Celebrating our Successes: Volunteer and Chapter Awards


The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada is not one person, one community or one Chapter but a


collection of volunteers united across the country working toward one goal. Over the past year, we have seen volunteers demonstrate excellence and innovation in so many ways, and we acknowledge those who have achieved extraordinary results at our annual volunteer Congress in October. We are delighted to announce the following outstanding volunteers and Chapters for each three population categories.


The dedication of the strong volunteers in these Chapters and their commitment to excellence is what enables us to grow and innovate as an organization with a BIG mission – to find the cure.


AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE Kamloops Chapter (small) Saskatoon Chapter (medium) Calgary Chapter (large)


OUTSTANDING CHAPTER AWARDS Gander Chapter (small)


Simcoe County Chapter (medium) Hamilton Chapter (large)


CCFC CHAPTER WALK AWARDS - highest overall revenue


Trinity Conception Chapter (small) Halton Region Chapter (medium) Calgary Chapter (large)


CCFC CHAPTER WALK AWARDS - highest revenue percentage growth


Gander Chapter (small)


Halton Region Chapter (medium) Winnipeg Chapter (large)


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Unsung Hero Dave Clark of Whistler, BC receives his award from BC/Yukon Region Chapter Development Coordinator Alison Obrecht.


CCFC CHAPTER WALK AWARD - greatest growth in participant numbers


Halton Region Chapter


CHAPTER RECOGNITION AWARDS Leadership: Halifax Chapter Volunteerism: Montreal and Estrie Chapters


Education & Awareness: Ottawa-Gatineau Chapter


Financial Accountability: Simcoe County Chapter Partnership: Medicine Hat Chapter Fundraising: Edmonton Chapter


INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER AWARDS


Pacesetter Award: Ashraf Matta


Research Leadership Award: Dr. Derek McKay


Volunteer Initiative Award: Danielle Winters, Scott Kiesman and Amanda Boley.


Golden Gutsy Award: Tara Hopkins 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


This year’s Unsung Hero is Dave Clark of Whistler, BC


Eight years ago, Dave married Wendy, the love of his life. They had many wonderful trips together: to Maui, to Europe, to Las Vegas, to Argentina, to hospitals, to doctors ... because Wendy has Crohn’s disease.


Realizing that the best hope for Wendy was to find a cure for Crohn’s disease, nine years ago Dave ran a 56-kilometer race around Lake Cowichan, BC and raised over $12,000 for CCFC.


For the love of Wendy (and now for their five-year-old son Ryan), Dave continues to raise money for CCFC through various means, including the Canadian National BBQ Championships in Whistler, BC. To date, the BBQ has raised over $41,000 for CCFC. In 2011, Dave created The North Face Whistler Half Marathon and raised over $7,000 for CCFC in its first sold-out year.


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