Platinum Sponsor

Since 1989, the friendship between M&M Meat Shops and CCFC has continued to grow. Through the years, M&M Meat Shops has become our best corporate friend and has raised $18.3 in total million for inflammatory bowel disease research.

Their commitment to raising funds for IBD research is demonstrated by their sponsorship of several important programs and initiatives, including:

M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day is the largest nation-wide BBQ event in Canada. Each year in May, thousands of volunteers and supporters come out to M&M Meat Shops locations across the country and have a great time serving up and eating tasty BBQ! In 2009, they raised $1.9 million, with all of the proceeds going to CCFC to fund IBD research!

M&M Meat Shops is a National Sponsor of our annual Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon. They also organize a number of local golf tournaments and other fundraising initiatives for CCFC at locations across the country.

M&M Grant in Aid of Research
Each year, M&M Meat Shops funds a three-year grant for vital IBD research. This year's recipient is: David Sigalet of the Alberta Children’s Hospital. His study will be funded from 2009-2012 and it will look into: Immune signaling pathways of glugacon-like Peptide 2 in the inflamed intestine.

www.mmmeatshops.com

Gold Sponsor

Abbott, a global broad-based healthcare company and maker of HUMIRA, is proud to be a Gold Sponsor as well as a national sponsor of the Heel ‘n’ Wheel-a-Thon, IBD 2009 and the Educational Symposiums in 2008.

We would also like to thank them for partnering with CCFC in creating an online Patient Declaration, found on ISupportIBD.ca, which was launched April 2009 and already has more than 5,000 signatures.

www.abbott.com

Silver Sponsor

Axcan Pharma, maker of Salofalk, has been a proud Bronze Sponsor of the CCFC since 2001 and has we are now happy to recognize them this year as a Silver Sponsor.

In 2007, Axcan Pharma joined our team of national sponsors of the Heel ‘n’ Wheel-a-Thon. We would like to also thank them for their support with our educational brochures. We are thrilled with Axcan Pharma’s support of our programs and are looking forward to its continued involvement in the future.

www.axcan.com

A National Sponsor since 1999, Schering-Plough, maker of Remicade, and has been a SilverSponsor since 2008! Schering-Plough has been a long time supporter of the Foundation and has helped us run numerous education events focusing on new advancements in the treatment of Crohn’s disease over the past several years. We’d like to thank Schering-Plough for sponsoring the Heel ‘n’ Wheel-a-Thon and IBD 2009. Our heartfelt thanks to Schering-Plough for not just renewing their commitment to the CCFC.

www.schering.ca

Silver Sponsor

A national sponsor since 2007, we are pleased to acknowledge UCB Canada Inc. as a new Silver Sponsor and national event sponsor for the Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon.

UCB Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology products in the fields of central nervous system disorders, allergy/respiratory diseases, immune and inflammatory disorders, and oncology. The company is currently working on therapies for the treatment of inflammation and immune disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease. We look forward to working with this great company for another year!

UCBeyond Scholarship Program

http://www.ucb-group.com

Other Ways That Your Company Can Help:

Employee Contributions - CCFC Matching Gift Program. If your employees donate to the CCFC, you can match their gift! For more information about our Matching Gift Program, please click here.

Corporate Donations - CCFC Corporate Giving Program. Discover creative ways to raise funds for CCFC at your workplace or increase your philanthropic profile by donating to CCFC! For more information about our Corporate Giving Program, please click here.

Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon - Get your company involved with the Heel 'n' Wheel-a-Thon in your community.