With Purple Day fast approaching, we want YOU to be a Planker in support of Epilepsy Ireland!
Our new planking challenge is a fun and interactive way to get involved in the fundraising efforts and help raise vital funds for Epilepsy Ireland across the week of Purple Day® (20th - 26th March)!!
So, what do we want YOU to do?
Across the week of Purple Day, we want you to commit to doing 7 planks from Monday to Saturday, with 8 on Purple Day® itself! This will mean you will have completed 50 planks by the end of the week – in recognition of the 50 million people living with epilepsy across the globe!
We want you to hold your plank position for 45 seconds each – in recognition of the 45,000 people living with epilepsy across Ireland!!
How to take part
- Sign up to take part by inputting your details on our Facebook Form
- Our team will be in touch and send on a FREE purple Epilepsy Ireland T-shirt for your efforts
- Set up a Facebook or Instagram fundraiser so your friends and family can donate to support your efforts! (If you do not have a FB or Insta account our team will talk about other options)
- Across the week of 20th – 26th, be a Planker for Purple Day®!! Be sure to tag us in your efforts and share videos and pics of you taking part!
If you want to team up with colleagues or loved ones to take on the challenge, that is no problem at all – the more Plankers out there supporting our work for Purple Day®, the better!
So, go, on – be a Planker for Purple Day ®!!
Together, we can achieve a society where no person’s life is limited by epilepsy.
If you need any further information on this challenge, or would like to take part in our fundraising efforts for Purple Day ® in another way, please email our team on fundraising@epilepsy.ie.
How to plank
The below video provides a useful guide on how to plank. Be sure to stretch/warm up before taking on the challenge and make sure you are doing so in a safe place at work or home!
About Purple Day®
Purple Day® is an international grassroots campaign founded by Canadian woman, Cassidy Megan. The day sees people across the world encouraged to wear purple in the name of epilepsy awareness and well-known buildings across the globe also light up purple in recognition of the estimated 50 million people living with epilepsy across the globe. Purple Day® is a Registered Trademark of The Anita Kaufmann Foundation.
For more on Purple Day®, visit Purpledayeveryday.org.