Crossed Grain May 2021

May 2021 Issue 113 Your charity newsletter For Awareness Week (10-16 May), our #ShineALightOnCoeliac campaign will focus on what it’s like to live with coeliac disease and how we can make gluten free living safer and easier, together. Sign up: www.coeliac.org.uk/shinealight T he chance to see family and friends again makes summer 2021 look brighter. But for children and young people with coeliac disease it’s not always that simple. Trusting others to provide gluten free food can cause feelings of worry and exclusion. The last thing anyone needs now is more isolation, so help us shine a light on coeliac disease. Together we can make life better for everyone who needs to live well gluten free. From 10-16 May we’re bringing you all sorts of activities and fun to help shine a light: • Connect with friends and family: share gluten free recipes and experiences, as well as tips on how to avoid cross contamination • Enjoy eating out again safely at Gluten Free accredited venues • Daily competitions from the gluten free brands you love • Raise £50,000 to give children and young people like Toby a better, healthier future Help shine a light on coeliac disease “My school and friends have been great, but it would be fantastic to be somewhere where all the food is safe to eat and I don’t have to feel different to anyone else.” Toby, Young Champion Continued on page two Reaching our £50,000 target will help ensure children and young people like Toby don’t have to feel worried about food: £30 could provide 10 children and young people with information and tools to manage their coeliac disease £50 covers the cost of our expert Food Policy team for one hour, to ensure parents, schools and hospitals can access vital information £100 could allow a school to access our gluten free training course £150 could support the development of new resources for children and young people £500 runs our Helpline for a day