Pacesetter Award

The Pacesetter Award recognizes a Board Director, current or past, who has made an outstanding contribution to Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. Nominations may be submitted by any current or past Board Director or any current or past Chapter President.

The Pacesetter Award will be presented by the Board of Directors of Crohn's and Colitis Canada at a local event (date to be determined).

Nominations for the 2021 Pacesetter Award are now being accepted.

Past recipients:

2017 Harvey Doerr

Pacesetter Award nomination form

Nominator's Name:
Nominator's Email:
Nominator's phone number:	( ) - Second three digits Last four digits
Nominator's Mailing Address:
Name of Nominee:	I hereby nominate the individual above for the Pacesetter Award.
The nominee is a:	Current Board Director Past Board Director
Years active:	If known
Nominee accomplishments:	The nominee is a Board Director who has made an outstanding contribution to Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. I believe that their contribution is “outstanding” because of the accomplishment(s) or continuous efforts above.
Nominee Merits:	I recommend that the Committee also consider the following factors listed above in judging the merit of this nomination.
Support Document 1:	The attached document is provided to support this nomination. (A minimum of three and maximum of five supporting letters is required and should not exceed ten pages or 10MB in the combined file size for all attachments.) If attachments or letters of support will be sent separately, please indicate below.
Support Document 2:	The attached document is provided to support this nomination. (A minimum of three and maximum of five supporting letters is required and should not exceed ten pages or 10MB in the combined file size for all attachments.) If attachments or letters of support will be sent separately, please indicate below.
Support Document 3:	The attached document is provided to support this nomination. (A minimum of three and maximum of five supporting letters is required and should not exceed ten pages or 10MB in the combined file size for all attachments.) If attachments or letters of support will be sent separately, please indicate below.
Support Document 4:	The attached document is provided to support this nomination. (A minimum of three and maximum of five supporting letters is required and should not exceed ten pages or 10MB in the combined file size for all attachments.) If attachments or letters of support will be sent separately, please indicate below.
Support Document 5:	The attached document is provided to support this nomination. (A minimum of three and maximum of five supporting letters is required and should not exceed ten pages or 10MB in the combined file size for all attachments.) If attachments or letters of support will be sent separately, please indicate below.
Support Documents sent separately:	eg.) 1. Letter from former Board Member. If attachments or letters of support will be sent separately, please indicate above. (A minimum of three and maximum of five supporting letters is required and should not exceed ten pages.) Please Email to awards@crohnsandcolitis.ca and type "Pacesetter Award" in the subject line of your email.

Quick FactFaits en bref

Canada has among the highest incidence rates of Crohn's and colitis in the world.
1 in 140 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis.
Families new to Canada are developing these diseases for the first time.
Incidence of Crohn’s in Canadian kids under 10 has doubled since 1995.
People are most commonly diagnosed before age 30.

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