Jacksonville Elementary School 3400 Hillendale Heights Rd. Phoenix, MD 21131

410-887-7880 http://jacksonvillees.bcps.org

PARENT BULLETIN

JETS

Debbie Glinowiecki, Principal

Nancy Aumiller, Assistant Principal

May 7, 2015

Dear Parents,

At Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting it was affirmed that the last day

of school for elementary and middle schools will be June 18th. June 17th and 18th will be

3 hour early dismissals. Therefore our Fifth Grade Farewell will be held on Wednesday,

June 17th beginning at 9:45. Another notable change is that school will resume August

24th. This is a change from previously printed calendars.

As of today we have 2 parent applicants for 3 openings on the Site Base

Committee. This is the governance committee of the school comprised of parents,

teachers, PTA representatives, and administration. If you are interested please send an

email explaining why you want to be considered to dglinowiecki@bcps.org by

tomorrow.

It has been suggested that we collect pennies for Help Restore Baltimore. This

will be sent to the Maryland Unites Fund to aid our neighbors in Baltimore impacted by

recent events. They have stated that 100% of any donation will go towards humanitarian

relief and emergency support to nonprofits in the affected neighborhoods. We will have

a jar located in the lobby for donations. If you would like to send in a check, please make

it payable to Maryland Unites.

Focused on Quality Committed to Excellence

Congratulations to Ms. Jenny Ryan, fourth grade teacher, who was recognized

yesterday by Baltimore County Schools as Jacksonville’s Teacher of the Year. In

addition Mrs. Erin Graff will be recognized as the school’s Volunteer of the Year. Mrs.

Graff can be found almost any day assisting in the library and oversaw the Book Fair for

Mrs. Terry. Mrs. Julie Sullivan, guidance, and Mrs. Rosemary Callahan, second grade

teacher, are finalists for the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Excellence in

Education Awards. Congratulations to all.

Speaking of congratulations, Mrs. Nicole Brown (third grade teacher) and her

family welcomed their new addition, Declan Brown late last month. We are awaiting the

arrival of Gabrielle DeCarlo, Mrs. DeCarlo’s newest family member (fifth grade teacher).

Our last big announcement focuses on two very special teachers who have

decided to retire effective June 30, 2015. Mrs. Deanna Bowker is our part time Inclusion

teacher. She has only been on staff for one year but has been instrumental as a resource to

teachers and students. Mrs. Rosemary Callahan, second grade teacher, opened

Jacksonville in 1994! She is the quiet force highly regarded by staff, parents, and

students. Her wonderful smile and efficient but loving manner will surely be missed as

she enters a wonderful new phase in her life!

Sincerely,

Debbie Glinowiecki

Nancy Aumiller

May/June Calendar of Events

May 8 5:00 – 8:00 pm PTA Spring Carnival & Silent Auction

May 11 NO KINDERGARTEN – Conference Day

All other students report regular time

May 15 9:30 am PTA Board Meeting, Rm 2 – all are welcome

9:30-3:30 Grade 3 Field Trip to Baltimore

May 19 4:30 pm Site Base Meeting in Library

7:00 pm 4th Grade Choral Concert

May 22 8:45 am Volunteer Breakfast

9:15 am PTA General Membership Meeting

May 25 Schools & Offices Closed

May 26 9:30-3:15 Gr 5 to Marshy Point

(Mrs. Lippa & Mrs. Kelch’s classes)

7:00 pm Spring Instrumental Concert

May 27 Gr 5 to Marshy Point

(Mrs. O’Connell & Mrs. Somerville’s classes)

9:30-12:30 Grade 1 Field Day*

Beans & Bread breakfast donations

May 28 9:30-12:30 Grade 2 Field Day* with End of Year

Picnic following

May 29 2:30 JES 20th Anniversary Time Capsule Assembly

(Reception for Alumni)

June 1 9:30-12:30 Grade 3 Field Day*

June 2 9:30-12:30 Grade 4 Field Day*

May/June Calendar Continued

June 4 8:30 – 3:30 Gr 5 to Genesee Valley

(Mrs. Lippa & Mrs. Somerville classes)

6:30 pm PTA Board Meeting – all are welcome

June 5 8:30 – 3:30 Gr 5 to Genesee Valley

(Mrs. O’Connell & Mrs. Kelch’s classes)

2:15 Mr. Brown & Ms. Kunkel Writing Workshop

June 8 9:30-12:30 Grade 5 Field Day*

June 11 10:30-12:30 Kdg. End of Year Picnic

June 12 12:00-1:30 Gr. 1 End of Year Picnic

June 16 1:30-3:30 Grade 4 End of Year Picnic

June 17 9:45 Gr 5 Farewell Assembly

12:50 Dismissal

June 18 12:50 Dismissal – LAST DAY

*Rain Dates for Field Days are as follows:

May 29, June 3, June 9, June 10, June 11

All Field Day Events will be held on the upper & lower fields, upper

playground and upper basketball court.

