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Finding A Camp For Teens


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Hi! My son was has had celiac disease since he was 2 yrs. old and he is thirteen years old now. I would like to know if any one knows of a camp in South Jersey, where we live, that he could attend. I would like for him to be introduce to children that have celiac and that he is not alone. Also, does anyone know of a support group in the area that we can attend. Please let me know. This messageboard is great because when my son was first diagnois there was no information about this disease. Lorraine


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Hi!  My son was has had celiac disease since he was 2 yrs. old and he is thirteen years old now. I would like to know if any one knows of a camp in South Jersey, where we live, that he could attend. I would like for him to be introduce to children that have celiac and that he is not alone. Also, does anyone know of a support group in the area that we can attend.  Please let me know. This messageboard is great because when my son was first diagnois there was no information about this disease.  Lorraine

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Don't know of any camps in South Jersey, but if you want him to meet people who have Celiac, tell him to come on this website! I am also 13, celiac3270 is 14, there are many teens- plus there is a board just for teens.

Lisa

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Hey,

I'm celiac3270, I'm 14, and I live in New York. Here are a few options:

GIG Celiac Kids Camp...

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CSA Camp Celiac....more for younger kids?

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Support groups in NJ:

New Jersey

Brick - Resource:

Contact: Gary Powers

284 White Oak Court

Brick, NJ 08724

Tel: (732) 840-3718

E-mail: alpowers@gateway.net

Cherry Hill - Resource:

Contact: Fran Twersky

107 East Burgess Road

Marlton, NJ 08053-1202

Tel: (609) 983-3362

Hackensack Resource

Contact: Carley Anne Tsaglos, MSW, LSW

Hackensack University Medical Center

30 Prospect Ave.

Hackensack, NJ 07601

Tel: (201) 996-5210

E-mail: ctsaglos@humed.com

Hackettstown - Resource:

Contact: Mrs. Merle Morse

P.O. Box 148

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Tel: (908) 852-7311

Long Branch - Support Group

Specialized Pediatric Celiac Group

Specialized Ped. Ambulatory Center

307 3rd Avenue

Long Branch, NJ 07740

Tel: (201) 870-5216

Maple Shade-Resource

Cindy Fisher

377 Crawford Ave.

Maple Shade, NJ 08052

Tel: (856) 779-1562

E-mail : hfishernj@aol.com

New Brunswick - Support Group

Contact 1: Diane Eve Paley

Celiac/DH Support Group and Cel-Kids Network CSA/USA Inc. #58

22 Island Drive

Old Bridge, NJ 08857-2518

Tel: (908) 679-6566

E-mail: DEPaley@AOL.COM

Contact 2: Alex Schwedack

5-c Twin Rivers Dr.

East Windsor, NJ 08520

Tel: (609) 443-6623

Contact 3: Rosanna Beck

Tel: (908) 225-7594

E-mail: B6724@aol.com

Old Bridge - Support Group

Contact: Diane Eve Paley

Central Jersey Celiac/DH Support Group, CSA/USA

22 Island Dr.

Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Tel: (732) 679-6566

E-mail: DEPaley@aol.com.

Paramus - Support Group

Contact: Lauri Schlussel

American Celiac Society Bergen County

11 Marz Road

Westwood, NJ 07675-8217

Tel: (201) 573-0397

Princeton - Resource:

Contact: Evelyn Sasmor

Tel: (609) 279-0770

E-mail: evelyn@sasmor.com

South Jersey - Support Group

CSA Southern New Jersey Chapter #9

Contact 1: Bill Lucas, Chairperson

330 Saint Mary St.

Burlington, NJ 08016

Tel: (609) 387-7139

E-mail: lucaswe@earthlink.net

Contact 2: Leah Edelstein, Co-chairperson

23 Stevens Drive

Voorhees, NJ 08043

Tel: (856) 435-6785

E-mail: ledelstein@comcast.net

Washington Township - Resource:

Contact: Lisa R. Martin

19 Sheffield Lane

Turnersville, NJ 08012

Tel: (856) 228-0172

E-mail: CsaUsaNJ@comcast.net

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Oh, and he can e-mail me if he wants...I'm about his age and then he knows there are others. We have maybe 5 or 6 kids who are 12-15ish, including happyasabeewithceliac (Lisa), flagbabyds (Molly), yllesh91 (Shelly), Melly, among others...

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Hi, I'm Jackie and I'm 14 years old. I go to a sleepover camp in the Toronto, Canada area called Wahanowin.

If you're interested, there's me and one other Celiac there:

www.wahanowin.com

Feel free to talk to me anytime!

Jackie

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