2016 GIG Meeting Schedule

Schedule for GIG of Portland's 2016 Meetings

Lots in the works... Get out your calendars and put this info in!

(Note: Always refer to our Faceboook page, GIG of Portland for daily updates, 
research, details on meetings, events and recipes.)

All meetings are at Providence Portland Medical Center in the main hospital building (rather than the Professional Plaza). 
Free parking in the garage off of NE Glisan & 48th. 

All meetings are 10am to noon.

2/13/16 Room# PPMC HCC6 

Gluten and Your Skin with Tiffany Sahib, MA

3/12/2016 Rm # PPMC HCC8 - 

Gluten and Neurological Implications with Dr Char Glenn, MD

4/9/2016 PPMC HCC8 - 

Dough Nation with Nadine Grzeskowiak, RN (the Gluten Free RN)

5/14/2016 PPMC HCC 2,3 - No speaker - time for just us! Sonoma Flatbread GF Four Cheese Pizza sampling. Hot out of the oven!

6/11/2016 PPMC HCC8 - Annual Gluten-Free Jeopardy w/ Fabulous Prizes! Always a fun meeting with lots of laughs. AND prizes! 

7/9/2016 PPMC HCC 2,3 - Dr David Permultter's BrainMaker video ( 50 min w 15 min of Q&A): Dr. Perlmutter, neurologist, explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the brain.

8/13/2016 SPPMC HCC 2,3 - No speaker (summer) - just us. Bring your questions, restaurant reviews and opinions!

9/10/2016 PPMC HCC6 - TBD

10/8/2016 PPMC HCC 2,3 - TBD

11/12/2016 PPMC HCC 2,3 - Annual Thanksgiving Potluck & Recipe Contest! Annual tradition with prizes for winning recipes. 

12/10/16 Sat - we'll be eating out for our meeting!!

Thank you to Providence Portland Medical Center for providing a great space for us to meet and gathering in support of each other, learn, share and be in community.

Ground Breaker Brewing at May GIG meeting 5/9 10am-noon

Ground Breaker Brewing will be at our 

next GIG of Portland meeting 

on May 9, 2015

10am to noon. 

Owner James Neumeister will be speaking about the brewery and will be bringing along some tasty samples! If you don't recognize Ground Breaker, it's our beloved 100% gluten-free local Portland brewery formerly known as Harvester Brewing.

A selection of Ground Breaker Brewing's beers. Soon to be available in cans. 

 We'll also have Hol-Grain Taco Mix fixed up with some ground organic turkey to try with organic corn tortilla chips and some Beanfields Snackscorn-free, rice & bean chips! 

Thanks to Conrad Rice Mill Inc & Konriko Company Store for mailing samples for our group to try! They'll be perfect with our Ground Breaker beer samples.

Beanfields Snacks are certified gluten-free, non-GMO, Kosher, vegan and free of the top 8 allergens. 

Hol-Grain seasonings are certified gluten-free, Kosher, non-GMO, MSG-free.lngredients: Brown Rice flour, granulated garlic, sea salt, chili powder, paprika, granulated onion, ground cumin, oregano and evaporated cane juice.

Gluten Intolerance Group of Portland - meets every 2nd Sat 

(except in December)

Providence Portland Medical Center

4805 NE Glisan Portland 

in the basement of the HOSPITAL (not the Professional Plaza)

HCC (health classrooms) 2 & 3. 

Free parking off of NE Glisan entrance.

See map here. 

Check out these great companies:
Ground Breaker Brewing and Gastropub

http://www.groundbreakerbrewing.com/gastropub/

Beanfield Snacks (GF, vegan, corn-free)
http://www.beanfieldssnacks.com/

Hol-Grain, Konriko & Conrad Rice Mills
http://www.conradricemill.com/Results.asp?category=0

Gluten Free Food Allergy Fest Sept 6-7 in Portland

Gluten-Free Food Allergy Fest 

brought to you by 

Living Without Magazine

Get out of the heat this weekend into air conditioning and enjoy all the samples and companies from all over the states! Living Without's Gluten-Free Food Allergy Fest is in Portland this weekend at the airport Holiday Inn. Saturday and Sunday both. Courtesy of Living Without Magazine, now called Gluten Free and More magazine. 

September 6-7, 2014

Saturday: 10am to 4pm

Sunday: 10am to 4pm

Holiday Inn Portland Airport Hotel

8439 NE Columbia Blvd

Portland, OR 97220

Buy tickets online in advance and avoid standing outside in a line! 
http://www.glutenfreefoodallergyfest.com/purchase-tickets/

They are still looking for volunteers - get in free! All volunteers who provide 4 hours of work are given free access to the exhibit hall and lectures/demos all weekend. You can fill out this form with your availability and preferences:http://www.glutenfreefoodallergyfest.com/volunteer/

We'll see you there! Stop by the GIG of Portland table and say hi! You'll also see our national headquarters represented, the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America.