Boston Globe 12/23/10: Teen supplies those in need with gluten-free food – The Boston Globe. Each year, Pierce Keegan receives an invitation to Project Bread’s annual kickoff breakfast for Walk for Hunger participants and sighs.

“It’s funny because there is not much I can eat there,” said Keegan, a 16-year-old Wayland High School sophomore who has celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes intolerance to gluten, found in products like bread, pasta, and many breakfast favorites.

For the past five years, Keegan has lived gluten-free, and, inspired by his involvement with Project Bread, touched on an idea that is more than just food for thought: “When I was doing the Walk for Hunger, I suddenly thought, ‘What if I needed food? Would I be able to get gluten-free products if I couldn’t afford them?’”