Let your feet speak for your heart
There are 12 national beneficiaries and they represent more than 1,000 local non-profit organisations.
IT’S Autumn, that time when you can kick of your high heels, school shoes or work boots and swap them for your comfy pair of tekkies.
The best part – it is all for a good cause as Friday, 26 May is National Tekkie Tax Day.
Meet @LloydCele, our awesome new #BringHope ambassador for @TekkieTax. He and Happy are super excited to be part of the 2017 campaign! pic.twitter.com/bvF8nTpALh
— Tekkie Tax (@TekkieTax) December 13, 2016
National Tekkie Tax Day has been part of the South African calendar for the last four years and this campaign provides the opportunity to show with your feet where your heart lies. Choose your sticker for a cause close to your heart, spunk up your tekkies with a funky pair of Tekkie Tag shoelaces and you are ready for National Tekkie Tax Day.
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The campaign started in 2013 when a few of South Africa’s biggest and most accountable welfare organisations joined forces. Marieta Kemp, director of social services from the SAVF said: “The large number of welfare organisations involved helps us to keep the costs structure low and this will ensure that the maximum of donations can be used by us to deliver our services at grassroots level.”
Check out these gorgeous JOY Dogs. Even THEY are going to wear our funky shoe laces on Tekkie Tax Day 26 May 2017! Join them! pic.twitter.com/6GOvVZUWMs
— Tekkie Tax (@TekkieTax) March 28, 2017
There are 12 national beneficiaries and they represent more than 1,000 local non-profit organisations. They are: Epilepsy SA, Meals on Wheels, Child Welfare SA, SOS Children’s Villages, CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation), Special Olympics SA, CANSA, Imisebeyelanga Services, VVA, NG Welsyn, Endurocad, SAVF and various local animal welfare organisations.
It is the month of #LOVE .Make a difference on this special day and let your heart choose a cause to support on @TekkieTax day on 26 May! pic.twitter.com/rTu8Jiwv1n
— Tekkie Tax (@TekkieTax) February 13, 2017
Tekkie Tax has raised more than R22-million so far and the impact on ground level is remarkable. Kwathando Care Centre said: “We bought a table tennis set for children with autism” and Merewent Cheshire Home said: “We used our Tekkie Tax donations to purchase toiletries for our disabled residents.”
Freestate Care in Action bought bread for poor and hungry children at school and the SAVF Middelburg Social work office bought groceries for their needy clients. The list is long and these are only a few examples of how the donations were used in the past.
There is really no excuse to not participate in this year’s campaign. The stickers (R10 each) and Tekkie Tag shoelaces (R35) are available from all Clicks, Toys R Us and Babies R us stores. There are also more than 250 participating non-profit organisations selling these items and together they aim to convince every South African to be part of the fun. Orders can also be placed online via the Tekkie Tax website www.tekkietax.co.za
Help these welfare organisations to protect the vulnerable by wearing your sticker of choice and put your best foot forward in support of National Tekkie Tax Day on Friday, 26 May.
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