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VOLUNTEER CENTER
By Michelle Ruddy
NFCA Volunteer & Awareness Coordinator


It has been an exhilarating first month as the volunteer & awareness coordinator at the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA).  On January 19, 2007 in Ambler, PA we held our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at the Sunnybrook Country Club. It was a lovely event filled with wonderful and dedicated volunteers, and bundles of gluten-free goodies. I’d like to extend my gratitude to all attendees who made the day a huge success!   

There are several new and exciting opportunities for volunteers who want to get involved with NFCA’s   projects.  Last year, as many of you remember, we held our first-ever Gluten-Free Cooking Spree at Drexel’s School of Public Health in Philadelphia, PA. The event was so successful that we opted to go nationwide with our signature event for 2007.

The Annual Cooking Sprees will be hosted in seven cities: New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., St. Louis, San Francisco, and Atlanta. 

Our first cooking spree of the year will be held on March 2, 2007 in New York City at the Institute for Culinary Education. 

We need a great group of volunteers to assist with the following activities during the event:

Bartenders
Servers
Raffle Donations
Silent Auction Items

If you live in or will be in  the New York area and would like to volunteer your time and services, please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience via email at michelle@celiaccentral.org or by phone at (215) 756-7972. 

I look forward to hearing from you and working with you throughout the year.  If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about other volunteer programs, please feel free to contact me by phone or email.