Oct. 25 Is Dress Purple Day to Raise Child Welfare Awareness

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Oct. 25 marks Dress Purple Day, a campaign to raise awareness about the important role individuals play in supporting children, youth, and families facing challenges.

Photo courtesy of ONtario Association of Children’s Aid Societies.

The Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society (KHCAS) is collaborating with children’s aid societies and Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being agencies across the province in partnership with government and community-based organizations for the campaign.

On Dress Purple Day, KHCAS invites the community to wear purple to show their commitment to child welfare and spread the message that help is available to the children and youth in our communities. Wearing purple stresses the importance of community support in ensuring the safety and well-being of children and youth in our communities.

“Dress Purple Day offers an opportunity to raise awareness of the important role we all play in supporting vulnerable children, youth and families and that the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society works together with many community organizations to help children, youth, and families facing challenges.” says Jennifer McLauchlan, Executive Director of the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society. “We are wearing purple today to show children, youth, and families that we care and are here to help.”

The goals of Dress Purple Day for the KHCAS are:

  • To highlight how the KHCAS works in partnership with local community-based organizations and service providers to support vulnerable children, youth and families.

  • To continue to work collectively with the Ontario government regarding the need to invest in social infrastructure so children, youth and families can access the right care, at the right time, close to home.

  • To raise awareness that every child and youth has a right to safety and well-being in all spaces and that the community plays a role in protecting those rights.

  • For KHCAS to strengthen relationships with local community-based organizations and service providers supporting children, youth and families.

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Children’s Aid Society Creating Family Awareness With Dress Purple Day

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Kawartha Haliburton Children's Aid Society (and others across Ontario) is raising awareness about the important role that individuals and communities play in supporting vulnerable children, youth and families through the provincial Dress Purple Day campaign on Friday.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE KAWARTHA-HALIBURTON CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY.

“Dress Purple Day offers an opportunity to raise awareness that the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society works together with many community organizations to help children, youth, and families facing challenges.” says Jennifer McLauchlan, Kawartha- Haliburton Children’s Aid Society executive director. “We are wearing purple today to show children, youth, and families that we care and are here to help.”

Dress Purple Day also reminds young people that they have rights to safety and well-being which goes beyond what we often think of when we use those words according to a press release.

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Pizza Hut Raises $2,000 for Epilepsy Peterborough On Purple Day

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The colour purple meant a $2,000 cheque to Epilepsy Peterborough as Pizza Hut made the donation from Purple Day fundraising efforts on March 26.

Thom Appleby, Executive Director of Epilepsy Peterborough (left) with MARC HARTENBERG, PIZZA HUT CO-OWNER (RIGHT) at the George Street Pizza Hut location. Photo courtesy of Pizza Hut Peterborough.

March was Epilepsy Awareness Month when Pizza Hut ran a one-day fundraising campaign as staff were wearing purple to raise awareness for the condition. Ten per cent of sales from four Pizza Hut locations went towards Epilepsy Peterborough. Customers also donated money atop buying pizza to support the fundraiser according to Marc Hartenberg, Pizza Hut co-owner.

“We want to thank everyone for your support,” he said. “The funds raised will be staying local to support Epilepsy Peterborough.”

The following were the participating locations:

  • 901 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough

  • 705 George St. N., Peterborough

  • 132 Queen St., Lakefield

  • 1 Commerce Rd., Lindsay

Hartenberg has been diagnosed with epilepsy after being in a bike accident when he was young. 2006 was the last time he suffered a grand mal seizure which causes a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contraction. Hartenberg only suffers from absence seizures that cause him the space out a few moments.

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Dress Purple Day on Oct. 27 to Support Children's Aid Societies

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The Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society (KHCAS) urges the community to wear purple to raise awareness for vulnerable children and families and the groups that support them on Oct. 27.

Photo courtesy of The Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society.

Every October, Dress Purple Day brings awareness to the support and intervention services that are available for families through Children’s Aid Societies. Wearing purple shows that help is available and no one is alone.

“Dress Purple Day offers an opportunity to remind our local communities that the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society works together with many other social service providers to help children, youth and families facing challenges,” says Jennifer McLauchlan, KHCAS executive director. “We are wearing purple today to show children, youth and families that we care and are here to help.”

Learn more about Dress Purple Day here: https://www.oacas.org/publications-and-campaigns/dresspurpleday/.

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Local Organization Promotes Dress Purple Day Family Support Awareness

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The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies is running the Dress Purple Day campaign encouraging anyone to wear purple to raise awareness for support availability for Ontario families this Wednesday.

Brynn Clarke, communications specialist and provincial lead for the 2021 Dress Purple Day campaign. Screenshot.

Every October, Children’s Aid Societies across Ontario raise awareness about the role that people and communities play in supporting vulnerable children, youth and families through the campaign.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created additional stressors for families with some cases having increased risk for the well-being and safety of children and youth according to Children’s Aid Societies.

“Help is available to anyone facing challenges,” said Brynn Clarke, Children’s Aid Societies communications specialist and provincial lead. “We are shifting our campaign message to really focus to making sure families across our province have access to the resources, information and support they need.”

The event initially had roots in child abuse prevention month. Photo Courtesy of Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies.

The organization is encouraging anyone to make a video explaining why they will wear purple Wednesday and how they help children, youth, and families facing challenges. All videos are asked to have the hashtag #IDressPurpleBecause when posting to social media.

The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board is a participating school board in Peterborough that is partaking in the event.

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