August 14, 2008 Sponsor Are you familiar with all that KFA offers to help you with back-to-school planning? One of my worst moments as a parent occurred when my son had an anaphylactic reaction during the first week of school in first grade. The school was prepared, though - I had made sure his food allergy management plan was in place on day one, and I had provided the school nurse with physician orders and injectable epinephrine. Are you ready? Make sure your child with food allergies has a school plan on the first school day, including a Food Allergy Action Plan and ready access to injectable epinephrine - it just might save your child's life like it saved mine! KFA provides help to families by offering a number of back-to-school resources, which are listed in this issue. Best wishes for a safe school year! Lynda Mitchell President P.S. Be sure to read our "Party for a Great Cause!" announcement in this newsletter. Back-to-School Resources Students with food allergies: back to school guide for parents On overview of how to get started with the school planning process Managing food allergies at school A physicians' perspective, including things you need to have in place and important points you need to teach your child School planning key for allergic kids A parent's perspective showing that a calm, cooperative and methodical approach to school planning works best Potential food allergens in preschool and school activities Wondering what school crafts and activities may have foods in them? Here is a helpful list of preschool activities which commonly contain food ingredients, and suggestions for safer alternatives Preparing food allergic children for school: a teacher's perspective A teacher's perspective on how to make a classroom a safe and inclusive place for a child with food allergies Finding the right daycare or preschool for your food allergic child What to keep in mind as you evaluate preschools or daycares when you have a child with food allergies Is your school Food Allergy Smart™? What a school needs to have in place for students with food allergies Food allergy school discussion guide Points to cover when you meet with school staff to prepare to send your child to school Recommended school training: how to CARE for kids with food allergies What teachers and staff who supervise food-allergic students need to know regarding managing food allergies in school Preparing your food allergic teenager for college Perspectives from a student about to enter college Download and print your choice of three free "No Peanuts" posters. No Peanuts Tree Nuts Please No Peanuts Tree Nuts #2 Peanut Free Zone Coming Soon! Our Fall issue of KFA Support Net will be out later this month for our Family Membership subscribers, and contains two more back-to-school articles - and much more: Back to School Basics: Take steps to ensure your child has a safe school year includes insights from Ellie Goldberg, M.Ed., an educational rights advocate. Allergy ABCs: Make the grade by making time for an allergist this school year, our interview with Dr. Mike Pistiner, a pediatric allergist and parent of a child with food allergies, who we welcome on to our Medical Advisory Team. More Back-to-School Help Binky Goes Nuts on DVD When Binky discovers that he's allergic to peanuts, he learns that the best way not to go nuts is to be well informed and to understand his allergy. Binky Goes Nuts Teacher Lesson Plans What is a food allergy? What makes peanut allergies so dangerous? The information and activities in this unit help children learn how they can make their school a safe and healthy place for classmates who have peanut or other food allergies. FAAN Back-to-School Toolkits A compilation of resources for parents, teachers, and school nurses to use in teaching people about food allergies. Food allergy 'ABC's: New Checklist Helps Parents and School Staff Prepare The AAAAI offers a checklist of tips and a sample food allergy action plan to assist parents and school staff as they prepare for students with food allergies, . Party for a Great Cause! Hold a House Party featuring one or more recipes from our current KFA Recipe Showdown competition to raise awareness about food allergies while supporting KFA, a nationwide tax-exempt nonprofit charity. Donations raised at your House Party will go toward meeting our ambitious goal of offering even more great support resources to help families and their children in 2009! Your house party can be small and simple or as large as you want it to be; it can be a dinner with friends, a family get-together, a Labor Day family barbeque, or whatever type of party that works best for you. At your House Party, serve one or more recipes submitted to the KFA Recipe Showdown, invite your guests to vote on their favorites, and use it as an opportunity to collect donations from your party guests for KFA. You can earn some great incentive gifts from KFA based on the amount of funds you raise during your party. KFA provides the recipes for your menu, a party-planning checklist, invitations, scorecards, and educational materials. You supply the location, food and guests! We're looking for those of you who appreciate what KFA does to help families and are willing to host a party to raise funds to support our work. Will you help our cause and reach a goal of 50 house parties - the equivalent of just one per state - by being a party host? For more information: KFA's Recipe Showdown Fundraiser 2008 Questions? Comments? Contact us! Email KFA's Fundraising Team News Three-Year-Old Saves Brother's Life with EpiPen On May 24, her 20-month-old, son Ryan, who is deathly allergic to peanuts, went into anaphylactic shock. His heart stopped and he was not breathing. "I froze when I couldn't get a pulse," says Pople. "Then my three-year-old son, Alexander, grabbed his brother's EpiPen and gave it to him in the thigh as his dad had taught him and screamed for his grandma to call 911." The FDA Will Hold a Public Hearing on September 16th on Current Trends in the Use of Allergen Advisory Labeling The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public hearing on the use of advisory labeling of allergens in foods. To that end, FDA is soliciting comments and information to assist the agency in determining how manufacturers currently use advisory labeling, how