Gluten Intolerance Group® in Utah
website: www.gfutah.org

Calendar of Key Events—August-October, 2005

For Immediate Release: August 17, 2005

August 2005

• August 24, 6:30 p.m.
  • Gluten Free 101 Class, support group
  • Free and open to the public
  • Good Earth Health Food Store, 500 South State, Orem
    
• August 31, 7 p.m.
  • Cooking Gluten Free class, cooking and support group
  • Free and open to the public, RSVP requested, call (801) 392-1842
  • Macey’s grocery store, 325 East 36 Street, Ogden

September 2005

• September 13, 7 p.m.
  • Dr. Hugo Rodier, board certified family practitioner; Medical Director of Pioneer Clinic, an integrative health facility; and adjunct professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine
  • Support group, free and open to the public
  • St. Mark’s Hospital Women’s Pavilion Second Floor, 1200 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City
• September 24, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Hike It Up, Raising Celiac Awareness fundraiser
  • Hike and event to be held at Alta Ski Resort (Weekend retreat packages available)
  • Open to the public. Donations encouraged and appreciated.
  • Alta is at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon

October 2005

• October 20, 6 p.m.
  • Gluten free night out at a Utah County restaurant
  • Open to the public, cost is $15.50
  • RSVP due by October 14, info@gfutah.org or (801) 763-0977
  • P. F. Chang’s, University Mall, 575 East University Parkway, Orem

About Gluten Intolerance Group in Utah

The Gluten Intolerance Group in Utah will host the national Gluten Intolerance Group Education Conference on June 9-11, 2006 at the Salt Lake City Sheraton City Centre Hotel. The event will feature internationally recognized physicians and other medical professionals discussing the latest medical research, chefs who specialize in gluten-free cooking, and a kids’ camp and teen program. Meals provided at the conference will be gluten free.

The Utah GIG branches will host the fourth annual Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet at the Wasatch Presbyterian Church, 2:30-5:00 p.m., November 13, 2005. Attendance has more than doubled since its first year when it was held in a branch member’s dining room. Gluten-free holiday food recipes will be provided.

Utah County Gluten Intolerance Group®, the Salt Lake City Gluten Intolerance Group®, and the Celiac Support Group of Northern Utah are Branches of The Gluten Intolerance Group®, also known as GIG®, and are 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations. The Gluten Intolerance Group’s mission is to increase awareness of and knowledge about this common, but highly under-diagnosed illness. To learn more, go to www.gfutah.org.
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