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Official Proclamations for IBD Awareness Month Powered by Community Beginning June 16, 2008, CCFC volunteers Greg Mailloux and Vin Heney biked from Victoria, BC to St. John's, Newfoundland. Meeting with different CCFC chapters along the way and involving as many communities as possible with a mission is to raise funds for research and to promote healthy lifestyles. Their experience was documented and made into a film that is now available on DVD, for further information, visit their website at www.poweredbycommunity.org.
Brampton/North
Peel Chapter
Ajax/Pickering
Affiliate Newmarket Affiliate
Upcoming Chapter Meetings Ajax-Pickering: We are currently building a volunteer base in the Ajax/Pickering community. If you are interested in building a stronger CCFC presence in your community by taking on a leadership volunteer role or volunteering day-of at our events, please contact Jessica Lee-Bearss at 416-920-5035 x235 or jlee-bearss@ccfc.ca. Belleville Heel'n'Wheel-a-thon: Sunday, June 6th 2010 at Hill Pavilion, Zwick's Park, Belleville from 9 am - noon. Volunteers are needed for our Heel 'n Wheel task force. Please contact Sherry Pang at spang@ccfc.ca further information! Volunteer Meeting: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Airborne Systems Canada Ltd - 35 Wilson Ave, Belleville The agenda will focus on the 2010 Heel ‘n’ Wheel-a-thon with discussions on education and awareness events. Everyone is welcome! Please contact Sherry Pang by email at spang@ccfc.ca or phone 1-877-338-7426 for further information! Brampton/North Peel Planning Meetings- For more information please contact Brampton@ccfc.ca or 416-920-5035 ext. 236. Heel 'n' Wheel 2010 Looking for enthusiastic, organized, community spirited volunteers to help plan the 2010 Heel N Wheel-a-Thon. Interested volunteers please contact Kemayla Fleming kfleming@ccfc.ca or 416-920-5035 ext. 236. Durham East To get involved with the Durham East chapter, please join us for one of our monthly meetings at the Loblaws store on Gibb Street, Oshawa. The meetings are from 7 -9 pm with a half hour at 6:30 to meet, greet and chat with one another prior to the meeting. The next meeting dates for 2010 are January 11, Feb 1, March 1, April 5, May 3 and June 7. Find out more about the Durham East chapter and how you can get involved! For further information about the Durham East chapter, please email durhameast@ccfc.ca. Halton Chapter Planning Meetings - Halton Chapter Planning Meetings - Our planning team meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are held at Heritage Place, 4151 Kilmer Dr. Burlington. New visitors are always welcome to join us! For information or to attend a meeting, please contact us at 1800-387-1479 ext. 236 or halton@ccfc.ca. Hamilton Chapter Meeting Meetings are generally held the 2nd Tuesday of the month. For more information please contact Hamilton@ccfc.ca or 1800-387-1479 ext. 236 For more details visit http://www.ccfc.ca/localsites/Ontario/hamilton/index.htm Kingston The CCFC Kingston Chapter has a need for your talent, time, skills, and ideas. Families looking for activities that they can do together and also help suffers of IBD then we are the team to join. We are looking for members from all age groups. We are really interested and keen to develop a youth component to our chapter. So any interested youth that would like to join us, meet new people, have some fun, learn new skills and earn some school volunteer hours while helping to "find a cure" please call the chapter phone line 613 530 4934 or contact us by email Kingston@CCFC.ca or come to a Chapter Meeting. Chapter meetings in 2010 will be held on January 13th, February 10th, March 10th, April 14th, May 12th and June 9th at the Ongawanada Resource Centre, 191 Portsmouth Ave. All are welcome to come out and meet our chapter volunteers!!! For more information, please phone 613 530 4934 or contact us by email Kingston@CCFC.ca M&M’s Meat Shop 22nd Annual Charity BBQ May 8th, 2010 Kitchener Waterloo Chapter Planning Meetings St. John’s Lutheran Church, Waterloo Our next meetings are usually held the second Wednesday of the month. We will be starting discussion topics in Feb: Fall Fundraiser For more information about the Kitchener-Waterloo Chapter, please contact ccfckw@gmail.com London Chapter Our upcoming meeting dates are: We will be starting discussion topics in February, so please stay tuned for more details!
Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month. 6:30pm Sunrise of Markham, 38 Swansea Rd (off hwy 7 between McCowan and Kennedy) in the family dining room. Please contact 1-877-917-6884 or Markham-Stouffville@ccfc.ca for more information. Please join the Markham Stouffville Chapter's Public Skating Fundraiser Night at Crosby Arena, Main Street and Carlton Road, Unionville on Saturday February 20, 2010 from 6:45 - 9:15 pm Hot chocolate & baked goods will be on sale for hungry skaters! Please contact 1-877-917-6884 or Markham-Stouffville@ccfc.ca for more information.Mississauga/Peel Chapter Meeting - The next meeting is taking place at the Real Canadian Superstore - Mississauga Mavis 3045 Mavis Road, Mississauga. For more information please contact Kemayla Fleming kfleming@ccfc.ca or 416-920-5035 ext. 236 Upcoming Dates: December 16th Wed Jan 21st Wed Feb 17th Wed March 10th (2nd Wed to avoid March Break and St Patrick’s Day) Wed April 21st Wed May 19th Wed June 16th Wed July 7th (first Wednesday – HNW wrap up party) Wed Sept 15th Wed Oct 20th Wed Nov 17th Wed Dec 15th Congratulations! Congratulations Helena Stahls, 2009 Finkelstein Recipient. Click Here for full details! Ottawa-Gatineau Chapter Chapter Meetings Chapter meetings in 2010 will be held on January 11, February 8, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14 at the Real Canadian Superstore located at 190 Richmond Rd. in Westboro. We meet on the second floor in the cooking classroom. All are welcome to come out and meet our chapter volunteers!!! For more information, email ottawa@ccfc.ca or telephone (613) 733-2870 Upcoming Events January 28th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Education Event IBD & Labour Law Guest Speaker: Mark Chodos Jean Talon Building (Tunney’s Pasture) Heel ‘n’ Wheel-a-thon 2010 Launch Meeting Are you enthusiastic, organized, community-minded and interested in finding a cure? If the answer is yes, then we’re looking for you to join the 2010 Heel ‘n Wheel-a-thon Task Force! Meet the dedicated volunteers behind the Ottawa-Gatineau’s successful fundraising event and learn how you can help make our 15th annual event the best one ever! Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 @ 5:30PM. 1145 Hunt Club Road, Suite 1, Ottawa, ON K1V 0Y3 Refreshments will be served: RSVP Sherry Pang by email at spang@ccfc.ca or phone 613-832-9344/1-877-338-7426 for further information!
April 17th, 2010 9:00 am – 4:00 p.m. Education Symposium Living Well with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Travelodge Hotel & Convention Centre (Carling Ave.)
June 13, 2010 Heel ‘n’ Wheel-a-thon Colonel By Drive Did you know.... The Ottawa-Gatineau Chapter sends out email notices for upcoming events? To subscribe send an email to: ottawa@ccfc.ca containing the following message: "subscribe edumeeting" The first annual Owen Sound Heel n’ Wheel will be held, Saturday June 12, 2010 at Harrison Park! Registration will begin at 10:00 AM, warm-up 10:45 AM and the event will kick-off at 11:00 AM. If you would like to participate in the Owen Sound Heel n’ Wheel or for more information, please contact Chelsey Manning 1-877-956-6366 or cmanning@ccfc.ca. Don’t miss this great opportunity - looking forward to seeing you there!! Oxford County Chapter Planning Meeting: For more information about the Oxford County Chapter, please contact oxfordcounty@ccfc.ca Newmarket Meetings -Please note Newmarket Affiliate Meetings will no longer take place at the Newmarket Public Library, but will now be held at Sunrise of Aurora, Senior Living Home, at 3 Golf Links Drive, Aurora, ON, the 2nd Wednesday of each month, starting from starting at 7pm. All are welcome! For more information, please contact Sarah McGuire at 1-877-917-6884 or smcguire@ccfc.ca. Niagara Chapter Planning Meetings - Our planning committee meets the last Monday of each month from September to June (except December). Meetings are held at the Shaver Hospital, rooms S1/S2 (main floor) at 7:30 pm. Vistors are always welcome. Contact niagara@ccfc.ca for more information. Heel 'n' Wheel Volunteers The Niagara Chapter is looking for volunteers to help plan the 2010 Heel N Wheel-a-Thon taking place June 12 at the Welland Canals Park. Please contact Kemayla at 1800-387-1479 x. 236 or kfleming@ccfc.ca for more information.
