Family Fun at Sherwood Island September 27

Come out to Sherwood Island State Park and join the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Walk for Food Allergy on Saturday September 27th! Registration starts at 1pm and the walk begins at 2pm.

The FARE Walk for Food Allergy is a family friendly event with games and entertaiment, uniting thousands of Americans in over 60 walks across the country, seeking a cure and a safe and inclusive world for people with food allergies. In addition to the Walk there will be picnic games, yoga for kids, live music and the Sound Tiger’s STORM mascot cheering on the children.

Helen Jaffe of New Canaan, Liz Berry of Darien, Saira Rizvi of New Canaan and Liz Kessler and Lori Goertz of Westport (pictured above) lead a dedicated planning committee drawing from all of Fairfield County.

Greenwich parent, Heather Benn, has an important reason to walk: her eight-year-old son Asher, who is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts and sesame. “Asher has lived his entire life living in a world of ‘no’ with simple everyday foods posing a daily threat of a sudden, severe allergic reaction. Our family is walking in the FARE Walk for Food Allergy because we want to help find a cure, so that Asher and millions of kids like him, can one day live in a world of ‘yes.’”

Participants can sign up to walk individually or as part of a team. For more information or to register or donate, visit www.foodallergywalk.org/fairfieldcounty2014 .