The Annual Walk/Run for Celiac Disease that is held in Minnesota, is a fundraiser for the University of Maryland Baltimore's Center for Celiac Research. This organization has made great strides in celiac research within the last 11 years, including conducting a prevalence study that discovered 1 in 133 Americans have celiac disease.  Before this study, doctors estimated celiac struck 1 in approximately 5,000! 

Ultimately the organization wants to do the research to make the lives of people living with celiac disease as good as it can be.  Someday their work may include a vaccine or medication to help celiacs tolerate gluten.  For more information on all of the areas in which the Celiac Center is researching, you can find out more on UMB's website. With your help we can make a difference.

Your donation to this event not only goes to help UMB's Celiac Center, but Twin Cities ROCK can keep up to 25% of the event net proceeds to fund educational efforts here in Minnesota, including putting on this fundraiser walk/run and Gluten Free Food Expo each year.  Please help in our quest to raise awareness and money for celiac disease because the more people know about it the better off we all are! 

The Minnesota event is unique in that we don't require a registration fee for walk participants and people who won't be going on either the walk or the run. Organizers of this event believe it is extremely important that families be able to attend the event, learn more about the gluten-free lifestyle, and  raise awareness for this cause without breaking the bank in registration fees.  However we do politely ask that you collect donations from others and consider contributing a suggested donation of $20. 

If you are a company that wants to donate a gluten-free product for sampling at our event contact us here.

Donate ONLINE to the 11th Annual Walk/Run for Celiac Disease

Donation receipts: This tax-deductible donation is through University of Maryland-Center for Celiac Research. Keep your email receipt from PayPal for tax reporting purposes (for online donations). Any donations over $100 will receive a tax donation letter from University of Maryland-Center for Celiac Research.

Note: Up to 25% of the profits will be used for local celiac awareness projects.