Heel'n'Wheel-a-thon: Saturday, June 19th, 2010 at Nichol’s Oval from 9 am - noon. Volunteers are needed for our Heel 'n Wheel task force. Please contact Sherry Pang by email at spang@ccfc.ca or by phone at 1-877-338-7426 for further information! Volunteer Meeting: The week of February 15th – date, time & location TBA The agenda will focus on the 2010 Heel ‘n’ Wheel-a-thon with discussions on education and awareness events. Everyone is welcome! Please contact Sherry Pang by email at spang@ccfc.ca or phone 1-877-338-7426 for further information! Richmond Hill/Vaughan Chapter Meetings take place on the first Wednesday of each month, from 7:30pm, at the Sunrise Retirement Home, Richmond Hill, located at 9800 Yonge Street Richmond Hill. Please note that occasionally meetings are reschuled and take place at our secondary venue; The Shaar Shalom Synagogue located at 2 Simonston Blvd, Thornhill. All are welcome! Please call Sarah McGuire at 1-877-917-6884 or email smcguire@ccfc.ca or andreabosco@rogers.com to confirm meeting details and location. Fall Fundraisers Education Movie Night - 17 Feb, 2010 - 7pm Rubber Side Down screening, at the Shaar Shalom Synagogue, Thornhill Tickets at door - $5.00 Click here for the event flyer! August 15th - Garage Sale in support of the CCFC (16 Aug rain date) from 8am - 4pm - 268 Green Lane, Thornhill For more information on these events, please contact Sarah McGuire at smcguire@ccfc.ca or 1-877-917-6884, or check out CCFC-Richmond Hill/Vaughan Chapter on Facebook. For more information, please contact Sarah McGuire at smcguire@ccfc.caSarnia Affiliate For more information about CCFC Sarnia Affiliate, please contact Chelsey Manning 1-877-956-6366 or cmanning@ccfc.ca.
Simcoe County Chapter (formerly Barrie Affiliate) Chapter Meetings - Meetings will be taking place on the 2nd Thursday evening of every month from 6:30pm at the Barrie Public Library. All are welcome! For more information, please call Sarah McGuire at 705-719-1650 or 1 877-917-6884.
Strathroy Affiliate Planning Meetings:
Sudbury Chapter Meetings take place monthly at the Marguerite Lougheed Centre, 328 Albert Street (Off Regent). Meetings will be taking place on: Jan. 21st, Feb. 25th, Mar.25th, April 22nd, May 20th, June 8th, June 24th. All are welcome! For more details please contact Sarah McGuire at smcguire@ccfc.ca or 1-877-917-6884
Special Thanks to Dominique Leroux and Breanna Guertin for generously collecting donations for the CCFC in lieu of gifts for their 16th birthdays, raising a total of $820!!!
Windsor Chapter Planning Meetings: Meetings are held at the United Way building located at 300 Giles in Windsor, ON at 7:00PM.
Rubber Side Down: From the Rockies to the Rock
"I volunteer because I want to change the world.
Heel 'n' Wheel-a-thon day-of volunteer positions are: Set-Up Volunteer, Marshal, Clean Up Volunteer, Greeter, Security Guard, and Registration Volunteer. M & M Meat Shops Charity BBQ day-of volunteer positions are: BBQ Set-Up, General Cleaning, BBQ Clean Up, Cash, BBQ - Hot Dogs, BBQ - Burgers, and Filling Orders. For more a comprehensive job description of each of these positions, please click here. BACK TO TOP Sudbury Heel 'n' Wheel-a-thon day-of volunteer positions are: Set-Up Volunteer, Marshal, Clean Up Volunteer, Greeter, Security Guard, and Registration Volunteer. M & M Meat Shops Charity BBQ day-of volunteer positions are: BBQ Set-Up, General Cleaning, BBQ Clean Up, Cash, BBQ - Hot Dogs, BBQ - Burgers, and Filling Orders. For a more comprehensive job description for each of these positions, please click here. BACK TO TOP Thunder Bay Heel 'n' Wheel-a-thon day-of volunteer positions are: Set-Up Volunteer, Marshal, Clean Up Volunteer, Greeter, Security Guard, and Registration Volunteer. M & M Meat Shops Charity BBQ day-of volunteer positions are: BBQ Set-Up, General Cleaning, BBQ Clean Up, Cash, BBQ - Hot Dogs, BBQ - Burgers, and Filling Orders BACK TO TOP Kingston Ajax Pickering Chapter ***************** For a more comprehensive job description for each of these positions, please click here. There are other volunteer opportunities available throughout the province - please contact the closest district office to your home - and our Chapter Development Co-ordinators will provide you with up-to-date information on volunteer opportunities.
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