Will you take part in our March Walking challenge in support of people living with epilepsy across Ireland?
The challenge is simple! You can aim to walk 30, 50 or 100 miles across the month of March – or set your own target! You can take part in the challenge as an individual – or get friends, family and colleagues involved in the challenge by taking part as a team!
You can take part in the challenge as an individual – or get friends, family and colleagues involved in the challenge by taking part as a team!
No matter the distance, by taking part, every step you take across the month to reach your target will help raise awareness of epilepsy and encourage support for the work of Epilepsy Ireland.
Upon registration for the challenge, participants will have a fundraising page automatically created, and you will receive a fundraising pack from our team. You will also be invited to join the March Walking Challenge’s Facebook group – where you can share your progress with fellow participants and support each other as you get your steps in for epilepsy awareness and Epilepsy Ireland!
Every euro raised as part of the challenge will help support our journey towards a society where no person’s life is limited by epilepsy – by continuing our:
- Support and Information services
- Training and Education programmes
- Awareness and Advocacy campaigns
- Investment in Irish epilepsy research
Our services are depended on by people living with epilepsy and their families across Ireland – as the below quote from Paula, mother of epilepsy warrior Leo, shows:
Following the onset of Leo’s epileptic activity, I entered a period of grief. I grieved the life before. I grieved the future I had imagined for him, and quietly, I grieved for myself. Sleep became fragmented and anxious. I immersed myself in online epilepsy forums, searching for answers, reassurance, certainty, not realising at the time that epilepsy is deeply individual and that no two journeys look the same. In hindsight, this only intensified my fear.
It was during this time that I connected with Epilepsy Ireland. One of their wonderful Community Resource Officers provided the emotional and educational support I had been searching for in all the wrong places, grounding me, informing me, and reminding me that we were not alone.
Help us continue our work by stepping up to take on our March Walking challenge. Sign up today via the button below! This link will take you to our dedicated fundraising platform:
Sign up to take on the Challenge!
Together, we can achieve a society where no person’s life is limited by epilepsy.