Last night as I was cleaning out the pantry and came across some sample packs of Sunbutter I had the thought to find out when the Houston FAAN (Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network) Walk would be held this year. Turns out, it was today! I found out in the nick of time. Instead of our usual walk at the park I took Clark downtown this morning to attend the allergy walk. Steve couldn't make it since, ironically, he was working at the Houston Food Bank.
We each got a ribbon when we registered: blue for food-allergic and green for no allergies. Our walk was kicked off and led by local news anchor Dominique Sachse on the back of a Toyota Tundra. (This is Texas, so no surprise with the truck.)
Clark entertained himself on our 2-mile, sunny and way-too-hot walk with a fan, not to be confused with FAAN. hee, hee...
We visited all the vendor booths before and after the walk. We even got to say hello to Clark's allergist. Clark was fascinated with all the blow-up toys but wouldn't set foot in the bounce house or obstacle courses. If you look real close, you can see a tiny picture of my belly below:
We came home with t-shirts, and samples and coupons (yess!!) a-plenty. It's my once-a-year price break on "Top 8-Free" foods.
Although I don't necessarily celebrate food allergies, I think it's great to celebrate the kids that have them. Hooray for FAAN and that they hold events like these.
1 comments:
I'm amazed and frightened at the same time that foods can even be created without wheat, soy, eggs or dairy. Looks like a fun time, though!
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