ART NEWS…………

Congratulations to Emma Culhane and Mackenzie Platt for

having their artwork represent Jacksonville Elementary at the

Baltimore County K-12 Art Exhibit! Their artwork will be on

display at the BMA (see more information below).

The Baltimore Museum of Art Artist Reception will be held Sunday, May

10, 2015 from 1 – 4 pm. Exhibition Dates are May 6 – May 17. Admission

to the collection is FREE for everyone, every day! You can visit them at

www.artbma.org for more information.

2015-2016 Jacksonville

Take-Home Folder Cover Art News:

And the winners are!!!!!!

As a part of their Maryland unit our Jacksonville 4th grader artists created

post cards of Maryland scenes and symbols in their art class. Each student

uses texture, patterns and details to complete their ideas about Maryland on a

postcard. These postcards are created in pen and ink with a variety of lines

and textures to complete their artwork.

The judges said this year’s entries made it hard to select 6 winners, but we

did!

And this year’s winners are:

Cover artists: Keegan Toomey and Madeleine York !

Inside artists : Kathryn Lamoureux, Ben Iannantuono, Hailey Greaves, and

Finley Jones!

Notes From the Nurse:

Spring is here, as well as allergy season! If your child is an allergy sufferer,

please remember to give them allergy medicine at home, on the advice of

your doctor. BCPS does not stock eye drops, or non-drowsy allergy

medication. Any Kleenex donations would be greatly appreciated and

gladly accepted in the health suite!

With nicer weather, students are able to have outdoor recess. Please

remember to apply sunscreen to your child before school. Also, please keep

a spare change of clothes in your child’s locker, as it can remain muddy

outside after rain showers.

Students who have daily medications, Epi-pens, Benadryl, or inhalers at

school will be receiving a letter this month. Please remember to retrieve

your child’s medications PRIOR to the last day of school, or they will be

discarded.

Students moving up to Middle School will receive an envelope with health

information. Included are health forms and a forwarding envelope to mail

them to your child’s middle school.

Spring Chorus Concert Grade 4

Tuesday, May 19

7:00 pm (performers should arrive at 6:45)

JES Library News

Here is a year-end schedule for library and library book return.

Please visit the JES Library Website, http://jesbcps.weebly.com

for Summer Book lists and other great links!

Week of May 22nd Last week to check out books from JES!

BY Monday, June 1st ALL JES books and materials returned.

June 1st- June 5th Library Inventory takes places during school

hours.

June 10th Summer Sneaks BCPL Reading Kick off

Students, currently in grades 1-4 , will sign up for

BCPL summer reading

during library special.

Congratulations to Our 3rd Quarter Accelerated Reader STARS!!

