Calgary Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association
Suite 9, 4500 - 5 Street NE T2E 7C3 Calgary, AB, Canada

Register for this Tax Credit Webinar to learn more about how people with celiac disease can claim the incremental cost of gluten free food as a medical expense at tax time.

Register on our website for the next virtual Celiac Kids Meetup! January 26th at 6:30pm. Hope to see you there. https://www.calgaryceliac.ca/events/celia-kids-meetup/

Our National Office is hiring. Are you a dietician who specializes in Celiac Disease? Check out the new Health Promotions Manager position. This full-time role is flexible and although the National Office is in Ontario they will consider qualified candidates from across Canada. https://www.celiac.ca/contact-us/careers/

A research team led by Diana Mager PhD RD and Dr. Justine Turner at the University of Alberta is inviting anyone living in Canada who is 15 years of age or older and diagnosed with celiac disease (including parents of children with celiac disease) to provide feedback on a new gluten free food guide for children & youth! To complete the 15-20 minute survey, please click on the link below. https://conquer-studies.weebly.com/gluten-free-food-guide.h

Calling all kids! We need your helpOur next kids meet up is JANUARY 26 at 6:30pm-7:30pm, and we would love to see you and your friends there! Can you create a picture inviting everyone to attend? Have your Mom or Dad email or message us your picture and we’ll post it!

Celiac 101...We look forward to meeting you online Head to our website to register https://www.calgaryceliac.ca/celiac-information-night/

From all of our families to yours, warm wishes and Happy Holidays from the CCA!We hope you all stay safe, healthy and make incredible new memories with your closest family or friends.

Check out this gluten free Holiday Survival Guide to get you geared up for the holidays!

Our Calgary Chapter has supported this research project regarding a gluten free food guide for children with celiac disease. If you have children with celiac disease you can help out too by completing this online survey: https://redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=4JAPNAM83P

We know that lots of kids were missing Camp Horizon this summer. If you would like your own Camp Horizon puzzle, head over to their site to show them your support.

Thank you to all of the families who joined us virtually today, to make cookies with Cinde from Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet. We would love to see your pictures from the party or how your cookies turned out in the comments below. It was a bit of a different Christmas Party this year, but we loved celebrating with you!

Our AGM is this week. Have you registered yet? https://www.calgaryceliac.ca/events/annual-general-meeting/

Happy Thanksgiving! It may have not been the year we had all expected, but we still have so much to be thankful for! Join us at our virtual AGM and hear about the past and what’s to come

It’s here! Will you be joining us this weekend? Register online.

Let us introduce you next to Stacey! She joined the Board of the Celiac Association, Calgary chapter, a year ago last October. A native Calgarian, Stacey is passionate about empowering others to take control of their health and live a healthy, fulfilling and still incredibly fun life within their communities. She and her son battle celiac disease together and strive to take away all stigma that gluten free food tastes bad or that life cannot be tasted to the fullest on a gluten free diet! Please donate today as Stacey rides to empower those with celiac disease! Http://raceroster.com//scotiaba/pledge/participant/9803720

Our next board member we’d like you all to meet is Leslie! Leslie joined the board of the Calgary Chapter in 2018. She has been living with celiac disease for 15+years. She is mountain biking to support those currently living with celiac disease and those who are newly diagnosed. She wants celiacs to not feel alone!<3Looking to normalize celiac disease for those who live with it. Please donate to the Canadaian Celiac Association, Calgary Chapter on behalf of Leslie. Https://raceroster.com//Scotiab/pledge/participant/9854079

Let us introduce you to our next board member- this is Marcia. Marcia joined the board of the Calgary Chapter, Celiac Association in November 2018. Both her and her husband have celiac disease, along with a number of other family members. Marcia completed her run by scooting with her husband and three young children. Please donate today to help Marcia raise money for the Calgary Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association. Https://raceroster.com//Scotiab/pledge/participant/9241450

Join us for our very first online Celiac 101 evening! We will be discussing solutions to help you navigate through a gluten free diet. Everyone is welcome to join Head to our website for more info! https://www.calgaryceliac.ca//celiac-101-information-night/

The latest issue of our newsletter is available! Head to our website for the full read https://www.calgaryceliac.ca//uploads/2020/11/E-NOV-Newsle

Calling all Kids and Teens, you’re never alone...join us online through a secure zoom platform and meet others who struggle with similar day to day challenges and victories! Through conversation and games we hope to better equip our youth as they navigate celiac disease. For more information and to register head to our website: https://www.calgaryceliac.ca/kids-meetup/

We thought it would be fun to introduce our BOD and and share a little about who we are! This is James. He became a member of the Board of the Calgary Chapter of the CCA in 2016. He was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2014 and has also seen other family members previously and subsequently diagnosed. James is currently the Vice President of the YYC chapter and also conducts epidemiological research on celiac disease. Please donate to team Gluten Free on James’ behalf and help support the Calgary chapter as we work to develop programs and events for the local community. Https://raceroster.com//Scotiabank-calgary/pledge/team/198

It’s not too late! Grab your best friend and run for team Gluten Free. We would appreciate your support within our YYC GF community by donating to the CCA Calgary Chapter. Not a marathon runner? That’s ok! Complete any distance, run for fun, or set the race tracker...don’t miss this exciting opportunity to participate in the 2020 Scotiabank Calgary Marathon on team Gluten Free. Stay tuned to find out how some members of our BOD have been completing their runs! For more information, follow the links below

Thank you very much to the dedicated volunteers who, on very short notice, worked a casino this past Wednesday and Thursday for our chapter. Casinos are an important fundraiser for our charity and we rely on volunteers to make them happen. We would also like to thank Simple Simon Pies for donating gluten free meals to keep our volunteers fed and happy.

Help us reach our goal this weekend of raising $5000 in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge! Join us in the 'Home Stretch' - an online event starting today, Sept 11 through Sunday Sept 13 to be part of programming including health and fitness workshops for all ages. This exciting opportunity celebrates over 500 registered charities across our incredible country. We are fortunate to be one of them! Join us now by making a donation, inviting your friends and family, and be a pa...rt of something great. We have an opportunity together to create positive impact for celiac disease in our local city. Website link: https://homestretch.scotiabankcommunity.com/ Event Schedule: https://homestretch.scotiabankcommunity.com/ To donate to the Calgary Celiac Association: https://homestretch.scotiabankcommunity.com/canadian-celiac

**Product Recall- Check your freezers and hopefully everyone’s still feeling ok Follow the link for more info: https://www.cbc.ca//pc-chicken-strips-national-recall-1.57

A recall has been added to the CFIA's Food Recall Report. Class 3 Reason for Recall: Allergen - gluten, sesame seeds, wheat... Product(s): Taylor Farms brand BBQ Ranch Chopped Kit (Salad) Recalling Firm: Sobeys Inc. Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan Product detail: https://www.inspection.gc.ca//eng/159863000/1598630006638 Common food allergens - https://www.inspection.gc.ca/food_allergies Email Notification Subscription Self-Service - https://www.inspection.gc.ca//util/listserv/listserve.shtml

August 2020 newsletter is posted and ready for reading! Head to our website for the full read and learn what’s happening in our YYC Celiac community and more. https://www.calgaryceliac.ca//08/E-revised-AUG-NEWSLETTER.