Trick-or-Treat for Food Allergy
For kids who have food allergies, the ghosts and goblins aren’t the scariest part of trick-or-treating – the treats are. FAAN’s Trick-or-Treat for Food Allergy lets kids join in the Halloween fun while increasing food allergy awareness.
Instead of trick-or-treating for candy, kids raise funds for FAAN’s food allergy education and research programs. Last year, FAAN trick-or-treaters raised more than $25,000. Every dollar, quarter, nickel, and dime counts.
Last year’s participants will automatically receive by mail a colorful Trick-or-Treat for Food Allergy collection box. But thanks to our sponsor, Abbott Nutrition, maker of EleCare®, anyone can participate.
If you’ve never participated, register to have a collection box mailed to your home. You may order up to five boxes online, or call (800) 929-4040 to request more. FAAN will start mailing boxes to new registrants at the end of September.
Kids: You can win great prizes while having fun wearing your Halloween costume! Take your collection box to collect donations at school, and carry it door-to-door on Halloween night.
Parents and teens: Trick-or-Treat for Food Allergy isn’t just for kids! Take a collection box to work, school, the grocery store, the post office, or even the doctor’s office. Get others involved during the month of October – form a group to collect donations from schools, day care centers, support groups, book clubs, scout troops, restaurants, and other businesses.
You can also encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to make a donation directly to FAAN. Remember, donations must be made online or postmarked by November 30 to count toward your prize.
Don’t forget to send us pictures of yourself and friends in full costume with your Trick-or-Treat for Food Allergy boxes. E-mail photos to halloween@foodallergy.org!
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