Why We Have Purple Pumpkins on Halloween!


Flashback Photo: Gibson, October 2015



Gibson, in a favorite photo, 2015, going for the treats!
 

Since Halloween is right around the corner, I thought it was perfect today to Flashback to when my Epi-Warrior, Gibson, was here and we celebrated with purple pumpkins! Why purple? As part of the Epilepsy Foundation's Purple Pumpkin Project, one of our pumpkins - Gibson's - was purple for Canine Epilepsy Awareness to get people talking about dogs living with seizures. 



Flashback Photo: October 2017    
 

We continue to show Gibson's purple pumpkin in both his memory, and for our FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness & Education Campaign and #Paws4Purple program with Purple Day® for Epilepsy & The Anita Kaufmann Foundation to show others that these amazing dogs can live a happy life doing whatever non-Epi dogs do, and, like Gib, they love and embrace life so much, it leaves us all truly inspired.



So, how did the Purple Pumpkin Project come about? It is all credited to a boy and his father! Founder Ron Lamontagne's son who has epilepsy, was thinking about how to spread awareness for those living with epilepsy, and when he came upon a local pumpkin patch, he was inspired! Knowing November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and that children and their families would be carving pumpkins for Halloween on October 31, he thought why not make one purple and when folks ask, "Why is your pumpkin purple?" we can all reply "For epilepsy awareness" and encourage conversations about it! In this video, also from 2015, we highlight the program as well as many beautiful Epi-dogs and their furfriends who helped us spread the word about Canine Epilepsy Awareness and showing off their purple pumpkins in support!

Now, be sure to show us your purple pumpkins! Simply visit our FiveSibes: Siberian Husky K9 News & Reviews Facebook page and post it (and your pet's name & town/country) under our pinned post for Purple Pumpkins, or DM it to me and I will share throughout the month! It may even wind up in a future awareness video! 


 

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If I do say so myself!





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  1. Hindy PearsonOctober 26, 2018 at 1:46 PM

    I love reading stories about kids who make such a big difference in this world. I figured the purple pumpkin was for Gibson, but I love the back story to it. Fabulous idea to go purple on Halloween, and I bet there will be a lot of people asking and learning about canine epilepsy and raising awareness.

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  2. Jans Funny FarmOctober 26, 2018 at 4:57 PM

    Interesting story about the purple pumpkin. Seizures are not fun in our pets (or humans).

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  3. UnknownOctober 26, 2018 at 5:30 PM

    What a fantastic story and thanks for sharing about the background of purple as I often wonder where the ideas come from.

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  4. Lola The Rescued CatOctober 26, 2018 at 6:12 PM

    Purple is Lexy's favorite color! And our mom's, too! We loved reading the story, and paws up for purple pumpkins for epilepsy awareness!

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  5. UnknownOctober 26, 2018 at 7:15 PM

    What a wonderful way to get peoples attention - using/making a purple pumpkin. Gets people asking questions and learning more about Epilepsy.

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  6. HollyOctober 27, 2018 at 1:45 AM

    What a beautiful way to show awareness and get a conversation going

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  7. ImpurrfectlifeOctober 27, 2018 at 4:29 PM

    Purple is one of my favorite colors. I honestly wasn't aware of this correlation of purple pumpkins with Canine Epilepsy Awareness. Thank for sharing this informative post. I'll be sharing too.

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  8. Tails Around the RanchOctober 27, 2018 at 5:30 PM

    Love that photo with the purple pumpkin 'bag.' And such a cool story about how purple pumpkins became to represent epilepsy awareness. Thank you for sharing that cool YouTube!

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  9. Lindsay PevnyOctober 27, 2018 at 10:45 PM

    The purple pumpkins are so cute, I'm loving your photos! Such a cool way to raise awareness.

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  10. Tenacious Little TerrierOctober 28, 2018 at 5:24 AM

    That's a fun way to raise awareness! I haven't seen any but I'll have to keep an eye out.

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  11. Dash Kitten CrewOctober 28, 2018 at 8:35 PM

    I remember the purple pumpkins! A spectacular and super friendly way to make sure the message gets across loud and clear. We take good health for granted far too much I think.

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  12. Talent HoundsOctober 28, 2018 at 9:34 PM

    It's great everything you do to promote Epilepsy Awareness. I have never seen purple pumpkins until now but good to know.

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  13. Dogs Luv Us and We Luv ThemOctober 28, 2018 at 11:20 PM

    I love the purple pumpkin concept, that is such a clever way to help start the conversation about Epilepsy. I love the video, great job! Beautiful photo of Gibson with his purple pumpkin.
    Love & Biscuits,
    Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them

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  14. BethOctober 29, 2018 at 12:08 AM

    I was pretty traditional when it comes to pumpkins. But once I learned about Gibson and his purple pumpkins, I really love them!

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  15. Sweet PurrfectionsOctober 29, 2018 at 12:22 PM

    What a great way to celebrate Halloween and bring awareness to epilepsy.

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  16. DawgBloggerOctober 30, 2018 at 4:31 PM

    How creative and clever to incorporate this into the halloween festivities. I can imagine many people will ask about the unusual color allowing to spread awareness.

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