The Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association is hosting a Shine a Light event for Celiac Disease Awareness Day!
Where ??? Winnipeg sign at The Forks
When??? May 16 | 7–9 PM
Come take photos with our ribbon, connect with others, and help raise awareness. Arrive early and grab a bite at The Forks Market! Bring a non-perishable gluten-free item for our Harvest Hamper Initiative or consider donating — we’re hoping to beat last year’s $200 total!
The Winnipeg Sign, Legislature, and Esplanade Riel will all be lit green in support.
Giveaways available!
Event may end early due to weather.
Donations can be made through Canada Helps or PayPal .
🩷The Manitoba Chapter invites you to our February Meeting! 🎀 Date: February 7, 2026 Location: 910 Sturgeon Road Time: Doors open at 10:00 AMWhat to Bring:* yourself and $7 for an entry ticket per person * A gluten-free item for our Harvest Hampers,* And of course, your little ones!This month, we’re excited to welcome Mika Peterson from Manitoba Harvest. And don’t forget to stop by our featured vendor booth, Nosh on This.
We are inviting you to participate EITHER in person or virtually
in our 26th Annual Walk-a-thon!
The Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association will have its Walk-a-thon at Assiniboine Park
ON JUNE 6th, 2026.
To the members of Manitoba Community who live with Celiac Disease,We are asking for individuals to help us reach our goal of $4500 for the Manitoba CCA Chapter over the next few weeks. A portion of the money raised will be going to Harvest Manitoba Gluten Free Food Bank Hamper Initiative. These funds also go toward covering our operating costs for our office space and to provide support meetings for those living with Celiac Disease in Manitoba.
We would like individuals to collect pledges from friends, family, and co-workers.
WAYS TO COLLECT PLEDGES
CREATE AN ONLINE CAMPAIGN THROUGH CANADA HELPS WEBSITE
Step by step instructions are attached if you want to avoid using the paper way to track your donations
PAPER OFFLINE PLEDGE FORM
Pledge forms and collected funds can be brought to the in-person event on JUNE 6th 2026 or can be mailed in with a cheque or can be submitted electronically via email and e-transfer, no later than June 30TH, 2026.
if you would like to Volunteer at this event, please contact us directly at manitobaccachapter@gmail.com
Please see attached: Instructions for online pledges through Canada Helps and/or pledge form to collect pledges offline.
Ways to Participate Remotely:
Let’s stand strong together and show how many families are living with Celiac Disease by placing this sign in our windows.
You can also hold up the sign in your videos and carry it with you on your Walk. The sign can be for Winnipeg Harvest or for a family member or friend who suffers from Celiac Disease.
Please see attached printable sign
Here are some other creative ideas to get you started!
do a dance.
sing a song
tell a story or joke
show off your pedometer steps
take the dog for a walk
jump on the trampoline
bake or cook something special that is GLUTEN FREE (mmmm gluten free ribbon cookies)
Record and Post a Video! Use your mobile device to record a 30-90 second video showing what you are doing to participate in the online walk or take photos. These can be posted on the Facebook Page and/or can be added to our website if sent by email.
Some things to mention in your video:
the full name of the walk: Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association Virtual Walk-a-thon
why you are participating and/or who you are participating for
if you are doing a challenge, issue the challenge to others
your fundraising goal if you personally have one
Participants please mail your pledge form by June 30 2026 to the
Canadian Celiac Association – Manitoba Chapter
204-825 Sherbrook Street,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3A 1M5
(cheques only please, no cash in the mail)
Or by E-transfer:
PLEASE CONTACT THE office@manitobaceliac.ca TO LET THEM KNOW YOU WILL BE MAKING AN ETRANSFER and we will supply the method to do so.
We can also arrange for an in person pick up of pledge materials and donations.
If you would like to just donate to the Manitoba Chapter it can be done through the Canada Helps link found on our websitehttps://manitobaceliac.com/donations/
Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking for parents or caregivers of children and youth (0–19 yrs) who live in Canada with Celiac Disease and/or Canadian adults with Celiac Disease to complete a brief survey (10-15 mins) on household food insecurity, high costs of gluten free foods and Canadian food banks. If you are interested to participate, please fill out the survey
December 2025 Donation Drive for Harvest Manitoba Celiac Hampers
As the Christmas season ramps up, we are asking that you consider the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association as a part of your holiday gift giving. The Manitoba Chapter has decided to approach those living with Celiac Disease in Manitoba to remember that not everyone is able to put gluten free food on their table. This past year has been particularly hard and appears to be becoming more difficult for individuals.
