FW: SF Bay Area Celiac News....April 29

[Guest guest]

Martha updates us on changes in bay area celiac group

organization.  Also, below, more details on that celiac awareness day at the

Giant’s game.  Sounds like it is shaping up to be quite an event (with a

Mariposa sandwich included it’s almost worth the trek up there from SC).

Pam

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Subject: SF Bay Area Celiac News....April 29

SF

BAY AREA CELIAC NEWS………………..APRIL 29, 2010

The Celiac and

Gluten Free world has been changing a lot over the last few years as our

numbers are growing and access to information and gluten free products has

become much better. But we all agree that new and old need to stay in

touch with others living the gluten free life, and we think it is useful to

keep our network active in this region. Some of us have been debating how

to continue this news service for the mailing list started by Ellen Switkes

almost 20 years ago when she established the first SF area support group.

(I decided that it is a good time for me to retire, although it has been fun

keeping up with all of you for more than 7 years!) We are very pleased to

announce that we have a new Oakland leader who will be taking over the list and

news responsibility: Batavia.

is a

friend of Ellen Switkes and the mother of a 19 yr-old UCLA student (Meg) who

was diagnosed with celiac disease at age 12. Over the past 7 years she

has educated herself, her family and her friends about celiac disease, and has

acted as THE advocate for her daughter's health at home and at UCLA. She

is a contributing member of the Celiac Disease Foundation and will be attending

the CDF Conference being held in Los Angeles on May 15.

To facilitate the communication process has decided

to use an email service called MailChimp. She will be sending you an

email from the Oakland Celiac Support Group so that you can indicate whether

you wish to remain on the mailing list, or not, by either clicking

'Unsubscribe' or 'Update Your Profile.' Please know that

your privacy will be strictly guarded.

We also want to

thank Iscol who has been a wonderful leader not only in her dedicated support

of North Bay activities but as our central resource for Bay area news in recent

months, as she has been posting news for all of us on her website:

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

Recently

organized a meeting of area support group leaders to discuss how we can

coordinate future communication among gluten free communities in our large

region of Northern California. A group was established to continue

the conversation, and the name NORCAL GF Leaders was chosen, recognizing those

who do not actually live close to the SF Bay. You will be hearing more

about this as plans develop. And until then you can also continue to read

about activities on 's site.

Best wishes to

all of you!

Martha Deutsch

341 Central Ave,

Half Moon Bay

bayareaceliac@...

650-726-9562

Special events

coming up soon:

Saturday, May

15….Celiac Disease Foundation 20th Anniversary Annual Education Conference and

Food Fair, Los Angeles, http://celiac.org/

Saturday, May

22…. Stanford Celiac Conference, Tresidder Student Union at Stanford

University. Registration is open online at

2010celiacconference.eventbrite.com

Tuesday,

June 1, 7:15pm….June Celiac Disease Awareness Night at AT & T Park with the

San Francisco Giants! $25 ticket package includes pre-game Mariposa

Bakery catered event at club level, seat in special celiac awareness

section of the ball park, one complimentary Mariposa Baking Gluten-Free

Sandwich. Gluten-Free Redbridge Beer will be available for sale. Receive

an autographed giveaway for all group tickets of 25 or more. Ticket proceeds

directly benefit the Celiac Disease Foundation and Family Foundation. To

buy tickets please call Hunter Mize at 415-972-2292. If you have

questions please contact Friis at KDFriis@....