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Raising Millions for Team Challenge through Rock ‘n' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon Program Brings Hundreds From Across the Country to Raise Funds for Crohn's & Colitis
Date:12/2/2009

raise funds for research, education and support. Twenty-seven chapters throughout the nation recruited runners and walkers, provided 16-week training programs, and offered fundraising advice and assistance. Over the event weekend in Las Vegas, Team Challenge participants are celebrating together and exploring all Las Vegas has to offer with highlights including a pre-race pasta party, entertainment along the half marathon course, and a post-race victory party.

Runners and walkers interested in taking part in summer 2010 races, the Boston 13.1® and Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathons, with Team Challenge can visit www.ccteamchallenge.org or call 866.931.2611 to find a local chapter training.

About Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are painful, medically incurable illnesses that attack the digestive system. Crohn's disease may attack anywhere from the mouth to the anus, while ulcerative colitis inflames only the large intestine (colon). Symptoms may include abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever and weight loss. Many patients require hospitalization and surgery. These illnesses can cause severe complications, including colon cancer in patients with long-term disease. Some 1.4 million American adults and children suffer from Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, with as many as 150,000 under the age of 18. Most people develop the diseases between the ages of 15 and 35.

About the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's mission is to cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. The Foundation ranks third among leading health non-profits in the percentage of expense devoted to research toward a cure, with more than 81 cents of every
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