BREATH OF SPRING -----------MAY 2, 2010

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

New England Chapter

109 Highland Avenue    

Needham , MA   02494

Phone:  781 444-7778 

Toll Free: 1- 877-2ASTHMA                               

Email:  aafane@aafane.org

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  Growing Up With Asthma or Severe Allergies

Teen scholarship winners share their stories (click here)

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FOOD ALLERGIES:

Click here for AAFA NE's How to Manage Life-Threatening Food Allergies in Schools: A Checklist for Parents, and the guidelines developed by the Massachusetts Dept. of Education, available at  

www.doe.mass.edu/cnp/allergy.pdf

 

  

 

 

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Phone:781-444-7778
Toll free: 1-877-2-ASTHMA
Fax: 781-444-7718

 

Breath of Spring

Save the Date  

May 2, 2010

 

 

MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS        

MARCH 2010

Cancelled Meeting click here

All meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and are FREE.

Click on Support Groups for more details, driving directions,

and future dates and topics.

We need your support to run these programs. 
Click here for a membership form or make a donation on-line.


Monday, March 8, 2010

"Allergy-Friendly Family Dinners and Baked Treats”

Speaker: Margaret Kyle, cook, pastry chef, cooking teacher, and parent of food 

allergic child

Answering the question "What's for dinner?" can be a challenge, especially for a family with 

multiple food allergies. How do you cook childhood favorites like meatballs, lasagna, and pizza 

without eggs, cheese, or wheat? How do you bake healthy and delicious treats without eggs, dairy, 

wheat, soy and nuts? Join us and find out!  To learn more about Margaret, see: http://margaretkylecooking.com

Metro-Northwest Asthma & Allergy Educational Support Group
Meets at:
Beth Israel & Children's Hospital Medical Care Center
482 Bedford St. , Lexington , MA


Wednesday, March 10, 2010

 

Parent Roundtable:

“Food Allergies: What Would YOU Do?”

A discussion of “real-life” situations faced by families who live with food allergies. Practice how to 

handle social situations, family dilemmas, and more. Bring your own challenges to discuss.

 

Merrimack Valley Asthma & Allergy Educational Support Group

Meets at:

Atkinson Elementary School

111 Phillips Brooks Road

No. Andover , MA

(near the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Route 125)

 


Tuesday, March 16, 2010

 

“Testing Children for Allergies:

How, When, Why”

Speaker: Allergist Elizabeth Stutius, MD,

Children’s Hospital, Boston

Metro-Boston Asthma & Allergy Educational Support Group
Meets at:
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington St. (Route 16), Newton, MA
1/4 mile from Rt. 95/128; Exit 21/21A - Rt. 16 East toward Newton
Bowles Conference Center - Second Floor


This meeting is Cancelled Due to

Personal Emergency of Group Leader 

Thursday, March 18, 2010
Parent Roundtable:
“Food Allergies: What Would YOU Do?"
A discussion of “real-life” situations faced by families who live with food allergies. Practice how to handle social situations, family dilemmas, and more. Bring your own challenges to discuss. 
Southeastern MA Food Allergy Parent Support Group


Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Parent  Roundtable:

"Eating Out with Food Allergies"

How do you handle eating in restaurants locally and when you travel? Do you have favorite places? 

Do you have horror stories and reflections on how bad

experiences could have been prevented or what can be learned from them? How do you teach your 

children to "ask the right questions" and make safe decisions?


Nashoba Valley Asthma & Allergy Educational Support Group
Meets at:
Nashoba Valley Medical Center
200 Groton Road , Ayer, MA


Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Food Allergy & Food Safety Policies at our Favorite Family 

Fun Spots: “Know Before You Go”
Members will share the results of their research into policies and practices at zoos, museums, and more!
(Postponed from February due to weather.)

Pioneer Valley Food Allergy Support Group
Meets at:
St. John the Baptist Pastoral Center
201 Hubbard St. , Ludlow , MA

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Runners, Walkers, and Volunteers Needed!

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HIBO 5K   
Race/Walk
to benefit the
Asthma and Allergy Foundation
of America,
New England Chapter

Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

starting and ending at:
Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown St. (Rt. 16), Watertown, MA

Get a team together now! Join the fun and help kids and adults with asthma, food allergies and other allergies.  Get your friends to support you!    Click here for a pledge form.



Families welcome! 
Minimum donation: $25.00 per person
Family Maximum: $100.00

Sign up today by
clicking here
When you open the form:
The HIBO 5K is the first item on the "pull down" list of donation types. 
To register multiple people, fill in one person's name on the form and put additional names in the comments box

 
 

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