A Night In White for a Cure [Matching Gift Opportunity for Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation]
This year, amidst all the isolation and Zooming, I accepted the honor to serve as the Rising Community Leader in IBD for the New England Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. I am extremely humbled at this opportunity to work alongside emerging leaders in the New England community to lay the platform for a future free of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, collectively known as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). As you probably know, I have been deeply affected by ulcerative colitis and know firsthand how challenging these diseases can be for the 1 in 100 Americans living with IBD. I am proud to be honored at this year’s event along with New England’s Rising Healthcare Leader in IBD and serendipitously my amazing physician, Dr. Rachel Winter from Brigham & Woman’s Hospital. As you can imagine, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything the Foundation has built is now at risk. The need for education and support in the Crohn’s and colitis community has skyrocketed, a