𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗨𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁! 💚

At the Calgary Celiac Association, we believe the best events are created by listening to our community.

In recent months, both families and teenagers have expressed a desire for more opportunities to connect with others who comprehend the challenges of living with celiac disease or maintaining a gluten-free lifestyle.

The teenage years can be tough, especially when navigating social situations involving food. We aim to create a space where teens can relax, have fun, and connect with others who understand their challenges.

We're planning our very first Teen Event (ages 14–17), but before we do, we'd love your input.

👇 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!

🥣 Cooking Class
🤸 Breathe Parkour
🎳 Bowling

We'll count every vote and do our very best to bring the winning activity to life!

💚 We know there are other age groups waiting too! This is just the beginning, and we can't wait to create more opportunities in the future.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 💚

#gfteens #teenscooking #glutenfreeliving #glutenfree

💙 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸... 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! 💙

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts and ideas on our Holiday Family Party post. We truly appreciate your feedback, and we're listening!

Many of you told us you'd love to see 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 throughout the year, and we're already exploring a few exciting ideas.

One possibility is a fun winter gathering with 𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗴𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁, and time to connect as a community. ❄️☕

Now we'd love your help...

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀, 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘁?

We're looking for a Calgary business that can provide gluten-free hot chocolate (with coffee and tea as a bonus!) for a potential family event.

If someone comes to mind, please tag them below or send us a message. We'd love to connect!

Together, we're creating more safe, welcoming, and memorable experiences for Calgary's gluten-free community. 💚

#calgaryceliac #celiac #glutenfree #glutenfreehotchocolate #glutenfreebaking #glutenfreecookies #glutenfreeholidays #familyholidayparty #glutenfreeyyc

💚 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁! 💚

Although we don't have any events happening right now, we're already busy behind the scenes planning opportunities to bring our gluten-free community together once again.

After the incredible success of our 𝙒𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙮 𝙏'𝙨 𝙂𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙣-𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙙𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩, we'd love to find a way to bring our community together again before summer comes to a close… so stay tuned. We'll see what magic we can make! ✨

Here's a little look at what's on the horizon:

🍻 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗢𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁
📅 Between September 19 - October 4 (TBD)

🛍️ 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁
📅 Saturday, October 10 @ Marda Loop

🎄𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆
Date to be announced

As plans come together, we'll be sure to share all the details.

Thank you for being part of the Calgary Celiac Association family. Your support, enthusiasm, and connection are what make this community so special. We can't wait to see you again soon! 💙

#shoplocal #smallbusiness #supportlocal #yyc #yycceliac #yycfood #yycevents #glutenfree #celiac #celiacdisease #glutenfreelife #glutenfreefood #glutenfreeliving #glutenfreelifestyle #celiacawareness #shinealightonceliac