Bay Area Celiac News - April 2003

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CELIAC NEWS…April 2003

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

Berkeley (parents only) on Tuesday, April 8 . We will meet at 7pm at the

home of Christi Tuleja. From there we will walk to dinner. Please RSVP to

Jackie Corley at 415-885-5171.

Directions to Christi's house: From 80, from either direction, exit at

Ashby. (Head towards the hills if coming from north). Take Ashby for

approximately 2 miles. After Telegraph Ave. look for Benvenue 4 or 5

blocks up, just before College Ave. If you reach College you have gone too

far. Turn left on Benvenue to 2918, the 5th house on your left.

(510-845-2120)

STANFORD

Stanford Celiac Support Group will meet Saturday, April 19, 10:30am, in the

upstairs conference room, Vaden Student Health Center on Stanford campus

(on Campus Dr between Bowdoin St and Alvarado, next to the old Cowell

Student Health Center.). Our guest speaker is Gail Pyle, M.D., Clinical

Associate for the Celiac Sprue Research Foundation, and a celiac herself.

Gluten free potluck lunch. Please bring recipe or ingredient list.

Questions or directions: Rohlfs at 650-725-4771,

kellyr@...

(There will be no May meeting since the walk-a-thon will take place May 17

on campus.)

SEBASTOPOL

The Sebastopol Group is meeting on Saturday, April 19, 10am - noon at the

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

There will be a cooking class on how to make GF flour tortillas. Please

bring your favorite GF Mexican fillings, with list of ingredients.

Questions or directions, or to receive monthly gluten free product news,

contact:

Leilani 707-829-9105, oceansplash4me@...

OAKLAND

Saturday, April 26, 10:30am-12:30pm, there will be a presentation by Dr.

Pietro Andres on diagnosing and treating celiac disease. Dr. Andres is

Senior Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology, University of California, San

Francisco, with expertise in inflammatory diseases of the intestine

including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and celiac sprue, and

gastrointestinal malignancy. Location 1950 lin Street, Oakland.

Please bring gluten free brunch item to share with recipe or ingredient

list. We will have a microwave for heating food.

Questions or directions: Ellen Switkes at 510 655-0215, evenings/weekends,

ellen.switkes@...

NAPA

The next meeting will be Saturday, May 17, 10am-1pm, at Queen of the

Valley Hospital, 1000 Trancas Street, Napa. Refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP: Marie Dell'Isola at 707-255-4027

SANTA CRUZ

The next meeting will be held in late May.

Questions: Pam Newbury at 831-423-6904, pknewbury@...

NATIONAL CELIAC WALK-A-THON DAY is Saturday, May 17. This year a walk is

planned for the beautiful Stanford campus beginning at 9am. It is a short

stroll past the historical main quad, ornate church, outdoor artwork,

Hoover Tower and the Museum. After the walk you can wander back to any of

the sights that interest you, take a ride up the elevator of Hoover Tower

to catch a view from San Francisco to San , spend some time in the

Museum (no entrance fee), or bring your bikes and ride around campus. Next

door is the Stanford Shopping Center, another great way to spend the

afternoon. A Stanford baseball game begins at 1pm. Bring a blanket and

picnic lunch and relax on the lawn until the game begins. After the walk,

researchers will draw blood from volunteers who are diagnosed celiacs to

use in research. Researchers will also attend the walk and can answer any

questions you may have. Gluten free cookbook author Carol Fenster, Ph.D.,

will join us in the walk. If you have one of her cookbooks, bring it along

for an autograph. Even if you do not intend to walk, you can collect

pledges and sponsor someone who is walking. A walk packet will be e-mailed

to you in a separate message and the forms will also be available at

http://celiacsupport.stanford.edu or by calling Sue Hersom at 408-723-0804.