CASSIDY MEGAN AWARD

This award celebrates outstanding volunteers who have made a significant impact on raising awareness of epilepsy across the Maritimes.  The Cassidy Megan Award is presented annually at the Purple Day Gala in March.  Nominations are accepted from individuals, organizations and self-nominations. Application forms are available for download, or by request from the EAM office 1-866-EPILEPSY.

Nominations will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

• Led efforts to promote epilepsy awareness in their school, workplace or community.  Please provide two examples (i.e. education requests, promoting epilepsy awareness events such as the Purple Hike for Epilepsy) and must have given at least 30 hours promoting epilepsy awareness over the course of a year.
• Actively involved in promoting Purple Day in their school, workplace and or community.  Please give at least one example of an event or action, with a photo and a description of the outcomes (where, when and how many attended).
• Explain why epilepsy awareness is important to the nominee
• BONUS: Attended epilepsy awareness and fundraising initiatives put in place by the Epilepsy Association of the Maritimes.  Please include details and any photos.