It's hard to believe that it could already be the month of May and time once again to celebrate National Celiac Disease Awareness month! It's also our third annual partnership with the fantastic Mariposa Baking of Oakland and San Francisco - We're really excited!
Here's the scoop and how YOU can participate, eat delicious GF baked good, AND most importantly support the amazing research being done at The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center - they rock!!
And don't forget to #GlutenFreeMay your most creative and/or delicious looking creation made with either Mariposa's ‘rye’ bread, chocolate chunk cookies, or butter croissant. We'll pick the most creative and visually appealing photo and one lucky winner will receive a gift card from Mariposa!
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Prominent Bay Area Gluten-Free Baking Company Teams Up to
Help Find a Cure for Celiac Disease
Mariposa
Baking and The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center
Celebrate National
Celiac Disease Awareness Month in May
(Oakland, CA -) Mariposa Baking of
Oakland/SF is partnering again with The University
of Chicago Celiac Disease Center to recognize National Celiac Disease
Awareness Month in May. This unique partnership, in its third year, was formed
through a strong desire to generate greater awareness about celiac disease on
the west coast by bringing together the Bay Area’s preeminent, 100% dedicated gluten-free
bakery and a world-renowned leader in celiac disease research.
Throughout the month of
May, Mariposa Baking’s retail locations (Oakland and SF) and online shop will
offer their customers the opportunity to participate in this fundraiser. A
portion of Mariposa’s sales from the month of May goes directly towards funding
research at The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center. This year, Mariposa Baking is highlighting its widely
popular ‘rye’ bread, chocolate chunk cookies, and delicious butter croissant, which
can be purchased in their retail locations, online store or by mail order.
“Mariposa
is committed to the long-term health of our customers and The University of
Chicago Celiac Disease Center is doing important research to improve the lives
of people with celiac disease and gluten intolerance,” said Patti Furey Crane, founder of Mariposa Baking. “We’re very happy to support the work of the University of Chicago Celiac
Disease Center and to enable our customers to participate in this fundraising
effort, while raising awareness in the Bay Area around celiac disease. We look
forward to great success.”
May is National Celiac Disease
Awareness Month. The focus is to raise awareness about celiac disease and non-celiac
gluten sensitivity (NCSG). Approximately 1 in 133 or 3 million Americans have
celiac disease. There is no evidence-based data to indicate how many have non-celiac
gluten sensitivity.
“We’re
very excited to be partnering for a third year with Mariposa Baking, a company
that not only delivers delicious gluten-free artisan products to those who
require the diet, but also demonstrates their commitment to the community with
substantial efforts to help raise much-needed awareness and funds throughout
the Bay Area and beyond,” said Carol M. Shilson, executive director at The University
of Chicago Celiac Disease Center. “Our programs and services educate thousands
of consumers, patients and medical professionals across the country each year
and our research is truly leading the way to a cure.”
Event Details: May 1 – 30, 2015
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Locations: Mariposa’s Bakeshops:
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Oakland
Bakeshop: 5427 Telegraph Ave., D3,
Oakland, CA 94609
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SF Bakeshop: 1 Ferry Building Plaza, Shop
32, San Francisco, CA 94111
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Telephone: 510-595-0955
For more information about this
event, details about this partnership or celiac disease, please visit: www.mariposabaking.com. For
information about The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center, please
visit: www.cureceliacdisease.org.
About The University of Chicago Celiac Disease
Center:
The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center seeks to cure celiac
disease. It is an international center of excellence providing comprehensive
patient and professional education, expert diagnosis and treatment for both
children and adults, groundbreaking bench and clinical research, and active
leadership in advocacy efforts. The Celiac Disease Center is part of the
University of Chicago, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization completely funded by
donations.
About
Mariposa Baking:
Our start was simple. Patti Furey Crane, Mariposa’s founder, craved
high-quality sweets while pregnant with her first child. Finding few options at
the time, she set out baking them herself. And so, in 2004, Mariposa was
hatched. Mariposa’s mission – create wholesome, hand-crafted food using the
finest natural ingredients. Our certified green bakery also houses our first
retail bakeshop. We have two storefront locations, our Oakland Bakeshop and our
new SF Bakeshop, est. 2012 and located inside the Ferry Building, where we’re
able to bring daily bread and hand-crafted sweets to San Francisco’s
gluten-free community. We have an online store for customers outside of the Bay
Area, distribution to natural foods stores on the West Coast and we service
many local restaurants with our artisan breads and pizza crusts. We have a
passion for- the baked goods we make, the creative journey we’re on, and the
communities we serve.
