FW: Bay Area CELIAC News - JAN2003

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BAY AREA CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP NEWS..January 2003

OAKLAND

There will be a special meeting on baking/eating gluten free on

Saturday,

February 1. Please bring a favorite commercial product, either

ready-to-eat or a mix, along with the product container so we can sample

a

variety of commercial products. Also come prepared with questions and

answers about baking/cooking gf , and we will share experiences. Be

prepared to sample some of the best ever pancakes, compliments of Joan

Wade

of Sylvan Border Farms. The meeting will be Sat. 2/1 from 10:30AM to

12:30PM, 1950 lin Street, Oakland. Call or e-mail for

directions/information to

Ellen Switkes 510-655-0215, ellen.switkes@....

PALO ALTO

The first meeting of the newly formed Kids Celiac Support Group in Palo

Alto will be a gluten free brunch on Saturday, February 1, 10AM- 2 PM.

Meet at the home of Adi Autumn Katz (12 year old celiac), 2642 Ramona

Street, Palo Alto, for brunch, followed by games and movies. All ages

are

welcome. Parents are welcome to stay and talk parent talk. The brunch

is

potluck, so please bring a gluten free dish with the recipe/ingredients.

Please call 650-328-5365 to RSVP, or e-mail maayankatz@....

The Stanford group will meet in March.

Contact: Rohlfs 650-725-4771, kellyr@...

SAN FRANCISCO R.O.C.K.

The San Francisco Bay Area ROCK group will be meeting for dinner in the

North Bay (parents only) on February 11. For more information please

call

or e-mail

Jackie Corley 415-885-5171,

__Corley@....

SEBASTOPOL

The next Celiac Meeting is set for Saturday February 15, 10AM-noon at

the

Sebastopol Christian Church, corner of Bodega Ave. (Hwy 12) and Jewell

Ave.

Questions or directions: Leilani 707-829-9105,

oceansplash4me@...

NAPA

The next meeting will be March 15.

Contact: Marie Dell'Isola 707-255-4027

SANTA CRUZ

The Santa Cruz Celiac Support group will meet next on Saturday March 8

at

11AM in Room E in the Education Building at Dominican Hospital, 1555

Soquel

Drive (East of Highway 1 at Soquel exit). We will have a potluck

brunch,

so bring any favorite gluten free item to share with a list of

ingredients

or recipe. As always, the potluck is optional.

Questions or directions: Pam Newbury 831-423-6904,

pknewbury@...

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ONLINE CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP

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Notice from Gluten-Free Living Magazine

Gluten-Free Living is sponsoring a Celiac conference the weekend of

March

28-30 in San Diego at the Hilton Resort. Speakers include U of land

researcher Alessio Fasano, MD; cookbook authors Carol Fenster and Bette

Hagman; author and ROCK founder Danna Korn; GIG director

Kupper,

RD, CD; and Ann Whelan, founder and editor/publisher of Gluten-Free

Living.

A $299 conference fee includes all meals. The deadline for a special

hotel conference rate of $139/night is March 7. Details and a full

registration form are attached. Please call 319-895-6111 (Gluten-Free

Living) for any questions.