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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 the Team Challenge Sprint Triathlon Program
Team Challenge is taking on the San Diego Rock'n'Roll sprint triathlon! Team Challenge provides local Bay Area training plans, personal training plans, gear discounts, triathlon clinics, and weekend accommodations in San Diego, as well as bike shipment for all participants. Learn More at an Information Meeting Near You! Sat, 5/12 – 10:00am @ Sports Basement
610 Old Mason Street @ Crissy Field, San Francisco, CA 94129 **Last Info Meeting, Followed by the Season Kick-Off Party**
Thurs, 5/17 – 6:30pm @ Tied House Brewery
954 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 RSVP today to Maggie Boutlton:
mboulton@ccfa.org - (646) 430-2365
Take Steps to Cure Crohn's and Colitis  
Together, we can raise awareness and funds to fight digestive diseases in our communities and across the nation! Join us this sping to
Take Steps to find a cure.
Free Patient Education Program 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | 6:30 to 8:30 PM
California Pacific Medical Center
Pacific Campus - Enright Room
2333 Buchanan Street
San Francisco, CA 94155 Sign up today! Topics include: Risks and benefits of medication, surgery, integrative treatments in IBD, and IBD and quality of life.
Join Team Challenge in Hawaii or Wine Country this Summer!   
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 you to walk, run or jog a half marathon in these amazing destinations. Be part of the team that's committed to finding a cure for Crohn's and colitis! It's not too late to join! Contact Maria Khoury at mkhoury@ccfa.org or 415.356.2235
about joining the East Bay and San Francisco & North Bay teams. Contact Breanne Long at blong@ccfa.org or 646.717.6205
about the Peninsula & South Bay team.
Mike McCready & Flight to Mars Tour to Benefit CCFA!
Flight to Mars, featuring Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready, hits the road this May in celebration of the band's 10th anniversary. The tour's proceeds will benefit CCFA's Camp Oasis program and Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness. Support Mike and his band as they heighten awareness for Crohn's and colitis and generously support CCFA!
Flight to Mars will be playing on May 20th at The Independent in San Francisco.
Get your tickets TODAY!
CCFA Social Night
  Need a mid-week break with friends and margaritas? Who doesn't?! Unwind and relax with your friends from CCFA. May 15, 6:30pm
Aqui Blossom Valley
5679 Snell Avenue, San Jose, CA
Learn more about our upcoming events and local programs, meet others in the CCFA community, chat with friends whose lives are touched by Crohn's
and colitis, and have a great time! All are welcome!
Contact Maggie Boulton at 646-430-2365 or mboulton@ccfa.org
for more information.
Camp Gut Busters
 Camp Gut Busters is a week-long camp for children with IBD. Started in 2001 by Dr. Mel Heyman, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterolgy at UCSF Medical School, the camp aims to provide a fun and free experience for children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. To learn more about Camp Gut Busters,
please visit this website.
CCFA is happy to provide information on local resources like Camp Gut Busters; Camp Gut Busters is not a CCFA camp.
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May 16, 2012
"IBD Treatments" Free Education Workshop, San Francisco
Reserve your seat today!
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May 19, 2012
Sacramento Take Steps Walk
San Jose 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, and is open to campers (7-16 years old), Leaders in Training (17 years old) and volunteers (19 + years old). Applications are now closed for the 2012 season. 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 4, 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
Faciliators: Amy Nardini and Keri Gurule
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 or Keri Gurule
at thegurulegang@aol.com
** May 22 meeting: Special guest speaker Dr. Stacy Dodd, PhD will be joining the group to discuss chronic illness, pain, anxiety and depression.
*** NEW GROUP ***
SAN JOSE
Facilitators: Andrea Trichnero and Vicki Stewart
Location: Kaiser San Jose, Family Health Center,
276 International Circle, 3rd Floor Conference Rooms D and E
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)
Facilitators: Gwen Roberts and Brevin Pretorius
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SFSSG
Next meeting: TBA
Contact: Brevin Pretorius at TheSFSSG@gmail.com.
SANTA ROSA
Facilitator: Meg McNees
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
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
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
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
Facilitators: Susan Shwartz and Molly Reisman
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 or Psjs4@msn.com,
or Molly Reisman at molly.reisman@gmail.com
PLEASANTON
INACTIVE - If you are interested in restarting this group,
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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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