"Laughter reunites" - Casual Day 3 September 2010
On Friday, 3 September 2010 we will be celebrating Casual Day. Allowing each and every South African to "Dress for laughs".
This fun filled day provides you with the opportunity to show the world that you care about persons with disabilities for a donation of only R10.
Contact Sophie Baloyi at the Association for the Physically Disabled Greater Johannesburg on 646 8331 or e-mail sophieb@apdjhb.co.za Casual Day is the biggest fundraising and awareness creating project for persons with disabilities in South Africa. 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
- 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.
Show your support for persons with disabilities by donating only R10 for an official Casual Day sticker. Your R10 donation really
goes a long way, so come on, join the fun by wearing something utterly ridiculous with your Casual Day sticker and show your
support for persons with disabilities.
The recipe to participate is as easy as this:
- Convince your boss and colleagues to participate and collect R10 from everyone.
- Obtain your Casual Day sticker. Contact Sophie Baloyi at the Association for the Physically Disabled Greater Johannesburg. Tel. 011 646 8331 or e-mail sophieb@apdjhb.co.za
- Decide on your outfit or simply wear your sticker on 3 September 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!!