California Celiac Camp 2008

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Celiac Camp, California - an old-fashioned summer camp for kids ages

8-17 restricted to a gluten free diet - will be back next year in

2008 for a full week: Sunday, August 3 through Friday, August 8 at

Camp Arroyo in Livermore, California. Registration materials will

be available beginning February 1, 2008 at www.celiaccamp.com.

Camp is free except for a $25 registration fee per camper. (We are

required to give priority to kids from Northern California, but we

expect there to be space available for campers outside the Bay Area).

We are currently recruiting volunteer counselors for camp.

Read what some of this year's counselors had to say:

" Camp Celiac was by far the best week of my entire life!

Witnessing and feeling the connections with the children, as well

as with the other counselors and volunteers was beyond describable.

I was literally brought to tears. Next year cannot come fast

enough! "

--, San , CA

" Spending a week with people who can relate to you on a whole

new level is such a wonderful and refreshing feeling to know that

you are not alone. I didn't know anyone my age that has Celiac

before camp, and meeting the other counselors was awesome.

Everyone has family and friends, but attending camp allows you

a week to spend with your Celiac family! "

-- , Manhattan Beach , CA

" Being a counselor at Camp Celiac goes way beyond the GF

Chocolate Chip cookies that are served (which happen to be

extraordinary by the way!) It's about being a part of a team that

understands the challenges of having to be gluten free and checking

those at the door. To be a counselor at Camp Celiac is simply to

know the joy of making a child smile, of teaching them a new skill,

of watching them learn, of seeing friendships form that will last a

lifetime and being part of those friendships. Expect to work hard,

expect to have fun and most of all expect to make memories that

will last well beyond the summer. "

--Lori, Nashua , NH

" The kids in my group made the celiac camp better than I imagined it

could be. I wish that I could work with each child on an ongoing

basis. "

--Jeanne, Paso Robles, CA

You, too, can have this amazing gluten free experience by

volunteering as a camp counselor. Learn more about Camp Celiac, and

see photos from this year's camp, at www.celiaccamp.com. If you are

interested in volunteering and having a week of not having to cook

or worry about what you are eating, please send an email to

campceliac@... with your name, gender, age and a brief

statement about why you would like to volunteer. Note: volunteers

are not required to be restricted to a gluten free diet, so feel

free to invite friends and family to volunteer with you.