Purple Month – March 2019

Purple Month in Tasmania

Each March we celebrate national Epilepsy Awareness Month

A time when we ask Tasmanians to support our events to raise awareness of epilepsy and much-needed funds to provide services and support to Tasmanians affected by epilepsy.

On 26 March we celebrate Purple Day – a worldwide grassroots campaign started in 2008 by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan from Canada to get more people talking about epilepsy.  

Download our fun children’s colouring-in activities:   Teddy Bear      Sheep       Mammoth

Here are some photos of Purple Month 2019…

PURPLE EVENTS:

• Sunday 3rd March – fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Mornington.

• Wednesday 6th March – Garden Tour & Morning Tea at Government House.

• Sunday 10th March – fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Glenorchy.

• Sunday 17th March – morning tea and merchandise sales at Howrah Sandford Parish Church – organised by volunteer Isa Kingston.

• Wednesday 27th March – lunch for a donation at Rokeby Neighbourhood Centre – organised by volunteer Isa Kingston.

• Friday 29th March – fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Kingston.

• Friday 29th March – Sacred Heart Primary School in Launceston. Purple dress day and fundraiser.

• Saturday 30th March – merchandise sales at Emmanuel Christian School – organised by volunteer Isa Kingston.

• Saturday 30th March – Flick The Bean coffee stalls are running ‘Pay What You Will’  fundraisers all day at High St, Launceston and Goderich St, Invermay. All money raised will be donated to Epilepsy Tasmania!

• Sunday 31st March – fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Kings Meadows.

• Sunday 31st March – fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Mornington.

• All March – fundraising at the Girls’ Brigade – organised by volunteer Isa Kingston.

• All March – merchandise sales at Five Star Weight Watchers -organised by volunteer Isa Kingston.

PURPLE LIGHTS:

• Latrobe Council’s Bass Highway Tree (eastern entrance to Latrobe)

• The parnaple convention centre in Devonport

• Southern Midlands Council

• City of Launceston 

• City of Hobart

• Burnie City Council

• ABC Building, Hobart

• Railway Roundabout on Brooker Highway, Hobart

• Launceston Country Club

• Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston

• Elizabeth Street Mall, Hobart

• Franklin Square, Hobart

• Government House Tasmania

• Kennedy Lane, Salamanca

PURPLE SUPPORTERS:

• G&M Eyelines, Devonport

• Terry White Chemmart, Burnie

• Flick the Bean coffee stalls

• JJ’s Bakery in Longford, Lonnie and Campbeltown

• ABC Cafe, Hobart

• Bunnings