Purple people rally to support good cause

COLOUR MY WORLD: Staff at Rotorua Top 10 Holiday Park dressed up for International Purple Day. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Local businesses have teamed up to raise awareness and about $300 to help people living with epilepsy.

Staff at Rotorua Top 10 Holiday Park held an event on Wednesday for International Purple Day, which raises awareness of epilepsy.

An estimated 90,000 people in New Zealand have the condition, including Campbell Pope, who works as a customer service ambassador at the holiday park.

It was his idea to hold the fundraising event, which featured raffles, an auction, a shared morning tea and dressing up in purple.

Other local businesses got involved, donating items for the raffles and auction.

Mr Pope said the money raised would go to Epilepsy New Zealand and he was thrilled to be able to help.

"I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 18 and for a long time I really struggled with it," he said.

"It feels good to be able to help raise awareness about something which affects me personally and so many others. I'm so grateful for the team here, businesses, friends and family who all got on board to help."

Mr Pope said before his epilepsy was managed he would have about two or three seizures a year.

He said the fundraiser had been successful and he hoped it would become an annual event at the holiday park.