About Kyle Dine
Spreading food allergy awareness and education through musicHi I'm Kyle! I have grown up being allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, seafood and mustard and have had many allergic reactions growing up.
On Christmas Day 2005 I had the worst reaction of my life. It was incredibly scary and I am truly lucky to be alive. This experience shook me to the core and woke me up to how I should manage my own allergies. I had so many emotions after this, but the one that trumped all was the desire to help others avoid anaphylactic reactions. I picked up my guitar and started putting my thoughts into lyrics. At first the songs I was writing were a novelty. They were fun to play for friends and kids that I taught guitar to while working at summer camp. |
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My mom is an elementary school principal and started working with me on fine tuning my song/show messaging so I could go into her school and teach the students about life-threatening food allergies. Soon after, her colleagues started brought me to their schools and the rest is history! Since then:
The most important thing to me is raising awareness and education about food allergies. I have worked for the past six years with Food Allergy Canada - a national non-profit. During this time I gained valuable knowledge about food allergy research, news, and educational models to help inform the public about a growing health condition. As I child educator, there is nothing greater than helping a child learn about such a serious topic in a way that is easy to understand, fun, engaging, and empowering. I'll be the first to admit that "music about food allergies" is a niche that you don't hear about every day. But I am truly one of those people that can say "I love what I do, and I do what I love." I hope to share my passion of helping create allergy safe schools soon in your community! Kyle Dine PS - Please feel free to contact me for more details about my performances20 Questions with Kyle DineWhat is your favourite... 1) Food? Dill Pickles 2) Instrument? Guitar 3) Day of the Week? Saturday 4) Way to cook? Campfire 5) Band? The Beatles 6) Instrument? Ukulele and guitar 7) Season? Summer 8) Food Allergy Song? "C'est La Vie" 9) Board Game? Monopoly 10) Colour? Blue & Yellow 11) Television Show? America's Funniest Home Videos 12) Chore? Cutting the lawn 13) Dessert? Apple Crisp 14) Animal? Owl 15) Sport to Play? Volleyball and Hockey 16) Art or Craft? Pottery and woodworking 17) Mode of transportation - Canoe 18) Plant? Cactus 19) Sports Team? Pittsburgh Steelers and Toronto Blue Jays & Maple Leafs 20) Question? Why do Food Allergies Rock? |
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