Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Well I am not sure if anyone is checking or reading this blog anymore as I find I am not much of a blogger. It is quite difficult to think of things to write if you do not have anyone in particular that you are writing to.
However in case anyone is trying to keep up with what is happening with the gluten free in Joplin and our Celiac Support group in particular I will put you up to date.
Our Celiac support group had suspended meeting until September and that is just around the corner. We meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 3-5 PM at Forest Park Baptist Church, on 7th and Rangeline Road in Joplin MO. That would make it September 17th this time.
The next thing I need to mention is that while donations have slowed down considerably we still have gluten free food for those that need it. We have had several people here this week and I know of a couple more that will be here this week yet. They are finding a variety of food as people who have donated have sent varied types of gluten free food. We don't have as many snack foods left, probably more mixes and pastas. many more families are getting into some more stable housing even if it is temporary housing like the FEMA modular units so they will be able to do some cooking. As I have said before it will be some time before homes are rebuilt but the process has started as much of the debris has been removed.
As far as Mission Joplin is concerned, we still have our gluten free shelves there and folks are definately using it. As a matter of fact there have been considerable gaps in the food there. I am not sure how much longer we will have enough food to keep it stocked but we will continue to take food in there as long as we have gluten free food to give.
One really nice part of this for me has been the relationships that I have made. Both with Celiacs and gluten intolerant here and the volunteers in our area that are Celiacs and have needed a little help with food and the also the wonderful people who have donated food. We have some wonderful, generous vendors who have sent food to help Joplin Celiacs and i have really enjoyed the conversations I have had with many of them. As you can see by this blog...I am not the greatest writer and my emails are often a bit slow but I have tried to keep up. thanks again for all the love that you have sent to folks in our area. It has been what has kept us going. Until next time...be well RitaG

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