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Another Wonderful Walk For A Great Cause!

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Positive Real Estate Professionals

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post in support of the Alzheimer's Memory Walks that are going on around the country this fall. Today I received an e-mail from a friend of mine from high school that I haven't seen in almost 20 years! And yes it makes me feel old just typing that! In the signature of her e-mail was a web address, www.foodallergywalk.org/goto/lovebugsco Being curious, I of course pasted it into my browser to see where it would take me. You can click on it if you would like to see what I saw!

Ann Slobodian, my friend from high school and founder/owner of Love Bugs, has two young children who suffer from life-threatening anaphylaxis from multiple food allergies. If you click HERE you can read her story. The Ann I remember from high school was always quick with a smile and a helping hand. I see she has not changed! As a caring mom and savvy businesswoman, Ann has sponsored a team in the Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure™ walks that are coming up around the country. This is the fifth year for the national fundraising event. Country music superstar, Trace Adkins is the 2008 National Honorary Chair. According to the walk's website, more than 12 million Americans suffer from food allergies; 3 million of which are children!  Imagine the difficulty that a sufferer of severe food allergies faces on a daily basis. The option of enjoying a seemingly simple thing like a piece of cake at a child's birthday party no longer becomes an option. This represents both a serious health concern and a real quality of life issue. This is what the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network is working hard to raise awareness about. That is not all though, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network is also helping to fund vital research into finding a cure so that one day everyone can enjoy life without worry. According to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network receives four stars! To access the report from Charity Navigator about Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, click HERE! To find out about walks in your area click HERE!

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Comments (5)

Eric Reid
Renaissance Realty Group of Keller Williams Atlanta Partners - Lawrenceville, GA

Great Service.. so often we forget the need to stay involved for the best of others.

Aug 05, 2008 08:58 AM
Kim Sellers
Lake Arrowhead, CA Coldwell Banker - Lake Arrowhead, CA
Lake Arrowhead Realtor - BRE#01412099 - Lake Arrow

It is amazing how many kids today have food alergies... sounds like a good cause.

Aug 05, 2008 09:22 AM
Rich Dansereau
Positive Real Estate Professionals - Knoxville, TN

Eric - It is important to be involved as we part of the community in which we live. On a larger scale, we are all part of the global community

Kim - It seems like many conditions that used to be much rarer have increased substantially over the past few decades.

Aug 05, 2008 11:42 AM
Danny Thornton
R & D Art - Knoxville, TN
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Rich, another great cause to get involved for. Thanks for sharing.

Aug 05, 2008 03:05 PM
Rich Dansereau
Positive Real Estate Professionals - Knoxville, TN

Danny - There are so many worthy causes out there. I was glad that Charity Navigator gave them a 4-star rating which is the highest they award! I like to know how much of what is raised actually goes to support the charity (81.3%) and how much goes for administrative (11.3%) and fundraising costs (7.3%, figures as reported for FYE 12/2006).

Aug 06, 2008 03:31 AM