Purple Day 26th March 2011
A very big THANK YOU to everyone who took part in Purple Day.
The people & friends of Newcastle to date have raised
$1'468.00
La Fiesta - Zumba Newcastle.
What a fantastic turnout there was at the Purple Zumba class run by Rene at Lambton High School.
Thank you to everyone who wore purple and made a donation.
To see more zumba photos click here.
For more info on La Fiesta - Zumba Newcastle go to http://zumbanewcastle.com/ or see them on Facebook.
Jon Dickson Guardian Pharmacy
at 280 Maitland Road, Mayfield had two great purple out of uniform
days and didn't the shop look great. Thank you to all the customers that
donated during this time.
Michelle's on Victoria
situated on the corner of Victoria and Maitland Road
had delicious purple iced cakes, YUM!
Blooms the Chemist
at 179A Maitland Road, Mayfield
dressed their windows with purple and handed out information on epilepsy. If
you would like to donate to Purple Day, Blooms the Chemist is still taking
donations.
Hair 173
at 173 Maitland Road, Mayfield saw Karen with a purple
streak in her hair. Thanks to all the customers who donated money while
having their hair done.
WARABROOK SHOPPING CENTER.
The Epilepsy Support Group of Newcastle held an awareness stand in the Warabrook Shopping Centre. Thank you to Warabrook Woolworths for letting us hold the stall and supplying the table and chairs. The Woolworths staff on the day also wore Purple Day stickers. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the stall and made a donation.
Warabrook Shopping Centre was a blaze of purple. Purple balloon, purple awareness stall, purple cakes & purple clothing.
PURPLE
PURPLE
PURPLE
The
staff at Divine Hair & Body Works were dressed in purple. They are still
taking donation, so drop in for a haircut.
Thompson
& Sons Bakery sold
purple cakes and they were very yummy. Sales from these cakes go to Purple
Day.
Millers
displayed purple clothing.
All these events totaled to
$761.85.
Thank you Claire Tipper and
Francis Greenway High School, they raised $238.00 also Wallsend South Public
School who raised $290.00 for going purple and raising awareness of epilepsy
amongst their school friends. Claire Tipper raised a total of $528.00 well
done.
Holly Blake was out at Stockton Greenhills Shopping Centre where she held an awareness stand, sold Cabury chocolate, purple cakes and lavender plants. Holly raised $178.15 :)
All this purple made people ask questions and that's what it's all about ...... we did it, we got the word epilepsy out there.
If you would still like to donate towards Purple Day the details below will help:-
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To help raise much needed funds the Epilepsy Support Group of Newcastle has a fundraising page at http://www.everydayhero.com.au/epilepsy__support_group_of_newcastle
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Sent directly to Epilepsy Action Australia by cheque (made out to Epilepsy Action Australia) to PO BOX 879, Epping, NSW, 1710.
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By credit card, phone 1300 37 45 37 (Epilepsy Action Australia)
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Online at www.epilepsy.org.au/purpleday.asp
We had two great articles in the local newspapers for Purple Day, one in the leader, the other in the Star.
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