Meetings and Events

Our Next Meeting

  • DATE: 3/16/2010
  • TIME: 7 pm - 8:30 pm
  • LOCATION: St. Rose Dominican Hospital-- SIENA Campus
    MacDonald Conference Room (first floor of hospital)
    3001 Saint Rose Parkway
    Henderson, NV 89052
    (702) 616-5000

  • DETAILS: Nuts & Bolts of Food Allergy

    Dr. Sean McKnight, M.D. of Desert Allergy (www.desertallergy.com) will be presenting information on food allergy and current research findings.

    Don't miss this potentially life saving opportunity to learn the ins and outs of food allergy and anaphylaxis. Bring your family members and friends along!! Nurses, teachers and caregivers encouraged to attend as well!

    Please RSVP so we can be adequately prepared for your participation.

Upcoming Meetings and Events

  • DATE: 3/21/2010
  • TIME: 3:30 - 4:30
  • LOCATION: Discovery Park
    2011 Paseo Verde Pkwy. (at Palomino Village Drive)
    Henderson
    (there are a few parks on Paseo Verde Pkwy. This park has 2 areas of play equipment and has a big orange fish bridge)
  • DETAILS: 2nd Annual EggLess Egg Hunt

    Join us and The Easter Bunny for a fun, food-free, great time!

    This project is being funded by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. There is no charge per child for participating in this event!!! :)

    It is critical to RSVP for each child if you will be attending! Please email each childs name and age to admin@fapelasvegas.org so that we can be prepared with adequate number of toys for the children. RSVP by March 7th.
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Past Meetings

  • DATE: 10/25/2009
  • TIME: 3:10 - 4:45
  • LOCATION: Pump It Up
    3200 West Sunset Rd., Suite 100
    Las Vegas NV 89118
    (702) 228-8017
  • DETAILS: 2nd Annual FAPE Halloween Party and Trick or Treat (prizes only- no food)!



  • DATE: 10/10/2009
  • TIME: 9 am - Noon
  • LOCATION: Mission Hills Park
    551 E. Mission Dr.
    Henderson 89015
  • DETAILS: FAAN Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward a Cure!
    For the first time ever, Las Vegas was an offical walk site for FAAN's Walk for Food Allergy!
    It was a beautiful morning! Over 600 walkers participated in this fun and special event!
    Together we raised $38,000 for FAAN!! Thank you to our sponsors and walkers for helping move toward a cure!!
  • DATE: 8/18/2009
  • TIME: 5:30 - 7:30
  • LOCATION: Red Robin (Silverada Ranch)
  • DETAILS: FAPE families and friends dined at Red Robin for 10% of proceeds to be donated to FAAN! The kids saw the mascot "Red"! Red Robin shared their food allergen menus with our parents...nice resource.
  • DATE: 8/11/2009
  • TIME: 7pm
  • LOCATION: Siena Campus - St. Rose Hospital
  • DETAILS: GI Perspectives in Food Allergy

    Dr. Howard Baron, M.D. (of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Associates in Las Vegas) discussed Eosinophilic Esophagitis and other GI issues sometimes related to food allergy.
  • DATE: 7/15/2009
  • TIME: 5:30 pm
  • LOCATION: CiCi's Pizza
    9890 S. Maryland Pkwy
    Las Vegas, NV 89183



  • DETAILS: FAPE families and friends had a fun night raising funds for FAAN through this CiCi's fundraiser and our FAPE raffle for FAAN!
  • DATE: 6/10/2009
  • TIME: 4:30 - 6:30
  • LOCATION: Pump It Up: The Inflatable Party Zone (Las Vegas Location)
    3200 West Sunset Rd. Suite 100
    Las Vegas NV, 89118
    (702) 228-8017
  • DETAILS: Pump It Up’s fundraising event for The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network!

    Our kids and their friends/family bounced, jumped, and slid all while $2 of each child's fee was donated to FAAN! Pump It Up donated $108 to FAAN from this event! We kicked off registration for FAAN's Walk for Food Allergy, coming up in Henderson on October 10, 2009 and opened our Raffle for FAAN...which will be open until mid-August!

  • DATE: 5/17/2009
  • TIME: 4:30 pm
  • LOCATION: Chevy’s Fresh Mex Restaurant
    1300 W. Sunset Road, Henderson NV 89014
  • DETAILS: Chevy's fundraiser for FAAN on 5/17 and 5/18! 25% of all proceeds donated to FAAN!! Thanks, Chevy's! And thanks to all of you who participated in this fundraiser and who encouraged family/friends to show their support as well!! $575 was raised for FAAN!!!!!
  • DATE: 4/28/2009
  • TIME: 7pm - 9pm
  • LOCATION: St. Rose Hospital- Siena Campus
  • DETAILS: Managing Food Allergy: Daycare, Preschool, & School Settings

    Presented by
    Diana Taylor, Director of Health Services, CCSD www.ccsd.net
    Janet Gray, Nurse, St. Viator Parish School www.stviatorschool.org
    Josephine Falcone, Director, Miss Marsha’s Mini School www.missmarshas.com
    Emily Snyder, Program Coordinator, McCarran Child Development Center
    www.brighthorizons.com/mccarran
  • DATE: 4/5/2009
  • TIME: 3pm - 4:30pm
  • LOCATION: Discovery Park- Henderson
  • DETAILS: Egg-LESS Egg Hunt and Park Play!!


