WACSSG - Washington Area Celiac Sprue Support Group

Meeting Schedule

Next Meeting:

March 21, 2009 - Davis Community Library (Large meeting room, downstairs) - 2 p.m.

Speaker:
Jules Shepard: "Your Gluten-Free Kitchen in 7 Easy Steps"
Jules E. D. Shepard is the author of Nearly Normal Cooking for Gluten-Free Eating, and the recently released The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-free - An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed. She is a spokesperson for the University of Maryland's Center for Celiac Research. She lives in Catonsville, Maryland. You can reach Ms. Shepard at nearlynormalcooking@gmail.com

Vendor: Irene Webster, Wellness Consultant and representative for Juice PLUS+, "17 fruits and vegetables in a capsule." Learn more at her web site or contact Irene at juiceplusilw@comcast.net

May 16, 2009 - Davis Community Library (Large meeting room, downstairs) - 2 p.m.

Rockville Library
21 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
240-777-0140
240-777-0902(TTY)

Davis Community Library
6400 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20817
240-777-0922
301-897-2203(TTY)

Meeting Information - General

WASHINGTON AREA CELIAC SPRUE SUPPORT GROUP (WACSSG) usually holds meetings 4 or 5 times a year at the DAVIS COMMUNITY LIBRARY, 6400 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland.

The online support group enables you to communicate on a daily basis with information or questions which will be helpful to the whole group.

There is also a long term Online Celiac List-Serv Support Group. To subscribe, send an email to:

Membership dues are payable once a year in February. Dues are $15.00 annually. Use the dues form available here (PDF format for downloading, printing and mailing with payment).

This web site is intended for persons and their family members who have come together to share the common experiences and problems unique to having celiac disease.

If you have some time, please consider volunteering with the WACSSG programs. Use this volunteer form to let us know your interest.