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The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network’s Inaugural Leaders Summit Scheduled in Las Vegas on April 23

April 22, 2010

News Highlights

  • The inaugural Leaders Summit brings together food allergy support group leaders and chairs of FAAN’s Walk for Food Allergy events from across the country for a daylong educational seminar intended to enhance their skills so that they may lead support groups effectively and successfully manage fundraising events.
  • The summit will empower leaders and provide them with training on the most up-to-date educational, research, and advocacy efforts surrounding food allergy and anaphylaxis.
  • FAAN’s panelists will share their expertise in a variety of areas, such as school food allergy safety and event coordinating. 
  • The Leaders Summit demonstrates FAAN’s commitment to education and awareness efforts through its collaboration with support groups and volunteers across the country.
  • This event is being held in conjunction with FAAN’s 17th Annual Food Allergy Conference at The Mirage on April 24.  
  • The inaugural Leaders Summit is hosted by FAAN and co-sponsored by the Food Allergy Initiative.

Quotes

  • "The Inaugural Leaders Summit is a one-of-a-kind event that will truly serve to educate the public, as support group leaders and Walk chairs from across the country return to their communities with the most current information to share about food allergies. These hard-working leaders will leave the summit well-equipped to not only teach others, but to help us in our mission to increase awareness about food allergies and raise funds for a cure." ~Julia Bradsher, CEO of FAAN

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About FAAN

Founded in 1991, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is the world leader in information, resources, and programs for food allergy, a potentially life-threatening medical condition that afflicts as many as 15 million Americans, including almost 6 million children. A nonprofit organization based in Fairfax, Va., FAAN is dedicated to increasing public awareness of food allergy and its consequences, to educating people about the condition, 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. On May 9, 2012, FAAN announced its intent to merge with the other leading food allergy organization, the Food Allergy Initiative, pending state regulatory approval. To become a member or for more information, please visit FAAN at www.foodallergy.org.

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