Leave a little sparkle on Tekkie Tax Day

Friday May 25 is Tekkie Tax Day and Operation Antifreeze is selling Tekkie Tax stickers and laces to raise some much needed funds.

It has been the talk of the town on the South African calendar for the past four years. The campaign gives you the opportunity this year to “leave a little sparkle” and show everyone else where your heart lies. It is as easy as one, two, three.

1. Choose your sticker for a cause close to your heart, These are five categories: animals, bring hope, children, disability and education.

2. Shooossssjjjjj up your Tekkies with their funky shoelaces, and

3. You are ready for National Tekkie Tax Day!

Tekkie Tax is SA’s funkiest, trendiest, most innovative and successful national fundraising campaign for welfare organisations. The campaign started in 2013 when a few of South Africa’s biggest and most accountable welfare organisations joined forces.

There are 12 national beneficiaries and they represent more than a 1 000 local non-profit organisations. They are Epilepsy SA, Child Welfare SA, SOS Children’s Villages, CHOC, Special Olympics SA, CANSA, Imisebeyelanga Services, Meals on Wheels, VVA, NG Welfare, SAVF and Endurocad.

The stickers (for a donation of R10 each) and the Tekkie Tax shoelaces (R35 a pair) are available from Operation Antifreeze. There are also more than 280 participating non-profit organisations selling these items and together they aim to convince every South African to be part of the fun. To order your stickers or shoelaces, contact Tolmay of Operation Antifreeze on antifreeze@mweb.co.za or on 072 959 7242.

Walk, jump or skip the extra mile in your Tekkies for a welfare organisation close to your heart by wearing your sticker of choice on May 25.