GRADE 1

Madison Anthony

Bryce Barrett

Colin Barrett

Leah Berkowitz

Sammy Carroll

Davis Champion

Kailan Cooke

Ellie Coyne

Emma Currier

Kaitlyn Dey

Olivia Donohue

Melissa Filatov

Arya Ganesh

Olivia Gilligan

Ryan Graham

Cameron Grimes

Gavin Grogan

Will Hammel

Connor Hartman

Claire Hogans

Corinne Kelly

Kendall Kelly

Sadie Kelly

Maks Kilchenstein

Anthony Korphage

Bryce Kralec

Riley Lavin

Hannah Lear

Jeremy Levy

Arjun Mahesh

Talia Marziale

Michael McGovern

Rachel Mocca

Julia Nicusanti

Stefan Offutt

Serena Pallan

Sanaa Parran

Lucy Petrella

Cecelia Picone

Noelle Railey

Camryn Reed

Nathaniel Revelle

Breyen Solowski-Kampherstein

Lucy Springer

Abigail Szokoly

Dylan Townsend

Brynn Townsend

Ryan Wachter

Mackenzie Ward

Maya Weiner

Hudson Wissel

Miles Witkowski

James Wyatt

Spencer York

GRADE 2

Adhya Akki

Evan Alcide

David Baker

Angeli Barragan

Aubrey Barrett

Jack Bartlett

Preslee Beynon

Violet Blum

Campbell Bowman

Samantha Bradley

Patrick Brayton

Elizabeth Ceesay

Ivanka Charchalis

Max Coady

Nathan Coles

Quinn Collins

Isabella Collison

Taylor Compton

Dylan Cordell

Kamryn Cowan

Matthew Creamer

Mia Criswell

Emma Cruise

George Darraj

Connor Dow

Jacob Edelson

Charlotte Ferguson

Brody Ford

Allie Franklin

Max Goldfadden

Ben Guy

Caroline Hewat

Jack Iannantuono

Maddox Jones

Carson Karcher

Camryn Kauffman

Kylee Keenan

Scarlett Krafft

Amelia Leber

Bella Marson

Josh Marson

Ashley Martin

Sara McKenny

Annie Minoglio

D’Angelo Montgomery

Spencer Morris

Harrison Myers

Michaelina Natale

Will Nicusanti

Nick Pagani

Thomas Pilarski

Caroline Pappas

Olivia Pappas

Sophia Reitmeyer

Taylor Sarratea

Harrison Schline

Hayley Stewart

Savannah Tamborino

Nick Trentler

Isabelle Vickery

Trafford Wagner

Michael Waite

Morgan Watson

Audrey Witkowski

GRADE 3

Adhya Akki

Evan Alcide

David Baker

Angeli Barragan

Aubrey Barrett

Jack Bartlett

Preslee Beynon

Violet Blum

Campbell Bowman

Samantha Bradley

Patrick Brayton

Elizabeth Ceesay

Ivanka Charchalis

Max Coady

Nathan Coles

Quinn Collins

Isabella Collison

Taylor Compton

Dylan Cordell

Kamryn Cowan

Matthew Creamer

Mia Criswell

Emma Cruise

George Darraj

Connor Dow

Jacob Edelson

Charlotte Ferguson

Brody Ford

Allie Franklin

Max Goldfadden

Ben Guy

Caroline Hewat

Jack Iannantuono

Maddox Jones

Carson Karcher

Camryn Kauffman

Kylee Keenan

Scarlett Krafft

Amelia Leber

Bella Marson

Josh Marson

Ashley Martin

Sara McKenny

Annie Minoglio

D’Angelo Montgomery

Spencer Morris

Harrison Myers

Michaelina Natale

Will Nicusanti

Nick Pagani

Thomas Pilarski

Caroline Pappas

Olivia Pappas

Sophia Reitmeyer

Taylor Sarratea

Harrison Schline

Hayley Stewart

Savannah Tamborino

Nick Trentler

Isabelle Vickery

Trafford Wagner

Michael Waite

Morgan Watson

Audrey Witkowski

GRADE 4

Aneel Ahuja

Reid Austin

Colby Betterton

Emelia Bowen

Annabell Carroll

Kiera Currier

Matthew Dow

Kai Kai Du

Kyle Foster

Flynn Goldfadden

Olivia Graham

Hailey Greaves

Morgan Griffith

Mirren Hibbert

Finley Jones

Maya Kayastha

Klara Kotoulek

Madelena Lapinski

Zjak Lunn deKoomen

Andrew McDavid

Jaxson Metzbower

Henry Munro

Connor Nash

William Pallan

Joe Pichney

Lila Pulfrey

Wally Radebaugh

Ally Reed

Brendan Reiners

Justin Samels

Peter Sheggrud

Keegan Toomey

Leul Tsegaye

Trent Waire

Riley Ward

Merrill Watson

Madeleine York

Margaret Young

GRADE 5

Ava Alcide

Paige Behm

Veronica Benedict

Hannah Cox

Emma Culhane

Austin Dinger

Markus Engel

Jacob Epstein

Carson Goldrick

Will Harrington

Abby Hochrein

Sophia Justen

Cody Keenan

Charles Konkolics

Gordon Leonard

Haley Matesa

Abby Mummert

Nivi Munjal

Kristen Newman

Gavin Robson

Sadie Rozics

Esha Singhai

Colin Verrett

Timothy Wilcox

June 12th will be the last day for students to take AR quizzes for the year. Next year, AR quizzes will only be available for students in Grades K-2. Here are some fun statistics for Accelerated Reading so far this year:

JES Students have read over 62,000,000 words!

6,914 books have been read!

Students have earned over 10,450 points!

