Reach for A Dream launched its biggest fundraiser, Slipper Day
Purchase a R20 sticker to wear your slippers on Slipper Day, while making dreams come true.
Ditch your uncomfortable shoes and slide into the cosiest day of the year, Slipper Day on May 31.
Reach For A Dream launched its biggest fundraiser on April 25 at Olives & Plates, The Embassy in Sandton.
This year’s theme, ‘Step into My Slippers,’ focuses on empathy, fun, and stepping into the slippers of brave children. This simple act demonstrates solidarity and support for these children, who often spend their days in slippers due to their health conditions.
Reach For A Dream’s CEO, Julia Sotirianakos said, “Our children face unimaginable struggles daily in the hospital. Their courage and resilience are awe-inspiring.”
Sotirianakos added that the NPO called on the public to purchase a sticker and step into their slippers on Slipper Day. By the public stepping into their slippers, they would be stepping into the youngsters’ world, showing them they were not alone in this fight.
A parent to a Reach For A Dream beneficiary Corene Prinsloo expressed her gratitude to the organisation.
“My daughter was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma cancer which develops in tissues deep within the arms, legs, and feet, and 1 in 1000 children. My daughter’s lungs however were affected which left her with 40% lung capacity and on home capacity 24/7. Reach For A Dream fulfilled her desire and changed her life; she met her favourite singer Snotkop.”
Prinsloo added that her family will never forget the NPO’s efforts during a tough time in their lives.
Stickers cost R20 each and can be purchased from Wimpy, Pick n Pay, Dis-Chem Pharmacies, Dis-Chem Baby City, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, Krispy Kreme, and HushPuppies.co.za.
People who want to buy stickers and a pair of funky slippers or socks online can click through to the Reach For A Dream website: www.reachforadream.org.za.
This year, Zapper has come on board to make it as easy as possible for people to pay for their virtual Slipper Day stickers, by simply scanning a Zapper QR code.
If you wear your sticker and slippers to Wimpy on 31 May, you can get a free famous coffee (or hot chocolate for children under 12).
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