Allergic to Meat? 12 Unusual Allergic Reactions Revealed
In the world of allergies, there are a few common culprits to which many sufferers can relate. But what of those whose allergies fall ouside of the mainstream – for example, allergic to…meat?
Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board found an interesting study by our friends at ABC News Health. Please click: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/AllergiesFood/meat-allergies-12-unusual-allergic-reactions-revealed/story?id=9975777
FAAN Walk for Food Allergies
We are proud to announce that Mireille Schwartz, founder of the Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board, has joined country star Trace Adkins in being named Honorary Chair for the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network’s (FAAN’s) 2009 Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure in San Francisco.
This is an amazing opportunity to help build awareness and fund research to improve the health of millions of people affected by food allergies. FAAN is a national nonprofit whose mission is to raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.
Approximately 12 million people, or 4% of the U.S. population, suffer from food allergy! Over 380,000 California children under the age of 18 years cope with food allergies daily. One in every 25 kids in a school can have a potentially fatal reaction to a food allergen.
One of FAAN’s main fundraising efforts is the Walk for Food Allergy, a family-friendly event that brings the community together in support of FAAN and its efforts against food allergies. In 2008, 25 sponsors and over 600 walkers in San Francisco helped earn over $110,000 for FAAN. Way to go, San Francisco!
With the support of hundreds of sponsors and over 15,000 walkers, FAAN raised $2.3 million from all 26 Walk for Food Allergy events held across the country in 2008. In the sixth year, the demand for FAAN Walks has increased to 36 cities across the nation. On Saturday, September 12, 2009, San Francisco will host its third Walk for Food Allergy in Golden Gate Park.
Mireille’s Honorary Co-Chair, Country Music star Trace Adkins, understands the serious dangers of food allergies from his experience in managing his daughter Brianna’s severe allergies to multiple foods, including to peanuts, milk, and eggs. He continues to help FAAN as the national spokesperson and to serve as the National Honorary Walk Chair for the 2009 Walks.
In 2008, Trace appeared on “The Celebrity Apprentice” in an effort to raise awareness of food allergies and support FAAN. “I’m so pleased to be able to lend my name as the National Honorary Chair,” says Trace.
Please visit foodallergy.org for more information about this important organization and the September 2009 event.
Let Them Eat Cake!
A delicious selection of “Let Them Eat Cake” goodies.
For a truly allergy-conscious catering of delicious treats at your next Bay Area event, we recommend the
good folks at Let Them Eat Cake! They call themselves “The Allergy-Friendly Patisserie,” specializing in egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free, vegan deserts, and they’re just great!
Amanda Macdessi, executive pastry chef for Let Them Eat Cake!, provided all of the allergy-safe items at a recent high-profile event that the Juicy Couture store in Union Square hosted for the San Francisco Zoo’s annual fundraiser, ZooFest for Kids.
BAAAB’s Mireille Schwartz, who helped organize the event at Juicy Couture, brought Let Them Eat Cake! into it and was so happy to create an allergy-safe environment for all of the guests.
Contact Information: Let Them Eat Cake! [T: 408-716-8582]
BAAAB launch in San Francisco Magazine
It is truly an honor that the launch party for the Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board was featured in the “Outtakes” section of the March 2009 issue of “San Francisco” magazine, published by Modern Luxury.
The magazine selected a photo of BAAAB founder Mireille Schwartz blowing out the candles on a birthday cake that friend, and BAAAB supporter, Monica Maduro presented at the Epi Party in January.
Change Starts at Home
We are pleased to report that BAAAB’s Mireille Schwartz was honored this month at “Change Starts at Home,” for her creation of the Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board.
The magazine’s Laura Rose writes “For most parents with a child that has a life-threatening food allergy, just making sure their child is safe every day is more than enough to worry about. But Mireille Schwarz isn’t like most parents; she understands that all children are ‘our’ children.”
Our thanks goes to Change Starts at Home for helping us spread the word about the BAAAB, and the need to get EpiPens in the hands of families in need.
BAAAB featured in SF Chronicle
We absolutely could not be happier by the coverage our organization received today in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The article “Lifesaving Lesson Highlights Birthday Bash,” written by one of the City’s best reporters, Carolyne Zinko, notes that “The recent kickoff party for the Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board featured something more valuable than a trinket: a lesson in how to use an EpiPen, an emergency treatment for people experiencing life-threatening allergic reactions.”
The article appears online, and also in SFis, the Chronicle’s monthly style magazine.
Epi Party featured at RedCarpetSF.com
With hundreds of big social events taking place in San Francisco each year, it’s not easy to capture the attention of RedCarpetSF.com, which generally covers the biggest, high-profile events in the City.
So what a nice testament to the success of our first awareness-raising event that we are one of the few nonprofit events featured on the site!
Epi Party featured at SFLuxe.com
The Epi Party was featured today at sfluxe.com, the website founded by BAAAB’s Director of Marketing & Audience Development, Damion Matthews.
Epi Party in SF Examiner
Today the San Francisco Examiner had a small item on the Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board’s EpiParty at Le Club. We are so grateful to publications like the Examiner for drawing attention to this event, and help us reach our goal of raising awareness about EpiPens!
Epi Party covered by 944 Magazine
We are delighted to see that 944.com and the February issue of 944 Magazine have featured our Epi Party!
Our deep gratitude to 944 Magazine for helping us raise awareness about the vital importance of Epi Pens for those who suffer from severe food allergies.
Epi Party featured at 7×7.com
We are thrilled to note that the Epi Party was featured today at 7×7.com, and we are told it may even appear in the March 2009 issue of the magazine. We love that 7×7 is helping us spread the word about the importance of Epi Pens to the safety of people with severe food allergies. Thank you, 7×7!
Our Thanks to Le Club
The Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board would like to give our heartfelt thanks to Todd Traina and Gina Milano, owners of Le Club in San Francisco, for generously donating the use of their beautiful establishment for our “Epi Party” on January 16th, 2009.
The event was a great success, and enabled the BAAAB to educate a large number of people about the safe use of an EpiPen in case of an emergency.
By providing such a fun and elegant venue for the event to take place, Mr. Traina and Ms. Milano made it possible for us to show that severe allergies should not prevent anyone from having a good time!
Le Club is located at 1250 Jones Street, in San Francisco’s Nob Hill. They can be reached at 415.922.2582, or by visiting www.leclubsf.com
