<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Thanks so much for all the responses I received. There are some great ideas out there! In June, have an Indoor picnic, and in Nov. a GF Thanksgiving dinner. Dec. have a cookie exchange. A website with meeting ideas is www.gfcfdiet.com/SupportGroupMeetings.htm. Have a gf vendor/food fair with vendors/stores setting up tables. Speaker ideas: Speaker on Americans with Disabilites Act re:employment, school, health food store owners, local internists and gastroenterologists, pharmacists, neurosurgerons, people who have traveled a lot, and their experiences on how to deal with diet while traveling. Show and Tell- have members bring gf ideas or products to share Ice cream social, newsletters, contact companies to provide gf samples. Buddy program- match up new members with veteran members to guide through the newly diagnosed stage. Bring in a pizza cooker and make all kinds of pizza Have a Fryday meeting, cook all kinds of fried foods in fryers Have gf cookbook authors speak, such Connie Sarros (Continued) * Please include your location in all posts about products *