30 second pitch:
Hello! My name is Andrea Garza and I created
FoodAllergyTalk.com back in middle school after being diagnosed with
allergies to wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, corn, soy, peanuts, tree nuts,
fish, garlic, and more! With all of the research my mom and I were
doing, I decided to centralize that information on a website! I also
created the FoodAllergyTalk [ASU] club to help people in person, and
especially focus on college living with allergies.
1-2 minute pitch:
Hello!
My name is Andrea Garza and I created FoodAllergyTalk.com back in
middle school after being diagnosed with allergies to wheat, gluten,
milk, eggs, corn, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, garlic, and more! With
all of the research my mom and I were doing, I decided to centralize
that information on a website! I also created the FoodAllergyTalk [ASU]
club to help people in person, and especially focus on college living
with allergies.
I am the logistics chair for the Walk for Food
Allergy in Arizona--we had over 700 people attend in 2010 and raised
more than $40,000! My vision is to provide up to date information about
allergies, raise awareness in the community and at Universities across
the country. University awareness has become a strong interest for me
since I am currently attending ASU. My goal is to have clubs initiated
at Universities across the world that all have the title
"FoodAllergyTalk [Univ]" with their university letters in the brackets.
All of these clubs would be supported by FoodAllergyTalk.com and
provided information to help found the club, tips on forming club goals,
how to raise awareness in that community, etc. There is nothing like
this for the food allergy community, and I think it will be a vital
safety net to have across the board. I know that it would make me feel
better to have a group to talk to as an incoming freshman with food
allergies! Eating in the dining halls, or deciding whether or not that
can be a safe option, can be tricky and a hard decision. Talking to
others who have been through it is extremely helpful and helps lessen
the burden of transitioning into college life.
-Andrea Garza
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