SUPPORT welfare organisations by wearing your tekkies for a good cause on Friday, 30 May.
The public are asked to get a Tekkie Tax sticker for a R10 donation from any of the participating welfare organisations. On Tekkie Tax day, you wear the big sticker on your lapel and put the small one on your cell phone which can stay there for the rest of the year. Whatever your outfit is for the day, wear your tekkies!
You can even spiff up your tekkies by getting a pair of their funky shoelaces called “Tekkie Tags” for R30 including your sticker of choice.
Depending on where your heart lies, you can choose any of the five sectors you would like to support when buying your sticker/s – animals, basic family care, children,
disability or education.
Some of the beneficiaries are Epilepsy SA, Child Welfare SA, SOS Children’s Villages, CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation), Special Olympics SA, Endangered Wildlife Trust, HPCA – Hospice Palliative Care SA, Pet Welfare SA, Imisebeyelanga Services, Meals on Wheels, Highveld Horse Care Unit, Cheshire Homes SA
so name a few.
Tekkie Tax 2013 exceeded all expectations by raising R2.4 million in their first year. More than 180 local welfare organisations benefited from the proceeds which were all distributed in November last year. The most popular supported sector was the C sticker, representing Children with 34 per cent support.
Bev Seabourne Manager of Highveld Horse Care said, “Finally there is a national fundraising campaign where animals can also benefit and we are delighted to be part of it. But by caring for the horses and donkeys in the townships and rural areas we do so much more than looking after the animals. By educating the owners to keep the animals healthy we ensure that the family will have an income, children can get to school and water and coal can be carted. Viva Tekkie Tax!”
Annelise de Jager, National project organiser said: “Saving money is always an important issue but saving money in a fundraising campaign is vital. With 15 national welfare organisations working together we are able to keep the costs of the project lower than any other campaign of its kind. We are not re-inventing the wheel but we are changing the face of fundraising in SA!”
