CASUAL DAY

“Laugh a little, give a little”

Casual Day will be celebrated on September 3 when each and every South African can “dress for laughs”. This fun-filled day provides people with the opportunity to show the world that they care about persons with disabilities for a donation of only R10.

“Casual Day is the biggest fundraising and awareness creating project for persons with disabilities in South Africa,” say the organisers. “Every year on the first Friday of September we ask people to dress differently than they normally would, and to wear the official Casual Day sticker to show their support.”

The following National Welfare Organisations are beneficiaries of Casual Day: The National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in SA (NCPPDSA); SA Federation for Mental Health; Disabled People South Africa (DPSA); Deaf Federation of SA (DEAFSA); Epilepsy SA, and the SA National Council for the Blind

These organisations represent about 400 different schools, homes and workshops for persons with disabilities. Every year more than 200 local welfare organisations participate in this project and raise funds for their own needs via the infrastructure of the project.

This year Casual Day encourages people to dress for laughs. Wear something funny, fancy or utterly ridiculous with your Casual Day sticker and join in on the fun. Laughter is infectious. The sound of roaring laughter is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle, or sneeze. When laughter is shared, it binds people together. So, celebrate life and be grateful for what you have by showing your support for persons with disabilities by wearing your Casual Day sticker on Friday, 3 September.

Convince your boss and colleagues to participate and collect R10 from everyone. Obtain your Casual Day sticker at a participating welfare organisation (listed on our website), any Absa Bank, any outlet of Game stores, Jet, Edgars, Boardmans, CNA or order online at www.casualday.co.za Decide on your outfit or simply wear your sticker on September 3 to show that you support persons with disabilities. Read something, listen to music, write an uplifting poem and go out into the garden and smell the roses. Find something to laugh about! More information on 012 663 8181, fax 012 663 8188 or e-mail:casualday@mweb.co.za or visit www.casualday.co.za