The event will be held on Thursday 25th February at 11-4pm, and is part of Eating Disorders Awareness week, which aims to fight the myths and misunderstandings surrounding anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and OSFED.
There will be a 'Living Library' event where eating disorder sufferers and their carers will be willing to share their personal experiences with pupils, and clinicians and volunteers will be on hand to give more information about eating disorders and the help SEED can offer.
Volunteers will be wearing and selling crazy socks to raise awareness and money for eating disorders.
The Sock It idea was originally inspired by our previous CEO who said:
"In June 2010, I was in Austria speaking at an eating disorders conference. Campaigner Kitty Weston, whose daughter Anna had died of her anorexia 10 years previously, was about to address the 900 delegates from across the world. Moments before she took to the stage, we heard that another dear friend in the USA had just lost her daughter too.
Kitty was distraught and we all tried to comfort her. Australian advocate June Alexander reached into her pocket and pulled out a sock – a clean sports sock belonging to her own daughter back in Melbourne. Kitty took the sock, wiped her eyes, blew her nose, and with the sock tightly clenched in her hand, gave the speech of her life. She got a standing ovation and Sock it to Eating Disorders was born."
Other stalls will be selling cakes and handmade SEED jewellery. SEED, Breathe and B-eat leaflets along with information about Eating Disorders will be freely available.
SEED provides a network of support and a variety of services for sufferers of an eating disorder and their carers in a safe and confidential environment.
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