The WNY Gluten Free Diet Support Group typically meets one Saturday per month from 10:00 to 11:30 AM. The usual meeting location is Mount Mercy Academy - 88 Red Jacket Parkway, just off Abbott Road close to MercyHospital.  The meeting room is in the dining hall located in the lower level.  All meetings offer special counseling for the newly diagnosed. Wegmans Food Markets provides a complimentary grocery bag of gluten free food products for individuals recently diagnosed with CD and who are first time meeting attendees.

 

What do we do at our meetings?

Each month we discuss a topic of interest to the Celiac community and usually have a speaker from the Western NY community. In addition, we also have available at our monthly meetings a lending library from which you may borrow various publications (members only), cookbooks and other books on Celiac Disease, gluten free cooking, and other issues related to gluten intolerance.  We are also fortunate to have a wealth of publications available for you to pick up and take home for free!  The free handouts are on a variety of subjects and issues that relate to the gluten free diet and celiac disease.  Several cookbooks and other resource materials are offered for sale at each meeting at a discounted price.  All of these offerings add up to lots of benefits for those of you with Celiac Disease or gluten intolerance. If that's not enough, remember that there are always plenty of homemade Gluten-Free goodies at our meetings. See you at the next meeting!

 

 

Meeting and Event Schedule

Meetings are held once a month at the

Mt. Mercy Academy Cafeteria which is located at:

 

 88 Red Jacket Parkway

(click here for a map)

just off Abbott Road near South Buffalo Mercy Hospital.

 

Here is the meeting schedule for 2009-2010:

                                                                                                

 

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Saturday November 7, 2009 9:30 AM

Baked Goods Auction - At the Lancaster Municipal Building, 5423 Broadway. The annual fund raising auction of member-prepared baked goods is an event you won't want to miss! Get baking & have some GF fun.

Sunday, December 13, 2009 12:30 PM

Annual Holiday Luncheon and g-f cookie exchange (bring some, take some) will be held at Curly’s. Deadline for reservations is December  (See special events/dinners page). Note the luncheon is in lieu of a December support meeting.

Saturday, January 9, 2010   10:00 AM

Pharmacist from Pine Pharmacy: A discussion about GF medications and suppliments

 

Saturday, February 14, 2010    10:00 AM

Dr, Christine Hoeplinger, DDS will discuss recent research  and the links between celiac disease and dental problems.

 

We are always looking for ideas for speakers at upcoming meetings.  Let us know if you have an idea or a guest speaker in mind.