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Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Chapter
Address: Contact Information:
300 Penn Center Boulevard Phone: (412) 823.8272.
Suite # 401 Toll Free in WPA/WV: (877) 823.8272.
Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Fax: (412) 823.8276.
E-mail: wpawv@ccfa.org
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Welcome to the Western Pennsylvania / West Virginia Website We are here for you! Click here to read our January 2012 Newsletter!
Scroll down for more up to date news and event information.
Join the Western PA / WV Chapter on Facebook & Twitter! Facebook and Twitter will offer the latest updates on Chapter news and events, national IBD-related news, and will serve as a forum for CCFA supporters in our Chapter's region to connect with one another. Start following us now!  
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December 8, 2011 - June 2, 2012
Team Challenge is an exciting fundraising program that trains you to run or walk a half marathon while helping the Foundation raise funds to find a cure for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon
in Loudoun County, VA on Saturday, June 2, 2012 
Upcoming Information Meetings:
12:00pm on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at NOLA on the Square
24 Market Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 6:30pm on Monday, February 6, 2012 at Panera Bread
The Galleria, 1500 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
6:30pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Elite Runners & Walkers
5992 Steubenville Pike, McKees Rocks, PA 15136
10:00am Saturday, February 11, 2012 at AMC Loews Waterfront 22
300 West Waterfront Drive, West Homestead, PA 15120 *Bonus Meeting*
6:30pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Panera Bread
3401 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
For more information or to sign up for a One on One meeting,
contact Katie O'Toole at 412-823-8272 x 221
or at kotoole@ccfa.org.
Check out the Western PA/WV Team Challenge Website!
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December 9, 2011 - September 1, 2012
Mark your 2012 Calendars for Take Steps! Sunday, June 3, 2012
Take Steps Morgantown
www.cctakesteps.org/morgantown Sunday, June 10, 2012
Take Steps Pittsburgh
www.cctakesteps.org/pittsburgh
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Take Steps Erie
www.cctakesteps.org/erie September *date to be announced, 2012
Take Steps Altoona
www.cctakesteps.org/altoona
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February 1, 2012 - March 1, 2012
We Need Your Opinion for Upcoming Education Programming! 
Help us pick the presentation topics for our upcoming Fall Education Symposium to be held: When: Saturday, November 3
Where: Doubletree Hotel: Pittsburgh/Monroeville Convention Center Please CLICK HERE to take this quick, one-question survey to
tell us what topics you would be interested in learning about!
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February 25, 2012
REGENT SQUARE ZUMBA EVENT FUNDRAISER
When: Saturday, February 25 from 11am - 1pm
Where: Sarah Jackson Black Community Center
1050 Windermere Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Cost: $20 in Advance, $25 at the door
50/50, Raffles, Prizes, Zumbawear sale & more!
What you need: Supportive gym shoes, water and towel
Who Can Zumba? This event is for anyone at any fitness level. You don't need a dance background to take a Zumba class. The steps are easy, fun and anyone can do them!
Have questions about this event or Zumba in general?
Email zumbanation_bremer@hotmail.com or check out www.zumbainthesquare.com To advance pay for the 2/25 event: Please fill out the attached registration form and mail the fee to the address on the form. Please email Krista Bremer at zumbanation_bremer@hotmail.com with any questions.
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March 19, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Registration at 6:30pm; Program starts at 7:00pm Four Points by Sheraton Greensburg
100 Sheraton Drive, Route 30 East, Greensburg, 15601 Speakers:
Marc Brian Schwartz, MD
Mark A. Dinga, MEd, RD, LDN
While this event is free thanks to our generous sponsors,
we do ask that you register. If you have any questions about the event or would like to
register by phone, please contact Kellie Surmacz at (412) 823 - 8272.
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June 19, 2012 - June 23, 2012
**SAVE THE DATE**
 June 19 - 23, 2012 A co-ed residential camp for kids with Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis.
Our 2012 session will be held at Camp Tall Timbers in Highview, WV. Applications will be available in mid-January 2012 for campers (grades 2 - 10 in fall 2012), Leaders in training (grades 11 - 12 in Fall 2012), and volunteers (age 18+). Click HERE to learn more or contact Kellie Surmacz at ksurmacz@ccfa.org or 412.823.8272.
