SNOWBIRDS FLY FOR CH.I.L.D.

Snowbirds WINGS OVER WHITE ROCK supported by the CH.I.L.D. Foundation on Wednesday August 12^th.

The CH.I.L.D. Foundation (The Foundation for Children with Intestinal & Liver Disorders) is pleased to have had the support of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds over the past 18 years. The 431 Air Demonstration Squadron have thrilled audiences all over the world with their awesome aerial demonstration.

The Snowbirds

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are proud to represent the professionalism, dedication and teamwork of all men and women in Canada’s military. They bring their inspiring and breathtaking show to thousands of appreciative onlookers.

• Formed in 1971, they perform, on average, 70 air shows at 50 different locations across North America, before millions of spectators.
• The Snowbirds fly in nine-plane formations with distances as close as 4-feet wing overlap at speeds ranging from 185 km/h to 590 km/h during their exciting show comprised of 50 different maneuvers. 

The CH.I.L.D. Foundation

The CH.I.L.D. Foundation was given charitable tax-exempt status in 1995. Registered nationally and inter-provincially. CH.I.L.D. is an acronym for Children with Intestinal and Liver Disorders.

Children who suffer from Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are sometimes termed to suffer from I.B.D. (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), the umbrella term for Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis.

There is no cure. These children will grow up to be adults with the same devastating problems. That is, until we find a cure.

What is Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis?

Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) such as Ulcerative Colitis, and the more serious Crohn’s Disease, suffer unpredictable inflammation and ulceration causing excruciating pain, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, weight loss or gain, chronic fatigue and anemia. Children suffering from these disorders are often confined to their homes, miss an inordinate amount of school time, normally cannot participate in sports, often will not venture too far from a bathroom and will be too timid to mention their discomfort to peers or even close friends. Most patients undergo several surgeries before they are 21 years. Children as young as three years have to be fitted with a colostomy (bowel bag). Imagine how difficult this must be for a child – and for their families. Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are internal and not contagious, and as such there are not always outwardly visible signs of a handicap. Children can be stricken in their first year of life to adulthood.

There is no known cure, as yet.