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Join us at the Epilepsy Expo and Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland in November 2024

Epilepsy Alliance America is proud to be a National Partner of Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland.

Epilepsy Alliance America, and many of our member organizations, look forward to attending this incredible event that provides vital EDUCATION and incredible INSPIRATION for people with epilepsy, and those who care for them, in November, 2024.

This year, Epilepsy Alliance America has the opportunity to sponsor a family (up to 4 people) to attend this incredible event.
Sponsorship will include ground transportation, flights, hotel accomodations, stipend for meals and tickets to Disneyland for Wednesday, November 20, 2024.   

How will the sponsored family be selected?  
Applications will be accepted starting May 1, 2024 through June 20, 2024.
A committee comprised of representatives of the member organizations of Epilepsy Alliance America will be responsible for the challenging task or reviewing the applications and determining the ultimate recipient.
The recipient will be notified on or about July 15, 2024.

Who can apply?
Selected attendee must be a person with epilepsy and/or the primary caregiver for a person with epilepsy

What are we looking for? 

  • Individual(s) must have a plan to ‘share learnings’ from attendance with others (could be through a community-based advocacy group, or through social media, or another vehicle)
  • Individuals(s) should be willing to attend the entire event – arriving at Disneyland by Sunday, November 17, 2024 and staying through Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, departing on Thursday, November 21, 2024.
  • Preference will be given to individual(s) who have not attended the event previously

What do you need to do to apply?  
Complete the application form and submit a short video OR essay.
Do NOT submit both a video and an essay –this is an either/or!
Submit EITHER a ‘no more than 500 word essay’ OR ‘an up to 2 minute video’

Your essay or video should address the following:
What you and/or your family personally hope to learn through attending the event AND how you plan to share information and/or resources from the event with others when you return home.

When are applications due?
Applications are due by 5:00pm ET on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

Questions about the application process?
Please reach out to Lisa Gallipoli at [email protected].

Questions about Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland
Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland is an event owned and operated by Sofie’s Journey, one of our member organizations.
Epilepsy Alliance America is a National Partner of the event. Epilepsy Alliance America is not the managing entity of the event.  If you have questions about the Expo and Awareness Day you should contact the organizers of the event directly at [email protected].

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