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Friends of Celiac Disease Research is delighted to announce its second
annual summer camp for children with celiac disease in the Midwest.  "Ben's
Friends Camp 2002" will take place August 6th through August 9th, 2002.  The
camp will be held at Camp Courage in Maple Lake, Minnesota.  The focus of
this camp is to provide a well-monitored situation where children with
celiac disease and their sibling's, ages 8-17, can enjoy a real summer camp
experience.

The trained counselors and program staff live in the cabins with the
campers, direct daily activities, supervise diets, and provide excellent
role models for young campers.  A doctor, three licensed RN's, certified
lifeguards, as well as program specialists, round out the staff.  Camp
Courage is fully accredited by the American Camping Association.  For
more information on Camp Courage, please visit their website at
www.couragecamps.org.

The professional staff at Camp Courage will carefully monitor all children
and provide a wonderful once in a lifetime experience of outdoor adventure
that your child will talk about all year until "Ben's Friends" meets again
in 2003.  Children will be able to partake in a plethora of age appropriate
recreational activities such as swimming, water-skiing, tubing, canoeing,
sailing, fishing, nature hikes, and wagon rides.  Weather permitting an
overnight campout will take place, which will include a good old-fashioned
gluten-free meal served fireside.

Bev Lieven, Director of Education for Friends of Celiac Disease Research and
Coordinator of Milwaukee Celiac-Sprue Crew, will be working with the Camp
Courage staff to ensure a gluten-free menu and to oversee food preparation.
Bev has been gluten-free since her diagnosis 19 years ago. Two of her
children, now young adults, are also celiacs so Bev has experienced the
gluten-free diet both as a patient and as a parent.

To request further information, please contact Dana Tehako-Esser, Executive
Director of Friends of Celiac Disease Research, at 414.540.6679 or via
e-mail at [log in to unmask], in the subject line please indicate "Ben's
Friends Camp 2002".  Financial assistance is available.

Don't delay registration for the first Midwest camp will fill up fast!!!

Happy Gluten-Free Camping!