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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February 13, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 6:30 p.m. Monday, February 13, 2012 – San Rafael Community Center
618 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
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February 16, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2012 – Lombardi Sports
1600 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
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February 16, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2012 – Lucie Stern Community Center
Community Room - 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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February 22, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2012 – Sonoma Chicken Coop
200 East Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008
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February 23, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2012 – REI
1338 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702
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February 25, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2012 – Sports Basement
610 Old Mason Street @ Crissy Field, San Francisco, CA 94129
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February 25, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2012 – Sports Basement
1177 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
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February 27, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 27, 2012 – Fleet Feet
234 A Main Street, Pleasanton, CA 94566
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February 28, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – REI
1119 Industrial Road Suite A, San Carlos, CA 94070
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March 1, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012 – MoMo's
760 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
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March 1, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012 – Tied House Brewery
954 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
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March 3, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meeting - 2012 Napa to Sonoma and Kona, Hawaii Races 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012 – Heather Farms Picnic Area
1750 Heather Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
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March 10, 2012
Palo Alto Patient Education Conference Reserve your seat! RSVP Today!
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March 17, 2012
Sacramento Patient & Family Education Symposium Reserve your seat! RSVP Today!
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April 26, 2012
15th Annual California Wine Classic
This event sold out last year, so be sure to reserve your seat today!
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May 16, 2012
"IBD Treatments" Free Education Workshop, San Francisco
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May 17, 2012
Medical Professionals' Education Event, San Francisco
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May 19, 2012
San Jose Take Steps Walk Sacramento Take Steps Walk
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June 9, 2012
San Francisco Take Steps Walk
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June 24, 2012
Team Challenge Kona, Hawaii Half Marathon
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July 15, 2012
Team Challenge Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon
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July 20, 2012 - July 25, 2012
A co-ed residential camp for kids with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Our 2012 session will be held at The Painted Turtle in Lake Hughes, CA. Applications are now available for campers (7-16 years old), Leaders in Training (17 years old) and volunteers (19 + years old). To find out more about Camp Oasis, please contact Morley Strom at mstrom@ccfa.org or 415-356-2232.
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August 9, 2012
"Nutrition and IBD" Free Education Workshop, Fresno
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August 16, 2012
"Nutrition and IBD" Free Education Workshop, San Jose
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September 9, 2012
Team Challenge Triathlon, San Diego
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September 20, 2012
Santa Rosa Education Workshop
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October 6, 2012
Wine Country Take Steps Walk, Santa Rosa
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November 3, 2012
"Toque of the Town" Chef's Gala
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November 10, 2012
San Francisco Bay Area Patient & Family Education Symposium
South San Francisco Conference Center
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Our support group meetings are held in a warm, welcoming atmosphere. All meetings are offered free of charge, and are open to all CCFA members and non-members who have Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Family and friends are welcome, too. One-on-one telephone support is also available (please see section on CCFA's "Buddy Connection Program" below). 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 Strom at 415-356-2232 before attending. If you are interested in starting a support group in your area, please call Morley Strom at 415-356-2232.
FREMONT
Faciliator: Amy Nardini
Location: Washington Hospital, West Building, Conrad E. Anderson, MD Auditorium, Conference Room A
2500 Mowry Avenue, Fremont
Meets: 4th Tuesday of every month from 6:30-8:30pm **
Contact: Amy Nardini at (510) 770-1665
** January meeting: Special guest speaker Samantha Wellman will be sharing about her own IBD experience: "Ten Years of IBD: From Sickness to Wellness"
PALO ALTO
Facilitator: Ted Wallace
Location: Stanford Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford CA 94305
3rd floor, Room H3210
Meets: 1st Wednesday of every month at 7-8:30pm **
Contact: Morley Strom at 415-356-2232
** Meetings CANCELED until March 7, 2012, when our normal meeting schedule will resume.
*** NEW GROUP! ***
VISALIA
Facilitators: Brittani Snyder and Richard Beaver
Location: Bear Room of the Kaweah Delta Rehab Hospital, 840 S. Akers Street, Visalia
Meets: 1st Wednesday of every month, 7-8pm
Contact: Brittani Snyder at britanne@hotmail.com or Richard Beaver at (559) 292-6126.
ROSEVILLE/ROCKLIN/AUBURN
Facilitator: Guy Randazzo
Location: Sutter Roseville Hospital, 1 Medical Plaza lobby
Meets: The last Wednesday of every month, 7pm **
** No November 2011 meeting will be held; December 2011 meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 14.
Contact: Guy Randazzo at guy.randazzo@hp.com or (916) 769-4915 to get on the roster and verify that the meeting is planned. Visit the group's website at http://sites.google.com/site/ibdinfogroup/.
SAN FRANCISCO
Facilitator: Susan Shwartz
Location: California Pacific Medical Center, 2333 Buchanan St.
in the Enright Room.
Meets: 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm
Contact: Susan Shwartz at 415-661-8038
PLEASANTON
INACTIVE - If you are interested in restarting this group,
please call (415) 356-2232 or email ncal@ccfa.org.
*** NEW GROUP ***
SAN JOSE
Facilitators: Andrea Trichnero and Vicki Stewart
Location: Kaiser San Jose, 260 Hospital Pkwy,
One North Ortho Building, Room 1
Meets: 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm
Contact: Andrea Trinchero at andrea185@aol.com or
Vicki Stewart at pasopeanut@yahoo.com.
SAN FRANCISCO - Young People's Meeting (~25 to ~35 years of age)
Facilitator: Gwen Roberts and Brevin Pretorius
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SFSSG
Next activity: TBA
Contact: Brevin Pretorius at TheSFSSG@gmail.com.
SANTA ROSA
Facilitators: Meg McNees and Teresa Clarey
Location: Kaiser Medical Offices, 401 Bicentennial Way, East Building, 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, 7:00-8:30pm
Contact: Pat Doughty at (925) 284-9167 or newpatdoughty@gmail.com
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Donate Your Car, Boat or R.V. to CCFA 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 yourself, and you will receive a tax deduction. Call us at (650) 367-7788 for more information, or donate online today!
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.
Join our Buddy Connection Program for the Support You Need
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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