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Gluten Free Vendor Fair - Free And Open To Public

Kim

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Saturday September 11, 2004

11 AM - 2 PM

Gwinnett Medical Center.

Free and Open to the Public.

Gluten Free Vendors from all over are coming to Atlanta. Vendors such as 1-2-3 Gluten Free (www.123glutenfree.com), Manna From Anna (www.glutenevolution.com), Ramapo Valley Brewery (gluten free beer) and many more will be there. This is a great opportunity to try products before purchasing them. Vendors will have samples to try as well as products to buy. Some vendors will sell products at significantly discounted prices. There are products for kids and adults alike. All products are gluten free. Some products are gluten free and casein free.

Directions from Atlanta: Take I-85 North to Highway 316 (exit 106) to Highway 120, exiting to the right. The entrance to Gwinnett Medical Center is on the right. The vendor fair will be in the education center. Look for signs to direct you.

Gwinnett Medical Center does charge $3 to park, over which the Gluten Sensitive Support Group has no control.

If you have any questions/concerns, email me.

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celiac3270 Collaborator
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Ooooh.....sounds great.....a lot of celiacs from Georgia on the board......too bad it's so far from me.

angel-jd1 Community Regular
angel-jd1
Posted

These things are never close to me either celiac3270. I guess we just have to throw our own vendor fair! ha Anyone know how they work? Do you contact vendors and get them to send samples or do they send a representative from their company or what?

-Jessica :rolleyes:

Guest jhmom
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Posted

I am SO excited about this Vendor Fair. I will report back to the group with all my "taste testing" results :D

MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
Posted

I am excited about it, too! I didn't know it would be so soon! Yummie!

celiac3270 Collaborator
celiac3270
Posted

Very true, Jessica. I'll have to start my own: I'll have food by george and chebe......lol.......even though I can't eat that stuff anymore. Bring a pad and pen so you can report back with the great foods! :D

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Hey celiac3270, when did you get all of the limited stuff on top of the celiac stuff. I jus noticed that under your signature on your post. Rian

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The doctor suggested that i might not be better because my digestive system is having trouble with certain sugars and acidic foods. Therefore, he told me to stay away from sugar and acid. I outlined the whole story under this post:

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Kim Explorer
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I'm so glad you all are excited. Please let everyone you know know about it. We have well over 30 vendors coming from as far away as Canada, Montana, Iowa, and New York.... And for attendees, I know we'll have at least some people travelling good distances, including from Texas and Knoxville, TN.

There will be LOTS of free samples, coupons and brochures, etc. and a wonderful selection of products to buy. I'm working hard to bring in a varied selection of products and many will be reduced in price to encourage purchases.

Anyone who needs/wants more information, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks so much.

Kim, Atlanta, GA

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scudderkidwell Rookie
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Next time there is a Gluten-Free Vendor Show in Atlanta, GA, let me know. I always find out about events after the fact. <_<

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BhamGIGkars Contributor
BhamGIGkars
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Hi, I am a support leader for the Bellingham Gluten Intolerance Group. Every year we have a Community Outreach Event. It is primarily educational but with participation from food manufacturers. We have found that there is such a need of venues for the manufacturers to expose their products to the gluten-free consumer that contacting them and asking them to participate is all the encouragement they need !

So organizing a gluten-free vendor fair is mostly figuring out where you are going to hold it, notifying attendees (posting it to Scott's website is a great plan! - thanks, Scott!), and contacting the manufacturers - make sure you have plenty of space !

Last year was our third year and we had to cut-off our manufacturer's participation at 20 (our space is limited). We had about 100 people attend.

Good luck, but mostly have fun doing it

-kelle

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