{"id":21678,"date":"2013-08-04T12:47:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-04T10:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/casual-day-new-beneficiaries-come-on-board\/"},"modified":"2013-08-04T12:47:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-04T10:47:37","slug":"casual-day-new-beneficiaries-come-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/casual-day-new-beneficiaries-come-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Casual Day: new beneficiaries come on board"},"content":{"rendered":"

Casual Day, South Africa\u2019s most successful fundraising project for persons with disabilities, has invited eight new organisations to join its beneficiary family: Autism South Africa (ASA), Down Syndrome South Africa, The National Association for Persons with Cerebral Palsy (NAPCP), the South African National Deaf Association (SANDA), the National Institute for the Deaf (NID), QuadPara Association of South Africa (QASA), Alzheimer\u2019s South Africa and the South African Disability Alliance (SADA).<\/p>\n

Casual Day is a project owned by the National Council of Persons with Physical Disabilities and has been run in partnership with its national beneficiaries, SA National Council for the Blind, Disabled People South (DPSA), SA Federation for Mental Health, Deaf Federation of SA (DeafSA) and Epilepsy SA, for the past 18 years. \u201cThe addition of the new beneficiary organisations affords us the opportunity to effect real transformation of the project and to become more representative of the wider disability sector,\u201d says Therina Wentzel, National Director of the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDSA).<\/p>\n

\u201cNow in its 19th successful year of service to the community of persons with disabilities, this gives the Casual Day project team the chance to refresh our approach and to re-align our values within a changing landscape of diversity and greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in today\u2019s challenging world.<\/p>\n

Casual Day stickers, caps and shirts will now be available through the new beneficiaries. Continues Wentzel: \u201cAll these new beneficiaries are committed to advancing the rights of persons with disabilities. Apart from the services they provide to their constituencies, they are involved in advocacy and lobbying for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstream society. Together with our veteran beneficiary organisations, the Casual Day beneficiaries now constitute a significant lobby group for the human rights of a diverse group of persons with a range of disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year Casual Day raised a staggering R22.2 million. That is ten percent more than the year before. All in all, the project has raised R170 million. \u201cWe are ecstatic about the response from South Africans. With the world economy in turmoil, and a decline in funding for NGOs from corporations and government, Casual Day is going from strength to strength. Casual Day is a lifeline for many disability organisations that serve persons with disabilities. The money we raise through this project affects the lives of thousands of vulnerable South Africans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Donations are raised R10 at a time for a Casual Day sticker, which is distributed via the infrastructure of the project\u2019s various sponsors and financial partners and a wide network of participating organisations rendering services in the field of disability. \u201cThis is a moving example of community spirit in action,\u201d concludes Wentzel.<\/p>\n

Remember, remember, Friday 6 September is Casual Day<\/p>\n

The Casual Day them is Go Big, so whether you wear big hair, a big tie, big shoes or just go big on the number of stickers you wear, anything goes, as long as it\u2019s big. Visit the new website at www.casualday.co.za to find out how you can go big this year. It is never too early to start planning your outfit \u2013 or your fundraising campaign. This year Casual Day takes place on Friday 6 September. To participate in Casual Day and Go Big, visit www.casualday.co.za<\/p>\n

Leading retail group Edcon, is Casual Day\u2019s principal financial sponsor.<\/p>\n

Stickers are available at all Edcon stores, which include the following brands: Edgars, Jet, JetMart, Boardmans, CNA, Red Square and LEGIT. Stickers will also be available at Absa, Game and DionWired stores, Checkers, Checkers Hyper or any of the participating beneficiary organisations (for full list see www.casualday.co.za).<\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n

August 2013<\/p>\n

Contact numbers for the Casual Day office in Edenvale.<\/p>\n

Tel: 011 609 7006 Fax: 011 452 6583<\/p>\n

For more information, photographs and publicity material call<\/p>\n

Andrea Vinassa \/ Media co-ordinator for Casual Day<\/p>\n

079 089 9835<\/p>\n

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