Spring into
action with the
Celiac Support
Group for Children!
Saturday, April 11, 2009,
join the CSGC at the RI Dietetic Association 6th Annual Nutrition
Fuels Fitness 5K (Walk or Run), Kids Fun Runs and Obstacle course for
Kids. The event will also have a
Health Fair in the Carousel, where the CSGC will have an information
booth. Registration opens at 8:15 a.m.,
the Kids events start at 9:30 a.m., and the 5K starts at 10:00 a.m. Detailed information & registration
forms can be found via the RIDA website @ www.eatright.org. If you are interested in forming a team for
the 5K please let Jeanne Rotatori know at (401) 885-2368 or [email protected].
Camp Celiac registration is ongoing! Space remains for boys and girls in the 7-9
year old group. For more details, and to
access registration materials, go to our group website, www.geocities.com/celiacchildren.
Saturday, April 18, 2009,
Gluten-Free Awareness Day at the Whole Foods Market, University Heights, 601 N. Main St,
Providence, RI, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Come visit the CSGC as we participate in this informative event
featuring GF food tasting, vendors and additional resources.
There are many other great
activities going on in the area:
The Celiac Support Group of
Central MA
is holding their spring meeting on Saturday, April 4, 2009 from 1 – 3 pm, at
the Briarwood Retirement Community in Worcester, MA. Elizabeth Casey from On
the Rise Bakery and Emma Acevedo of Sol of Mexico will be on hand. They will also hold their annual flour
sale. The event is open to the
public. RSVP is required to Fallon Clinic
Nutrition at 508-852-6175 or 888-392-0183.
Whole Foods Market,
University Heights, 601 N. Main St, Providence, RI, will hold a GF cooking class on April
14 at 7 p.m., and a GF store tour on April 15 @ 7 p.m. Please register by phone by calling
401-621-5990.
The Healthy Villi Celiac
Support Group
will hold their spring meeting on May 17, 2009 from 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., at the
Mass Bay Community College in Wellesley Hills, MA. Andrea Levario of the American Celiac Disease
Alliance will be the guest speaker. To
learn more got their website, www.healthyvilli.org.
Connecticut’s Chip in for
Celiac Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Whitney Farms Golf Course
in Monroe, CT. This is a benefit for the Center for Celiac Research at the
University of Baltimore, Maryland. Lunch
will be served at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start will take place at 12:30 p.m.,
and dinner will follow. Chris Wheeler
from the Greater New Haven Celiac Group is the Tournament Director, and he can
be reached at 203-463-9422 or [email protected]. More information is also available on the
CFRC website, www.celiaccenter.org.