This year’s GIG Educational Conference in Denver was a great success! For all of you who attended I’m sure you’d agree the conference was a great gathering of information, products, food and friends, new and old.

The Professional programs were praised for their content and caliber of presenters, the Patient programs were very well received and covered gluten-free bread making to learning how to eat and live naturally gluten-free. The Children’s program was a positive experience for all and exceeded attendance estimates. The Exhibitor area was full of wonderful gluten-free products and resources. Whole Foods, The Gluten Free Pantry, Glutenfreeda, Energ Foods, book authors and many more provided information, answered questions and offered delicious samples of gluten-free goodies for all to taste.

It was great once again to be able to order directly from the hotel’s special gluten-free menu. A western style dinner was served at the banquet where a heart touching video about Kid’s Camp was shown. Immediately following the video, a Pennies From Heaven donation was held which raised approximately $1800 for camp!

Glutenfreeda was a guest speaker on Friday morning presenting our topic, Naturally Gluten Free. (see this month’s feature, ‘Naturally Gluten-free’ for a summary of the talk) Our two hour session was over flowing with standing room only and about 125 people in attendance.

Glutenfreeda also participated with a booth in the Exhibitor hall. We had the opportunity to meet many wonderful people, from fellow exhibitors to people just diagnosed with Celiac, to medical professionals.

It was a positive, informative and delicious event again this year. Thank you GIG!

Glutenfreeda