Help Epilepsy SA for persons with Epilepsy or disabilities with 50 volunteers for Assisting to spread the word on our Epilepsy Week Drive
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Seniors & People with disabilities
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Other
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1-4 hours
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Help Epilepsy SA for persons with Epilepsy or disabilities with 50 volunteers for Assisting to spread the word on our Epilepsy Week Drive
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12 February 2024 is our International Epilepsy Day, we want to improve knowledge levels about epilepsy amongst all sectors of society by asking people with epilepsy and those who care for them to share their Epilepsy Journey. #50MillionSteps Campaign The #50MillionSteps campaign serves as the starting point for International Epilepsy Day (#EpilepsyDay). Aligned with the overarching goal of #EpilepsyDay, the campaign seeks to raise awareness, dispel myths, and improve knowledge levels about epilepsy. In the four years since the campaign began, nearly 500,000,000 steps have been taken. But we can only reach this goal with your support! Help us raise awareness of epilepsy stigma by walking 50,000,000 steps—one step for each person living with epilepsy—ahead of International Epilepsy Day on February 12, 2024. How to take part in #50MillionSteps The campaign is easy to join. From January 8 through February 12, 2024, all you need to do is count your steps as you walk. Then record your steps on our Step Counter at www.50millionsteps.org. The Step Counter will be active from January 8th, 2024. We recommend logging your steps either at the end of each day or cumulatively at the close of the week so we can track the overall progress together and mark key milestones on our journey. Be part of the journey and help us raise awareness, dispel myths, and improve knowledge levels about epilepsy. We need your assistance in spreading this information far and wide, get more people walking for the cause. Share with networks
Helpful tips
Stay safe
- 1. Don’t pass any personal information to people you haven’t met offline before.
- 2. When meeting one of your contacts offline for the first time, always be sure to arrange to meet in a public place.
- 3. Make sure that you are not left alone with someone that you have never met before.
- 4. Know where you’re going. If you’re headed off the beaten track or into an unfamiliar part of town, be sure you have directions and a GPS or map book.
- 5. If you feel unsafe, consult the person in charge and let him or her know.
- 6. Avoid wearing expensive jewellery: it could get damaged, lost or stolen.
- 7. Ask, ask, ask! If you’re worried about something or concerned about your safety in a certain situation, ask the person in charge.
