Join us for a fundraiser for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) at Nick’s Pizza & Pub in Crystal Lake on September 22 from 4:00 - 10:00. Just come to Nick’s, have some tasty food, and 15% of the profits will be donated to CCFA.
Make sure to bring the flyer with you or your purchase will not count toward the fundraiser!
About Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis:
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- Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, unpredictable diseases that attack the digestive system
- There are 1.4 million Americans living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
- 150,000 (about 10 percent) are under age 18.
- Most people develop the diseases between ages 15 and 35.
- Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis are chronic inflammatory diseases
- Due to the unpredictable nature of these diseases, patients never know when they might spend two weeks in the hospital, require surgery, or miss work or a personal event
- Many patients have complications affecting other body parts – anemia from blood loss; inflammation of the eyes; joint pain; and more
