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International Purple Day Raising awareness of epilepsy Tuesday 26 March 2013 Scottish Charity No: SC000067
International Purple Day Raising awareness of epilepsy
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Scottish Charity No: SC000067
Purple Day 2013
Purple Day was founded in 2008 in Canada, by nine year old Cassidy Megan. It’s an international effort to raise awareness about epilepsy, motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, and anyone, anywhere can get involved. Epilepsy Scotland would like to see as many people in Scotland as possible taking part in Purple Day. Let’s get people thinking and talking about epilepsy.
On Purple Day, people wear purple to school or work, and post the photos to our Facebook page and Twitter to raise awareness of epilepsy—and much needed funds. Purple Day is gaining momentum in the US and Canada, and in 2013 we want YOU to get swept away in Purple Fever!!!
Why purple??? Lavender is the international colour for epilepsy.
Enclosed in this pack is an A to Z of exciting fundraising ideas...Have a look, use your imagination, get your friends, family, school and workplace involved and help stamp out stigma by raising awareness of epilepsy.
Please contact us on 0141 427 4911 or email [email protected] for more information, sponsorship forms or help with planning an event to support the 54,000 people in Scotland affected by epi-lepsy.
Thank you for your support!
The Fundraising Team Helen and Kerry
A to Z of Purple Fundraising Ideas
A Aerobics class – wearing purple...
B Bad Hair Day – Purple Hair; Beard dyeing i.e. Billy Connolly…
C Cupcake sale – purple cupcakes! (see back page for a yummy recipe…)
D Dinner/Dance – everyone wears something purple; purple decorations…
E Egg painting – best purple design wins!...
F Fancy Dress Competition – Most purple wins; Face painting, Facebook Purple Day Support…
G Golf Day – everyone sports purple; Garden Party – purple food & drinks…
H Have a laugh telling purple jokes...
I Invent a purple dish/drink/superhero – use your imagination!...
J Jumble sale – selling purple items…
K Keep fit – get your friends together & get sponsored to do a keep fit class in purple costumes
L Lunch with a purple twist; line dancing in purple costumes…
M Marathon – every runner wearing purple…
N Non-uniform day – wear purple instead; Nail Polish – purple, naturally….
O Only wear purple; only eat purple food…
P Purple pyjama day at work/school…
Q Quiz – purple related questions…
R Request a song on the radio, hold a raffle – purple prizes; Ribbon – wear a purple ribbon to raise awareness of epilepsy...
S Sponsored hair/beard dyeing; sponsored purple fancy dress day…
T Take photos of your purple event and put them on Facebook or Twitter to share Purple Day experience!
U Unwanted gift sale – sell some purple pressies!...
V Variety Show – purple costumes…
W Wear purple to work/school…
X Xtravagant purple costume competition…
Y Yell “Purple”; Yogathon – wearing purple…
Z Zzzz…sleep in purple pyjama’s …
Hints and Tips for Fundraising
By raising funds you are doing something immensely worthwhile so remember to feel good about your fundraising. Tips
1.Always remember, you don’t need to feel awkward about asking for sponsor money - you really deserve the sponsorship when you’re putting in so much effort!
2.Always carry your sponsor form with you. You never know who you might encounter unexpectedly. Most people give money to charity, so make it easy for them! The more people you ask, the more money you will raise. Create a Just Giving page (www.justgiving.co.uk) , send it to friends, put it on your facebook and let people know!
3.Give sponsor forms to friends and family and ask them to approach people for you.
4.Make sure that you get your top sponsors first. By having your most generous sponsors at the top of the form, others will follow suit and possibly give more than you would achieve otherwise.
5.Matched Funding: many companies will pledge to match their employee's fundraising pound for pound up to an agreed ceiling. It can be more productive to win significant levels of support from a few, rather than small amounts from many. Please, before anything else, approach your employer for matched funding.
6.Gift Aid: through the Gift Aid system we can claim up to 25% on all donations back from the Inland Revenue, at no extra cost to the donor. Please make sure your sponsors ticking the Gift Aid box on the sponsor form also fill in their full name and home address.
Good Luck and Thank You. You have our genuine gratitude.
Keep going, don’t give up and enjoy it!
Epilepsy Scotland is inviting schools, colleges and workplaces to get baking! Selling or simply sharing purple cupcakes and raising awareness and funds for
epilepsy on Purple Day!
Cupcake Recipe
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1 1/3 cups sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 large eggs
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cupcake cases on baking tray. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add butter, milk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute on medi-um speed. Add eggs to the mixture. Beat for 1 minute on medium speed. Beat on high speed for 1 minute 30 seconds until well mixed. Spoon cupcake batter into paper liners until 1/2 to 2/3 full. Bake for 12 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Leave to cool before decorating with purple icing! Please take care when baking and children should always be supervised by a responsible adult.
Purple Butter Cream Icing
Cream together:
250g softened butter 600g icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add 2 tablespoons milk and mix until fluffy. Add red and blue food colouring a drop or two at a time until you achieve the desired colour.
Purple Cupcakes
Ways to pay… Once the hard work is done and you’re ready to make a donation, please send it to us as soon as possible. By post:
Please send a cheque, made payable to “Epilepsy Scotland”, postal order or CAF voucher to Epilepsy Scotland, 48 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 1JL. Let us know your name, contact information and how you raised the money so we can thank you!
Online:
You can make a donation online via our website: www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk/donations
Over the phone:
Contact the fundraising team on 0141 427 4911.
At the bank:
To make your donation directly into our bank account please call the fundraising team on 0141 427 4911 for further information on how to do so. Thank you!
Happy to help!
Please get in touch to chat through any ideas you have. We look forward to supporting your fundraising event in any way that we can.
The Fundraising Team Epilepsy Scotland 48 Govan Road Glasgow G51 1JL
Helen Craig Senior Fundraiser 0141 419 1706 [email protected]
Kerry Shearer Trust Fundraiser 0141 427 4911 [email protected]
Heather Nancollis Fundraising Administrator 0141 472 4911 [email protected]
Every year thousands of children and adults living in Scotland are diagnosed with epilepsy. By supporting Purple Day you can help Epilepsy Scotland continue to provide essential support to people affected by epilepsy.
Your Support Makes the Difference With your help we can deliver:
Adult and Youth Projects offering emotional support and practical assistance to change lives Training in understanding and managing epilepsy, and administering emergency rescue medication A Freephone helpline, text and email support, and information service Support for parents and carers Schools awareness programmes Research and Policy work including patient experiences on epilepsy surgery, epilepsy rescue medication and your child, and campaigning for more epilepsy specialist nurses…
“. . . The whole project is a lifeline to me and my family. Just speaking to the staff on the phone for advice and reassurance is great.
I could not be happier with the service.”
Thank you.
International Purple Day - Tuesday 26 March 2013 Raising awareness of epilepsy
Purple Day Materials Request Sheet
Please tick for the materials required:
Epilepsy Scotland Lapel Stickers Purple Balloons Cake Sale Posters Dress Down Day Posters Raffle Posters Epilepsy Scotland Helpline Posters Epilepsy News Edition 19 Purple Lapel Ribbons
Please send these materials to:
Name Company/School Address Town Postcode If you are able to do so, please send the items requested by email, to: [email protected] Please provide a brief description of the event you are holding and an idea of how many people you expect to attend: Please return this form in the freepost envelope provided, or to Epilepsy Scotland, 48 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 1JL. Thank you.
