Team Challenge Clearwater Running Festival 2023: Mr. Jim Mossman

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I have suffered for over 40 years with Ulcerative Colitis. I have had ulcerative colitis since about 1970 while serving in Vietnam. The actual diagnosis wasn’t made until the mid 80’s. The delay was a combination of medical techniques and knowledge of my colitis. My flares and remissions became more frequent and became so severe that in 1996 I had my colon removed to provide some semblance of a life without suffering from what now seemed to be a permanent flare. The operation was an "ileoanal pull through" to relieve the crippling effects of urgency and recurring flares. The procedure left me with an internal pouch that was a better alternative for my active lifestyle than a permanent ileostomy.

Help find a cure by donating today. No donation amount is too small. Matching Gifts will double your donations. For my friends with GE Matching Gifts see the instructions are below. Sponsorships and Grants will be welcome. See below or email me for contact information.

About Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis:

Known collectively as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis affects almost 1 in 100 people. They are painful, medically incurable diseases that attack the digestive system. Crohn's disease may attack anywhere along the digestive tract, 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 numerous hospitalizations and surgery. Most people develop the diseases between the ages of 15 and 35; however the incidence is increasing in children.

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation is the largest non-profit, voluntary, health organization dedicated to finding cures for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The Foundation’s mission is to cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults who are affected by these diseases. The Foundation works to fulfill its mission by funding research; providing educational resources for patients and their families, medical professionals, and the public; and furnishing supportive services for those afflicted with IBD.

Matching Gifts :

If you have a Matching Gifts program available to you, at the time of your donation, please request that the funds be matched. The Donor Recipient is “Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation", In the matching gifts web site for GE, search on the Organization Name, only search on the word “Crohn"s” (less is better) and State of "New York”. Make sure the address is, “733 Third Ave Suite 150, New York, NY 10017” and “Tax ID: 13-6193105”. Or you could simply search on the Tax ID number and verify that it is the correct organization before choosing.

The GE Foundation Matching Gift Program is located at http://www.gefoundation.com/giving-programs/matching-gifts/

Fill out the required input and enter the Donor Designation as, "2020 Team Challenge – Mossman". Note, I need this to be specific to apply it to the 2020 Team Challenge fund raising for cures.

When complete, please mail or email a copy of the confirmation page with Gift ID Number to me at “7224 Stonerun Place, Liberty Twp., OH 45044-9666”. Email address is “very_lucky@cyberdude.com” or “jmossman@fuse.net”. I must have the Gift ID number on the Matching Gift Confirmation page to be counted in my total. Thanks!

Please donate as soon as possible for it to count towards Half Marathon goal total. GE Foundation payments are limited to certain dates.

I’ll need the Matching gift ID for it to count towards my totals for my 2020 Team Challenge fund raising for cures.

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