Meetings and Events
Members meet on the second Saturday of each month, from 10 am to Noon (except in January and August) at the Prairie Park Apartments. The address is 6530 Schroeder Road. The building is on the corner of Schroeder and Struck, just south of the Post Office. Please arrive early as the entry way is security locked.
We enjoy a variety of activities, including updates on research news and celiac disease in the media, speakers from the medical community, opportunities to try new gluten-free products, recipe sharing, and potluck celebrations.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Now through August 31, 2008 $10K Challenge/Free Dining Card
Triumph Dining is sponsoring a $10k Challenge for Celiac Awareness and giving away free American Dining Cards until the end of August. No purchase necessary, see web site for details. *** This announcement is offered as a service -- this event is neither sponsored by nor endorsed by MAGIC.***
September 6, 2008 Iowa Annual Celiac Sprue Conference, Waterloo, IA.
Guest speakers: Dr. Allesio Fasano and Una Morgan. Baking demonstration by Anna (from Breads by Anna). GF lunch and desserts will be served as well as samples from the many vendors from across the United States. Vendors will have products available for purchase at the conference. *** This announcement is offered as a service -- this event is neither sponsored by nor endorsed by MAGIC.***
September 13, 2008 Featured guest: Deborah Roussos
Deborah Roussos (pronounced roo-sews) is a Registered (RD) and Certified Dietitian (CD) (one is a national and other a state certification). She earned a BS in Dietetics from Montana State Univ in 1975, completed a Dietetic Internship in 1976 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and earned an MS in Clinical Nutrition from Case Western Reserve Univ. in 1980. Deborah has lived in Madison for the past 27 yrs where she has worked for the Jackson Clinic, UW Health, and Group Health Cooperative HMO. She has a monthly call-in show on CBS Affiliate WISC, and she helped organize MAGIC in 1984 with co-founders Nancy Dott and Alan Sweet.
October 11, 2008 program to be announced.
October 17-19, 2008 31st Annual CSA Conference, Omaha, NE.
Presenters include Peter H.R. Green, M.D., Joseph Murray, M.D. and other noted speakers. "Taste of the Midwest" buffet. Much more. *** This announcement is offered as a service -- this event is not sponsored by MAGIC but MAGIC is a chapter of CSA.***
November 8, 2008 program to be announced.
December 13, 2008 program to be announced.