FW: SF Bay Area Celiac News...February 10, 2009

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Subject: SF Bay Area Celiac News...February 10, 2009

SF BAY AREA CELIAC

NEWS......FEBRUARY 10, 2009

OAKLAND/SF SUPPORT GROUP MEETING

Saturday, February 21 from 10:30AM to 12:30PM

Topic: Eating Out on the Gluten Free Diet

This is restaurant review day. Please come prepared to share your

experiences eating out gluten free. If you have specific recommendations,

please bring name, address and phone so others can find your favorite

places. We will talk about how to navigate in restaurants, hotels,

institutions and conferences, or any place where you cannot prepare

your own food. Please also bring a gluten free brunch item with

recipe

or ingredient list. Eating well is an important part of our

meetings!

This meeting takes place at Kaiser Medical Center, 65 Howe Street,

Oakland. The parking garage offers free parking on Saturday; enter at

Howe Street. The meeting room is in the Fabiola Building, room 65A,

ground floor. The building is on Howe Street across from the parking

garage. This is a different location from our usual, so allow extra time

to find this new space. Everyone is welcome, especially those newly

diagnosed.

Call Ellen Switkes at 510 655-0215 or e-mail at

ellen.switkes@... if you

have questions.

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GLUTEN FREE DISCUSSION GROUP - WALNUT CREEK

We will have the first meeting for 2009 at 9:30AM, Thursday, Feb 12.

We will meet at 1001 Golden Rain Road, Multipurpose Room # 1,

in the Rossmoor Community in Walnut Creek.

Other planned meetings:

Thurs. April 9 at 9:30-11:30AM to discuss " Organizing a Gluten Free

Kitchen "

Thurs. May 14 at 6PM, Gluten Free Potluck.

Contact GlutenFreeWC@... for

details.

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SAN FRANCISCO CLASS ON LIVING GLUTEN FREE

Monday, March 2 6-7:30PM

California Pacific Medical Center, Pacific Campus-Medical Office Bldg

2100 Webster Street, Room 106, San Francisco, CA 94115

Speaker / Instructor: Alison St. Sure

Whether you have been diagnosed with celiac disease, think you have

gluten intolerance, or are looking for a possible answer to your health

problems, this class will provide you with invaluable information about

the gluten free diet. Topics include symptoms, diagnosis and follow-up,

shopping, cooking, resources and more. Added bonus: Amici's pizza

has agreed to deliver gluten-free pizzas to the talk.

To sign up please call 415-923-3155, email cmpcchrc@....

Cost: $10 donation suggested

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NORTH BAY CELIACS GLUTEN-FREE PIZZA PARTY

Sunday, March 15, at 1PM

The pizza party will be held at 's Pizza Shack in east Santa

(707) 538-1888, 535 Summerfield Road, www.maryspizzashack.com

We can accommodate up to 35 people. Friends and family are welcome.

Everyone will order and purchase their own pizza; a salad bar without

gluten ingredients will also be available. North Bay Celiacs will provide

free soft drinks. We will welcome new members and celebrate the

progress of our Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign. We hope you

can join us!

Please RSVP with the number in your party to Iscol at

info@... or

707-824-5830.

About 's.....

's Pizza Shack now offers a gluten-free pizza crust at all of its

locations! 's Pizza Shack found its gluten-free pizza crust was

a success at three locations for a one month trial, and has now

expanded it to all 18 locations. 's is offering a 12-inch pizza

topped with homemade pizza sauce and cheese for $17.75. They

are offering four topping options: mushrooms, olives, salami and

pepperoni, which are $1.05 each. 's works to prevent cross-

contamination by using separate color-coded tools and utensils,

keeping the toppings in a separate " kit " in the walk-in refrigerator,

and assembling the gluten-free pizzas away from the floured areas.

The crusts are provided by Still Riding Pizza.

(http://www.stillridingpizza.com).

Other news from North Bay Celiacs.....

Regional and national celiac resources are now available on our

web site. Lists of local celiac-savvy physicians and dietitians and

many other resources have been posted at

http://www.northbayceliacs.org/resources.html.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to send in recommendations!

Further recommendations for physicians and registered dietitians

are welcome. Please email Iscol:

info@....

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CAMP CELIAC REMINDER

Registration for the third year of Camp Celiac at Camp Arroyo in

Livermore is now open. This is a gluten-free camp for celiac kids

ages 9 to17 from July 26-31, and it costs just $25. They are also

looking for counselors and volunteers (a great opportunity to be

served gluten-free meals for a week and stay at the amazing Camp

Arroyo). Detailed information can be found on the web site:

www.celiaccamp.com

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LOCAL CELIAC CONTACTS

San Francisco

Palmer, palmer@...

Oakland

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

East Bay/Tri-Valley ROCK

Ann Reigelman, areigelman@...

Berkeley

Schinnerer, 510-524-3774, jamesoutwest@...

Walnut Creek

Gluten Free Discussion Group (Rossmoor Community)

Walter Moeller, 925-979-0060, glutenfreeWC@...

Bay Area ROCK (South Bay)

Velez, 650-303-8409, kelly.velez@...

Debbie Duncan, 650-494-6959, debbie@...

bayareaceliacROCK.

Stanford/Palo Alto

Rohlfs, 650-625-1708 (home-evenings only), no email

Mid-Peninsula

a Magozzi, 650-215-8715, dmagozzi@...

Amy Bhatnagar, 408-244-2403, amy.bhatnagar@...

Santa Clara Kaiser Group

Barbara Dodson, Barbara.dodson@...

Santa Cruz

Pam Newbury, 831-423-6904, pknewbury@...

North Bay Celiacs/ Marin County support group

Trudy Verzosa, 415-350-1244, uumarinmom@...

Belingheri, 415-898-7395, Bel@...

North Bay Celiacs/ Sonoma County support group

Iscol, 707-824-5830, info@...

North Bay Celiacs/ Napa County support group

Ann Lowe, 707-224-1469, madlowe@...

Sacramento

Joan Leforestier, 916-487-3459, oscar368@...

Salinas

Morga, 831-758-3040, amorga@...

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Local Online Resources

North Bay Celiacs

http://www.northbayceliacs.org

Bay Area Rock

bayareaceliacROCK

Bay Area group

Peninsula Forum

http://www.celiacsf.org/index.html