Community Fundraising Events
Download These Posters To Help With Your Fundraising
Fundraise at School
1 in 200 school students in WA live with a diagnosis of epilepsy. Your school can help raise vital funds and awareness by holding a free dress, crazy sock or hair day or any other themed event or challenge they choose. It could be a bake sale, colour run or any other fundraising activity.
If you would like to discuss your ideas, please
email [email protected] or call 1300 660 880.
To deposit funds your school has raised via bank transfer, please contact 1300 660 880 for our bank account details and please use your school’s name as the transfer reference.
Holding a fundraising/awareness raising event at your school, is one of the vital steps to becoming Epilepsy WA recognised. Further information is available about our WA-specific program, including training links. Templates for Epilepsy Management Plans are available or call us on 1300 660 880.
Fundraise at Work
There are many ways that you can hold a fundraiser at work to help raise awareness and vital funds for Epilepsy WA. Some ideas include:
- Dress in purple day
- Crazy tie / hair / sock day
- Morning tea / lunch
- Book sale
- Collecting donations at Christmas parties or social functions
- Holding a colour run
- Participating in a local fun-run with your colleagues and being sponsored
- Public speaking event
- Sale of merchandise
Order some merchandise, download our merchandise order form or to discuss your ideas, please contact Epilepsy WA on 1300 660880 or email [email protected]. Alternatively, click here to donate online.
Challenge Events
Epilepsy WA is grateful to our many supporters that take part in events such as HBF’s Run for a Reason and the Rottnest Channel Swim, to fundraise for us. Others set their own challenges such as bike rides from Augusta to Perth, organising quiz nights, shave / hair-cutting events and even private, family events.
We always endeavour to share this information where possible on our socials to help promote such events and most can be found by searching ‘Epilepsy WA’ on fundraising portals such as GoFundraise, GiveNow and MyCause.
If you would like to organise an event and want to discuss some ideas please call us on 1300 660 880, email [email protected]
Purple Month
Your fundraising efforts will make a real difference and help us to continue providing our vital support services including; information line, support groups, free seizure alert bed mat loan program, free Night Watch loan program, free children’s book library, the largest display of seizure alert devices in Australia, a compassionate ear service, training the WA community, awareness raising and much more!
to discuss your ideas for a purple themed event today.
- Hold a Purple dress / sock / tie / crazy hair day for a gold coin donation
- Sell merchandise and hand out information
- Have a bake sale
- Hold a morning tea / lunch
- Host a book sale
- Have a colour run
- Set yourself a personal challenge
Annual Purple Walk 4 Epilepsy WA & Family Fun Day
Purple Walk 4 Epilepsy WA is a family fun day event, held at the Edinburgh Oval South, Curtin University, Bentley. It usually takes place on the closest Sunday to Purple Day each year. A day where the community dresses up in purple and unites to shine a light on epilepsy and helps raise vital funds for Epilepsy WA who relies heavily on community support.
This is our biggest fundraising event of the year and a wonderful opportunity to come together to raise awareness and meet other people with a lived experience of epilepsy.
The Purple Walk 4 Epilepsy WA is a family friendly event which includes an all abilities walking track, live music, entertainment, food trucks, animal farm & much more. All pre-registered children will receive a free gift so gather your friends and family and come join in the purple fun, wear your favourite purple, meet new (and old friends) while joining together in a bid to raise epilepsy awareness.
Registrations will open in December 2026 so please keep an eye on our website or check back here.
If you are a local business and would like to support the Purple Walk 4 Epilepsy WA & Family Fun Day in the form of sponsorship or donation of raffle prizes, please email [email protected]
Purple Lights for Purple Day
Purple Day falls on March 26th each year and on that day landmarks across WA pledge to light up in support of raising epilepsy awareness.
In 2026 we were grateful for the support of 63 incredible landmarks shining purple to help bring epilepsy out of the shadows and show support for the 1 in 25 West Aussies living with epilepsy.
We will endeavour to break that record once again in 2027. Please check back here from December 2026 onwards to see the list of landmarks pledging to light up in 2027.
If you know of any lights that could be added to our portfolio, please email [email protected]
Step 4 Epilepsy WA Virtual Step Challenge
Join us each September as the WA community collectively walk 25 million steps across WA in a bid to raise awareness of epilepsy.
Participants from all over WA are encouraged to register to join us and walk 10,000 steps a day or set a personal goal. You can get your steps in by running, walking, cycling, swimming or any other way you can think of to get your steps in.
By stepping up and participating, you’re helping to bring epilepsy out of the shadows and you are supporting your local epilepsy association, which has been on the ground and working hard in WA for over 60 years.
Let’s see how far we can go for Epilepsy WA and epilepsy awareness! Please join us!
In Memory
The loss of a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences most of us will ever have to endure. Epilepsy WA provides grief and loss support services for those who have experienced the death of a loved one due to epilepsy.
We have an in-memory tree where a ribbon bearing the name of your loved one can be placed, and we have a hand-crafted memorial book of remembrance in our office. Sometimes people who have experienced a loss choose to raise funds or request donations in lieu of flowers, to honour and remember their loved one.
When making a donation to Epilepsy WA, in memory and celebration of a loved one, you are assisting us in our fight to raise awareness and helping to make a difference to the lives of those living with epilepsy. Your donation is a meaningful tribute, and a way to honour your loved one.
Whether you wish to set up an online tribute so friends and family can join in celebrating the life of a loved one, or just give a one-off personal donation, each special gift in memory of your loved one is a gift of hope for the future.
In Memory donations can be made here.
Alternatively, please email [email protected] or call us on 1300 660 880.
DISCLAIMER
Important Message: The information contained within this website is not intended to take the place of individual medical advice. Do not make changes to treatment or medications without first discussing with your treating clinician.
EVENTS
- Step 4 Epilepsy WA (September 2026)
- Seizure Safety Month (October 2026)
- SUDEP Action Day (21/10/2026)