A Sea of Purple at Hamilton Lake
Purple Walk, Wed 9 March from 530pm
Spectacular fun, Awesome goody bags and Fantastic spot prizes!

Join a sea of creative colour at The Purple Walk on Wednesday 9 March, grab an awesome goody bag and go in the draw to win $4000 in fantastic prizes!

Co-ordinated by Insight Endometriosis, the event starts with a Konga warm-up at 5:30pm at Lakeside Innes Common with the walk heading off at 5:45pm to circuit picturesque Hamilton Lake. The lovely Camille from The Breeze will MC the event.

Entry is just $5 for those aged 13 up, with proceeds going towards community programmes provided by Insight Endometriosis. Children and dogs are encouraged to come along and join in the dress-up fun.

Spot Prizes worth $4000 include a prize for the Most Creative Team as well as the Best-Dressed Dog. The first 500 registrants can purchase a fantastic jute goody bag, packed full of treats and vouchers for just $15.

Now in its eighth year, an anticipated 500+ Purple Walk participants in spectacular purple will raise awareness of this significant condition, which can profoundly impair quality of life due to pain and fertility problems.

Insight Endometriosis Educator, Annette Evans said, ‘Purple Walk is an immensely fun community event, with world-famous-in-the-Waikato goody bags, and awesome spot prizes. It’s also an opportunity to highlight the silent epidemic of endometriosis. We can’t let 15-year diagnostic delays continue – women need to wise up that pain with periods isn’t normal. Endometriosis has wide impacts on study, work and family. For the sake of our women and teen girls, let’s get walking - and talking - about it!”

Grab some friends or put together a team, dress-up in your most creative purple, and join the fun at Innes Common. You’ll have fun, support a great local charity and help change the lives of thousands of Waikato women.

To register and for more information visit purplewalk.co.nz.

Registrations can be made until 8 March at Hardy’s Health Stores, UniRec at the University, and online by credit card, and at the event from 4:30pm (cash and EFT-POS).

Thank you to our Supporters
Insight Endometriosis extends a huge thank you to Print House and Naylin Appanna Women’s Health, for their generous support and awesome enthusiasm. Thanks also to other key supporters: Hardy’s Health Stores, UniRec, Broadspectrum, Camille from The Breeze, Ann Hooper and Lodge Real Estate, Gama Zumba, Any Audio & Video, Jade Thorby Photography, Camille and The Breeze, Lions Chartwell, Eventfinda, Copierworld, Z Good In the Hood, all our spot prize and goody bags sponsors, and of course our awesome volunteer team!

Information about Endometriosis

The most common symptom of endometriosis is pain with periods, characterised by taking pain relief, bed rest and time off work or study. Endometriosis can dramatically impair quality of life and is a leading cause of fertility problems.

Educator Annette Evans from Insight Endometriosis said “our research has found long diagnostic delays of up to 15 years – often because women and teen girls ‘normalise’ the pain until it becomes overwhelming. One participant said:
“Endometriosis has crippled my body, my career, my life and my marriage. I am bitter and angry and I blame this disease…I was diagnosed at 33 …I wish I had known all of this in my 20s and my life would have taken a completely different course.”

“Women of all ages need to seek help as soon as period pain begins to affect lifestyle. Their GP can refer them to a gynaecologist specialising in endometriosis, or women can self-refer to a gynaecologist in private practice”, said Annette

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