FW: SF Bay Area Celiac News - October 2004

[Guest guest]

-----Original Message-----

From: Deutsch [mailto:deutschm@...]

Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 4:04 PM

Martha Deutsch

Subject: SF Bay Area Celiac News - October 2004

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CELIAC NEWS...October 2004

***REMINDER***

STANFORD CELIAC CONFERENCE on SAT, OCT 30

Don't forget the conference registration fee increases after

Oct. 15, so register soon! All conference information is found

on the following website, including a list of vendors - look for

updates since your last visit:

http://celiacsupport.stanford.edu

We have a new and highly recommended caterer who promises

to provide great gluten free food! We're also doing tons of

baking. And for the long trip home, all attendees will receive

a gift bag with samples from vendors. Please come for an

exciting day of education, friendship and food!

For more information or questions please contact

Janis Foss at 650-215-1222, e-mail jfoss@....

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

SANTA CRUZ MEETING IN NOVEMBER

The Santa Cruz Celiac Support Group will meet on Saturday,

Nov 13, at 11AM, in meeting room 1 at Dominican Hospital,

1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz.

Pam Newbury will report on the Stanford Celiac Conference

and we can discuss new research being done on Celiac Disease.

Other conference attendees are welcome to come and share

their impressions with those who could not attend.

The meeting will conclude with a gluten free potluck lunch, so

please bring a gluten free lunch item (and a list of ingredients

or the recipe) to share (this is optional for those who are very

ill or unfamiliar with the gluten free diet). The meeting is open

to all who are interested in this topic.

For more information contact Pam Newbury at 831-423-6904

or e-mail at pknewbury@....

Special Note on a new group member in Santa Cruz:

There is a new member who is interested in connecting

with other celiacs who have related autoimmune diseases.

Anyone who is interested in this should contact Pam Newbury

and your response will be forwarded.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND

Save the date of Dec. 4 for the next support group meeting.

Contact: Ellen Switkes

510-655-0215 (evenings), ellen.switkes@...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

CONTACTS FOR OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS

STANFORD: Rohlfs, 650-725-4771,

kellyr@...

NAPA: Marie Dell'Isola, 707-255-4027

(no meetings planned but welcomes phone calls)

BAY AREA ROCK: Fowell Velez, 650-216-6405,

kelly.velez@...

SF ROCK: Palmer, 415-647-7669, palmer@...

EAST BAY ROCK: Dana Sylvester-Doscher, 925-648-3217,

ddoscher11@...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ONLINE CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP

It's easy! Join the Celiac Bay Area online support group to find out

about local events and exchange information about local Celiac

resources. Also: gluten-friendly restaurant finds, hints/tips, recipes,

product information, and support. We invite experienced celiacs

and the newly diagnosed as well to join this group. This list is not

high volume and it is a great way to connect with other celiacs in

our area.

This is a non-commercial online group and all questions and

answers are exchanged only by list members. Expand your celiac

horizons and learn more about the local celiac community.

If you would like to subscribe send an email to:

-subscribe

You will begin receiving e-mails posted by others who have

subscribed and can send e-mails to the group by addressing

them to:

(Note: This is not a new group but one we have announced

in the past.)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

GLUTEN FREE TREATS IN MOUNTAIN VIEW

Global Blends coffee shop on Castro St. in Mountain View

(owned by a celiac and location of bake sale last April) carries

frozen gluten free take-and-bake bread, foccaccia bread, and pizza

crust. All are wonderful. They also serve hot cheese toasties on

gluten free foccaccia, pannini sandwiches, crustless quice..with

more to come. The coffee is much better than Starbucks and you

can buy something delicious to eat with coffee! Call ahead to

check on the stock since demand is high.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-

Note to Bay Area Celiacs:

To subscribe or report address changes, please send your name,

address, phone number and e-mail address to your local

support group leader or to Martha Deutsch, 341 Central Ave,

Half Moon Bay 94019, 650-726-9562, deutschm@....

This list is confidential and will be used only to keep you informed

of local celiac activities and important celiac concerns the group

leaders wish to share. Even if you do not participate in a group,

all of the leaders are happy to answer questions and refer you to

other resources.