The highest points earned by classes for each grade level this year are – Mrs. Barton, Ms. Vananzo, Ms. Grill, Ms. Ryan and Mrs. O’Connell!

Please be sure to return all AR books to school by June 12th. Also, visit the Baltimore County Library over the break. Enjoy a summer filled with reading! Mrs. Brethauer Reading Specialist

DIRECTORS: Jennie Springer– Jacksonville Elementary Physical Education Teacher

Carey Berlin – Powhatan Elementary Physical Education Teacher

WHEN: Session 1 – July 27 – July 31 (register from March 30th to July 26th) Session 2 – August 3 – August 7 (register from March 30th to August 2nd)

WHERE: Jacksonville Elementary School

TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

WHO: Camp Gym-tastic will be offered to children who are entering the 1st grade through children who are entering the 6th grade.

WHAT TO BRING: Your camper will need to bring a snack and a water bottle and will need to wear sneakers and clothes appropriate for climbing.

FEE: $115.00 per session

Please register online at carrollmanor.org

(NO CHECKS OR PAPER REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED)

CAMP ACTIVITIES:

CLIMBING EQUIPMENT &

GAMES

Any questions please email jspringer14@icloud.com or call CMRC 410-887-8207

Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks

Jacksonville Elementary PTA Volume 3 Issue 10, May 7, 2015

FROM THE PRESIDENTDear Jacksonville families and staff,

Now THIS is springtime – and our Spring Carnival is the perfect way to enjoy it! Hope to see you there this Friday, May 8th, for fantastic circus entertainment, games, food, and prizes. Don’t miss the amazing Silent Auction offerings, including items from our own staff (such as lunch with a teacher), families, local businesses, and beyond. The vital funds raised will provide curriculum enhancements and much more for our students and school. Many thanks to Jennifer Walter with the Carnival team and Susan Marziale with the Silent Auction team – and to all who pitch in at this huge event with big fun for all!

Jacksonville’s Career Day in March was wonderful – so many family members volunteered to share fascinating and inspiring career information with our students. We’re grateful to all who participated and to Melissa Ducroix, Laura Beynon, and the JES faculty Spirit Committee for their excellent work in organizing this.

Earth Day was celebrated with conservation tips from our 5th Grade Garden Club as well as a school-wide assembly with WBAL TV Chief Meteorologist (and father of JES alumni) Tom Tasselmyer, who very graciously donated his time.

The April 30th Blood Drive surpassed all goals and received donations that will save up to 267 lives! Thank you to all who came to donate, to those who signed Ava Daniel’s card and showed their support for the families of Johnny Rozema and Riley Davis, and to our dedicated coordinators Jennifer Hazlehurst, Laura Reiners and their committee.

Our thoughts remain with all in Baltimore who have suffered through recent events – we expect to hear more soon on ways our community can help.

All of our school and PTA volunteers have been amazing this year – please look for your invitation coming home soon for the May 22nd Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, which will be followed by our (very brief) spring PTA General Membership Meeting. Thank you!

Warm regards,Whitney LeberWEPLeber@comcast.net

VISIT US AT

WWW.JESPTA.ORG

 

See you at

the fair!

