Halloween is almost here and it’s time to paint your pumpkins purple. The Purple Pumpkin Project was started in 2012 by Ron LaMontagne in honor of his 7 year old son. The intention of the project was to get people talking about how purple is the color for epilepsy.
This is an easy way to raise epilepsy awareness. Now it’s your chance to show your neighborhood your purple pride!
Check out our Snapguide
To make your purple pumpkin project easier, we’ve created a Snapguide. Just click on the image below to visit the snapguide.
A Fun Way to Raise Awareness
From Ron and the team at the Purple Pumpkin Project: “All we are asking is to please color one of your Halloween Pumpkins Purple! Maybe have some “Seizure smart” info on hand and share your story with anyone that will listen!”
We did this to create the Snapguide and found the ideas and colors were endless. Have fun and don’t forget to take pictures.
Need Ideas
If you need ideas check out the photos of purple pumpkins on the Project’s facebook page.
We would love to see your photos. And let us know if you are having purple pumpkin painting parties (whew! that was a tough one!) We can’t wait to see your pics.
Jessica Keenan Smith is a patient advocate and epilepsy community leader with more than 15 years of experience. As Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy and Executive Director of ASENT she bridges the gap between the scientific and patient communities, with a particular focus on the needs of the epilepsies. Jessica Keenan Smith is Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy, an award winning online resource for people affected by epilepsy to share stories and access in-depth information on the disease. Since 2009, Living Well With Epilepsy (https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com) has been featured in Forbes, Wired, NBC, NPR and the cover story of Epilepsy Advocate Magazine and has partnered with companies such as UCB, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Eisai, and more. Ms. Smith is also the Executive Director of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT) (https://asent.org), an organization that brings together leaders from industry, academia, government and advocacy who are engaged in bringing drugs and devices to market across all neurologic disease states. In this role she is responsible for leading a successful scientific journal and annual scientific conference with speakers from all over the world.
Halloween is almost here and it’s time to paint your pumpkins purple. The Purple Pumpkin Project was started in 2012 by Ron LaMontagne in honor of his 7 year old son. The intention of the project was to get people talking about how purple is the color for epilepsy.
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