Peanut Free Game: Portland Sea Dogs 2012

Thanks to a helpful reminder from #foodallergy friend Jenny Sprague aka @xFoodAllrgyhelp, we now have the details on this year's Portland Sea Dogs peanut free game. Please take a few minutes to check out her blog: Multiple Food Allergy Help.

According to the Sea Dogs' Sales Director of Ticketing, "The peanut free game is Sunday, May 20^th at 1:00PM.  The peanut free section is located in our US Cellular Pavilion (right field seating modeled after the monster seats at Fenway).  The pavilion will be cleaned out thoroughly the night prior by our cleaning crew, including power washing the entire section the appropriate amount of times.  There is also a separate entrance for customers who purchase the peanut free section tickets.  We put signage when entering the section that states “entering a peanut free section” and when leaving the section that states “leaving a peanut free section”. 

Tickets may be purchased at the box office or online.

Peanut Free Fort Wayne TinCaps Game 2012

The Fort Wayne TinCaps will be offering this year's peanut free night game on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at 7:05 PM. Tickets may be purchased at the box office or online.

Peanut Free Bowie Baysox Game 2012

Sunday, June, 3, 2012, is the Bowie Baysox's annual Food Allergy Day. The game starts at  2:05pm and one suite is being designated as a food-free suite. Tickets for the food-free suite are $12.

There also is a second option for those with Celiac Disease. This option includes a suite and special food voucher.

Here is a link to the Food Allergy Day flyer/ticket order form.

Peanut Free Night 2012 with the Louisville Bats

The Louisville Bats will be having a peanut free night game on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 6:35 pm. Tickets for peanut-free night may be purchased by calling (855) 228-8497 or online.

The Bats are affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds.

Peanut Free Timber Rattlers Game 2012

This year's peanut-free Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game is scheduled for June 25, 2012 at 7:05 pm against the Quad Cities River Bandits.  Tickets may be purchase online or at the box office.

Peanut Allergy Friendly Chicago White Sox Game 2012

Big news! The Chicago White Sox are having their first ever peanut allergy-friendly game on April 17, 2012 at 7:10 pm.  They're playing the Baltimore Orioles and approximately 200 seats are available. It's expected seats will go fast, so order your tickets as early as possible. No peanuts will be permitted in the reserved peanut allergy-friendly seating area.

Here are links to the important info:

White Sox Peanut Allergy Friendly Game General Info Flyer
White Sox Peanut Allergy Friendly Game FAQs
White Sox Peanut Allergy Friendly Game Order Form

Thank you to Jason Nierman for all of his efforts and for sharing this exciting news with us!

Peanut Free Section Seattle Mariners 2012

A big THANK YOU goes to Michael San Soucie for the following information and for his role in making these Seattle Mariners games possible!

"The 2012 game dates are now available for ticket orders at www.mariners.com/nopeanuts.  I also noticed a couple other cool things about the games being offered to our group this year.  Two of the games are also free giveaway days and one is a business man's special during the summer which we have not had previously.  Pretty cool!

So here are some more specifics on the game dates and the special events taking place those nights:

Sunday, April 22nd vs. Chicago White Sox - this is a day game as we have always requested for those with smaller children.  It is also Little League Day!  This means a chance to go on the field prior to the game.  For those wanting to go on the field for the pre-game parade, have your child wear his/her uniform and get their early.  The parade begins at 11:30am and you just need to line up at the Right Field ramp near section 114.  This is basically below our seating section on the lower level.  All kids 14 and under also  receive a drawstring backpack upon entering the stadium.

Friday, May 25th vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - this game is a chance to see Albert Pujols, one of the best players in the game today.  It is also Dustin Ackley Bobblehead night.  The first 20,000 fans get a free bobblehead.  You will need to get there very early to get one of these.  It will be a very popular giveaway.

Thursday, July 26th vs. Kansas City Royals - this night is also the 8th annual Stitch 'n' Pitch night.  Bring your knitting, stitching, quilting, or other fiber arts projects to the game, get help from experts, view the latest samples from area shops, and meet other enthusiasts while enjoying a night at the ballpark.

Wednesday, August 15th vs. Tampa Bay Rays - this game is our very first business man's special; a midweek day game!  Take the day off of work and enjoy a sunny, summer day at the ballpark with your kids.  Also a second opportunity for those with younger children to come to the ballpark and not have the kids out too late."

Peanut Free Game for Kane County Cougars 2012

The Kane County Cougars are hosting a peanut free game again this year. It's a great deal for food allergy families! From the Cougars:

"We have a peanut free game scheduled for Thursday, July 26^th at 6:30 PM vs. the Wisconsin TimberRattlers.  In addition, it will be 90’s night and there will be a fireworks show following the game. Ticket prices are $12 for box seats, $10 for reserved seats and $8 for lawn tickets."

Tickets may be purchased online or at the box office.

Peanut Free Suites at Washington Nationals Games 2012

I recently received the following information from the Washington Nationals about peanut free accommodations:

"This will be our 6^th season having peanut free suites for games.  We had one at our old stadium and this will be the fifth here at Nationals Park.  Dates are as follows:

Saturday May 19^th vs. Baltimore; 7:15PM

Sunday, July 22^nd vs. Atlanta, 1:35PM

Saturday, August 18^th vs. New York Mets, 7:05PM

Sunday, September 9^th vs. Miami; 1:35PM

All of the tickets are in our party suites in left field and cost $25 per ticket."

