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Giving the gift of hope

Free online tutorial for food allergies NEW!

Free "just sugar" recipes NEW!

Safely celebrate Christmas with food allergies!

Online shopping that benefits KFA

Please support the businesses that supported KFA this year

Food allergy recall warnings









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Kids With Food Allergies, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit charity.  Your tax-deductible donation, large or small, makes a huge difference! KFA does not raise money to find a cure. Instead, KFA uses all donations to create better lives today for children with food allergies by providing education and a caring support community for their families and caregivers.


Kids With Food Allergies
December 20, 2010

Provide a Lifeline for Families in Need

Give a gift of hope and comfortThis holiday season, for just $25, you can give the gift of hope by sponsoring a family raising children with food allergies. 

Sponsorships provide the many benefits of Family Membership at no cost to families that cannot afford a KFA membership. Sponsored families have access to recipes from KFA's online collection of 1,000 recipes, and reassurance and advice from other parents through our warm and supportive online community.

Thanks to your support, we have provided 200 sponsored memberships in 2010!

We are here as a lifeline when parents feel alone dealing with food allergies—and for just $25 you can give a family a lifeline for a year.

"We were sponsored for our membership last year when we suffered our first major income loss and it has been a lifesaver for us. KFA has been an invaluable resource for me as a parent dealing with serious food allergies and the complications that arise as a result," sponsored mother Jennifer writes.

Fundraising Goal is $60,000 If KFA has helped you in the past or if you simply understand how important day-to-day support like ours is to families, please consider making a $25 donation and give the gift of hope to a struggling family living with food allergies.

Jennifer continues, "We would be so grateful for an extension of our sponsored membership and look forward to the day when we can not only pay for the reasonable membership fee, but will be able to donate additional money to sponsor someone else."

This is our only fundraising drive of the year.  Please consider making a donation today.

Donate to KFA
Your donations are more important than ever.

Gratefully,
Lynda Mitchell
President, Kids With Food Allergies

Click here to donate by mail, phone or PayPal.


Announcements
NEW! Online Guide for Parenting a Child with Food Allergies
A year ago, KFA published a comprehensive starter guide to parenting a child with food allergies called, From Confusion to Confidence. Today we are excited to announce that this guide has been published as on online tutorial using Flash technology. Learn about managing food allergies, diagnosis and treatment, where to shop, hidden ingredient names, nutritious substitutions and much more! We have made the URL easy to remember so that it can be shared easily.

New Allergy-Free Foods
www.kidswithfoodallergies.info

A special thank you to Nutricia North America for sponsoring this educational program!


NEW! "Just Sugar" Recipes
Sugar treeThese recipes use only sugar, water, and in one case–baking soda,and so offer a safe treat for kids with multiple food allergies or eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders.

Allergy-Free "Just Sugar" Lollipops
Homemade Candy Canes
Hokey Pokey or Sugar Honeycomb NEW!
Just Sugar Syrup NEW!
Just Sugar Sculptures (Christmas tree) NEW!
Just Sugar Shapes NEW!

Sugar Recipes Sugar syrup Sugar syrup



Booklet about Christmas and food allergiesSafely Celebrate Christmas with Food Allergies
KFA has a great collection of Safe Eats™ recipes and a supportive and caring online community where you can connect with other parents preparing for Christmas. Share menu ideas, ask questions or bounce ideas off other parents who really understand the special challenges that holidays present for families with food allergies.

These resources will also help you with celebration ideas, food allergy safety tips and more:
Celebrating Christmas with Food Allergies (free PDF guide)

Celebrating the Holidays While Breastfeeding an Allergic Child
Tips for nursing on an elimination diet during food-laden holidays.




A Big Thank You to KFA's Corporate Sponsors for 2010!
Please support the following companies who have generously sponsored Kids With Food Allergies this year.
Twinject     Neocate
EleCare     Sunbutter
Bready     Carlson
Navan Foods     Lucy's
AllergyFree Shop     Google
Salesforce     Whole Foods North Wales

Allerdine
Allergaroo | Allergy Friendly Foods
Allergic Child
Allergy Grocer
AllergyEats
Allermates
Amazon.com
Baby Signs by Jaime Burris
Barney Butter
Beneficial Bank
Cherrybrook Kitchen
Coconut Bliss
Cookies...For Me?
Dey | EpiPen
Divvies
Egg-Free Epicurean
Enjoy Life Foods
FoodAllergyBooks.com | Linda Coss
HomeFree
Katz Gluten Free

Kids Alert USA
Kimster Foods
Mary's Gluten Free Bakery Houston
Medic Alert
NoNuttin
Peanut Free Planet | Allerific
Premium Chocolatiers
Protect Your Child
Shabtai
Simple Food, Inc. | Simple Soynut Butter
SoyNut Butter Company | I.M. Healthy
Spangler Candy
Surf Sweets
Sweet Alexis
Sweetsies Bakery
Udi's Gluten Free Foods
Usborne Books
Vermont Nut Free
Wellshire Farms, Inc.
World Wise Grains




Food Allergy Recalls

Food Alerts! Have you checked the Allergy Recall Alerts section at KFA recently? The following foods were recently recalled:

U.S. Allergy Recalls

  • Tofutti: Yours Truly Frozen Dessert Cones (undeclared milk)
  • Pampanga Food Co., Inc.: Sauteed Chicken (undeclared milk)
  • L&R Fine Fashions, Inc.: Kim Loan Gio Song Pork Paste and Pork Loaf (undeclared wheat)
  • Krunchers! Inc.: Jays Original Potato Chips (undeclared milk)
  • Brinkman Turkey Farms, Inc.: Brinkman's Gourmet Barbecue Sauce (undeclared milk and soy)

Canadian Allergy Recalls

  • Seoul Trading Company: Choripdong Brand Frozen Dumpling (undeclared egg)
  • Unger's Market: Cakes (undeclared sulfites)


Project Manager: Lynda Mitchell
Editor: Melanie Carver
Proofreaders: Jennifer Blanford, Melanie Croft, Meg Falciani, Laura Giletti, Kathryn Hankins, Laura Healy, Kathy Pryzwara, Beth Puliti



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