Event, Happening 22 May 2026

Wear Purple For JIA

#WearPurpleForJIA is back in May this year! We do hope you can join this fun fundraising campaign dedicated to raising awareness and funds for the benefit of those living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
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When
22 May 2026

Purple Gunge Challenge – FREE Gunge for #WearPurpleForJIA this May!

Thank you so much to all the Schools, Nurseries, Workplaces, Healthcare Teams, and Mums & Dads who took on the Purple Gunge Challenge in 2025 for us and the 10,000+ children living with arthritis.

Our Purple Gunge Challenge has proved so popular, we’re bringing it back for 2026!

Sign up to receive your FREE Purple Gunge today and get involved in May 2026!

Who will brave the Purple Gunge?! Your teachers or students? Your work colleagues or CEO? Your friends or family? You decide!

It’s easy to organise the Purple Gunge Challenge! All you need do is:

1. Order your FREE Purple Gunge* and Wear Purple Pack via the link below!

2. Persuade 2 (or more!) people to sit in the Gunge-Seat

3. Collect donations for each person online via JustGiving

4. Gunge Day! – the person with the most donations gets GUNGED on a day that suits you in May 2026!

*We have 50 FREE PACKS of purple gunge to give away and in return we ask for a minimum pledge of £100. All donations will go towards improving the lives of children living with arthirits.

Wear Purple with us on 22nd May 2026!

#WearPurpleForJIA 2026 is taking place on Friday 22nd May this year so please do join us for more purple fun and games this year!

Whether you’re taking part in the Purple Gunge Challenge or would just prefer to Wear Purple, we have lots of fun purple fundraising ideas for you!

If you have any queries or more purple pictures and videos to send us, just email fundraising@nras.org.uk.

How do I pay in the Funds I’ve raised?

To pay in the funds you’ve raised with #WearPurpleForJIA, just click the link below!

Join our online community

Check out our Facebook page to chat with others putting on events, ask questions, post details of your event, and share your photos! We would love to share your great fundraising!

About #WearPurpleForJIA

NRAS have been involved with #WearPurpleForJIA since 2016, which is when Lynette Haselip, a mum whose young daughter Farah had been diagnosed with JIA, came up with the idea to make more people aware of JIA in children.

NRAS have grown and built this special campaign over the past few years. This year #WearPurpleforJIA fundraising day is on Friday 22nd May.

We would love you to support #WearPurpleForJIA 2026. Do share your pictures and if you have any questions about paying in money or any other questions please email fundraising@nras.org.uk

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