Purple Day® is an important community fundraising day for Epilepsy Ireland where volunteers and supporters use this global epilepsy awareness day to help continue our journey towards a society where no person's life is limited by epilepsy.
With over 45,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland, we are here to help support people with epilepsy and their families on their journey with the condition; work within communities to provide education and support about the condition; raise awareness and increase understanding of the condition amongst the public; advocate for policy changes that will help to improve the lives of people with epilepsy and their families; and to invest in Irish epilepsy research to build knowledge on the condition.
Our services are depended upon by people across Ireland and in the past, our supporters have used Purple Day® to seek vital donations for our work by hosting coffee mornings at work, home or school, organising bake sales - or by devising special purple themed events. In years gone by, this has included purple non-uniform days and purple themed five a side tournaments!
If you are interested in helping support our work on this year's Purple Day®, you can fill out the event form on our website via the button below.
Alternatively, you can contact our Community & Campaigns Fundraising Officer Meábh Lonergan by emailing mlonergan@epilepsy.ie.
Thank you in advance for your support and together, we can achieve a society where no person's life is limited by epilepsy,
For members of the public seeking to learn more about our work, our latest Annual Report can be found by visiting the 'Publications' section of our website; while further information on how we generate and use our funds at Epilepsy Ireland can be found in our latest Use of Funds statement by visiting the 'Governance' section of our website.
About Purple Day®
Purple Day® is an international grassroots campaign founded by Canadian woman, Cassidy Megan. The day sees people across the world encouraged to wear purple in the name of epilepsy awareness and well-known buildings across the globe also light up purple in recognition of the estimated 50 million people living with epilepsy across the globe. Purple Day® is a Registered Trademark of The Anita Kaufmann Foundation.
For more on Purple Day®, visit Purpledayeveryday.org.