This program is intended for patients, families and caregivers affected by
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. 

Consisting of a live and interactive presentation by Dr. Lawrence R. Schiller of Baylor University Medical Center, as well as a question and answer session.

Topics of discussion will include:

Overview of inflammatory bowel diseases
Recognition of symptoms and importance of diagnosis
Review of current therapies and emerging research
Management of disease an emotional wellness resources

This program will be held on:

 Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre,
5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX  75240

Check-In 6:00 pm
Program 6:30 pm
Q&A  7:30pm-8:00 pm

~Light snacks and beverages will be provided~

This educational program is free of charge,
funded by an educational grant from Centocor, Inc.

For more information please call: 972.386.0607 or email: ntexas@ccfa.org

LET'S SAY ALOHA TO CROHN'S & COLITIS!

Annual CCFA Bowl-A-Thon

Sunday, August 16th, 2009 
Plano Super Bowl
12:00pm-4:00

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of Bowling, Prizes, Contests, Raffle & much more!

Registration & Raffle 12:00pm
Bowling 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Raffle & Prizes 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Minimum suggested pledge per person to participate: $50.00
Minimum per team: 4
Maximum: 6

For more information or to register a team, please contact
Rachel Wallace at: 972.386.0607 x304 or rwallace@ccfa.org

Help us to say ALOHA to Crohn's & Colitis!

2009 CCFA Camp Oasis
A residential camp for boys and girls with Crohn's disease
and ulcerative colitis. It is offered FREE OF CHARGE.

August 20 - August 23, 2009
Thursday - Sunday

Applications are available online at www.ccfa.org/kidsteens/camp_calendar

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION JUNE 30TH!

Campers (ages 7-16)
Leaders in Training (ages 17-18)
Volunteers (age 19+)

Learn More about this exciting program, or contact the Camp Office: 
972.386.0607 or vthomas@ccfa.org

Please note: All support group listings are subject to change. Please call the contact number listed to confirm the meeting date, time, and place. 

CHILDREN:

DALLAS
Parent Chat: A Quarterly Support Group for Parents of Kids with IBD 
Parents of all IBD children through college age are welcome to attend. 
Each meeting will feature a speaker and Q&A session, and parents will be able to share stories,
coping skills and strategies for raising children with the unique challenges that IBD brings. 
The group will meet quarterly.  
For more information, contact the Chapter Office at 972.386.0607 or ntexas@ccfa.org. 

IBD Teen Group
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Medical District Drive
Dallas, TX  75235
Meets: Varies
For more information, contact Gabby Reed at 214.456.8011 or gabree@childrens.com

FORT WORTH
Pediatric Support Group (Kids & Parents)
Cook Children's Hospital
801 7th Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm
For more information, contact: Brenda Sonnier at 682.885.2677 or Brenda.Sonnier@cookchildrens.org 
   

DALLAS
GI Lab - Waiting Room
Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
8200 Walnut Hill Lane
Meets:  2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm
For more information, contact Jennifer Gossett at 214.345.4493, JenniferGossett@texashealth.org,
or Laura Strohmeyer at 214.722.7503, LStrohmeyer@AmSurg.org

GRAPEVINE
North Texas Grapevine Support Group
Stacy Furniture Center-Community Rm. 3rd FL
1900 So. Main St., Grapevine, TX 76051
Meets: 1st Thursday of each month from 6 - 7 pm
For more information, contact Vicki Blancett at 214.536.0732, vblancett@charter.net
or Sonja Callicott at 972.539.145 or (cell) 817.312.5579, sonjarc@verizon.net 

TYLER
Digestive Health Specialists of Tyler
1720 S. Beckham, Tyler TX
Group Meets:  3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm
For more information, contact Machelle McDowell at 903.595.5101

NEW SUPPORT GROUPS:
If you are interested in starting a support group in your area, please contact the North Texas Chapter at 972.386.0607 or ntexas@ccfa.org

Donate to CCFA While Shopping 
At Your Favorite Grocery Store.

Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program
If your Reward Card is not already linked to CCFA, just give your card to the cashier and ask that CCFA's account number (3318) be linked to your card. Once the number is entered on the card, it will automatically give CCFA credit on all future purchases. Tom Thumb allows up to three organizations per household to be linked. Your total purchase amount will be divided equally among the organizations designated on the Reward cards in each household.

KrogerPLUS Card
Follow the steps below to link your Plus Card to CCFA
•  Go to krogerneighbortoneighbor.com and click on "Find Your Organization."

•  Under "Search by city and state:" enter "Dallas " and "TX" and then click "Search" and you will find "CROHN'S COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER — DALLAS, TX". When you click on our name, a customer letter will appear with a barcode specific to CCFA at the bottom.

•  Take the customer letter with you the next time you go shopping and give it to the cashier when you check out. The cashier will be able to link your card to our account using the barcode on the letter.

 These programs are designed to donate back a percentage of your total bill to CCFA. Through these programs, we can generate desparately needed funds to help our research and education programs.

North Texas Chapter

12801 North Central Expressway
Suite 270
Dallas, TX 75243

Phone: (972) 386-0607
Fax: (972) 386-0509

Email: ntexas@ccfa.org

Sharon Seagraves, Executive Director, sseagraves@ccfa.org
Nicole Austin, Team Challenge Manager, naustin@ccfa.org
Lisa Phillips, Take Steps Manager, lphillips@ccfa.org
Vernessa Thomas, Administrative Assistant, vthomas@ccfa.org
Rachel Wallace, Development Manager, rwallace@ccfa.org

Board of Trustees
Kevin Brand
President
Lawrence R. Schiller, MD
Vice President & Chair - Chapter Medical Advisory Cabinet
Holland Walsh
Immediate Past President

Annabel Adams
Barbara Adamson
Kevin D. Diamond, MD
Spencer L. Dworkis
Jennifer Fortman
Tom Hyman
Mousumi Johnson
Zahir Lavingia
Gail Loeb
Michael W. Moran, Esq.
Judson Stafford
Tammy Walsh

Chapter Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC)
John Andersen, MD
Katrina Bassel, MD
Kendall Brown, MD
Angela Carollo, MD
Randy Crim, MD
Octavio De La Pena, MD
Phil Huber, MD
Jeff Hurley, MD
Peter Loeb, MD
Ashish Patel, MD
Kimberly Persley, MD
Don Rockey, MD 
Lawrence R. Schiller, MD (CMAC Chair)
Armond Schwartz, MD
Mohsin Shah, MD
Monte Troutman, DO
Michael Weisberg, MD
Annette Whitney, MD