MARCH EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH 2022 CAMPAIGN
This is our one-stop-shop page for all things Epilepsy during the March 2022 Epilepsy Awareness Month Campaign and Purple Day, organized and led by the Edmonton Epilepsy Association! Visit this page for all activities and programs, initiatives and interactions the EEA plans to engage with everyone during this special month of the year!
SHOW YOUR PURPLE!
MARCH EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH – DAILY ENTRIES
MARCH 2022 EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH
PRESS RELEASE
Click on this link to access our official press release. Use this information to spread the word about March Epilepsy Awareness Month. You can print the pdf and share it with your networks, or invite everyone to check this page out. Helps us spread the word about all our initiatives for March Epilepsy Awareness month.
CELEBRITIES VIDEO CLIPS
Whether you are a community celebrity or a very famous person, we reach out to you with a simple ask: help us create awareness about epilepsy. HOW DO WE DO THAT TOGETHER?
- Click on this link for a poster about what we ask. Take a short video clip of yourself recording a message about awareness of epilepsy and send it to us or share it directly on social media.
- Click here to select one of the many FACTS about epilepsy!
- Record a short video of yourself, and send it along to us at info@edmontonepilepsy.org
- Check here the clip from our friend Ryan Jespersen
Host of Real Talk speak about epilepsy and Purple Day! Follow his lead!
PURPLE SHIRT DAYS! CALLING ALL SCHOOLS IN ALBERTA!
We are calling to all schools out there in Alberta, to join us for Purple Days and Epilepsy Awareness Activities! Use the links below to join the conversation, participate in any of the activities and programs on this page, and splash your classrooms of purple for the week of March 26, 2022!
ALL CLASSROOMS WHO JOIN OUR PURPLE MOVEMENT CAN REQUEST FREE RIBBONS, POSTERS AND RESOURCES BY EMAILING US AT info@edmontonepilepsy.org
- LINK TO POSTER FOR PRINTOUT
- LINK TO SCHOOL LETTER WITH ACTIVITIES AND IDEAS
- LINK TO A SHORT PRESENTATION FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES about seizure safety (see the video for the presentation).
- BOOK A KOB SHOW FOR YOUR SCHOOL TODAY!
- BOOK AN INFORMATION SESSION ABOUT EPILEPSY
- Complete any other idea of activity with your school or classroom, and let us know. We will send you some purple materials to help you spread the word!
TALK ABOUT IT!
Visit and share celebrities short video clips about epilepsy, from the Talk About It Company in the US! We like this site, as celebrities lend their voices to facts and information about epilepsy!
Check video clips about epilepsy from your favourite start and share it on Social Media! Help us spread the word about this brain disorder that impacts 1 in 100 people in Canada!
BANNERS ON BRIDGES!
Look for our four Epilepsy Awareness Month banners on bridges around Edmonton! We are looking for volunteers to help us set them up and take them down. Click here to offer your help with this task! (we will run this offer for volunteers until march 1, 2022).
We will show our banners on four bridges in the Edmonton area, between March 6 and April 2, 2022. If you happen to drive by, and if it is safe to do so, take a picture of the banner and share it with us! This is our way to create awareness about epilepsy!
FACE COVERING CHALLENGE 2022!
We are back with our challenge! Check below some of the pictures we collected and shared on social media with our health care providers! How does the challenge work? Anyone can participate!
- Purchase or use one of the Purple Handmade Face Coverings from our fundraising page (click here to order)
- Take a fun picture wearing the face covering while remaining safe!
- Share the pic on social media or send it to us for sharing.
- We will select the best and funniest shots for bragging rights at the next Newsletter!
EEA MARCH 2022 EVENTS
Check our Events and calendar page for each key event during the month of March. This is the perfect time to become and EEA member and learn more about epilepsy. More info here.
MARCH FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN AND 50-50 RAFFLE AT OIL KINGS GAME
On March 27, 2022, we invite everyone to attend the Oil Kings home game at Rogers Place. If attending the game in person is not your thing, there are other ways you can help us:
- Purchase our ticket vouchers at reduced price.
- Volunteer with us to sell 50-50 tickets in person.
- Purchase 50-50 tickets, in person and online, on March 27, 2022 and help us reach our $6,000 goal!
DETAILS HERE!
I AM 1 IN 100!
We join this campaign on social media and put a face to the 300,000 Canadians who live with epilepsy! Check the webpage about this CEA campaign. You can download the resources and printouts, and take pictures to share. on social media!
MARCH 26, 2022 – INTERNATIONAL PURPLE DAY!
March 26 is International Purple Day! Learn all about this special day here. This year the day falls on a Saturday! At the EEA we welcome everyone to help us celebrate the day by sharing your pictures in purple and so many other things! We hope you will join us:
- Purple Lights at the High Level Bridge in Edmonton, Alberta – we are looking for anyone who can share their own pics about this landmark. We will light the bridge in purple on March 27, 2022!
- LIGHT THE NIGHT – This is a CEA national event – join the live broadcast across Canada, of many landmarks lit in purple. Learn more here.
Share your purple pics with us on social media! – Share purple pictures on social media and tag us along with these hashtags: #EEA
#purpleday
#purpleday2022
