Gluten Free Raleigh: GFR T-Shirt Design Contest

Fundraising History

As of Dec 3, 2010
1) Jules Shepard Gluten Free Cooking Class - 2/28/2009 $100 donated to the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research $400 donated to the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA)

2) Gluten Free Raleigh Run/Walk Fundraiser - 6/13/2009 $915 donated to Gluten Free Week 2009 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

3) Jules Shepard Gluten Free Cooking Class - 7/12/2009 $300 donated to the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research

4) GF 101 Class @ Rosie's Plate - 10/3/2009 $175 donated to Gluten Free Week 2010 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

5) GF 101 Class @ Rosie's Plate - 1/23/2010 $100 donated to Gluten Free Week 2010 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

6) GF 101 Class @ Rosie's Plate - 4/24/2010 $85 donated to Gluten Free Week 2010 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

7) Gluten Free Food Drive to benefit The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC - May 2010 $925

8) GF 101 Class @ Whole Foods - 10/23/2010 $82.50 donated to Gluten Free Week 2011 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

Grand Total = $3,082.50

Celiac Disease Stats

16,860 Triangle residents with Celiac Disease
1 out of every 133 Americans (about 3 million people or 1% of population) has Celiac Disease.
97% of Americans estimated to have CD are not diagnosed.
CD has over 300 known symptoms although some people experience none.
Age of diagnosis is key: If you are diagnosed between age 2-4, your chance of getting an additional autoimmune disorder is 10.5%. Over the age of 20, that rockets up to 34%.
30% of the US population is estimated to have the genes necessary for CD.
2.5 babies are born every minute in the USA with the genetic makeup to have CD.
There are 15 states in the US with populations less than the total number of Celiacs in the US.
CD affects more people in the US than Crohn’s Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease combined.
500,000 new Celiac diagnoses are expected to occur in the US by 2012 -- thanks to efforts to raise public awareness of the disease.
People with CD dine out 80% less than they used to before diagnosis and believe less than 10% of eating establishments have a 'very good' or 'good' understanding of GF diets.
It takes an average of 11 years for patients to be properly diagnosed with CD even though a simple blood test exists.
The average cost of misdiagnosis is $5,000 - $12,000 per person per year. Improving the time to diagnosis could save the health care system millions of dollars annually in unnecessary medical care.
A recent study by Packaged Facts projects that the sales of GF food will reach $2.63 Billion by 2012. The GF market is also projected to hit $5 Billion by 2015.
GF foods are, on average, 242% more expensive then their non-GF counterparts.
The smallest amount of gluten which has been shown by a biopsy to cause damage to a Celiac is 0.1 gram per day - or 1/48th of a slice of bread.
The Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act became law in 2006 allowing for easier reading of food labels for those with CD but the law only requires labeling of wheat. Nearly 5 years later, the FDA still has not finalized what it means to label a product Gluten Free.
12% of people in the US who have Down Syndrome also have CD.
8% of people in the US who have Type 1 Diabetes also have CD.
Among people who have a first-degree relative diagnosed with Celiac, as many as 1 in 22 people may have the disease. First degree relatives should be tested yearly for CD even if previous tests were negative.
There are currently 0 drugs available to treat CD.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

GFR T-Shirt Design Contest

I've been thinking about doing this for quite awhile now but have just had a problem coming up with all the details. So I figured I would turn this idea over to you, the readers of GFR. You've demonstrated in the past that you are a creative bunch! My idea is to put together a Gluten Free Raleigh T-shirt that will feature some kind of catchy slogan on the front and will feature logos on the back (free advertising) of the many great local GF companies we are lucky to have cater to us. The point is to sell the new GFR t-shirt as a fund raiser and send 100% of the profits to a valued charity. I usually send funds from GFR events to either Camp Kanata (they do a Gluten Free week of summer camp and are sponsored by GIG) or The University of Maryland Celiac Research Center. I try to keep the funds raised as local as possible (like Camp Kanata) but also believe there are many great things coming out of the UM Celiac Center. Of course, we could put this up to a vote like anything else. The T-shirt will be on sale on GFR all the time and can be worn around town to raise awareness for Celiac Disease, Gluten Free lifestyle and the trusted businesses involved. Rather than waiting for the next event to raise funds, this T-shirt can provide constant fund raising while raising awareness and promoting our local GF companies – a win-win for everyone involved!

Anyway, first things first… the front of the T-shirt needs a cool, catchy, Gluten Free and Raleigh-centric slogan and I need your help to come up with one.

I'm starting a new design contest for all readers of GFR to come up with this slogan that will help raise funds for our cause. If you have any ideas, please submit them to me via email. The contest winner will receive a free T-shirt! UPDATE - The winner will also receive a $15 gift certificate to Custom Choice Cereal.

The contest will run from today until the end of February. If I receive multiple slogans of interest, I'll put them up as a poll and let the readers pick the slogan via popular vote. During this time, I'll be working with the area vendors (many of whom I've already discussed the idea with) to work out the details. If you are interested in having your GF company being involved in this project, please let me know.

Click here to submit your slogan.

1 comments:

Debbie Jongkind,RD,LDN said...: Zach,
You are always full of great ideas!; January 27, 2010 at 4:54 PM

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