Back to School Interactive Game

Play this Back to School game from the AAAAI and help prepare your child with asthma and/or allergies for the school year!

http://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/just-for-kids/back-to-school-interactive-game.aspx

Intelliject

Intelliject (previously called EpiCard) is getting closer to being available on the market. Hopefully this will mean that teenagers will be more willing to carry their life-saving medication with them at all times if it will easily fit into their pocket!

http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/02/a-shot-of-adrenaline-for-intelliject/

2011 Food Allergy Awareness Walk

Join us for the 6th Annual Food Allergy Awareness Walk! The paved 1.5 mile walk raises funds for Food Allergy Awareness and Education Programs in Wisconsin. FAAW is a group of adults, teens, and parents of children living with Food Allergies. Allergen Friendly vendors will be there to showcase products. Also, a Silent Auction and kid's activities. Registration is free and walkers will receive goodie bags.

Information about pre-registration for individuals or teams can be found at http://www.foodallergywis.org/eventsmadison.html . Free event and donations are encouraged. You may also register the day of the event.

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2011
FREE Registration: 9:00am
Walk Start: 10:30am
Location: Warner Park, Madison, WI

Honorary Chair is John Stofflet, News Anchor of NBC-15

http://www.foodallergywis.org/
info@foodallergywis.org
608-575-9535

Medications at School

Make sure your child's school knows the medication laws!


What is Breathe: It’s The Law?
A campaign to make sure students in EVERY state can carry and self-administer their life-saving asthma and anaphylaxis medications. AANMA spearheaded this campaign with support from volunteers and legislators in every state.

Why is it important?
Every school year students die because they were unable to get to their asthma or anaphylaxis medications on time. The medications were locked in a nurse’s cabinet or stowed away in a place too far to get to when the student needed them. Minutes count when asthma or anaphylaxis strikes. Students need to carry these medications on them, know when and how to use them — and then do it!


http://www.aanma.org/advocacy/meds-at-school/

EpiPen poster

This photo and description kind of says it all in terms of how many parents feel when their children receive an invite to a birthday party.

What "birthday party" invitations look like in the minds of parents managing children with food allergies. Educate yourself on what 'trace amounts' mean so you can understand instead of thinking parents are being overly-protective.

July Meeting

Please Join Us for Our July Meeting!!


When: July 19, 2011
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Holy Cross Lutheran School - 2670 Milwaukee Street Madison
Speaker: Tess O'Brien-Heinzen
Topic: Covered topics will include 504 plans, Individual Health Plans (IHP), and preparing your child and school for upcoming year.

If you have any questions you would like answered at the meeting please forward them to sheree@foodallergywis.org


Article about Food Allergies and the Law written by Tess.
http://www.wisbar.org/am/template.cfm?section=wisconsin_lawyer&template=/cm/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=92733&feed=wl_features


RSVP: Sheree' Godwin at sheree@foodallergywis.org

Go Mallards!

Join FAAW at the "New Duck Pond"
for an Allergen Friendly Night of Fun!

Allergen Friendly Baseball Game
Madison Mallards at Warner Park, Madison, WI
with Post-game Fireworks

Saturday, June 18th
Time: 6:05

Invite your family, friends, and neighbors to come along!

Use code "Allergy"

Order Mallards Tickets


Children 5 and younger will gain admission to the ballpark for free -
ONLY IF THEY DO NOT NEED A SEAT

See flyer for ticket information and details.
Mallards Allergen Friendly Baseball Game