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elonwy Enthusiast

I got my Celiac bracelets! They're green and pretty cool. I'm going to start passing them out today at school. Only giving em to people that'll wear them, but I already got about 6 people that say they will. :)

ELonwy


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jenvan Collaborator

cool elonwy!

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I didn't know they have a celiac disease awareness month! Well, there's our excuse to be chatty about it without feeling pushy.

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Not sure how many of you use AIM .. but here is a cute celiac icon!

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celiac3270 Collaborator

That's awesome, lol :lol:

mouse Enthusiast

Does anyone know where we can buy the celiac disease bracelets? Armetta B)

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You can buy them here: Open Original Shared Link


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These are the most popular:

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You can also buy them from the University of Chicago or from Melonie (head of the yahoo group, Silly Yaks, that puts out the gluten-free restaurant list).

Most people seem to get them from the first one, though I've seen a few with the Chicago ones. The difference... Maryland ones are: Making Tracks for Celiacs and then on the other side it says CFCR (meaning center for celiac research). The chicago ones say Gluten-Free, or something to the point like that, as do Melonie's.

mouse Enthusiast

Thank you everyone for the info. I just emailed them. Have a nice Holiday.

Armetta B)

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