Sign up to join our team going to Nashville for the FAAN walk on August 28th.  Team name: ”Volunteers Educating for Food Allergies-Knoxville”     www.foodallergywalk.org

If you can’t walk that day, please consider “virtual walker” status or make a donation to a kid on the team!  There are fundraising incentives and every child who signs up to walk gets a t-shirt.  Additionally, I’ll add a personal donation to any child who walks for our team.   Our group will have a banner along the walk route that sends our message of support to all of Tennessee.  I hope to see you there.

The beneficiary of this fundraiser- the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis network (FAAN) is the group who funds the latest research for food allergy treatments, supports people living with food allergies and is generally recognized by allergists as the ”go-to” organization for newly diagnosed patients.

Come to Meschendorf Conference Room (East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Koppel Plaza, 2nd floor) This Thursday, May 27th, 6-7 pm.

Speakers are Becky Burnett, registered dietician “All About Milk Substitutions” (not to be missed if you have a milk allergic child), and Andrew Singer “Emerging Food Allergens”  (he is also going to present the information from the recent Journal of the American Medical Association  food allergy article that made headlines last week).

There will be samples of food allergy friendly stuff as well.  We hope to see you there!

You can help us mark Food Allergy Awareness week.

1. Make a plan to attend the symposium on May 27th and bring a friend.

2. Give up a favorite food during Food Allergy Awareness Week and win prizes- check it out here.

3. Send your favorite recipe to Mary Constatine, the food writer at the Knox News Sentinel -constantine@knews.com.

4. Wear your VEFA T-shirt- you wouldn’t believe how many people like us there are out there!

5. Post a recipe, comment on a story or suggest content on the website.

The governor of Tennesee has made a proclaimation to recognize food allergy awareness week, let’s join him and get our message out there!

The lovely woman from Nonuttin foods is going to be on the Martha Stewart show this Thursday!  These are some of the events leading up to May’s Food Allergy Awareness week.

After the show has aired, we will be getting the link from the show’s producers to link to the No nuttin website at www.nonuttin.com.

Food Allergery Awareness Week (FAAW) is May 9 – 15, 2010.  The theme for this year is “Repect Every Bite”.  Tennessee has joined several other States in recognizing FAAW this year.  For more information visit Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) at foodallergy.org.