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Dietetic Districts
Augusta District

Augusta District Dietetic Association (ADDA)

District Counties: Burke, Columbia, Emanual, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Treutler, Warren, Washington, Wilkes

For further information about the district, contact the President: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

ADDA will be hosting its 1st Autumn Acorn Fall Bike Ride for Kids on October 22, 2011. We are collecting can goods for its Spooky to be Hungry Campaign. For additional information contact ADDA President-Elect Iris McDuffie. 706-627-5864

Website: http://www.adda-online.org/

 

 
Coastal Empire District

rCoastal Empire District Dietetic Association (CEDDA)

District Counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler

Upcoming events-- mark your calendar!

Jan 30th - GDA "Meet and Greet" Presentation on GDA Activities (1 CPE): Wine & Cheese will be served and a Kindle will be given away as a door prize: all CEDDA member attendees will receive a raffle ticket and for each non-CEDDA member RD or DTR you bring, you will receive 5 additional raffle tickets.  If you are not a CEDDA member, admission charge is $15 (must be a CEDDA member to win the door prize).

Feb (tentatively planned for the 7th): - Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition Webinar (1 CPE) Luncheon.
Mar (TBD) - Supplement and Herbal Remedies Presentation (1 CPE
Apr (TBD) - Bariatric Nutrition Presentation (1 CPE)
May (TBD) DM Conversation Maps Workshop (6 CPEs)

A big welcome to Sandy Brassard, Shelly Edens, Kay Lowell, Michele Reardon, and Raleighetta Varnedoe who signed up as new CEDDA members at our last CEDDA meeting on the 6th of Dec. Now they can enjoy the benefits of CEDDA membership including; free CPEUs, job announcement postings, networking & volunteer opportunities.   Join today!

For further information about the district, contact the President:
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CEDDA President, Christine Moran, MA RD LD, pictured.

 
Columbus District

Columbus District Dietetic Association

District Counties: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Webster


For further information about the district, contact the President This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 
Greater Atlanta District

Greater Atlanta Dietetic Association (GADA)

Kate WileyDistrict Counties: Butts, Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding,


For further information about the district, contact the President:
Kate Wiley, MS RD LD

Website: http://www.eatrightatlanta.org/

Please join us for the following upcoming events...

  • Come out and celebrate Food Day on October 24th!  Join students and staff at GSU to watch a food related movie, with a presentation at 8 pm with the producers of "Grow" and Jonathan Tesher from Georgia Organics.  Click here for more information.
  • Join GADA on November 15 at Southern Regional Medical Center (www.southernregional.org/maps-directions) for:   "Issues Impacting the Profession" presented by Missy Cody, PhD, RD,LD, Sherry Coleman Collins MS, RD, LD and Marisa Moore, MBA, RD,LD.  the presentation will include an update on the ADA Food Safety Initiative, the Federal Restaurant Menu Labeling Initiative and Industry Relationships with Dietetic Professional Organizations.

5:00 pm:  Registration and Networking (Food and Beverage will be provided) / 5:30-7:15:  Program

For each $5 donation to the Georgia Dietetic Foundation, you will receive 3 raffle tickets to win fabulous prizes! 2 CEU's will be awarded
Please RSVP by November 11 to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more information, go to www.eatrightatlanta.org or click here

GADA October 2010 Newsletter

 
Middle Georgia District

Middle Georgia District Dietetic Association

District Counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Dodge, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Monroe, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Upson, Wilkinson

For further information about the district, contact the Mid-Georgia District Liaison:
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Northeast Georgia District

Northeast Georgia Dietetic Association (NEGDA)

District Counties: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walton, White


For further information about the district, contact the President:
Lauren Badger

Next event:  Thursday, October 27th at 12pm at the UGA Health Center (exact meeting room TBA). Bethany Smith, RD, LD, from Good Measure Meals, and E.C. Henley, PhD, RD, LD, a private consultant, will be speaking on entrepreneurship and their roles as RDs. If you have any questions about this meeting or about NEGDA membership, please contact NEGDA President Lauren Badger at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Click here for NEGDA September 2010 Newsletter

 

 
Northwest Georgia District

Northwest Georgia Dietetic Association

District Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

For further information about the district, contact the President:
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District Activities

On October 24, 2011, we celebrated FOOD DAY and collected 404 food items, which were delivered to the “Action Ministries” Group in Rome. Here's a picture of our group!

 
Southwest Georgia District

Southwest Georgia Dietetic Association (SWGDA)

District Counties: Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Doughtery, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lee, Lowndes, Quitman, Macon, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Wilcox, Worth

For further information about the district, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , pictured

Please join us for our next meeting on Monday, November 7 at 6pm in Albany. Terry Kaley from GDA will be joining us for a Wine and Cheese. Please contact SWGDA President Julie Joiner for more information. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 229-312-1391.

 
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Reminders

Register today!  2012 Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE), "Food For Thought – Dig In! 21st Century Issues For Nutrition Professionals" at The Classic Center, Athens, GA.  March 22-23, 2012.   Click here for more details. 

 

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