June 26, 2008 — Trace Adkins garnered a huge amount of attention for the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network when he appeared earlier this year on "The Celebrity Apprentice," and now he’s slated as the honorary chairman of the 2008 Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure.
The program is being held in 26 cities between Aug. 23 and Nov. 22, with a final online event slated for Dec. 6. Trace chaired the walk last year, although after his high-profile work for FAAN this year, the fundraiser will certainly receive more attention than ever before.
"Millions of school-age children are afflicted with food allergies in this country, and the numbers are increasing each year," Trace says. "Much more research funds are needed to find out what is causing this problem and how we can fix it. With the help of thousands of walkers and volunteers nationwide, we can hopefully raise more money to help find a cure."
Trace and his wife, Rhonda, helped enlist support recently from Tennessee’s two U.S. Senators — Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker — for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act, which would set guidelines for school staffs to recognize and respond to food-allergy issues, which in their worst forms can be fatal.
To learn more about the Walk for Food Allergy, log on to www.foodallergywalk.org.
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