July 2015 Update: A message from Tiffany Rogers of Allergy Cookie: “I regret to inform you that you that due to
a number of factors, including recent changes in the terms and dependability of
our suppliers, we have decided not to sell Teal Pumpkins for our Walk Team or
on our website this year. The good news is that FARE’s Teal Pumpkin Project
campaign is still alive and well and the food allergy community expects to
continue to see a growth in support of it this year! We are excited that Allergy Cookie will be
helping to promote the Teal Pumpkin Project campaign and bring more awareness
to food allergies, as well as encourage more people to use non-food treats to
include ALL children. Even though we won’t be selling pumpkins, my family
still plans to reach out in our local community and encourage our friends,
family, and neighbors to get involved.”
Tiffany Rogers founded a company called Allergy Cookie and
they are offering specially designed Teal Pumpkins filled with non-food treats
to handout on Halloween. They even have a special pumpkin available for FPIES -
Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome.
Tiffany is the mother of a 3 year old child with severe
multiple food allergies. She and her husband also suffer food in tolerances.
Her son's birthday just so happens to be Halloween and when he turned 3 she
didn't want to think about explaining to him why on his birthday he wouldn't be
able to have any of the treats from trick-or-treating. That's when she heard
about FARE's 'Teal Pumpkin Project.'
Families participate in the 'Teal Pumpkin Project' by
handing out non-food treats on Halloween and identifying their house as
allergy-friendly by painting a pumpkin teal.
'It was such a blessing,' Rogers says, 'to have my son
receive treats while trick-or-treating on Halloween night he could keep.'
Rogers points out food allergies are not one size fits all
and that's where Allergy Cookie's Teal Pumpkin products come in. In June, they have been offering the pumpkins as part of a special fundraiser competition with proceeds benefiting FARE
and a variety of different food allergy organizations, including the FPIES
Foundation.
The hope is to raise research money and awareness. Rogers
asks those without allergies to participate in the 'Teal Pumpkin Project' and
think about what it could mean for a child, like her son, on Halloween.
For more information on Allergy Cookie or their Teal Pumpkin
Fundraiser, and how you can order your Teal Pumpkin for Halloween, please visit their page http://www.allergycookie.com/tealpumpkinfundraiser/
This post was written by the Executive Board of The FPIES Foundation
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