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National Walk for Celiac Disease Awareness & Research
Saturday May 4th,2002 Registration begins at 8:00 am Walk begins at 9:00am
The walk will take place at Cooper River Park, North Park Drive, Pennsauken, New Jersey. This is a 3.7 mile course, so wear your walking shoes! All proceeds will be sent to The University of Maryland Celiac Research Program There is a registration fee of $15.00 per participant, payable to CSA Southern New Jersey Chapter #9. Please mail your check along with registration form by April 15th,2002 to:
CSA Southern Jersey Chapter #9 C/O Catherine Marra Olivo 1216 Forge Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 Check-in at the registration table on your way in to pick-up your T-Shirt.
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CELIAC CONFERENCE COMING UP AUGUST 23,24,25 IN PHILADELPHIA presented by Ann Whelan
How to live a Happy, Healthy Gluten-Free Life !
The Following speakers will enlighten and entertain you:
Alessio Fasano, MD co-director, Center for Celiac Research, University of Maryland Nancy Patin Fallini, RD a licensed Dietitian and expert on Celiac Disease Bette Hagman, author of The Gluten Free Gourmet series of cookbooks Danna Korn, author of two books on Celiac Disease and mother of a celiac child Ann Whelan, founder and editor/publisher of Gluten-Free Living
You'll learn how to:
Bake Delicious gluten free bread Raise happy, healthy gluten free children Take the gluten free worries out of traveling Deal with the emotions of a celiac diagnosis Handle Dermatitis Herpetiformis or CD with Type 1 Diabetes Make sure that your prescriptions are gluten free
And have the opportunity to:
Visit with vendors from more than 25 companies that offer gluten free products. Tour historic Philadelphia on Friday afternoon Learn more about GF travel at an optional Sunday afternoon travel seminar.
Conference Fee and Registration: The fee for the conference is $225.00, which includes all meals: gluten free Breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday, Breakfast on Sunday plus the reception on Friday evening, with gluten free hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. The tour and the additional Sunday travel seminar are extra.
Hotel Registration: The Westin Hotel is located at 99 S. 17th Street in center city Philadelphia, which is within walking distance of the historic sights, shopping and other city attractions. Hotel reservations should be made directly with the Westin. The telephone number is 215-563-1600. A special conference rate of $129.00 per night (before taxes) is available for the conference dates and for the one day prior to and day after the conference. The cut-off date for reservations at this special conference rate is July 24. There are a limited number of rooms so register early.
(Out-of-towners call 1-800-WESTINI)
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