On Friday 2nd March 2012 National Doodle Day will take place. This fantastic event, organized by a major charity for Epilepsy sufferers, will bring together celebrities and schoolchildren in the fught to get better treatment and raise awareness of epilepsy.
Epilepsy Action is the charity organizing the day, and celebrities and notable figures such as David Cameron and Rolf Harris will be joining schoolchildren and other members of the wider community in getting their doodles done. Winning schools with doodles that are deemed to be the best will take in £250 in prize money to be used for the school’s educational requirements. The winning school overall will have the major honour of having their work displayed on the National Doodle Day website. Certificates go out to all schools taking part.
The fundraising events manager at the charity is Phillippa Cartwright, and she said to the press recently: ‘Schools across the UK have helped us raise over £220,000 since the very first National Doodle Day in 2004. This money is vital in helping us support the 600,000 epilepsy sufferers in the UK.’
Epilepsy affects one in every 103 people in the UK, and the levels of diagnosis are incredibly high, with over 80 people being diagnosed with the condition on a daily basis. Epilepsy Action helps hundreds of thousands of people every year, with a startling level of results. It offers an information center, and a network of advice with branches ranging across the country. The reach is wide, and staffed by volunteers as well as paid employees.
Diary design company Dodo-Pad is sponsoring the event, and they offer a wide range of dairies and organizer products that take the stress out of organizing a busy life. Their products can be seen at www.dodopad.com
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