In 2009, the New York-based Anita Kaufmann Foundation and Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia joined to launch Purple Day internationally and increase the involvement of numerous organizations, schools, businesses, politicians and celebrities around the world.
V roku 2009 sa nadácia Anita Kaufmann Foundation a Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia pridali k medzinárodnému spusteniu Purple Day a zvýšili zapojenie mnohých organizácií, škôl, firiem, politikov a celebrít na celom svete.