Saturday, November 5, 2011

Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary, NC
www.foodallergywalk.org/raleigh_NC11

The third annual FAAN Walk for Food Allergies promises to be the biggest and
best yet.  To date, we’ve raised over $55,000, and this year we hope to raise
$40,000.  Like last year, there will be a silent auction, mascots, games, crafts,
and events that you won’t want to miss!

The most important step is getting registered to walk and raise money to support FAAN’s mission to raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.   

To register as a walker or create a team, go to:  www.foodallergywalk.org/raleigh_NC11

 Dr. Michael Land,       

Honorary Medical Chair  

Cool Incentives!

* Get Your Team Name Printed on our Walk Shirts!

 Raise $1,000 or more by October 7, 2011, and your team’s name will be printed

on ALL of this year’s Walk t-shirts along with our corporate sponsors!

* Win an iPad 2^® !

To enter, walkers must register or confirm current registration of an EpiPen® auto-injector for a refill reminder at the Dey Pharma booth. Each person may enter the contest once.  One lucky winner will be selected at the end of the Walk and will be presented with an iPad 2^®. Must be present to win.   Drawing at 11 am. 

See official rules at: http://www.foodallergywalk.org/site/PageNavigator/Dey_iPad_Drawing.html

Nisha Bhandaru,   

Youth Honorary Chair

* Win a $250 Enjoy Life Gift Card & Chance to be Honorary CEO for the Day!

Be the top online fundraising team at 11:59 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the Walk,

and your Team Captain will be presented with a gift certificate that may be redeemed

for $250 worth of Enjoy Life Foods products!

And that’s not all! The top Team Captain’s name from each Walk site will be placed in a random drawing to win – An all-expense paid trip for two to Enjoy Life Food’s headquarters in Chicago, IL. 

The trip will include a VIP tour of Enjoy Life Food’s facility and the role of “Honorary CEO” for the day.

Volunteer:  To volunteer to help plan the Walk or to help on the day of the Walk, go to:

www.foodallergywalk.org/raleigh_NC11 or email walkforfoodallergy@gmail.com for more information. We need 50-60 volunteers to make our Walk run smoothly. In case you were wondering, you can volunteer and walk!

 

Sponsor:  There are many great ways to promote your business through the walk.  With corporate signage starting at just $250 and corporate sponsorships beginning at $500, there’s a level for every business to support this cause.  If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact our Walk Chair, Jennifer Pickus, at raleighchair@foodallergy.org.

A very special THANK YOU to our Sponsors to date which include:

 

And to our friends of the Walk which, to date, include Allergic Living, the Carolina Hurricanes, Earth Fare, the N.C. State Wolfpack Club, Turner Creek Elementary School Chorus, Walgreens, Whole Foods, Wintergreen Resort, and Wool E. Bull.

 

Donate:  Do you have products or services that could benefit the Walk?  Consider making an in-kind donation.  Previous donors have provided bottled water, items for our silent auction, public service announcements, day-of-walk medical services, printing services, craft and game supplies, prizes and more.

Stay In Touch!

 

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Event Details

Date:  Saturday, November 5, 2011

Location:  Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary, NC 27518

Check in:  9:00am             Walk Begins:  10:00am                  1.5 miles    

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On Saturday, October 23, 2010, the 2nd annual "FAAN Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward a Cure" took place at 10:00 am (registration opened at 9:00 am with pre-walk ceremonies beginning around 9:30 am) at Bond Park, 801 High House Rd., in Cary, NC.

Thank you to all who participated and helped this year's FAAN Walk continue to grow and exceed last year with number of participants, Walk teams, and donations raised!  Thanks to everyone's efforts, over $35,000 was raised!

As participants finished the walk this year, they had the opportunity to participate in Halloween crafts and games such as Halloween theme tattoos, ring toss, bean bag toss, and coin toss, and win fun prizes! Many children wore their halloween costumes for the duration of the walk and post-walk festivities.  Enjoy some fun pictures from this walk!


Check out this GoAskMom article featuring Jennifer Pickus and Trish Gavankar!

Thank you to the 2010 FAAN Walk sponsors and mascots who joined the fun on October 23rd!:

Sponsors:                                                            Mascots:
Carolina Hurricanes                                        Red (Red Robin)
Dey                                                                        Baeko (White Tiger Taekwondo)
NC Children’s Specialty Clinic                    Stormy and the Storm Squad (Hurricanes)
Northwestern Mutual                                    Wool E Bull (Durham Bulls)
Red Robin
Sunbutter

Also, a Big THANK YOU also goes to all those who donated products or services to help make this year's walk a big success!

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The first Raleigh FAAN Walk was last year on November 7, 2009 at Bond Park.  With over 300 families participating, a fabulous time was had by all while raising approximately $22,000 for food allergy research and a cure!

FAAN Walk Committee and NC FACES Coordinators warm up to Red (Red Robin's mascot) on a beautiful cool day.