Allergized» Allergy News http://www.allergized.com uncovering the eight most commen food allergies Milk, Eggs, Peanuts, Tree nuts, Fish, Shellfish, Soy, Wheat Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:45:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Kids With Food Allergies Wins $20,000 Grant http://www.allergized.com/kids-with-food-allergies-wins-20000-grant/ http://www.allergized.com/kids-with-food-allergies-wins-20000-grant/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:45:17 +0000 Maya http://www.allergized.com/kids-with-food-allergies-wins-20000-grant/
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    DOYLESTOWN, Pa., July 23 (AScribe Newswire) — Kids With Food Allergies (KFA), a Bucks County, PA based nonprofit organization, has been awarded $20,000 as part of the Chase Community Giving Summer 2010 program. More than 2.5 million people participated in the program, voting for their favorite charities. KFA received nearly 4,500 votes, finishing in 18th place among 500,000 eligible non-profits in this nationwide competition.

    The Chase Community Giving Summer 2010 campaign was an opportunity for small and local charities to compete for a portion of the $5 million in grants awarded by Chase through the Chase Community Giving program running on the Facebook(r) platform. Charities asked their supporters to cast votes for them to win a share of $5 million. More than 200 winners from 35 states were selected.

    "Kids With Food Allergies’ flagship program is its web-based online support community. Continuous outreach to our members through Facebook and Twitter, where many of our supporters and members also are active, has been a natural progression of the organization’s outreach efforts," says Lynda Mitchell, President of Kids With Food Allergies. "The Chase Community Giving campaign gave KFA an opportunity to further engage our thousands of supporters on Facebook, as well as their friends and family, to cast votes and make us eligible for one of the 200 grants awarded. We asked for their help, and they really came through for us."

    Founded in 2005 as a non-profit charity, KFA is a national organization of 20,000 families raising children with food allergies. KFA focuses on day-to-day support that helps children with food allergies and their families cope with dietary restrictions, lifestyle adjustments, fear and isolation through education, peer support, food and cooking assistance, and family activities. Its interactive website provides a powerhouse of resources, including the nation’s largest online support community for families; quality parent education materials edited by a multidisciplinary medical advisory team; and an online collection of more than 1,000 "allergy-friendly" recipes. The recent, unprecedented rise in food allergies has spurred the organization’s rapid growth. KFA will be using this $20,000 grant to continue developing its flagship online support community program.

    For more information, visit www.kidswithfoodallergies.org .

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    CONTACT: Lynda Mitchell, President, Kids With Food Allergies, 215-230-5394

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    Now through August 31, while supplies last!

    Subscribe to a new or reneTue Kids With Food Allergies Family Membership and receive a free 6-1/4″ x 8″ x 2″ travel bag—perfect for carrying medicines—while supplies last! Offer good to U.S. residents only, due to shipping costs.

    KFA Family Memberships are only $25 per year (2 years for $40!) and give you full access to our online collection of over 1,000 allergy-friendly recipes, access to premium educational resources and a subscription to our publication, Support Net®.

    Kids With Food Allergies, Inc is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to to fostering optimal health, nutrition,
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    Help Children with Food Allergies
    Will you help them by casting a vote for KFA in the Chase Community Giving Campaign on Facebook?

    Click "Like"  •   "Get Started to Vote"   •   Allow the application   •   Cast your vote for KFA

    If you had the chance to give Kids With Food Allergies $20,000-$250,000, would you? Here is your chance, and it won’t cost you a penny! Chase Community Giving will be giving $5 million to be split between the top 200 charities. With your help, Kids With Food Allergies could win some vital funding that is needed this year.

    For just one minute of your time, you have the ability to help thousands of families with food allergies.
    VOTE NOW!

    You can only cast one vote per charity. There are additional ways to gain or give away gift votes to vote a second time for Kids With Food Allergies. (download more information)

    Voting ends July 12, 2010. It will be a race to the finish, so please help us stay in the top 200 so we can receive at least a $20,000 donation from Chase! We have seen a surge in voting by other charities and we have dropped in the rankings. We really need your vote, and your help to stay in the running for this donation!

    Not on Facebook? Please consider creating an account just to vote. You can always close your account later. You can also share this email with your friends and family.

    Kids With Food Allergies, Inc is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to to fostering optimal health, nutrition,
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    Jill Hornig, an independent consultant with Arbonne, will donate up to 75% of the profits from this special fundraiser for KFA! Arbonne specializes in beauty and wellness products that are hypoallergenic and certified vegan (which means they do not contain dairy or eggs). Click on Jill’s website and click on "Shop Online" to purchase products from now until Sunday, June 20.

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