consumers interpret different advisory labeling statements, and what wording is likely to be most effective in communicating to consumers the likelihood that an allergen may be present in a food. The agency is also interested in receiving comments about whether consumers find advisory labeling helpful for making food purchasing decisions. A message from our Sponsor Click on the banner to visit the Enjoy Life Foods Web site Finally, a delicious chocolately bar almost everyone can enjoy any time. Dairy, nut and soy FREE boom CHOCO boom™ bars have arrived on store shelves in three choco-licous varieties: dairy-free rice milk, dairy-free rice milk with crispy rice and dark chocolate. So go ahead and give in today! Available at Whole Foods Market. Also available online at, www.glutenfreemall.com and www.allergygrocer.com. At Enjoy Life, our whole business is making smile-good foods that keep your insides happy too. Gluten-free and free of the eight most common allergens, our cookies, snack bars, granolas, trail mixes, bagels, new chocolatey bars and more are tempt-sational! With Enjoy Life, everyone can eat freely and smile inside out! Our products contain NO: wheat/gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, soy, fish or shellfish. They're made with care in a dedicated nut- and gluten-free bakery for added assurance and ingredients are additionally tested to ensure strict allergen control standards are met. Enjoy Life is all natural, trans-fat free and certified Kosher too! Enjoy Life is available at natural food and select grocery stores nationwide. Also available online. Join our community today to get recipes, special offers and more! Visit www.enjoylifefoods.com. August-September Peanut-Free Baseball Games The following ball clubs are offering peanut-free sections or peanut-free stands for these upcoming games. Check with each respective ball club to find out the details: August 15, Reading (PA) Phillies [more info] August 18, Minnesota (MN) Twins [more info] August 27th, Brooklyn (NY) Cyclones [more info] August 27, River City (MO) Rascals [more info] August 27, Aberdeen (MD) Ironbirds [more info] September 9, Seattle (WA) Mariners [more info] September 13, Arizona Diamondbacks [more info] September 20, Toronto (Canada) Blue Jays [more info] In addition, the Nashua (NH) Pride now reserves a peanut-free section of 100 seats for every game. Must-Read Forum Topics Sign up for a free Associate Membership to read the messages posted in our "Main" online support group forum. Testing Not Always Right! Had to give epinephrine at physician office for a failed food challenge "I knew it was not safe to do a challenge to kiwi at home, so we did it at the [pediatrician's office], whom I trust more than any Dr we've seen." A parent details the scary account of her daughter failing a food challenge in her doctor's office, and parents join in the discussion. What Do You Do When A Relative Excludes Your Food Allergic Child? "What she was really saying is that even though my FA child (her goddaughter believe it or not) was still SLEEPING & does not require much care in my house because it is basically allergen-free, she was too much trouble. I am so thankful that my dd did not hear such rude & hurtful remarks about her being made by her aunt." Parents discuss the challenges of dealing with relatives who try to exclude children in their extended family due to their food allergies. Allergy Buyer's Guide Advertisements Click on the banner to visit the Nonuttin' Web site Click on the banner to visit the Maggietales Web site Waiting Time is Storytime™ When doctor's visits take longer than you expect, turn to Maggie Tales™, Instant Storytime™ for Kids. Your kids can enjoy picture books on your iPod, phone or other mobile device. Currently free at iTunes or www.maggietales.com. Cookies...For Me? Our cookies are delicious!!! We specialize in oversized gourmet cookies that are gluten free, egg free and nut free. Now selling at fine stores in Bucks County, PA and shipping fresh orders nationwide. You won't believe these cookies are for you....they're scrumptious! www.cookiesforme.com Peanut Free Planet Have you visited our new website? Let Peanut Free Planet help with your Back-to-School snacks! Over 170 items in Stock! Free Shipping over $100. Use Coupon Code DK1 for 10% off Kettle Valley & Dakota Gourmet until August 31st. Sunbutter SUNBUTTER® is made from sunflower seeds, contains NO peanuts or tree nuts and is produced in a peanut and tree nut free facility. We even test every batch for any traces of peanuts. SunButter is healthier than peanut butter with 1/3 less saturated fat and is high in vitamin E. Tastes great too! Pamela's Products Pamela's Products makes the best gluten-free foods. Try our delicious cookies like crunchy Ginger Mini Snapz, chewy Peanut Butter or decadent Chunky Chocolate Chip. Enjoy Fast, Easy & Delicious Baking mixes that bake up easily. Available in natural food and grocery stores, or check www.pamelasproducts.com for online retailers. Cherrybrook Kitchen All-natural mixes contain no peanuts, dairy, eggs or nuts. Cherrybrook Kitchen also offers mixes that in addition to being free of peanuts, dairy, eggs or nuts, are also wheat and gluten free www.cherrybrookkitchen.com for retailers. Food Allergy Recalls The following foods were recently recalled. Check our Web site for complete details: U.S. allergy recalls Tyson Foods: Tyson's Foodservice Chicken (undeclared soy) C.F. Sauer Foods: Gold Medal Spaghetti Sauce Mix (undeclared milk) Wegmans Markets: Wegman's Brand Sorbet (undeclared milk) Publix Super Markets: No Sugar Added Cherry Pie (undeclared soy) Sau-Sea Foods: Smoked Salmon Spread (undeclared egg). Domega International Co., Ltd.: Korica Brand Mut Gung Sweetened Ginger (undeclared sulfites) Canadian allergy recalls René Rey Swiss Chocolates Ltd.: René Rey Sun, Moon, Stars Dark Chocolate (undeclared milk) Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can subscribe to this free twice-monthly e-newsletter: Did you know that our online support group is a great way to post messages and get quick answers to questions from other parents? Find out more about Family Memberships and free Associate Memberships: Kids With Food Allergies is Now on MySpace and Facebook! 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