Special Assistant to the President Teri Losey, nursing student and event
organizer Justin Gray and others initiate the event last year.
Walk will benefit Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
May 14, 2012
Grand Valley will host the second annual Crohn’s and Colitis
Foundation Take Steps Walk, May 19, on the Allendale Campus.
Organized by the Crohn’s and Colitis Student Initiative at Grand
Valley, the event will raise money to help treat individuals with the
digestive diseases and will go toward patient care, education and
research. Last year, the inaugural walk was among the top 10 in the
country for funds raised and number of walkers; about 310 people
raised more than $54,000.
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Take Steps Walk
Saturday,
May 19
3 p.m. is registration; the walk starts at 4:15 p.m.
Allendale Campus, at field next to Performing Arts Center
Participants can choose to walk one-mile or three-mile routes
around campus. The walk will feature presentations from two Honored
Heroes, people who have overcome Crohn’s disease or colitis. They will
initiate the walk with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
To register as an individual walker, join a team or start a
team, visit www.cctakesteps.org/grandrapids.
About the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. (CCFA) is a
non-profit, voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the
quality of life for people with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis,
and to curing the diseases. Known collectively as inflammatory bowel
diseases (IBD), these chronic digestive disorders affect as many as
1.4 million Americans. CCFA was founded in 1967. The Michigan Chapter
is headquartered in Farmington Hills.
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