Honours and Awards

CCFC offers many opportunities to recognize individual volunteer effort as well as collective Chapter achievement.

Please click on the following links to learn more about our honours and awards:

Finkelstein Award - The award is awarded annually to a Canadian who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of inflammatory bowel disease.

CCFC Research Leadership Award - This honor recognizes an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the development of our research program.

CCFC Award of Excellence - CCFC's Award of Excellence promotes excellence and recognizes CCFC Chapters across the country for above average work.

CCFC Outstanding Chapter Award - CCFC's Outstanding Chapter Awards are awarded to three Chapters across the country in each population category to recognize their outstanding work.

Unsung Hero Award - The Unsung Hero Award recognizes the efforts of individual CCFC volunteers who play a vital role "behind the scenes" to support our mission to find the cure.

Chapter Recognition Awards - Volunteer groups who have shown excellence and innovation in a specific area. These areas are: Leadership, Fundraising, Volunteer Development, Education & Awareness, Financial Accountability and Partnerships.

Golden Gutsy Award - This national award presented is to an individual volunteer who has done the most outrageous thing to get his/her message across about the CCFC, or to raise funds, or to raise awareness of the CCFC.

Volunteer Initiative Award - Presented to an individual volunteer for the best idea that has been or has the potential to be implemented on a national level.