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October 20, 2016 Volume 46, No. 42 75 cents PonteVedraRecorder.com Breast Cancer Awareness Page 9 Howl-o-ween Pet Special Page 37 Repairs, Storm RECOVERY GUIDE clean-up begin Storm Many evacuated residents along A1A returned to find their homes de- Photo by Ralphi Oakley, stroyed or in need of major repairs. Read more in the Recorder’s Storm Recovery Ralphi Reign’sPhotography SPECIAL SECTION TO: Recovery Guide, which begins on page 19. Photo by Ralphie Oakley Guide OctoberPage20, 2016 19 PV2-LV32153 Serving Ponte Vedra and the Beaches since 1969 Waterfront &Estate Properties 904.607.4196 LuxuryHomeBrokers.com V32112 PV3-L 2 Ponte Vedra Recorder · October 20, 2016 Send us your news PUZZLE SOLUTIONS INSIDE We welcome submissions of photos, stories, columns and letters to the Breast Cancer editor. Let us know what’s happening. If you have hard copies of pho- Awareness tos you want us to feature, feel free to bring them to our office — we’ll Pages 9-13 scan them and hand them right back. 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PV2-LV32131 Ponte Vedra Recorder · October 20, 2016 Community News 3 PVPV/Rawlings students hold pep rally for Turtle Trot Fund Run Students at PVPV/Rawlings Elemen- for all PreK through 5th grade students tary School held a pep rally on Sept. 29 while raising money for the school. in advance of the Turtle Trot Fund Run Students were excited to learn that this scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20. The year the funds will be used to revitalize Turtle Trot Fund Run is the school’s the school’s playgrounds and outdoor largest fundraiser. Sponsored by the space. Donations may be made online at PTO and Coastal Luxury Outdoors, http://pvpvrawlingspto.wildapricot.org/. the event encourages physical fitness CUSTOM BUILDING & REMODELING SINCE 1962 RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL TOM TROUT, inc. GENERAL CONTRACTOR 7 3 1 2 3 V CBC026189 L - 2 V P (904) 737-5412 • tomtroutinc.com Photo courtesy of PVPV/Rawlings Contact us for a FREE consultation! V32168 PV2-L 4 Community News Ponte Vedra Recorder · October 20, 2016 TEAL IS THE NEW ORANGE Jake Lunsford, 3, with teal pumpkins Ponte Vedra woman aims to make Halloween food-allergy friendly By Jasmine Marshall Lunsford Family but many people aren’t aware of how many common allergens, such as wheat, nuts and In a small orange pail fashioned in the Photos courtesy of/ dairy, are ingredients in food and candy com- likeness of a jack-o-lantern, candies and provided by Lunsford monly given out during Halloween. Like- family treats overflow with each passing hour. At wise, candies packaged in large quantities first glance, the colorful array of wrapped often don’t have labels for parents to refer to candies and treats appear harmless. But for in order to check their ingredients. And when parents like Kristin Lunsford, who have even a small amount of an allergen can cause children with food allergies, raking through a severe or life-threatening reaction, she says pounds of sweets earned from a night of every precaution needs to be taken. trick-or-treating can be a stressful and isolat- “Even a tiny crumb could hurt our kids, ing process. especially when they’re so little,” she said. Lunsford’s children, Jake and Abby, were “It really does take a village (to help). A both diagnosed with food allergies as infants, reaction can occur in an instant and with- and she and her family have taken up the out warning, so it’s important that not only constant work of researching new meals, parents but also the community helps keep medical advancements and food allergy people with life-threatening food allergies awareness events ever since. The premise is simple: Neighbors pick Dum Dums, Smarties, safe.” “(Our children) both have food allergies up small, inexpensive toys or other non- Starbursts, Skittles and Sour Patch Kids – so With a promising show of support from and we always work to make sure our kids food treats to hand out on Halloween, offer that children with food allergies can enjoy the community, Lunsford is optimistic about are able to participate in things (like trick- them in bowls or containers separate from them. Lunsford has also offered to place a efforts to inform others of the life-threaten- or-treating) just like the other kids do,” she food and candy and place either a pumpkin small teal pumpkin cutout in the yards of ing allergies in her community in the future. said. “It’s heartbreaking to watch your kids painted teal – the official color of food al- neighbors willing to participate. “I hope this raises awareness for food be excluded or unable to enjoy special treats lergy awareness – or a printed sign outside of It’s a call many community members have allergies – not just at Halloween, but at at places like other kids do. The holidays their homes to indicate to passersby that the been happy to answer, she said. The wel- all times,” she said. “I’m also hopeful that can be so much fun for children so we try to home is “teal,” or food-allergy friendly. come response came as a relief to Lunsford people think about all children and do a little make sure they get to experience that same Equipped with the knowledge of the and her husband, Brian, after the family’s extra throughout the year to make sure all joy and not be left out.” project’s mission, Lunsford is now encourag- recent move to Ponte Vedra from Atlanta. kids are included and safe. It might seem It was for that reason, Lunsford said, that ing other families to help keep the holiday “Within minutes of sending out the email like a small gesture, but it means the world finding out about the Teal Pumpkin Project safe by painting Ponte Vedra teal.