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 members may borrow various publications, 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. The free handouts are on a variety of subjects and issues that relate to the gluten free diet and celiac disease. Currently, VinChet Bakery sells a variety of their delicious GF baked goods (bread, rolls, donuts, cofee cakes - to name a few) before and after our meetings. 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 from 10:00 - 11:30 AM 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.
Did you miss the last meeting? You can read the minutes from it and stay on top of important topics.
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.
Sat., March 9th • 10 AM at Mt. Mercy Academy
Guest speaker to be announced; Support and small group counseling to follow.
Sat., April 20th • 10 AM at Mt. Mercy Academy
Guest speaker to be announced; Support and small group counseling to follow.
Sunday, April 21, 2013 • “After Tax Day” G-F Dinner Buffet at Pizza Plant Italian Pub
Here are past meetings and topics.
Saturday, September 8, 2012 Guest speaker Patty Geiger discussed heart healthy habits.
Saturday, September 22, 2012 - Roycroft Luncheon - We had a lovely lunch at this famous landmark inn/restaurant
Saturday, October 6, 2012 - Doctor Maria Corigliano spoke on women's health issues and the connections to celiac disease.
Saturday, November 10, 2012 - Our meeting was held at mercy hopsital. Representatives from the Catholic Health System and or Mercy Hospital were our special guest speakers.
Sunday, December 9, 2012 - A fantastic holiday luncheon at Curly's. Hope everyone had a great time!
Saturday, February 16, 2013 - Sarah Gibson of Rose Physical Therapy spoke to the group about the benefits of physical therapy as it relates to celiac disease.
Sunday, February 17, 2013 - A wonderful Gluten-Free Valentine’s Dinner at Brookfield Country Club
