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Welcome to Epilepsy Waterloo-Wellington's Summer Newsletter!

Epilepsy Waterloo Wellington (EWW) is happy to bring you our summer edition newsletter. Inthis newsletter, you will find updates regarding upcoming events, fund raising initiatives, supportgroups, public education, and much more.

It has been a very exciting year so far, and we are pleased to have the opportunity to sharewith you the successes we have experienced, and what we have in store later on this summer. Wewould love to see you at our upcoming events and be involved with Epilepsy Waterloo Wellington.

For more updates, please check our website, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, andLinkedIn. We provide frequent updates on our activity, epilepsy related news and information, andopportunities for involvement.

In order to connect with us, please visit:

www.epilepsyww.com

Thank you for reading,

Epilepsy Waterloo-Wellington165 Hollinger Crescent, Unit #5Kitchener ON, N2K 2Z2Phone: (519)745-2112 Fax:(519) 745-2435epilepsy@epilepsyww.com

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Summer Events

The Manulife Financial LPGA Classic

Date and Time

July 10 2013 12:00pm to July 14 2013 - 8:00pm

Location

Grey Silo Golf Course, Waterloo ON

The Manulife Financial LPGA Classic is back in Waterloo again this year and you have theopportunity to make Epilepsy Waterloo-Wellington a big winner by participating in the Birdies forCharity program. Please consider donating to this wonderful event and help make a difference in thelives of those living with epilepsy. Official event website: www.manulifeclassic.ca

Memorial Walk/Run for Epilepsy

Date and TimeSaturday August 3, 2013 8:30AM

LocationWaterloo Park

Epilepsy Waterloo-Wellington invites you to join us for our First AnnualMemorial 2k Walk and 5k Run for Epilepsy on Saturday August 3rd, 2013 inbeautiful Waterloo Park.

Families looking for a fun long weekend activity? Come out and enjoy arelaxing walk or a challenging run, see the park zoo, have a tasty BBQlunch and then enjoy the FREE splash pad all afternoon!

There will be a BBQ and refreshments available to all participants after the event. Additional food andbeverage will be available for sale for family and friends who come out to support our participants.

Register Today and Help Support Epilepsy Awareness! For more information, please visit our website.

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Awards and Scholarships

Congratulations and a big thank you toAlyssa and Kayla for winning a $5,000

Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI)grant for Epilepsy Waterloo-Wellington! These inspirationalstudents created a presentation aboutour services and competed within theirschool to win a grant for their chosencharity.

Schools across Canada are able to register with YPI online; this allows classes to enroll intheir academic philanthropy course which includes a friendly competition between students inorder to promote awareness and a win a grant for their chosen charities.

For more information on YPI: http://www.goypi.org/http://www.goypi.org/http://www.goypi.org/

We are pleased to inform you that a recipient of the OBCL Epilepsy Scholarship, KirstenLeusink (Cambridge) is from the area of Epilepsy Waterloo Wellington. The awardspresentation was held Tuesday, June 4, 2012 at 6:30p.m at KPMG North York. CongratsKirsten!

Purple Day 2013

Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awarenessabout epilepsy worldwide. On March 26th annually, people in countries around the

world are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy awareness.Purple Day was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan ofNova Scotia,with the help of the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia (EANS). Cassidy chose thecolour purple after the international colour for epilepsy, lavender. Cassidy's goal is forpeople with epilepsy everywhere to know they are not alone.

Thank you to all the kind souls whohosted Purple Day events in the

Waterloo-Wellington area this year.

You wore purple and showed yoursupport for those living withepilepsy.

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Participating organizations includedZehrs, Staebler Insraunce,Homsense, Winners and over 8elementary and middle schools in

the area. Together they raised over$3,000.00!!!

These events helped facilitate increased awareness of the disorder and a betterunderstanding of what its like to live with epilepsy every day.

Benny's- Winner of Judge's Choice at Chicken Wing!

Staebler Insurance all in Purple

Epilepsy Waterloo-Wellingtoncelebrated Purple Day at our 14th

Annual Chicken Wing Competition.The event took place on Wednesday,March 20, 2013 at the St. George

Banquet Hall (665 King Street,Waterloo, ON). It was a verysuccessful night, raising over$24,000.00!

Happy Purple Day!

Students from Conestoga College mixing up wing sauce!

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SUPPORT GROUPS

The Adult support group is more popular than ever! Meeting once per month fromJanuary to May for a total of 5 sessions, we saw a dramatic increase in attendance this year.The first two sessions were held at the EWW office, while the remaining three took place atBennys family restaurant in Waterloo.

The Parent/Child support group is still going strong with an increase in attendanceand volunteer support. The main goal of this group was to provide a friendly, supportive spacefor our parents to come together and support one another. Children were given theopportunity to participate in crafts, games and puzzles. Information about epilepsy waspresented to the children in a creative way, mixed in with fun and games.

New this year, ourYouth Connection support group was a great success. The maingoal of this support group was to provide a friendly, supportive space for our members tocome together. Our members shared their stories, their hopes, their concerns and theirfrustrations with each other.

The clients attending were people between the ages of 16 and 25 who are living with

epilepsy, and the people in their lives who support them spouses, parents, other relatives,and friends. The topics and pace of discussion was determined by the needs of the group. Inthe past year, we have had discussions about:

Employment Driving Restrictions Stress and Depression Stigmatization, Discrimination and Bullying Self-Esteem Medications cost, side effects, effectiveness, whether necessary or not Relationships with caregivers, family and friends

Finding the balance between independence and safetyWe have had, over the year, many lively discussions, much sharing of information andsupport, and a growing sense of community within our membership.

Public Education

This year we have had the privilege to present information about epilepsy to manyworkplaces, camps, schools and individuals.

Highlights include a talk at the UW school of pharmacy. We presented to over 120 futurepharmacists on epilepsy, drug shortages and personal reflections.

This June, camp counsellors from the tri-cities will be learning about epilepsy and seizure firstaid in a fun an interactive way. This will ensure that counselors are aware of the disorder andcan take the appropriate steps to keeping children safe and happy this summer.

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Please consider donating to our wonderful organization

Two Ways to Donate

1. Go to our website,www.epilepsyww.comand click on the Donate Button

Or

2. Send in your donation by mail

Address: 5-165 Hollinger Cres. Kitchener On N2K 2Z2

Charity # 889926820RR0001

Please make cheques payable to: Epil epsy Waterloo-Welli ngton

Thank you for your Support

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