Pumpkin Bread Cookies

Who doesn't love having their house filled with the smell of pumpkin bread fresh from the oven? This recipe makes about 50 cookies so it's perfect to have on hand for any fall festivities you may be attending!

Pumpkin Bread Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing
(dairy, peanut, tree nut-free)
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg*
15 ounce can pumpkin
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. Add egg, pumpkin, and vanilla and beat until creamy. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop onto baking sheet by tablespoonfuls. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cool and frost with the Cream Cheese Icing. If desired, sprinkle frosted cookies with extra cinnamon!

Cream Cheese Icing
1 (8 oz) container Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese
4 Tbsp Fleischmann's Unsalted margarine
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla

Combine the cream cheese and margarine. Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and blend until smooth.

*Note*: To make this recipe egg-free, replace the egg with 1 Tbsp flaxseed meal mixed with 3 Tbsp warm water.

FAAW Fall Carnival

FOOD ALLERGY ASSOCIATION OF WI PRESENTS

SPOOK-TACULAR FALL CARNIVAL

HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (GYM)

2670 MILWAUKEE STREET

MADISON, WI 53704

DATE: OCTOBER 27, 2012

TIME: 12:00 – 2:00 P.M.

FOOD FREE PRIZES and FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!!

GAMES ~ PRIZES

If you are interested in donating prizes or volunteering to run a game please email sheree@foodallergywis.org

RSVP to sheree@foodallergywis.org so we can ensure enough prizes for all.

Asthma Peeps

Does your child have asthma? Asthma Peeps are stickers you can apply to spacers and inhalers to help make asthma management fun for your child!

 http://www.asthmapeeps.com/shop/sticker-spacer-combo

Community Change discounted gift cards

**Our next double Donation Day is Monday August 20,2012**

Purchase discounted gift cards from over 80 merchants in the Dane County Area and FAAW receives 20% of the purchase price. Watch for notices about Double Donation Day and FAAW receives 40% of the purchase price. After you pick your card(s), you then can pick your charity of choice to receive the donation and look for Food Allergy Association of Wisconsin. There are daily specials for super savings for gifts cards and fast delivery of cards to your mailbox. Shipping is nominal or free with minimum purchase or specials. See the Community Change website http://www.thecommunitychange.com for more information. Sign up is easy and receive Facebook updates or emails for daily specials.

Info also found on FAAW donate page - http://www.foodallergywis.org/donations.html

Examples of cards beyond restaurant:

Ultrazone Lazer Tag

Oasis Day Spa – Mani/Pedi/Facial

Gymfinity

Bouncy Town USA

Apple Wellness

Orange Tree Imports

Zimbrick – Oil Changes

Mt. Olympus

Please Join us on August 18 at Mt Olympus Water & Theme Park. We have tickets for $20.00 a wristband that will get you on all the rides plus free parking.  Normally tickets are $39.99 so this is a great price for a day of family Fun!

You will also be allowed to carry in small snacks. Usually they do not allow in outside food but since our group is a Food Allergy Group they are making an exception. Please no coolers of food, and if you can purchase your drinks at the park please do so.

If you would like to purchase tickets, please contact Sheree Godwin at 608-575-9535 or sheree@foodallergywis.org .

 

2012 Food Allergy Awareness Walk

Hello Members:

The 2011 year for the Food Allergy Association of Wisconsin (FAAW ) was one of great progress for people in our community with food allergies! The 2012 year has been very active also. We educated 1000's of people in the area, resulting in a more knowledgeable and safer community for those with food allergies. We hope to accomplish even more in 2012 and there after, and we need your help to do it. This walk is the primary fundraiser we have to support all of the educational and fun activities our group offers. Additionally, the walk raises awareness of food allergies and educates the public about the safe caring of kids, teens, adults and families with food allergies. See attached list of the activities from the previous year. As a nonprofit organization, FAAW operates solely off of fundraising and donations. So, we need your support whether it is by registering a team for the Walk and raising contributions or by making a donation to FAAW. And, because we are an all-volunteer organization, you can be assured your donation is used for the programs promised to forward our mission. Please help us make our fundraising goal of $10,000. The walk will be held on Saturday August 4, 2012, at Warner Park. Walk information and FAQs can be found at the FAAW website at http://www.foodallergywis.org/eventsmadison.html. Included is a link to our fundraising page at FirstGiving (http://www.firstgiving.com/foodallergywis/foodallergy-awareness-walkexpo). FirstGiving is an organization that specifically helps nonprofits raise contributions through events. The FirstGiving site helps you set up a fundraising page or make a contribution to the Walk. FirstGiving also provides helpful hints to successfully raise contributions from families and friends. If you would like to register for the walk you can do that at http://www.firstgiving.com/foodallergywis/foodallergy-awareness-walkexpo you should register before you make your fundraising page. Please make sure to register everyone including children. If you can’t be at the walk, you can still be a virtual walker and create an online fundraising page at http://www.firstgiving.com/foodallergywis/foodallergy-awareness-walkexpo Thank you and hope to see you there!

Summer Fun

Now that summer is finally here will your family be spending a lot of time at the beach, pool, or waterparks?  Here is a list of waterproof cases to keep your EpiPens nearby and safe from water damage!

http://www.rei.com/search?query=waterproof+cases

http://www.corporatetravelsafety.com/catalog/waterproof-case-p-1472.html

http://www.onespotallergy.com/Waterproof-EpiPen-Belt-p/osa0030.htm

Or if you are concerned about the heat affecting your EpiPens you might be interested in these carriers designed to keep your medication at just the right temperature...

http://www.allstarsales.ca/contents/en-us/d11.html

http://www.coolerconcept.com/