Ontario - East

VIRTUAL EVENT

June 1- 10, 2012

No Gutsy Walk near you? No worries! Our VIRTUAL GUTSY WALKS are taking place anywhere and everywhere on June 10th.

Registration: Anytime (Start collecting your pledges)
Warm-Up: Be sure to do that!
Kick-Off: June 10, 2012
Finish Time: June 10, 2012

Join us and thousands of others across Canada to raise awareness for the much-needed funds towards IBD research. Our virtual events take place on June 10th, around your schedule. Get online pledges from your family, coworkers and friends then walk, run, roll or stroll around your community. Or get a group together and walk in honour of over 200,000 Canadians who are suffering from Crohn's disease and or ulcerative colitis. Every dollar helps, and we thank you.

Click here and register your team or yourself for your province's virtual Gutsy Walk.

You can also download a pledge form from our website and mail it to your CCFC Regional Office along with the money raised before July 2, 2012 and you will be eligible to receive some great prizes.

AJAX-PICKERING

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Rotary Park, Ajax

Take Harwood Avenue South, turn right onto Lake Driveway
West; follow Lake Driveway West to the Rotary Park Pavillion.
Look for the Gutsy Walk signs!

Length of Walk: 5 km
Registration Time: 9:30 AM
Warm-Up Time: 10:00 AM
Start Time: 10:15 AM
Finish Time: 12:30 PM

For more information on how to get involved, please contact Sarah Nazar at 1-800-387-1479 ext. 218 or email snazar@ccfc.ca

Meet our 2012 Ajax/Pickering Gutsy Walk Honourary Chair - Elizabeth Houston: In 2008 at age 11, after many years of severe abdominal pain, a colonoscopy and an endoscopy led to the diagnosis of Crohn's disease. I have tried numerous medications and missed many days of school over the years. Since starting a weekly injection in 2010 I have improved dramatically, thanks to the help of Dr. Yeung at the Galaxy Clinic at Centenary Hospital. My wish is that ongoing research will find a cure and benefit everyone who suffers from IBD. Walk with me and together we can find a cure!

DURHAM EAST

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Rotary Sunrise Lake Park, 269 Water St., Whitby

In Whitby, head south on Brock St. towards Lake Ontario.
Look for the Gutsy Walk signs!

Length of Walk : 5 km

Length of Walk: 5 km
Registration Time: 9:00 AM
Warm-Up Time: 9:45 AM
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Finish Time: 1:00 PM

For more information on how to get involved, please contact Sarah Nazar at 1-800-387-1479 ext. 218 or email snazar@ccfc.ca.

Meet our 2012 Durham East Honourary Chair - Alyssa Benedet: I was first diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2006 and have since had many treatments, hospital stays and surgeries. My journey has motivated me to help others – especially children who are going through what I did – by helping to raise funds and awareness of IBD, and possibly also in a patient advocate role in the future. Walk with me and together we can find a cure!

KINGSTON

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Registration at Rotary Park with the walk in Lemoine Point Conservation Area

Rotary Park - 1285 Coverdale Dr.
Take Bayridge Dr. to Coverdale Dr. Turn west on Coverdale and follow to Rotary Park.
Note: Bikes not permitted on trail
Washrooms on site

Length of Walk: 5 km
Registration Time: 9:00 AM
Warm-Up Time: 10:00 AM
Start Time: 10:15 AM
Finish Time: 11:00 AM

For more information, please email kingston@ccfc.ca or call 1-877-338-7426

Leah Hogan 2012 Gutsy Walk Honourary Chair My name is Leah & I'll be 11 years old in June. Two years ago, my life changed forever. I was very sick for months, did not want to eat & did not have the energy to do stuff I love like cartwheels & sports. I woke up on my 9th birthday in the hospital & I was told that I have ulcerative colitis. I didn't really know what it was, but now I do. It is not good news to get on your birthday. I try to keep my sickness & symptoms under control with medication but there are days when even the medicine doesn't help. Living each day wondering whether you're going to get sick is no way to live life as a kid. Please join us for the Gutsy Walk & help us FIND A CURE!

OTTAWA / GATINEAU

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Colonel By Drive at Carleton University

Registration is at Carleton University's Anniversary Park - enter via University Dr. (off Bronson St. west of Sunnyside St.) to Anniversary Park parking lot.

Length of Walk: 5 or 10 km
Registration Time: 8:30 AM
Warm-Up Time: 10:00 AM
Start Time: 10:15 AM
Finish Time: 12:00 PM

For more information, please email ottawa@ccfc.ca or call 613-832-9344 or 1-877-338-7426

Heather Maxwell 2012 Gutsy Walk Honourary Chair My name is Heather Maxwell. When I was nine, I started to get severe stomach cramps. The pain was unbearable. I thought I was dying & it was very scary. After many appointments & tests, I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I also had surgery & although it took several tries, I am now on a medication that works for me. I have made a personal decision to not let Crohn's slow me down. I am working towards my lifeguarding accreditation, I play soccer all year long & I ski. I am now in grade 11 & last year, I made the honour roll. Every year I participate in the walk for Crohn's & Colitis with my family & friends because we firmly believe a cure can be found.

PETERBOROUGH

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Join the Peterborough team as we travel to Toronto to participate in the GUTSY WALK. Join us by registering to walk at Sunnybrook Park on Sunday, June 10, 2012. For more information on the event or carpooling, please contact Courtney Taylor at (800) 387-1479 Ext. 239 or ctaylor@ccfc.ca.

Here are the details for the Toronto Walk:
Sunnybrook Park (Leslie & Eglinton entrance)

Length of Walk: 5 km
Registration Time: 9:30 AM
Warm-Up Time: 10:15 AM
Start Time: 10:30 AM
Finish Time: 2:00 PM

My name is Adam I am 14 years old & currently attending my first year of high school. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis six years ago and have been in remission since 2010 while undergoing regular Remicade treatment. Since my diagnosis, my family & I have dedicated our efforts to raise funds for CCFC, in order to find a cure. Over the past 6 years, I have raised close to $30,000 for the annual Walk. My name is Andrea, I was originally diagnosed with mild ulcerative proctitis while completing my university degree. However, when my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2007, my ulcerative proctitis became full-blown ulcerative colitis. In the ensuing years, I had my colon removed, underwent three surgeries, lived with two ostomies and now have an internal pouch known as a J-Pouch. My extracurricular time is largely dedicated to volunteering with the CCFC. Please join me on June 10th and help find a cure for IBD.