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The 14th Annual
FARE Spring Luncheon
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The 14th Annual Spring Luncheon, presented by Food Allergy
Research & Education (FARE), took place on Wednesday, April
17, 2013 at Cipriani 42nd Street. More than 650 supporters
attended the event, which raised more than $1 million – a
record for the event. All proceeds will benefit FARE, a
national nonprofit organization with the mission of ensuring
the safety and inclusion of individuals with food allergies
while relentlessly seeking a cure. FARE was founded as a
result of the 2012 merger between the nation’s leading food
allergy organizations, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis
Network (FAAN) and the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI), which
had sponsored the Luncheon since 1999.
This year’s luncheon honored two mothers of children with
food allergies, Laura Tisch Broumand and Amie Rappoport
McKenna, for their commitment to research, education, and
awareness.
Abbey Braverman, Roxanne Palin and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
were this year’s Co-Chairs. Melissa Rosenbloom was the Event
Advisory Chair. Jessica Mukasey Barkoff, Elizabeth Hecker,
Jamie Lichtenberg, Lana Platin and Amanda Poses were the
Goodie Bag Co-Chairs. Liana Silverstein Backal, Jolie
Goldring, Nicole Lenner, Melissa Meyers and Jennifer
Fisherman Ruff were the
Raffle Co-Chairs.
Speakers included Dr. Kari C. Nadeau, associate professor of
pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, who
provided an update on advances in food allergy research, and
FARE CEO John Lehr. WABC-TV news anchor Lori Stokes, who is
personally affected by food allergies, was the mistress of
ceremonies.
About FARE
Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) works on behalf of
the 15 million Americans with food allergies, including all
those at risk for life-threatening anaphylaxis. This
potentially deadly disease affects 1 in every 13 children in
the U.S. – or roughly two in every classroom. Formed in 2012
as a result of a merger between the Food Allergy &
Anaphylaxis Network and the Food Allergy Initiative, FARE’s
mission is to ensure the safety and inclusion of individuals
with food allergies while relentlessly seeking a cure. We do
this by providing evidence-based education and resources,
undertaking advocacy at all levels of government, increasing
awareness of food allergy as a serious public health issue
and funding world-class research that advances treatment and
understanding of
food allergies.
For more information about food allergies and FARE, please
visit
www.foodallergy.org
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