Jacksonville Elementary PTA Volume 3 Issue 10, May 7, 2015

MAYCALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 3: JES O’s Day at Camden Yards (1:35 game) – RESCHEDULED FOR Sept. 12May 8: JES Site Base parent representatives for 2015-2017: Letter of interest due dateMay 8, 5:00-8:00 pm: Spring Carnival & Silent Auction by JES PTA (rain or shine)May 11: NO KINDERGARTEN – Conference Day; All other students report regular timeMay 15, 9:30am: PTA Board meeting in Room 2 – all are welcomeMay 15: 9:30-3:30 Grade 3 Field Trip to BaltimoreMay 18-29: (Tentative) Dollars for Dogs collection for The Seeing Eye (JES Lobby)May 19, 4:30pm – JES Site Base MeetingMay 19, 7pm: Spring Choral Music Concert – 4th GradeMay 22, 8:45am: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast – JES CafeteriaMay 22, 9:15am: PTA General Membership Meeting – JES CafeteriaMay 25: Memorial Day – Schools and Offices ClosedMay 26: 9:30-3:15 Gr 5 to Marshy Point (Mrs. Lippa & Mrs. Kelch’s classes)May 26, 7pm: Spring Instrumental Music Concert – 4th & 5th GradeMay 27: Gr 5 to Marshy Point (Mrs. O’Connell & Mrs. Somerville’s classes)May 27: Beans & Bread brown-bag breakfast collection for the homelessMay 27: (Tentative) Pizza Day to benefit JES PTA (Domino’s has closed – alternative TBA)May 27, 9:30am-12:30pm: Grade 1 Field Day*May 28, 9:30am-12:30pm: Grade 2 Field Day* w/end-of-year picnic followingMay 29: JES 20th Anniversary Time Capsule Assembly for Students • 2:00pm Alumni Reception - 2:30pm Assembly • Faculty & Staff Alumni and 1994-1995 Students/PTA Members also invited • Alumni: RSVP by May 18th at http://www.jespta.org/20th-anniversary-time-capsule-ceremony/June 1, 9:30am-12:30pm: Grade 3 Field Day*June 2, 9:30am-12:30pm: Grade 4 Field Day*June 4, 8:30am-3:30pm: 5th Grade Field Trip to Genesee Valley (Classes of Ms. Lippa & Ms. Somerville)June 4, 6:30pm: PTA Board meetingJune 5, 8:30am-3:30pm: 5th Grade Field Trip to Genesee Valley (Classes of Ms. Kelch & Ms. O’Connell)June 5: 2:15 Mr. Brown & Ms. Kunkel Writing WorkshopJune 8, 9:30am-12:30pm: Grade 5 Field Day*June 9: Final collection for Box Tops, Labels, and Tyson Project A+ (Bagelmeister prize drawing)June 11: 10:30-12:30 Kdg. End of Year PicnicJune 12: 12:00-1:30 Gr. 1 End of Year PicnicJune 16: 1:30-3:30 Grade 4 End of Year PicnicJune 17: 9:45 Gr 5 Farewell AssemblyJune 17: 12:50 DismissalJune 18: 12:50 Dismissal – LAST DAY*Rain Dates for Field Days are as follows: May 29, June 3, June 9, June 10, June 11All Field Day Events will be held on the upper & lower fields, upper playground and upper basketball court.

JES PTA Board Meetings: All are welcome – please contact Whitney Leber if you have an item for the agenda. Upcoming meetings:May 15, 9:30am, Room #2 June 4, 6:30 pm

JES PTA General Membership Meetings:All are welcome. Held twice a year.Upcoming meetings: May 22, 9:15am – JES CafeteriaTBA: Back to School Night 2015

The JES PTA’s Jetstream newsletter is published monthly. Email digests are sent weekly.Editor: Danielle Confer - jesjetstream@gmail.com

2014-15 PTA Executive Board Whitney Leber, PresidentWEPLeber@comcast.net

Laura Beynon,1st VP, Volunteersvolunteersjes@gmail.com

Aimee Marson,2nd VP, Ways & Meansaimeemarson@yahoo.com Kathryn Brayton, Treasurerjesptatreas@gmail.com Julie Criswell, Recording Secretaryjcriswell428@gmail.com Amy Bachran,Corresponding Secretaryabachran@gmail.com

Jacksonville Elementary PTA Volume 3 Issue 10, May 7, 2015

BOX TOPS WINNERSThanks to all for over $3500 this year!

Congratulations to our top three homerooms – enjoy your new recess gear!1. Ms. Callahan’s 2nd Grade – Watch out for the silly string!2. Ms. Barton’s 1st Grade3. Ms. O’Connell’s 5th Grade Honorable mentions to:1. Ms. Harlee’s 3rd Grade2. Ms. Epple’s 1st Grade3. Ms. Rodriguez’s 2nd Grade Keep clipping and collecting Box Tops, Labels, and Tyson Project A+ all year long. We’ll have one final collection on June 9th, which will count for teachers in next year’s contest. The June 9th collection will also include a prize drawing for snowball gift certificates from Bagelmeister! (Contact: Whitney Leber –WEPLeber@comcast.net)

JES ORIOLES DAY RESCHEDULEDThanks to all for your patience and understanding as we rescheduled our May 3rd JES Orioles Day to Saturday, September 12th, 1:05pm, vs. the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards. Over 500 tickets were sold for our May 3rd event – we hope to see you there in September! Additional tickets will be available for this game – more information will be shared soon. We’re very grateful to Christina Michael (cmichael0609@verizon.net) for organizing and reorganizing this event.

FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS WEEKIn honor of Food Allergy Awareness Week this May 10th – 16th, 2015 we would at this time like to thank all of the JES teachers, staff, and parents for a great year in working together to keep all of our students included and safe during food activities at JES. A special thank you to all our dedicated room parents for your support in regards to food allergies and parties. And thank you to the PTA board for offering new safe options and ingredient labels during special after school functions this year. Food allergies affect one in 13 kids, nearly 6 million children, and roughly 2 in every classroom. To learn more about food allergies and anaphylaxis visit Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) www.foodallergy.org

2015-2016 PTA COMMITTEE CHAIRS (OR CO-CHAIRS) NEEDED – HAVE FUN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE! WELCOME!Hospitality Chair: Organize refreshments and events through the school year, including:

• Back-to-School Teacher and Staff Breakfast (August)• American Education Week refreshments (November)• SOUPer Bowl for Staff (January)• Breakfast and Luncheon during Teacher and Staff

Appreciation Week

Picture Parent Chair: Organize parent volunteers and existing curriculum to make classroom presentations introducing various artists to students.

Cultural Assemblies Chair: Work with staff liaison Julie Sullivan to gather information and help bring great cultural assemblies to Jacksonville.

School Store Chair: 5th Grade parent(s) needed to organize volunteers (5th grade students and parents) and purchase/organize inventory for School Store through the year (open Tues., Wed., and Thursday mornings throughout the year from 9:00 to 9:20).

The current PTA officers continue our 2-year terms through June 2016.

Jacksonville Elementary School

cordially invites our

Faculty and Staff Alumni

and

1994-1995 Students and PTA Members

to our

20th Anniversary Time Capsule Ceremony

Friday, May 29th, 2015

2:00 p.m. Reception in Activity Room

2:30 p.m. Ceremony in Cafetorium

The school will be open for touring after 4 p.m.

Alumni: R.S.V.P. by May 18th at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d44aaaa2da02-jacksonville

or at www.JESPTA.org/20th-anniversary-time-capsule-ceremony/

Event Chair: Kathy Epple - kepple@bcps.org

Student and PTA Contact: Whitney Leber - WEPLeber@comcast.net

410-887-7880

3400 Hillendale Heights Road, Phoenix, Maryland 21131

www.foodallergy.org ©2015, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)

In 1998, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, now FARE, created Food Allergy Awareness

Week to educate the public about food allergies, a potentially life-threatening medical condition.

This is a special opportunity to shine a spotlight on food allergies, raise awareness, educate others

and inspire action. Here are some facts you may not know about food allergies:

Food allergies can be life-threatening and are a serious and growing public health problem –

one for which there currently is no cure.

They affect up to 15 million Americans, including nearly 6 million children – roughly two in

every classroom. If all of the kids with a food allergy lived in one state, it would be the 19th

largest state (by population) in the U.S.

Nearly 40 percent of these children have already experienced a severe or life-threatening

reaction. In addition, more than 30 percent of these children have multiple food allergies.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of children with

food allergies in the U.S. increased 50 percent between 1997 and 2011, but there is no

clear answer as to why.

A reaction to food can range from a mild response (such as an itchy mouth) to anaphylaxis, a

severe and potentially deadly reaction. Every three minutes, a food allergy reaction sends

someone to the emergency room in the U.S.

Having a child with food allergy increases the yearly cost of raising a child by about 30

percent, which costs American families a total of nearly $25 billion per year.

There are many ways you can make a difference in the lives of those living with food allergies:

Learn more about food allergies and anaphylaxis by going to www.foodallergy.org.

Get involved with events and fundraisers to help fund food allergy research, awareness,

advocacy and education efforts. Learn more at http://www.foodallergy.org/get-involved.

Support friends and loved ones with food allergies by asking how you can help!

There are almost as many ways that people eat food as there are people in the world! Because every person is one-of-a-kind, our bodies sometimes need special things to keep us healthy.

• Some people eat a certain way because of their religion.

• Some people eat a certain way because of their beliefs.

• Some people eat a certain way because of their ethnic traditions.

• Some people eat a certain way because of where they grew up.

• Some people must avoid certain foods because they are allergic and certain foods can make them very sick.

Thankfully, there are millions of different foods available, so we can take care of ourselves by eating only foods that keep us healthy and happy!

So the next time that you see someone with different foods on their plate, remember that what you eat is only part of who you are. It’s okay to be different!

The Different Ways that People Eat

©2014, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)www.foodallergy.org

Mi abuela makes the best tacos! Popsicles are usually allergy-friendly and safe for me to eat!

I eat with chopsticks!We don’t eat meat at my house!I follow a Kosher diet!