{"id":178838,"date":"2018-05-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178838\/tekkie-tax-day-is-almost-here\/"},"modified":"2018-05-21T09:34:53","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T07:34:53","slug":"tekkie-tax-day-is-almost-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/05\/21\/tekkie-tax-day-is-almost-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Tekkie Tax Day is almost here &#8211; Help Germiston Child Welfare raise funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s almost time for International Tekkie Tax Day, so make sure you have your sticker, Tekkie Tax shoelaces or T-shirt and support a worthy cause.<\/p>\n<p>Tekkie Tax Day falls on May 25 and the community and local businesses are urged to help causes close to their hearts by purchasing a sticker or Tekkie Tax Day merchandise.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Germiston Child Welfare is a participating beneficiary of the campaign and the theme for this year is Leave a Little Sparkle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178039\/school-hosts-successful-fund-raiser\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fun in the sun for Tekkie Tax Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/176999\/tekkie-tax-to-raise-funds-for-local-charities\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tekkie Tax to raise funds for local charities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a registered public benefit organisation, Germiston Child Welfare can issue Section 18A tax exemption certificates to companies and individuals who make a donation.<\/p>\n<p>Through Tekkie Tax Day more than 1 000 NGOs get support to continue their services to society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some ideas on how to get involved:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Get your staff, families, colleagues, clients and service providers to participate in the fun of International Tekkie Tax Day by wearing their sticker of choice (R10), funky Tekkie Tax shoelaces (R35) and the new \u201cLeave a Little Sparkle\u201d T-shirt (R95 adults and R75 children).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sponsor children from a disadvantaged school or nursery school\/ECD centre who would love to participate in Tekkie Tax Day but can\u2019t afford the stickers \u2013 buy the stickers and join Germiston Child Welfare in handing them out to them so they can also be part of this special day.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to place your orders, visit Germiston Child Welfare\u2019s Facebook page \u2013 Child Welfare Germiston, give them a call on 082 804 8376 or send an email to info@childwelfaregermiston.org.za.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a 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