Wednesday, November 19, 2008

SHORELINE GLUTEN-FREE ASSOCIATION AUTUMN- 2008-- NEWSLETTER

Only two months in existence and already we have 60 people on the mailing list, 27 came to our second meeting, and 12 people are the first to pay dues, becoming Charter Members. All members who pay dues by December 13, become a CHARTER MEMBER and will be entitled to certain privileges such as free admission to our first program with a nationally-known speaker!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2008, 2-4 PM,
“NOT JUST A HOLIDAY COOKIE SWAP”
WESTBROOK LIBRARY, GOODSPEED DRIVE, WESTBROOK, CT.

SPEAKER:Dr. Dan Leffler, nationally known researcher with the Celiac Research Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.

WATCH your email for further information.

  • DUES: $10.00 PER YEAR FOR INDIVIDUALS, $15.00 PER FAMILY. YOU WILL BE PAID THROUGH DECEMBER, 2009. PLEASE SEND CHECKS, MADE OUT TO “SGFA”, c/o SYBIL NASSAU, 25 HUNTERS RIDGE, WESTBROOK, CT 06498.
  • GIG NEWS: We are now a branch of a national organization which will allow us to be a 501c3 organization and therefore able to accept donations from individuals and corporations. The group we have chosen to join us the Gluten Intolerance Group—check out their website for further information. (www.gluten.net). Members do NOT have to join. We are the only GIG branch in CT.!!
Thank you to everyone that brought a dish to share for our first SAFE POT LUCK SUPPER! It was an enormous success, not to mention all the dessert goodies donated by various vendors. We will have more at the next meeting! We are also grateful to Aleia’s for the pizza and stuffing that we enjoyed along with turkey, pork roast, salads, and lots of yummy dishes!


HAVE A WONDERFUL, HEALTHY AND GLUTEN-FREE THANKSGIVING!

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