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The FARE Walk, which will be held at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle, has raised about $1.2 million to support life-changing research and food allergy education and advocacy programs since 2010. The event aims to raise funds to support the 15 million Americans living with food allergies and to raise awareness of food allergy, a life-altering and potentially life-threatening disease.
Many FARE Walk for Food Allergy events this year, including the walk in New Rochelle scheduled three weeks before Halloween, will be incorporating activities to celebrate FARE’s Teal Pumpkin Project, a national initiative that promotes safety, inclusion and respect of individuals managing food allergies by encouraging households to display a teal pumpkin and provide nonfood treats for trick-or-treaters.
This year’s walk will feature a photo booth, caricature artist, face painting, soccer training, bounce houses and Teal Pumpkin Project crafts.
“Fifteen million people in the United States are living with food allergy, a life-altering and potentially life-threatening disease,” said Donna McKelvey, senior vice president and chief development officer at FARE. “It is for each of these individuals and their families that we work to find life-changing treatments, educate, advocate – and of course, walk. Every step we take and every dollar raised brings us closer to the day when we say FAREwell to food allergies.”
In the United States, one in 13 children has a food allergy – roughly two in every classroom – and a food allergy reaction sends someone to the emergency room every three minutes.
Participants can sign up to walk individually or as part of a team. For more information, or to register or volunteer, visit www.foodallergywalk.org/westchester2015.
Sponsorship opportunities remain available, enabling businesses to show their support for families who are managing food allergies.
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