"The Celebrity Apprentice" Gives Back

By Ellen G. on March 27 2008 at 11:00 AM

As the parent of a child with food allergies, I'm always happy to see someone spreading the word about the good work done by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. This week, NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice will feature a showdown between country music star Trace Adkins and vociferous Brit Piers Morgan for the title.

During the live 2-hour finale airing this Thursday, March 27 at 9pm Eastern, Trace will perform the song “You're Gonna Miss This” with his band. Immediately following his performance and for two weeks after, people can go to iTunes.com and download the song, with proceeds going to FAAN.

Additionally, NBC will be giving viewers a chance to lend a hand and support the charities attached to the show's finalists. Beginning Thursday, March 27th viewers will be able to donate to the two finalists' charities by a text message promotion.

Founded in 1991, FANN is largest charity in the U.S. dedicated to helping and advocating for the 12 million Americans with food allergy. Discovering FAAN was a God-send to my family when my daughter had a life-threatening reaction 4 years ago. I cannot imagine where we would be without them, both in terms of the education they provide and the advocacy that they take on. I'm especially glad to see someone like Trace Adkins put them in the spotlight.