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 At the big annual meeting in January for the Twin Cities chapter of Raising our Celiac Kids we honored our "founding moms". We celebrated the ladies who started our support group some 12 years ago.
President Greg Abel, surprised Lynda Benkofske, Julie Jones and Shelley Gannon by giving them each a plaque for having the dedication and passion to start our group that has helped so many families. The ladies were completely surprised.
As they accepted their awards, they started to recall how their connection started the group we know today. Back in 1998, Lynda and Julie met at an adult support group meeting. They both had young children who had been diagnosed with celiac disease and up until then, they hadn't met any other parents who were going through the same thing. So they talked or met on a regular basis. They soon decided to give their contact information to the Minnesota Gastroenterology pediatric division so they could refer newly-diagnosed families to them.
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We have been organized for 11 years and service the Twin Cities and Minnesota areas. We are a group that started out with just four families and now we are 200+ strong! The parents in volved in this group all have gluten-free children and we help each other in so many ways: whether it is those early years of a celiac diagnosis and navigating the gluten-free diet at school or in the later years when maintaining the gluten-free diet becomes crucial. We have support group meetings, online support, and family activities within our group, but we also serve the greater community with the Gluten-Free Fun Camp and the Making Tracks for Celiacs Walk/Run and Food Fair.
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The Raising Our Celiac Kids (ROCK)- Twin Cities Chapter is busy with events, tips, and valuable information for parents navigating through their child's gluten-free lifestyle. We support each other's efforts to keep our kids healthy.
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Information on ROCK Membership
We have 200+ families involved in our support group. ROCK -Twin Cities is a 501c3 non-profit. We invite all people who live a gluten-free lifestyle to be members of our organization.
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