Minnesota State Fair GF Baking Contest

NCSG will be sponsoring 4 gluten free baking categories in the Creative Activities competitions this summer. These categories include:

Category 1077 — Quick Loaf and Loaf
Category 1078 — Pretzels or Snacks
Category 1079 — Cookies or Bars
Category 1080 — Muffins and Cakes

Pre-registration is required by 4:30p.m., Tuesday, August 10th. Entries must be delivered to the Creative Activities Building between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 am. on Sunday, August 22nd and should be in disposable container (they will not be returned). Recipes must be typed on one side of paper and brought in with submitted entry, including name, address, and telephone number on reverse side of paper. For more information and to get a copy of the competitions rule book, visit the Minnesota State Fair website: www.mnstatefair.org, under Competitions click on Creative Activities and open the Creative Activities Premium Book (see page 34 pf their book for instructions)



NCSG - HealthFair 11 Booth

August 26 through Labor Day, September 6, 2010
The Northland Celiac Support Group is sponsoring a booth in the KARE 11 HealthFair Building at the Minnesota State Fair. At our booth we will be providing educational materials, experts speaking on Celiac Disease, video presentation, and game prize/question spinning wheel drawings.

The NCSG Sponsors for "A Day at the Fair" include:

  • Lakewinds Natural Foods – Thursday, August 26
  • Boston Gourmet Pizza – Friday, August 27
  • Whole Foods Market – Sunday, August 29
  • Tasty Asia – Tuesday, August 31
  • Seward Coop Grocery & Deli – Wednesday, September 1
  • Mississippi Market – Friday, September 3

If you would like to join in the fun and be a part of this event, please contact Karen Geronime by email (klgeronime@aol.com) or phone (612/267-0288) to leave your name, best way to contact you, hours and day you would like to sign up to volunteer. Volunteers are needed for each day of the Fair. There will be two volunteers assigned to each shift and the volunteer shifts run from:

9:00 a.m. – Noon
Noon – 3 p.m.
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Please plan on arriving about a half hour early as it take a while to get into the Fair and walk to the booth. Admission tickets will be provided to volunteers for the day they are volunteering for.

Thank you for your support and we hope to see you there to join in the fun and share your knowledge and experience.