I have made the map, ticket order form and waiver provided by the Nationals available in Google Docs at the following links:


Map
Order form
Waiver

Peanut Free Lowell Spinners Games 2012

Four peanut free games are scheduled for the Lowell Spinners during the 2012 season. The dates are:

July 1, 2012

July 29, 2012

August 19, 2012

August 26, 2012

The Spinners have received fantastic feedback from allergy families regarding past peanut free games. Spinners' Jon Boswell explained what the measures Spinners take for the peanut free games: 

"On each night we eliminate the sale of all Peanut products from the ballpark, which includes our peanuts, chicken sandwiches (Chik-fil-a uses Peanut oil), one of our ice cream flavors, ect. In addition to our daily Power Washing, we have our front office staff break off into each individual section to collect any stray peanut shells/skins that weren’t taken care of by the power washers and have our EMTs available on each side of the concourse in event of an emergency."

Tickets go on sale March 20, 2012.

Thank you to the Lowell Spinners for this information and for providing these 4 fun-filled nights to food allergy families!

Pawsox Peanut Free Days in 2012

Directly from milb.com late last night:


"PawSox Peanut Free Days at McCoy Stadium

02/13/2012 9:49 AM ET

Pawtucket Red Sox

The Pawtucket Red Sox are pleased to announce that they have designated two home games during the 2012 season as "Peanut Free Nights" at McCoy Stadium. The games will be May 24 when the PawSox host Toledo at 7:05 pm and August 3 vs. Lehigh Valley at 7:05 pm. Peanut products will not be sold anywhere throughout the ballpark during those two games.

Both of these "Peanut Free" games have been scheduled on the first day of a homestand ensuring that McCoy Stadium will be completely washed down multiple times to allow for a safe peanut free environment. Peanuts, Cracker Jacks, peanut flavored ice cream, and ice cream that contains peanuts will not be sold. In addition, no peanut products will be in any of the concession stands on May 24 and August 3.

Furthermore, all bags will be thoroughly checked at the main entrance gate to McCoy thus ensuring that no peanuts or products containing peanuts are brought into the ballpark.

For more information and to order tickets for the May 24th and August 3rd "Peanut Free Nights" at McCoy please visit the PawSox website of www.pawsox.com."

St. Louis Cardinals' Peanut Controlled Section 2012

Gateway FEAST and the Cardinals are hosting a Peanut Controlled Section 328 at Busch Stadium on the following dates in on 2012:

·       Saturday, April 28^th at 12:05 p.m. vs. the Milwaukee Brewers

·       Sunday, June 10^th at 1:15 p.m. vs. the Cleveland Indians

·       Tuesday, July 24^th at 7:05 p.m. vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers

Tickets are $14.00 each and go on sale Friday, March 2^nd.

To purchase online, go to www.cardinals.com/peanutcontrolled

To purchase by phone, call the Cardinals Group Events box office 
at (314) 345-9500 and request Peanut Controlled Section 328 

For more information on peanut-safe events in the St. Louis area, 
contact Gateway FEAST:  FEAST@aafastl.org

2012 Peanut Controlled Zone Games for Seattle Mariners

Thank you to Michael San Soucie for the following information!

"... dates confirmed for the 2012 Peanut Controlled zone games for the Seattle Mariners.  We have four games again being offered by the Mariners and a little over 200 seats per game.  The dates are as follows:

Sunday, April 22nd vs. the Chicago White Sox

Friday, May 25th vs. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Thursday, July 26th vs. the Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, August 15th vs. the Tampa Bay Rays

Folks can order tickets by going to www.mariners.com/nopeanuts.  The tickets are not available yet but should be ready to go in the next couple of weeks."

Milwaukee Brewers' 2012 Peanut Controlled Area

Please see the below press release from the Milwaukee Brewers' website:

BREWERS MAKE SCHOOL VISIT TO UNVEIL PEANUT CONTROLLED AREA

MILWAUKEE – Peanuts at ballparks are as much of a tradition as hot dogs, but not for everyone. In fact, for those suffering from peanut allergies, a ballpark experience can be very difficult to navigate.

Earlier this month, Horizon Elementary School 6th Grade student Mathew Trotier wrote a letter to Milwaukee Brewers Chief Operating Officer Rick Schlesinger suggesting the creation of an area at Miller Park for children who suffer from peanut allergies. After reviewing logistics, the Brewers today surprised Trotier, who suffers from the allergy, at his school by announcing the creation of a program that will accommodate approximately 100 people in a peanut-controlled area for three Brewers home games in 2012.

“Our goal is to make Miller Park accessible to as many fans as possible, including those with mild peanut allergies,” Schlesinger said.

The three home games are Monday, May 7 against the Reds; Thursday, July 26 against the Nationals; and Friday, September 14 against the Mets.

The peanut controlled area seating will be in Club Outfield sections 306 and 307, and tickets will be $38 each.

Tickets are not yet on sale. Additional information related to the availability of the tickets and logistics related to the area will be announced later in February.