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# #storiesthatmatter: What do holidays look like for a food allergy family?

[ Alejandra ](https://blog.matter.health/author/alejandra)  September 27, 2019

For most families, holidays and social events — like Halloween — are a time to relax. But for parents of the 5.6 million American children living with food allergies, relaxing during any event that involves food is nearly impossible.

### “A lot of stress comes with holidays, a lot of stress comes with events, and it’s up to us — and it’s up to our community — to rally around that. It really takes a village to ensure safety for our children that can’t really advocate for themselves.”

In our next *Stories That Matter*, watch Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois’s manager of client consulting Adam Seidler share the behind-the-scenes work it takes to ensure that his children, who both live with serious food allergies, have a safe Halloween.

Help families in your neighborhood enjoy Halloween by providing food allergy-safe options and participating in the Teal Pumpkin Project. Learn more about the initiative [here](https://www.foodallergy.org/education-awareness/teal-pumpkin-project).

*Interested in learning more about new innovations that help families like Adam’s? On October 4, Adam will lead a panel discussion with allergy experts from MATTER startups Alerje and ClostraBio. RSVP [here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disrupting-the-food-allergy-landscape-from-policy-to-tech-tickets-69337320793?aff=AdamSTM).*

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