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My Purple Pledge

My Purple Pledge is our purple-tastic fundraising campaign which aims to put the ‘fun’ back into fundraising, and change the lives of the 112,000 children and young people (aged) 25 and under affected by epilepsy.

The campaign coincides with Purple Day (26 March 2012), the international day to mark epilepsy awareness and is backed by a series of famous faces including Commonwealth, European and World Champion 400 metre hurdler, Dai Greene. Together we are asking the public and celebrities alike to do something purple and help put a spotlight on epilepsy

Pledges could range from wearing purple to work or school, baking and selling purple cakes, or even being sponsored to lie in a bath of blackcurrant juice! Anything goes and the quirkier the better!

If organising isn’t your thing, then you can also get Zumba fit in the name of My Purple Pledge, as Young Epilepsy will be hosting a series of purple Zumba events across the UK on 26 March 2012.

Young Epilepsy Ambassador, Dai Greene, said: "My Purple Pledge aims to put epilepsy on the map and make people aware of what it really means. I’m fully behind the campaign and will be pledging purple to help improve the lives of a lot of young people with epilepsy. I’m hoping that as many people as possible will be ‘in the purple’ for the 26th March and help raise desperately needed funds for such a deserving cause."

In the meantime, to register your interest in hosting your own purple fundraiser, or to take part in a purple Zumba near you, call the fundraising team on 01342 831245 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Don’t forget, you can also keep up to date with all out latest news by following us on Twitter (@purplepledge) and Facebook.

Our Sponsors

We are proud to have The Children’s ISA as My Purple Pledge’s main sponsor. The Children’s ISA aim to help children across the UK with cost effective savings schemes to support them in their future lives.

For more information log onto thechildrensisa.com

My Purple Pledge campaign is also delighted with it’s first commercial partner Easylink UK. They have been trading for over 25 years and specialise in seizure monitors designed to detect Tonic/Clonic overnight seizures. They have a helpline on 01536 264869 where they are happy to offer advice and guidance for the products suitability. They offer a free trial basis so the products suitability for the patient can be assessed.

For more information log onto www.easylinkuk.co.uk