You can now help our chapter while you do your shopping! Check out or partnerships with Kroger Community Rewards, and online daily deal site, TheBetterCause.com to see how you can help us fund critical research to find a cure!
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger is giving 5 million dollars to local non profits this year through their community rewards program! Shoppers can select an eligible non-profit in their area to add to their Kroger Plus card, and the non-profit will receive a share of the $5 million allotted.
Follow these directions to select CCFA-Southwest Ohio; your fuel points and other Kroger Plus benefits will not be affected by this program. Please note, you can only select our chapter if you live in the Greater Cincinnati market (Cincinnati, Dayton, NKY, Indiana).
TheBetterCause.com
Check out TheBetterCause.com, a new daily deal site that gives back to local non-profits. Simply purchase a deal online, and select CCFA-Southwest Ohio at checkout. TheBetterCause will donate at least 30% of their revenue from the deal back to our chapter.
Team SW Ohio is currently recruiting for the Rock N Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon on December 2nd, 2012!
*make a difference * help find cures * run or walk 13.1 miles*
Find out more about Team Challenge and Sign-up for an Information Meeting: Visit the Team Challenge Web Site or call 513-772-3550 or email Jenny Sneed at Jsneed@ccfa.org for more information!
Can't take the Challenge this time, but still want to help? Donate Now
Team Challenge Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon
June 3, 2012
Take Steps Walk Dayton
Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 3, 2012. The walk will take place at Carillon Park. Registration and activities begin at 4:30pm and the walk begins at 6:00pm.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 9, 2012. The walk will take place at Sawyer Point. Registration and activities begin at 4:30pm and the walk begins at 6:00pm.
3rd Annual Alex Jones Memorial Golf Outing & Dinner
On behalf of the Jones & Buesking families and the Southwest Ohio chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Americ, we would like to invite you to the 3rd Annual Alex Jones Memorial Golf Outing. Visit the event website.
After suffering from Crohn's Disease for several years, Alex sadly took his own life on August 15, 2009 at the age of 17. In an effort to raise money to find a cure for Crohn's and Colitis, Alex's family and friends will host this annual event in his honor. Together we will make a difference.
Cost: $125 per player fee includes: Green & cart fees, unlimited range balls, beer & soft drinks on the course, Dinner catered by Heatherwoode with cash bar.
Other events/Activities: Raffles, prizes, 50/50, Mulligan & t-shirt sales.
July 8, 2012 - July 14, 2012
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 March 31, 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 Jenny Sneed, Endurance at jsneed@ccfa.org or 513-772-3550.
Special thanks to our major donors: Mrs. Ilene Schwartz, the Michael Yendick Foundation for Children, Bruce Frankel, ACBL Charities, the Limited Foundation, and the Alex Jones Memorial Fund.
August 7, 2012 - August 16, 2012
Team Challenge Information Meetings – Rock N' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon Join us to learn more about Team Challenge & how you can run the Las Vegas Strip at night! Below is the list of information meetings, please register here!
Tuesday, August 7th at 6:30pm – Awakenings Coffee and Wine (2734 Erie Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45208)
Wednesday, August 8th at 6:30pm – EnterTRAINment Junction (7379 Squire Ct. West Chester, OH 45069)
Saturday, August 11th at 10am – Up & Running (6123 Far Hills Ave. Dayton, OH 45459)
Tuesday, August 14th at 6:30pm – Fleet Feet (9525 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45242)
Thursday, August 16th at 6:30pm (Kick-off immediately after) – Dave & Busters (11775 Commons Dr. Springdale, OH 45246)
October 5, 2012
Cick For Crohn's...An Evening of Extraordinary Events!
Please join us on October 5, 2012 at Paul Brown Stadium for the first annual Cick for Crohn's ... an evening of extraordinary events.
Tickets are $100 and include a cocktail reception, dinner stations, entertainment, auctions and a special opportunity to tour Paul Brown Stadium including a chance to kick a field goal on the Cincinnati Bengals home turf!
Our special honoree for the evening will be the Schubert-Martin Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
More information regarding sponsorship opportunities & purchasing tickets coming soon!
Please note: All support group listings are subject to change. Please call the chapter number above to confirm the meeting date, time, and place.
Support Groups:
CCFA support groups provide patients and their loved ones with an opportunity to meet others like themselves who are affected by Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis. Meetings are held in a socially-oriented, emotionally uplifting atmosphere. The discussions are stimulating and confidential, and participants always demonstrate support and understanding.
Trained facilitators run all support group meetings, and they often invite expert presenters to sessions. Past presenters include pharmacists, nurses, gastroenterologists, colon and rectal surgeons, psychologists, and alternative health care experts.
If we don't currently have a support group in your area and you would you like to help us, please contact the chapter office at 513-772-3550 to inquire about becoming a trained support group facilitator.
FINNEYTOWN AREA SUPPORT GROUP
3rd Monday of every month, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Call the Southwest Ohio Chapter office at 513-772-3550 for details.
Location: Family Life Center, Northminster Presbyterian Church Call 931-5777 for directions & a map
Upcoming Meeting Schedule: NO MEETING IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY Monday, February 20
FREE Babysitting available: With pre-registration, call 931-5777 to register your child(ren)
The Family Life Center is located at the corner of Woodview Dr. & Compton Rd. One block east off Winton Rd., North of Ronald Reagan Highway and shares a parking lot with the church off of Compton Rd. Entrance to the FLC is through the back door off of the parking lot.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Our chapter depends on our volunteers. You can become involved in a number of ways:
Office Volunteer -- Office tasks that include typing, filing, mailings and other administrative tasks.
Fundraising -- Serve on one of our fundraising committees for our special events.
Education -- Help us raise awareness by distributing CCFA literature throughout the community.
Ambassador -- Patients who are willing to talk to other patients about Crohn's or colitis (IBD)? Come join our one-on-one support system, which provides equally matched "buddies" or successful mentors (for adolescents) who can lend a listening ear to issues, concerns, and/or questions relating to IBD . . . call us to be trained as a volunteer.
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
Membership Individual memberships start as low as $30. Benefits include the chapters newsletter, national magazine, discounts on CCFA books, and invitations to participate in chapter events and programs.
Tribute/Memorial Cards: "In Honor or In Memory" There is a $5 minimum contribution per card. Tributes can be charged to your credit card over the telephone.
Research Alliance: If you would like to join our donors who are funding on-going research projects please contact the office and ask about becoming a member of the Research Alliance.
Webcasts: We now have round-the-clock learning opportunities that allow you to explore a particular topic in-depth. Every topic has been chosen for its interest to people with IBD and their families. Be sure to check out what's available now, and stay tuned for our upcoming programs, listed below:
The Effects of Crohn's and Colitis on Kids and Families; Advocacy, Insurance, and You; Leading-Edge Developments in the Diagnosis and Management of IBD; and Nutrition and IBD.
