FAIRFAX, Va., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Country music
superstar and "The Celebrity Apprentice" finalist Trace Adkins will serve
as the National Honorary Chair of the 2008 Walk for Food Allergy: Moving
Toward A Cure.
The event, to be held in 26 cities across the country as well as
online, is sponsored by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) to
increase awareness and raise money for education and research.
Adkins, a multifaceted entertainer who has enjoyed a remarkable 12-year
career, served as the National Honorary Chair of the 2007 Walk for Food
Allergy. He and his wife, Rhonda, became active members of FAAN six years
ago upon learning that one of their daughters was allergic to peanuts.
"I'm honored to be serving once again as the National Honorary Chair
for FAAN's Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure," says Adkins.
"Millions of school-age children are afflicted with food allergies in this
country, and the numbers are increasing each year. Much more research funds
are needed to find out what is causing this problem and how we can fix it.
With the help of thousands of walkers and volunteers nationwide, we can
hopefully raise more money to help find a cure."
The Adkins family attended FAAN Kids' Congress on Capitol Hill in 2005
and, most recently, got support from U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob
Corker for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act (S.1232),
bringing bipartisan support to the bill. If passed, the bill will provide
schools across the country with uniform guidance on how to create
appropriate management and emergency plans for children with food
allergies.
"Food allergies continue to increase in children, yet we don't know
why," says FAAN CEO and Founder Anne Munoz-Furlong. "The Walk for Food
Allergy events will raise money for research and education programs to help
us reach for a cure so that children living with food allergies don't have
to worry about having a reaction every time they sit down to eat."
Register for the FAAN Walk for Food Allergy at http://www.foodallergywalk.org.
Check to see if there is one near you, or participate in the Virtual Walk
to be held online at http://www.foodallergywalk.org.
ABOUT FAAN
Founded in 1991, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is the
world leader in information about food allergy, a potentially fatal
condition that afflicts approximately 12 million Americans, or one out of
every 25, and is rapidly increasing in prevalence. A nonprofit organization
based in Fairfax, Va., FAAN has 30,000 members in the U.S., Canada, and 62
other countries. It is dedicated to increasing public awareness of food
allergy and its consequences, to providing advocacy and education, and to
advancing research on behalf of all those affected by it. FAAN provides
information and educational resources about food allergy to patients, their
families, schools, health professionals, pharmaceutical companies, the food
industry, and government officials. For more information, please visit FAAN
at http://www.foodallergy.org.
Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure 2008 Sites
Location Date
Denver, CO August 17, 2008
Fairfax, VA August 23, 2008
Philadelphia, PA August 23, 2008
Seattle, WA September 6, 2008
Houston, TX September 6, 2008
Long Branch, NJ September 7, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA September 14, 2008
San Francisco, CA September 20, 2008
Grand Rapids, MI September 20, 2008
Detroit, MI September 20, 2008
Boston, MA September 21, 2008
Chicago, IL September 27, 2008
Indianapolis, IN September 27, 2008
Richmond, VA September 27, 2008
Baltimore, MD October 4, 2008
Long Island, NY October 12, 2008
Atlanta, GA October 18, 2008
Hartford, CT October 18, 2008
Ridgewood, NJ October 19, 2008
Kansas City, KS October 25, 2008
Boise, ID October 25, 2008
Charlotte, NC October 25, 2008
Dallas, TX November 8, 2008
San Diego, CA November 8, 2008
Los Angeles, CA November 16, 2008
Key Biscayne, FL November 22, 2008
Online Walk December 6, 2008
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