Purple Up! for military kids day started with New Hampshire Operation: Military Kids as a way for everyone to show their support for military youth. Purple symbolizes "joint" in the military world, meaning "all services." In the world of color, if you combine Army green, Air Force blue, Marine red, and Navy blue, you get purple.
Purple also symbolizes:
-inner calm and feelings of self-worth and inspiration.
-knowledge, self-respect, dignity and wealth.
-Blue-purple is said to be a spiritual color - the color of truth. It is though to encourage people to strengthen their values and strive for a higher purpose.
adapted from http://www.4-hmilitarypartnerships.org/doc11481.ashx page 36.
Purple also symbolizes:
-inner calm and feelings of self-worth and inspiration.
-knowledge, self-respect, dignity and wealth.
-Blue-purple is said to be a spiritual color - the color of truth. It is though to encourage people to strengthen their values and strive for a higher purpose.
adapted from http://www.4-hmilitarypartnerships.org/doc11481.ashx page 36.
You can participate in Purple Up! Day in a number of ways:
1. If you have a Facebook page, change the cover photo to this banner.
2. Spread the word by distributing small flyers to your community.
3. Encourage your family, workplace, civic group, etc. to wear purple and send us a picture. We'll share these pictures with military kids to let them know you are celebrating them!
4. Check out what other Hoosiers have done
Learn about a 2013 Purple Up! Day event in Georgia
1. If you have a Facebook page, change the cover photo to this banner.
2. Spread the word by distributing small flyers to your community.
3. Encourage your family, workplace, civic group, etc. to wear purple and send us a picture. We'll share these pictures with military kids to let them know you are celebrating them!
4. Check out what other Hoosiers have done
Learn about a 2013 Purple Up! Day event in Georgia
Purple Up! Day Postcard
Print these postcard size flyers to advertise Purple Up! Day. You can set them on a counter at a business, put them in mailings, stick them to take-out orders, and pass them out to everyone you know. They can be printed in color on white paper or in black and white on purple paper.
Click the picture for a printable PDF.
Click the picture for a printable PDF.
Purple Up Day Flyer
This is the official Purple Up! flyer for Indiana. Feel free to print and distribute everywhere!
Click the picture for a printable PDF.
Click the picture for a printable PDF.