Casual Day is on Friday 5 September 2014
Casual
Day celebrates its 20th
birthday this year. The theme for 2014 is ‘Bring out the Bling’.
So put on your dancing shoes and dress up, not down, for this year’s
Casual Day.
“The
theme is appropriately celebratory,” says Project Leader Celeste
Vinassa. “We have been dressing casually for the past two decades,
but this year is a special occasion. So our message to you is to
rustle up a little razzle dazzle. Casual Day is all about fantasy and
dressing up in things you can find around the house. Be creative with
glitter, fabric, shiny paper or just wear your sticker and a posh
casual attitude!
“This
year we have printed 3.5 million stickers and we need everyone’s
help to raise donations for these stickers. We don’t just sell
stickers on one day, we must start now to make this year a success.”
Casual
Day is South Africa’s most successful fundraising project for
persons with disabilities last year raised R24.8 million. Sponsored
by The Edcon Group, Casual Day is the flagship project of the
National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South
Africa (NCPPDSA), which this year celebrates 75 years of service to
the community of persons with disabilities.
“Casual
Day is an ideal and fun way for learners to do their community
service,” says Vinassa. “Whenever we have had young people out in
the field selling stickers, they have always had the best time.
Casual Day also relies heavily on volunteers to sell stickers all
over the country. We work with hundreds of organisations in the
disability sector – which means there are opportunities for young
people in every suburb. Our ambassadors are also all volunteers and
they do spectacular work in their communities. This is a national
project that happens at a community level, so we need to make sure
that people are reached in their home towns. We also encourage
parents to get their companies on board to raise donations for
stickers. Young people should call us to get hooked up with NGOs in
their area.”
Keep
abreast of activities at Casual Day on our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/CasualDaySA
Twitter:
@CasualDay_SA
#BringouttheBling
#CasualDay
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