I am proud to introduce
the very first blog post from my son, “JR" (name changed to protect his identity). JR is a second-grader who deals
with many different food and non-food allergies. He wants to tell his school and the whole world
about the teal pumpkin project! - Jessica
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| "JR" decorating his teal pumpkin at the Portland Food Allergy Research & Education Walk. |
Some people in the world have allergies. I have allergies
also. My Mom and me are talking about allergies at Halloween. We should have
teal pumpkins because teal is the color for food allergies. Trick-or-treating
scares me a little bit because I might get an allergy. We need to be careful
about the food. I still like trick-or-treating because I can trade the food
that I’m allergic to. Every Halloween, we put the teal pumpkin up. The teal
pumpkin means that our house has treats that are not food. They are little toys
for kids who have allergies so they don’t have to trade the food! I feel very
happy to have kids not have allergies. So this Halloween will you put up a teal
pumpkin?
For more resources and to take the teal pumpkin pledge, please see Food Allergy Research and Education! You can take the "pledge" and also print off teal pumpkin flyers for your door to let trick-or-treaters know you have non-food "treats" available.
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