In honor of National Food Allergy Awareness Month, the Northland 5K run/walk for Food Allergy was held on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at the Endion Station in Duluth, Minnesota. Year three of the event included a chip timed 5K on the Lakewalk, free kid fun run and activities, prizes and giveaways, allergy aware business products and information. Proceeds raised support food allergy awareness for local schools by creating resources and educational tools, educating staff and students, and building advocacy support groups.
“ALEIA Project’s mission is to create awareness and educational resources for the local Northland food allergy community”, states Emily Homan, President and Co-Founder of ALEIA Project. “All funds raised stay local. The purpose of this 5K run/walk is to bring people together, make connections and gather input for what our community needs to better serve those that manage food allergy.”
ALEIA Project was inspired by the experiences of 3 moms, who live in the Duluth and surrounding community, that currently live a food allergy lifestyle. Combined, the founders of ALEIA Project have 30+ years of food allergy navigation experience and collectively avoid 10+ foods between 5 of their 8 kids. In fact, the name ALEIA was inspired by those 5 children, using the first initial of each child’s name. It also refers to the core values of the organization: Advocacy, Lifestyle, Empowerment, Inclusion, Awareness.