  • DATE: 2/24/2009
  • TIME: 7pm
  • LOCATION: San Martin Campus, St. Rose Hospital
  • DETAILS: Successful Management of Emotions and Challenges Related to Food Allergy: Tips & Discussion

    Speakers: Nelandra Anselmo, M.S. and Kim Taylor, M.S., Marriage and Family Therapists

  • DATE: 2/21/2009
  • TIME: 11:30 am
  • LOCATION: Strike Zone at Sunset Hotel and Casino
    Henderson
  • DETAILS: Enterprise Rent-A-Car hosted a Charity Bowling Tournament in which funds were raised to be donated to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network! $2,600 was donated to FAAN from this one event!!
  • DATE: 1/23/2009
  • TIME:
  • LOCATION: Clark County School District
  • DETAILS: The Compliance and Monitoring Office provided information on food allergy to the 504 liaisons during their training inservice. The literature distributed was offered and provided to CCSD by FAPE (materials obtained from The Food Allergy Anaphylaxis Network and Safe School Partners).
  • DATE: 1/17/2009
  • TIME: Noon
  • LOCATION: PF Chang's China Bistro @ The District

  • DETAILS: Meet, cheat, and eat!
    Parents lunch out!
  • DATE: 11/18/2008
  • TIME: 7 - 9pm
  • LOCATION: St. Rose Hospital, San Martin Campus
  • DETAILS: Recognizing and Responding to Anaphylaxis

    Speakers:
    Bruce Evans, EMS Chief North Las Vegas Fire Department
    Sean McKnight, M.D. FAAP, FAAAAI
  • DATE: 11/4/2008
  • TIME: 2:30 - 3:15
  • LOCATION:
  • DETAILS: Presentation on Food Allergy for CCSD School Nurses

    Debbie, FAPE Coordinator, Robin, FAPE Member, and DeAnn, CCSD School Nurse, presented critical information on food allergy and school management from FAAN's "School Food Allergy Program"! FAPE reached all 200 school nurses in this one presentation!! The nurses were also given informative handouts from FAAN and Safe School Partners on food allergy school management.
  • DATE: 10/25/2008
  • TIME: 10am - 11:30am
  • LOCATION: Discovery Park, Henderson
  • DETAILS: Halloween Trick-or-Treat Walk
    Our group raised $5,000 (to date) for FAAN's annual food allergy fundraising walk!!
  • DATE: 10/18/2008
  • TIME: 10am- 2pm
  • LOCATION: St. Rose Hospital, San Martin Campus
  • DETAILS: FAPE had a booth at the Baby and Child Bonanza (children's health fair) to spread awareness of food allergy!
  • DATE: 8/19/2008
  • TIME: 7pm - 9pm
  • LOCATION: St. Rose Hospital, Sienna Campus
  • DETAILS: Going to School with Food Allergy
    Speakers: 2 nursing supervisors from CCSD, 2 parents of school-aged children with food allergy, and Dr. McKnight
  • DATE: 7/26/2008
  • TIME: 10:30am
  • LOCATION: Enterprise Library, Las Vegas
  • DETAILS: Beach/Luau Family Party
    Hula Girl led the children in songs, dances, and activities (such as magic tricks and the limbo)!
  • DATE: 6/28/2008
  • TIME: 3pm - 4:30pm
  • LOCATION: Whole Foods Market at The District
  • DETAILS: Store Tour (allergen-free products) and Parent Meeting
  • DATE: 5/20/2008
  • TIME: 7pm
  • LOCATION: St. Rose Hospital
    Siena Campus- Mac Donald Conference Room
  • DETAILS: What SHOULD be for dinner?

    Especially for our families managing multiple food allerigies- or with very "picky" eaters...

    Presented by Holly Brewer, Registered Dietitian
  • DATE: 4/5/2008
  • TIME: 10AM
  • LOCATION: Paseo Verde Park, Henderson
  • DETAILS: Park Play Time and Recipe Exchange
  • DATE: 2/19/2008
  • TIME: 7pm
  • LOCATION: St. Rose Domenican Hospital
    Sienna Campus
    Mac Donald Conference Room
  • DETAILS: Nuts & Bolts of Food Allergy

    Presented by Dr. Sean McKnight, M.D. FAAP

    This was our first group meeting!