Thank you to all who joined us at our Legacy Gala! 

Special shoutouts to: 
 

• Max Heffernan (2025 Community Champion) & the Heffernan-Hawkins family for sharing their IBD story! 
• Eli Lilly & Company as our first ever Corporate Excellence in IBD Award recipient! 
• Pippa Mann for her amazing emceeing! 
• Matt Freel of Legacy Benefit Auctioneers for helping us make such an impact! 
• Ty Arbogast of Racing with Crohn's (Sarah Fisher/Hartman Racing) & Conor Daly for partnering for a unique meet & greet experience! 
• My Yellow Rickshaw Band for entertaining us and keeping our party going! 
• And, Tenth Street Photography for capturing all the fun!Check out our event photos here.

THANK YOU, COMMITTEE MEMBERS! 

If you want to join our group in making our largest night of impact all year, contact Marcie Nealy at [email protected]. 


 

November 19th | 8-9PM 
Your Gut Friendly Fit - Join us for an informative webinar exploring special diets and their role in managing life with IBD. 

Telehealth IBD Psychotherapy Groups
Are you living with IBD and want to learn coping skills from a gut-brain mental health professional? Telehealth IBD psychotherapy groups may be right for you. This eight-week online group therapy program is open to adults aged 18+ to learn proven strategies for relieving stress, managing flares, and supporting your emotional well-being. For more information about group style, fees, schedules, and to apply, visit gipsychology.com/ccf. 
 
Championing Inclusive Care for LGBTQIA+ Patients
We want to hear from people living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis who identify within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and more community! Please take the Survey to Assess the IBD Needs Within the LGBTQIA+ Community. Your insights will help inform educational programs dedicated to offering more inclusive care. 

 

New Global Collaboration to Advance Pediatric IBD Treatments

We’re proud to share that the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation is supporting a new global initiative aimed at improving treatment options for children living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For too long, pediatric specialists have had no choice but to use adult-approved drugs “off-label” to treat their youngest patients—often facing limited data and costly insurance barriers. This lack of approved drugs for children with IBD exists despite the fact that many drugs used for adult IBD that have been approved for other pediatric autoimmune conditions.
 
Now, through a collaboration with the Critical Path Institute and world-renowned pediatric experts, the new Critical Path Disease Modeling Coalition aims to use advanced modeling technology to simulate how Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis progress in children. These models will support drug development programs through improved clinical trial design and greater predictability in pediatric drug development pathways. The Foundation is excited to provide its expertise to this coalition with the goal of accelerating approval of novel therapies for children with IBD worldwide. 
 
Your support helps make this kind of innovation possible to bring new hope and better care to children and families affected by IBD.
 

 
2026 IBD Pharmacist Virtual Symposium: Innovation Applications Now Open!

Submit your proposal for the 2026 IBD Pharmacist Virtual Symposium by November 14. Selected innovations will be showcased during the live virtual event on May 30. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your work with a national audience of pharmacists dedicated to advancing IBD care. Apply Today!

 

 Camp Oasis Swag Sale
We are excited to announce that the 2025 Camp Oasis Store is officially open! We’re thrilled to reveal a new, exclusive collection of Camp Oasis merchandise, perfect for campers, alumni, and supporters alike. Whether you’re shopping for cozy apparel, camp hats, or other fun camp gear, you’ll find the perfect gifts to spark camp spirit. Don’t wait too long as this limited-time sale is only open until December 1. All items will ship in December through our trusted online partner. Stock up on your favorite Camp Oasis swag before it’s gone! Shop our Camp Oasis Store Now!
 
Camp Oasis Holiday Fest: Friday, 12/5
7:30 p.m. EST/ 4:30 p.m. PT
Join us for a fun and festive evening at the fourth annual Camp Oasis Holiday Fest! This annual virtual gathering offers an opportunity to reconnect with camp friends, make new friends, play games, win prizes, and more!  Holiday Fest is open to past and future Camp Oasis residential and virtual campers living with IBD and currently in grades 1-11. 
 REGISTER BY 12/4. We hope to see your child there!