We are recognizing special young athletes battling IBD who refuse to let their disease hold them back from their goals both on and off the field. Click on the picture to meet our teammates and see how you can nominate an athlete to be featured.
On October 27th, we kicked off our “Larry’s Leaders” program, in partnership with the Cavs and Cleveland Clinic, in which we host pediatric IBD patients for a night out at The Q! Our first Leader is Michael, a football player from Youngstown battling Crohn’s disease!
We are topping off Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week in a BIG way — these awesome billboards can be found in Northeast Ohio. We love sharing our story and raising awareness for kids battling IBD!
Athletes vs. Crohn’s & Colitis was founded in January of 2017 by Larry Nance Jr. and Noah Weber.
Both Larry and Noah were diagnosed with Crohn’s disease during their adolescent years, both were aspiring
athletes and both sought mentors with Crohn’s disease who reached their athletic potential.
Click here to read Noah’s impressive story and see how he met Larry Nance Jr,.
Click here to see Larry’s story and how he became the powerful athlete that he is today.
The Athlete’s vs Crohn’s & Colitis scholarship is given to a high school athlete “who has demonstrated qualities consistent with the belief that luck is largely a byproduct of persistence, hard work, and positive attitude in tough or unfamiliar situations.”
Noah and Larry recently gave out their second annual scholarship to Hunter Moran, a standout volleyball player at his high school who was diagnosed with Crohn’s at age 13. Their first scholarship went to Joe Contino, a high school senior football player with Crohn’s disease. Both athletes are pictured here with Marla Dubinksy, MD of the Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Clinical Center at Mount Sinai, Noah and Larry.
Congratulations Hunter & Joe for displaying courage, resiliency, and refusal to let IBD hold you back from reaching your goals!
