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USE A HELMET PREVENT EPILEPSY Use a Helmet, Prevent Epilepsy? ? Entries due by March 26 (ONE WEEK EXTRA BECAUSE OF WEATHER) The Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia (EFVA) invites children ages nine to twelve (fourth graders) to participate in its 17th annual Poster Contest ? ?Use a Helmet, Prevent Epilepsy.? The purpose of the contest is to raise awareness about epilepsy and how it impacts children and to dispel many of the myths surrounding this common condition. All participating children will receive a certificate. Twelve winners will be invited to spend a day in Richmond. Events will include a breakfast honoring the winners, a special reception with Senators and members of the House of Delegates and a tour of the State Capitol. The chosen artwork will become EFVA?s calendar for 2010-2011 and copies will be sent to schools and pediatrician?s offices around the Commonwealth. The art contest package can be found at www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/virginia/upload/useahelmetpreventepilepsy.pdf or obtained by contacting Suzanne Bischoff at srb3m@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu or (434) 924-8669. Contest entries must be received by no later than March 26, 2010 PURPLE DAY when families with epilepsy and neurology workers will pick the 12 winners.
JOIN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP FOR MORE INFO CONTACT OUR TWO EPILEPSY HERO'S MIRIAM KAVANAGH at mjk2zg@virginia.edu and JESSIE SEMER at jsemer87@gmail.com. You can look at their tweets at www.twitter.com/epilepsyVA
NATIONAL WALK JOIN TEAM EFVA OR CREATE YOUR OWN TEAM AND LINK IT TO EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA NATIONAL MALL WASHINGTON DC a) register for Team EFVA, (b) create your own team within the company name "Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia", and (c) sponsor Team EFVA or an individual on Team EFVA. All directions start from the main page of the National Walk website: www.walkforepilepsy.org . FOR DEATAILED INSTRUCTIONS CALL ONE OF THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA OFFICES. OR E-MAIL srb3m@virginia.edu
The camp and family fun days leading up to it have been made possible by a very generous donation from an anonymous donor, and donations from UCB, Inc, Astro-Med, Inc. and Cyberonics
EPILEPSY AWARENESS STROLL The strolls will be held in Charlottesville, Fairfax, Norfolk, Roanoke, and Richmond, Virignia in November. They serve to create awareness about epilepsy. You can help by turning our for the walk or being a sponsor. Contact: srb3m@virginia.edu |
