Gluten Free Pantry Dedication and Ribbon Cutting

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

4:00 – 6:00 pm

House of Neighborly Service

565 N. Cleveland Ave

Loveland, CO 800537

970-667-4939

• Dedication and Ribbon Cutting
• Gluten Free donations from local families
• Challenge to large gluten free food manufacturers from Denver based gluten free flatbread manufacturer, Sandwich Petals, to donate regularly to House of Neighborly Service and other Gluten Free Food Pantries
• Gluten Free people of various ages to interview
• Gluten Free snacks

“This is an opportunity to be part of a group setting a precedent that will spread nationwide. We can make a difference.  We can change someone’s life,” says gluten free consultant and Project Initiator, Dee Valdez, also know as Gluten Free Dee.

We welcome your participation in this festive event.  If you have a gluten free item to donate, please bring it.

If you know someone in need, and they live in Loveland, Berthoud or south Fort Collins, have them contact House of Neighborly Service to find out screening criteria.

If you manufacture gluten free food, and you would like to donate, please contact Erin at the House of Neighborly Service or send your donation to the above address and be sure to mark it Gluten Free Pantry.

If you’d like to volunteer in any way or to sort food please contact Gluten Free Dee or House of Neighborly Service.

Please let you favorite media personality know about this event.  We’d love to have their help telling this important story of need, service and life giving generosity.

Although only about 1% of the U.S. population has Celiac disease, General Mills says its research shows about 12% of U.S. households want to eliminate or reduce their gluten intake.

July 2, 2009 WSJ.com article

For General Mills, Wheat-Free Items Are Tricky to Make, Cheap to Market

Dee Valdez has been a gluten free consultant since long before gluten issues gained national media attention. Please follow this blog or look for her on Twitter and Facebook.