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Halloween Party
Our Halloween party was a huge success attended by 65
children and 55 adults. Unfortunately we had to disappoint some people as we could not include everyone,
due to Health & Safety issues. Thank you to all of our volunteers as we could not have had this terrific
event without you. Thanks also to everyone who provided food as there was an ever increasing variety and
extended free from range including nuts, egg, dairy, wheat, gluten and soya; to Kinnerton for chocolate items and Tesco Antrim
for £15 vouchers.
Finally,
our thanks to all of you who so kindly who told us verbally how much you enjoyed the party or sent cards and emails.
It is a lot of hard work organising such an event but really worthwhile when you see the children and adults enjoying
themselves. It’s good for us to have this feedback and know our efforts are appreciated.
Annual Dinner inc Young Person of the Year Awards
Friday 25 November, Corrs Corner Hotel, Newtownabbey
@ 7.30pm
Those
of you who attended last year will remember the good food, eating safely, relaxed atmosphere and fun.
Once again Corrs have agreed to follow through
on all the safety precautions they have taken in the past to make this another great event. The meal is
free from nuts, egg, dairy, wheat and gluten and there are a variety of desserts suitable for everyone with these allergies.
For a number of people
it was their first experience of eating out as a family, and for others it was time to renew friendships and members of their
extended family and friends.
The Mayor and Mayoress of Newtownabbey Alderman Billy & Pat Webb together with Dr James McIntosh (safefood) will present the Young Person Awards.
We are indebted to safefood for supporting this event and the Young Person of the Year award.
 Young Person of the Year Award 2011
Has your child done anything to raise
awareness of allergies this year? Would they like to do something before Friday 11 November?
Then complete the enclosed Nomination Form telling us what they did together with a letter from their teacher or other
adult (not a relative) who witnessed this.
We need to encourage children to speak out in order to educate others about allergies as no-one knows
when they might experience this themselves.
Aim of the award is to encourage children and young people to raise awareness of serious
and potentially life threatening allergies.
This can be done in various ways eg speaking at their school/youth club or other organisation, supporting
a friend or relative who has allergies and raising awareness of their needs, writing an article and having it published, or
by organising a fund raising activity such as sponsored walk or non uniform day in school, or any another idea.
When raising funds they are also raising awareness.
The child/young person nominated does not have to have an allergy, nor be a member of Allergy N I.
They can be nominated by a parent or other adult who will complete the nomination form and return it to Allergy N I
by Friday 11 November
2011.
The activity for
which the person is nominated, needs to be verified in writing by an independent person eg school teacher, youth leader or
other responsible adult.
The
Directors of Allergy N I, the Chief Executive and an independent person will consider the applications and make a decision
on who should receive the award.
The winner will be announced at the awards presentation.
Entry Details:
Open to children & young people up to 19 years of age.
The award, a silver trophy known as the Jane McVeigh Memorial Cup, will be presented by the Mayor & Mayoress
of Newtownabbey Councillor & Mrs Billy Webb & Dr James McIntosh (safefood) at the Allergy N I Annual Dinner & Awards Presentation in Corr’s Corner Hotel, Newtownabbey on Friday
25 November. The winner will also receive £50 worth Love2shop vouchers.
Jane McVeigh was a 17 year old nut allergic girl from Belfast who
died in December 2006 following an anaphylactic reaction.
The holder will retain the cup for a year & sign a guarantee that it will be returned when requested,
and in good condition.
The
holder will also receive a small cup engraved with their details which they can keep.
Runners up will receive an engraved Plaque and
Certificate.
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Nut Free Cakes available at Sainsbury's
Made by Just Love Food Company but
relabelled as Sainsburys own brand.
3 varieties: Fairy Castle, Fortress Castle and Decorate Your Own
Sainsbury SKU / Product Codes:
Fairy Castle – 7475913
Fortress Castle – 7476321
Decorate Your Own – 7482462
  
Product Alert
Cadbury’s Cocoa - previously milk
free. New packs have allergen advice stating ‘may contain milk’.
Some old packs still available in shops.
Teen
Workshop cancellation
Unfortunately we had
to cancel last week’s Teen workshop in Cookstown as only two people were interested in attending. This
was very disappointing as we know there is a real need for young people to meet with others living with similar allergies,
and to help prepare them for new situations they may experience in school, socially etc. Those who have
attended in the past have the workshop extremely useful and helped build their confidence in coping with, and talking to others
about their allergies.
We had similar
responses to workshops organised earlier this year for children in Enniskillen and Parents in Armagh. We
have used venues outside the Belfast area as we are trying to accommodate all of our members Province wide. However,
we don’t know if this has affected numbers or that people are no longer interested in attending these groups.
If you or your child, young person would like
to attend any of these at a future date please email us and we will consider re booking them. Funding for
this year’s workshops was kindly provided by Alkabello.
Youth Survey
In order to try and meet the needs of young people with allergies we want to hear from them and have compiled a survey
for those aged 12-18. If you have a child in this age range or know of anyone else, ask them to click on
the link on our website and complete the survey. It is anonymous but will provide us with essential information
for the service we would like to provide for them. The survey is open to everyone and not just for members.
Fabulous Bakin
Boys
Nut Free Cupcakes,
muffins, flapjacks etc available from Spar, Poundland, Tesco & Asda
Christmas Gift Ideas
Ice Gems
This company, who stock a variety of bracelets and other SOS and Medical ID jewellery, has generously
agreed to donate 10% of the value of each order they receive from anyone who heard about them from us. When
ordering, please choose ‘Allergy NI’ on the section of their order form asking ‘Where did you hear about
us?’
www.icegems.co.uk
Kinnerton Advent
Calendars
Nut Free Advent Calendars
In various children's characters available in Tesco & Poundland
Kinnerton have advised us that they have a limited stock of their Dairy Free, Nut Free, Egg Free and Gluten Free Advent Calendars remaining. If you would like to
order one, please contact us and we can email an order form.
High Street Gift Vouchers
Allergy N I is now participating in the High Street voucher
purchasing scheme. You can order a wide range of gift vouchers including love2shop, love2travel, Argos, Debenhams & Marks & Spencer and support your charity at the same
time at no cost to you.
Highstreetvouchers.com will donate a percentage of your total
spend through this website back to us, so if you want to raise funds for your charity and get in some Christmas shopping then
pick up some fantastic gift vouchers today. Follow the link
on our website.
Allergen Free Cookbook - Parties, Picnics & Packed Lunches
Now available
to buy online using secure payment facility PayPal.
Contains great Christmas & birthday recipes & ideas. £5 + £1.50 p&p
Christmas Cards
At £2.50 for a pack of 10 cards it is a great way to raise
awareness and much needed funds.
5 different packs to choose from.
Quiz Night & Raffle
Friday 18 November—8.30pm
Carlton Hotel, Belleek
Maximum 4 per
table, free to enter, all donations to Allergy N I.
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