Last year, Casual Day was celebrated by over two million people who donated, via a R10 sticker, to people with disabilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll in all, R28-million was raised,\u201d said Andrea Vinassa, media liaison for Casual Day.<\/p>
\u201cPeople who bought their stickers from any one of the 300 participating organisations and schools can rest assured that the money they donated went to sustain these organisations, providing education, shelter, assistive devices, transport and accommodation to the people with disabilities in their care.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the organisations that participate in Casual Day are appropriately registered entities with their governance in place.\u201d<\/p>
For a full list, email to info@casday.co.za and zaza@casday.co.za<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople who buy their stickers at retail outlets often wonder where the money goes and we have had many requests from other Casual Day supporters to report back on where the money is used and how it is distributed,\u201d said Vinassa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe funds are distributed among Casual Day\u2019s 12 national beneficiary organisations, which cover the entire spectrum of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are all over the country and you are able to meet them and see the work they do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sponsored by the Edcon Group, Casual Day is on September 4.<\/p>\n
The theme for 2015 is Spring into Action, so take your inspiration from the birds and the bees, the skies of blue, the colours of the rainbow, the blossoms on the trees and the minty hue of new leaves.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur colour for the year is refreshing, zingy mint,\u201d explained Vinassa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe project is owned and managed on behalf of the national beneficiaries by the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDSA).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis organisation works at government level to improve conditions for people with disabilities around human rights, transport, jobs and other national issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach province has a provincial branch, called Associations for Persons with Disabilities and each of these have smaller branches located in towns and suburbs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe task of these branches is to create jobs, provide accommodation and support and to represent people with disabilities in the communities, providing assistive devices, programmes for education and training, and lobbying for rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
To contact NCPPDSA and its branches send an email to witness.sibiya@ncppdsa.org.za.<\/p>\n
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