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Want to learn more about Celiac Disease? There are several upcoming meetings in addition to the one in Columbus.

The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center is presenting New Frontiers in Therapies for Celiac Disease on Saturday, November 23, 2019. The symposium agenda runs all day. Register online. The meeting is open to physicians, researchers, dietitians, nurses and patients.

The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center is planning their biennial symposium on March 6-7, 2020. This meeting is open to professionals and patients. Save the date. Check back for agenda and registration.

The 19th Internation Celiac Disease Symposium is planned for September 30th – October 3rd, 2021 in Sorrento, Italy. No details yet. But it is not too early to start planning.

Bob and Ruth’s Travel is offering a Venice river boat cruise in September 2020 on Uniworld’s S.S. La Venezia .

Schar has partnered with Celiac Cruise and Royal Caribbean on a sailing to the Bahamas in January of 2020. Schar’s dietitian, Meghan Donnelly, will be attending the sailing to answer any nutritional questions.

Celiac Cruise also lists a Danube river cruise March 2020 on AmaWaterways AmaViola. According to the Celiac Cruise website the cruise will be 100% gluten free.

I recently sailed on a different Uniworld itinerary and had a plentiful variety of delicious gluten free food.

Let us know if you have recently sailed or plan to take one of these cruises.

Good Morning America had restaurant gluten free pizzas tested for gluten. Spoiler alert: some have gluten.

The video is worth watching.

A study published in May 2019 showed higher rates of gluten detection in restaurant pizza and pasta than other menu items. Eating out is an ongoing challenge.

Cafe Avalaun is celebrating National Doughnut Day with gluten free doughnuts.

http://www.cafeavalaun.com/events-info/2019/6/7/national-doughnut-day-6719

NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY 6/7/19

Friday, June 7, 2019 7:00am – 3:00pm

CLEVELAND!!! DO WE LOVE DONUTS OR WHAT!!??

However you prefer to spell it and for whatever reason there’s a difference in the first place it doesn’t matter to us as long as it’s GLUTEN-FREE!!

This year we’ve added some new flavors and VEGAN options!!!!

Place your pre-paid order by 3 pm Wednesday June 5, 2019

Enjoy an Akron Rubber Ducks baseball game with gluten free food including hot dogs and Fireworks! on Friday May 24 at 6:30 p.m. Located at Canal Park, 300 King James Way, Akron, Ohio 44308

Discount tickets are $8.00 and are available through groupmatics:

https://groupmatics.events/event/celiacsupport

Contact Therese Semonin for more information:

tsemonin1@neo.rr.com or 330-608-8436