Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 - 08:37:12
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| Wawa-news photo taken Thursday, March 26th, 2009 at the Purple Day Celebration at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre. You can read that report here. |
The month of March is Epilepsy awareness month. In an effort to bring awareness to epilepsy organizers in Canada and 15 other participating countries around the globe will once again be promoting epilepsy awareness in local communities. As an official "Ambassadors of Purple", Melanie Pilon will be promoting Epilepsy Awareness and Purple Day in Wawa. Various events have been planned including: The Great Purple Cupcake Project, which is planned for March 26th at 11:30 a.m. at the Northern Credit Union and Purple Pin Fundraising Campaign.
Local Ambassador of Purple, Melanie Pilon stated that she is excited to team up this year with The Seizure & Brain Injury Centre of Timmins to once again promote Purple Day.
Purple Day for Epilepsy was founded in 2008 by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia. Motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, Cassidy started Purple Day for Epilepsy in an effort to educate others about the disorder, and remind those living with seizures that they are not alone. She named the day after the internationally-recognized color for epilepsy, lavender. Each year, on March 26, people from around the world wear purple in support of epilepsy.
"Purple Day is for helping people with epilepsy to let them know that they aren't alone. That's why we wear purple - the international colour for epilepsy," explains Purple Day for Epilepsy founder, Cassidy Megan. "In the last couple of years, Purple Day has grown worldwide and if more people join up here in Canada, we can make it a lot bigger this year!"
About Epilepsy
Epilepsy affects nearly 300,000 people in Canada, three million people in the United States and over 50 million people worldwide. That's more people than multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease combined. Yet, many people living with epilepsy still face barriers due to a lack of awareness about the disorder. In fact, often persons with epilepsy suffer more from the negative perceptions of others than the actual seizures.
About Purple Day 2010
Once again this year, people from around the globe are making plans to host Purple Day functions to support the cause. The Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia and the Anita Kaufmann Foundation in the U.S., along with other member agencies of the Canadian Epilepsy Alliance and groups from across the globe, have teamed up to help make Purple Day a huge success in 2010. Epilepsy agencies from South Africa, Britain, Australia, the Philippines and Israel have already joined the campaign.
For more information, please contact Melanie Pilon, Ambassador of Purple at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit www.purpleday.org.
Local Ambassador of Purple, Melanie Pilon stated that she is excited to team up this year with The Seizure & Brain Injury Centre of Timmins to once again promote Purple Day.
Purple Day for Epilepsy was founded in 2008 by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia. Motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, Cassidy started Purple Day for Epilepsy in an effort to educate others about the disorder, and remind those living with seizures that they are not alone. She named the day after the internationally-recognized color for epilepsy, lavender. Each year, on March 26, people from around the world wear purple in support of epilepsy.
"Purple Day is for helping people with epilepsy to let them know that they aren't alone. That's why we wear purple - the international colour for epilepsy," explains Purple Day for Epilepsy founder, Cassidy Megan. "In the last couple of years, Purple Day has grown worldwide and if more people join up here in Canada, we can make it a lot bigger this year!"
About Epilepsy
Epilepsy affects nearly 300,000 people in Canada, three million people in the United States and over 50 million people worldwide. That's more people than multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease combined. Yet, many people living with epilepsy still face barriers due to a lack of awareness about the disorder. In fact, often persons with epilepsy suffer more from the negative perceptions of others than the actual seizures.
About Purple Day 2010
Once again this year, people from around the globe are making plans to host Purple Day functions to support the cause. The Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia and the Anita Kaufmann Foundation in the U.S., along with other member agencies of the Canadian Epilepsy Alliance and groups from across the globe, have teamed up to help make Purple Day a huge success in 2010. Epilepsy agencies from South Africa, Britain, Australia, the Philippines and Israel have already joined the campaign.
For more information, please contact Melanie Pilon, Ambassador of Purple at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit www.purpleday.org.
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