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March 26th, 2010 PURPLE DAY
RAISING EPILEPSY AWARENESS DAY ALL AROUND THE GLOBE!
Purple Day was started in 2008 by a little girl in Nova Scotia called Cassidy who wanted her friends to know what it really meant for her to live with epilepsy.
A child’s dream of sharing her story has turned into a recognized, global movement to raise awareness for epilepsy on March 26th.
Last year thousands of schools held purple contests, bakeries offered purple treats, benefit concerts were held, politicans got on board with proclamatioms,
the CN Tower was illuminated in purple, Paul Shafer of the Late Night Show with David Letterman launched Purple Day in New York and CTV news reporters wore
purple on the day to show their support.
What can you do on Purple Day to show your support for the 1 in 100 people living with epilepsy? You can have fun with our Purple Challenge - wear a purple outfit
on March 26th and submit your photos to info@epilepsytoronto.org to win a prize,
come out to Toronto Western Hospital for our free health talk on the impacts of epilepsy, join us at Nathan Phillips Square
where we’ll be making a human ribbon of purple light!
In your office, your school, your university, your clinic and your community you could bake purple muffins, dye your hair purple, wear a purple tie, hand out purple
ribbons – there’s no limit to what you could do to show your support.
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PURPLE DAY CALLENGE
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PURPLE DAY CHALLENGE
This year we have many activities planned to support Purple Day including our Purple Day Challenge! On March 26th wear a purple outfit that is creative, original, stylish
or funky and send us your photos. You could win some cool prizes while bringing epilepsy into the public eye. What a great way to have fun and do something positive for
the 50 million people living iwth this condition.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Take a shot of yourselves dressed up in purple and email it to info@epilepsytoronto.org before April 2nd. Don’t forget
to include your contact information in your email. We’ll announce the winners on April 5th. You could win one of our great prizes for the following categories:
- MOST CREATIVE
- MOST ORIGINAL
- MOST STYLISH
- MOST FUNKY
Get your office, your friends, your neighbours, your clients, your customers, your students, and your kids involved! Have some fun dressing up, win a prize and show your support
for the the 1 in 100 people living with epilepsy. For more information
on the Purple Day Challenge Contact Christina Chew, Volunteer
Coordinator – volunteers@epilepsytoronto.org
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