The need for safe gluten free food has increased as you can see below as we have tripled the number of hampers being distributed.
Please consider setting aside a small portion of your budget to support our continued Manitoba Harvest Gluten Free Hamper Initiative. The Manitoba Chapter has had a relationship with Harvest Manitoba for a number of years prior to the pandemic where donated gluten free food was collected at our in-person meetings and dropped off at Harvest.
It came to our attention in February 2021, that Harvest was not able to sort for Gluten Free food as the pandemic had restricted their activities and they had moved to providing hampers to those in need.
The Manitoba Chapter began the Gluten Free Food Hamper Program in partnership with Harvest Manitoba to ensure that those who require gluten free food have access to it through the Harvest Supported Food Banks across Manitoba.
A subcommittee of the Board and volunteers work to solicit donations from gluten free food producers and purchase additional GF food as needed to be placed into the Hampers. To date, we have had many packing events since beginning this initiative where individuals gave of their time to pack hampers and WE THANK ALL OF YOU!
Here are some of the statistics since the program started provided by Harvest Manitoba
Celiac Hamper Program, details are below.
In 2022 we packed just over 600 hampers
2023 we distributed 968 Celiac hampers total.
In 2024 we distributed 1,537 hampers total.
In 2025 we will distribute a total of 1,923.
Currently we serve an average of 150 Celiac hampers per month.
According to the Celiac Association gluten free food is 150-500% more expensive than its gluten-containing equivalent.
The Chapter has worked hard to keep the price per hamper around $15 but we are seeing with our upcoming packing event that the price for procurement has gone up.
We hope you can perhaps cover the cost of a hamper or a little more.
Please take into consideration that the Chapter provides tax receipts for donations by cheque over $20. All electronic donations through Canada Helps or PayPal through our webpage automatically have a receipt generated.
Date: December 6, 2025 Location: 910 Sturgeon Road Time: Doors open at 10:00 AM
Get ready to kick off the holiday season with good food, festive treats, and cheerful company!
What to Bring:
* A gluten-free potluck dish with ingredients list l
* A gluten-free item for our Harvest Hampers,
* And of course, your little ones!
This month, we’re excited to welcome Marilyn J. Wells, who will be joining us over Zoom for a cozy baking demo on how to make her gluten-free shortbread. And don’t forget to stop by our featured vendor booth, Almendra Baking, for some amazing holiday goodies!
Kids’ Activity: Decorating gluten-free Christmas cookies and playing a few fun, festive holiday games!
Online pledge forms and donation options have been updated below! We are happy to announce our 25th Walk-A-Thon will be taking place on June 7th in Assiniboine park!
We hope to see everyone there, and maybe a few new faces. There will be a BBQ after the walk and lots of kid’s activities. Information on Pledge forms and ways you can donate will be provided soon! Get your teams ready for a fun day in the park.
To the members of Manitoba Community who live with Celiac Disease,
We are asking for individuals to help us reach our goal of $4000 for the Manitoba CCA Chapter over the next few weeks. A portion of the money raised will be going to Harvest Manitoba Gluten Free Food Bank Hamper Initiative. These funds also go toward covering our operating costs for our office space and to provide support meetings for those living with Celiac Disease in Manitoba.
We would like individuals to collect pledges from friends, family, and co-workers on the pledge form below for an activity that bring awareness to those living with Celiac Disease. Pledge forms can be brought to the in-person event on June 7, 2025 or can be mailed in with a cheque or can be submitted electronically via email and e-transfer, no later than June 30th , 2025. There is also an online option for team pledges and donations. Canada Helps Can let you do an online campaign for sponsorship for your Walk or Donate directly. Instructions are listed below:
Join us for our April PotLuck Support Meeting on April 5! Location: Maranatha Church 910 Sturgeon Road.
Bring your little ones and check out our kids corner!
To connect via zoom, please contact the Manitoba Chapter! For general meeting information or to register for our mailing list Click the SUBSCRIBE tab above to sign up.
You’re Invited to Our December Meeting! 
Kids’ Activity:
Decorating gluten-free Christmas cookies and playing a few fun, festive holiday games!
