South African singer and global icon Yvonne Chaka Chaka recently became one of several celebrities to endorse Casual Day, South Africa\u2019s foremost fund-raiser for persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cChaka Chaka sang a duet with Sibusiso Smith, a young person with a disability, who decided to roll up onto the stage and join the famous singer at a recent concert, at Constitutional Hill, in Johannesburg,\u201d said Andrea Vinassa, media liaison for Casual Day.<\/p>
\u201cSongwriter and humanitarian Chaka Chaka took it in her stride and generously shared the limelight with her admirer, who belted out the tune and thoroughly enjoyed himself on stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cChaka Chaka is a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador for East and Southern Africa, and she is encouraging South Africans to Spring into Action for persons with disabilities this year.\u201d<\/p>
Vinassa also said people can show their support for Casual Day as a group.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet your stickers from the Casual Day head-office, but even better, get them from a local organisation for persons with disabilities,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this way, you can support the people in your community.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet your stickers now from any one of 500 participating organisations for persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust ask around your neighbourhood for schools and organisations that provide services to persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of the government departments, such as the Department of Force, have stickers available.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can choose the sub-sector that you would like to support and get your sticker from them, they all have local branches.<\/p>\n
\u201cSponsored by the Edcon Group, Casual Day is the flagship project of the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa.<\/p>\n
For more information contact Vinassa on 079 089 9835, or email her at andrea.flashpoint@gmail.com.<\/p>\n
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