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Please call the Chapter to inquire and sign on for
any of the following support groups at 412-823-8272
PENNSYLVANIA
CRANBERRY
Adult Patients and Caregivers welcome Cranberry Township Municipal Building
Activity Room #1 (near back of building, but have to go through the Parks and Recreation Center once entering the building)
2525 Rochester Road
Cranberry Township, PA 16066 First Thursday of every other month***
Future meeting to occur in February, April, June, etc.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Email the Facilitators with questions about the support group at:
cranberryccfa@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SHORE
Teen and Parent Support Group; must be 12 years of age or older to attend - groups meet separately at same time and place – occasionally combined
***Group will take a hiatus and will return March 2012***
Pittsburgh Presbytery Center
901 Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Third Saturday of the month
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
-------------------------------------------------------- PETERS TOWNSHIP
Adult Patients and Caregivers welcome Peters Township Library
616 East McMurray Road, Canonsburg, PA 15317 First Thursday of the month
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
-------------------------------------------------------- ERIE
Adult Patients and Caregivers welcome Saint George Church – Franklin Room
5145 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509 Third Thursday of the month
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. -------------------------------------------------------- LATROBE
Adult Patients and Caregivers welcome Latrobe Hospital – South Conference Room
121 West Second Avenue, Latrobe, PA 15650 Second Thursday of the month
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
-------------------------------------------------------- WEST VIRGINIA MORGANTOWN
Patients and Caregivers, aged 13 and above, are welcome Panera Bread
357 Patterson Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505
Last Thursday of the month
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
_______________________________________________________________ Our casual support group meetings are held in a warm, welcoming, neutral, and safe atmosphere.
All meetings are offered free of charge. We are seeking individuals to help us establish new support groups in our Chapter region. Support groups must be co-facilitated by at least one healthcare professional and at least one layperson and be held most months of the year at the same time each month and in a public location. Support groups in our Chapter region are overseen and supported, in part, by Chapter staff and a Volunteer Support Group Coordinator who was chosen for her excellence in this work. If you are interested in starting a support group,
please contact the chapter office at 412-823-8272.
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CCFA Webcasts
IBD Presentations Available Online NEW presentations include: Managing IBD: Taking Charge of Your Disease - Dr. Miguel Regueiro Pediatric Crohn's: Finding the Right Path to Care - Dr. Sandra C. Kim and Janis Arnold Progress in CD: An Update on the Advances in Crohn's Disease - Dr. Jonathan Braum Ulcerative Colitis: The A to Z of Treating UC - Dr. Thomas Ullman IBD & She: Focusing on Living While Managing IBD - Dr. Sunanda Kane and Dr. Uma Mahadevan-Velayos Breakthroughs in IBD Research: Helping You Today - Dr. Stephen Targan
Workplace Giving through United Way Please consider CCFA for your annual United Way contribution.
Your generous gift will help us to fund our mission critical programs. Our United Way of Allegheny County contributor's choice code is #2951.
If you live outside of Allegheny County, please call your local United Way office for information on how to designate your contribution to CCFA.
In most cases it is as easy as simply writing CCFA's name and address on your pledge card. Thank you in advance for choosing CCFA.
Together we will find a cure.
Chapter Wish List Our Chapter's commitment is to ensure that more of each dollar raised goes to fund the research, and education and support programs that are at the center of our mission. It is in this spirit of cost containment that we provide this list of needed in-kind items: Please contact us at the Chapter Office if you have a line on any of these items.
Memorials & Tributes Making donations on behalf of others or in memory of others is a meaningful way of recognizing commitment to an important cause. You can make a tribute or memorial donation and have us send one of our attractive cards for as little as $5.00. Upon receipt of your donation, we will send the gift card to notify the individual of your kind donation. Your memorial or tribute gift to CCFA is a compassionate gift and will make a difference in the lives of others with IBD.
Volunteers Needed We are always looking for volunteers to help in the office with light administrative tasks as well as volunteers to help with our special events and education programs. If interested, please call Kellie at 412-823-8272 ext. 224
You can also fill out the form below and
fax it to 412-823-8276 or email it to ksurmacz@ccfa.org
volunteer registration form
Chapter Board of Trustees
Leonard Fornella, Esq., President
Leonard Baidoo, MD, VP, CMAC
Florri Ladov, VP, Planning and Operations
Allie Quick, VP, Major Gifts Geanina Anghel, M.D.
James Bahm
David Binion, M.D.
Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD, LDN
Michael Cavataio, Jr.
Paul Lebovitz, M.D.
Doug MacPhail
Staci Miller
Gary Moser, Esq.
Roslyn Neiman
Gavin O'Connor, Esq.
Steve Pederson
Lori Plung
Kenneth Regan
Jessica Romano
Laura Saulson
Cara Zahn Emeritus Board of Trustees
Jodi Amos, inducted 2010
Louis Plung, CPA, inducted 2010
Nancy Cohen,RN, inducted 2011
Dave Kalla, inducted 2011
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