When I first started No Nuts Moms group back in 2011, my son was three years old and I was looking for fellow moms to connect with and have play dates. The group name was just a fun catchy name that I came up with one night while sitting on the couch with my husband. No Nuts Moms Group quickly took off and I was suddenly surrounded by so many wonderful families experiencing the same fears, questions and situations. As my son grew older and I continued to learn more about food allergies, I discovered that I had a true passion for wanting to raise awareness about food allergies and help connect others in our community. I was immediately in the public eye and known as the food allergy mom around town. TV and radio stations were reaching out and I was attending several food allergy conferences. On one occasion, I will never forget when a local fireman had to be called to our house and he immediately recognized me from the local paper. He said, "Aren't you that no nut's mom?" At times it was a lot and I felt judged by some, but I would do it all over again because I felt I was really making a change.
The group started out as just a mom's group and it has totally evolved into so much more. Throughout the years, I have had many people ask me to change the name and I was just not ready to let go of it. The name truly means so much to me because at the time I started the group, I was in a lonely place searching for how to live the life of a food allergy mom. My No Nuts Moms Group was and has been my world for so long. However, I feel now is the right time to make a change to the name. Since we have many groups and are listed with FARE and FAACT, it may take some time and support from all of the No Nuts Moms Group members and leaders to implement. I know some have expressed concerns about changing the group name and would prefer me to keep it the same. I know change is never easy, but we will remain the same group and incorporate a new name with a more inclusive feel. In the last several years I have been abbreviating No Nuts Moms Group and referring to it to NNMG, so I believe it is right to keep that part of the original name and integrate it into the new one. I hope you all truly love the new name and logo shown below.
The group started out as just a mom's group and it has totally evolved into so much more. Throughout the years, I have had many people ask me to change the name and I was just not ready to let go of it. The name truly means so much to me because at the time I started the group, I was in a lonely place searching for how to live the life of a food allergy mom. My No Nuts Moms Group was and has been my world for so long. However, I feel now is the right time to make a change to the name. Since we have many groups and are listed with FARE and FAACT, it may take some time and support from all of the No Nuts Moms Group members and leaders to implement. I know some have expressed concerns about changing the group name and would prefer me to keep it the same. I know change is never easy, but we will remain the same group and incorporate a new name with a more inclusive feel. In the last several years I have been abbreviating No Nuts Moms Group and referring to it to NNMG, so I believe it is right to keep that part of the original name and integrate it into the new one. I hope you all truly love the new name and logo shown below.
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