Support Tekkie Tax
Tekkie Tax in 2013 exceeded all expectations by raising R2.4-million in their first year.
More than 180 local welfare organisations benefited from the proceeds which were all distributed in November last year.
To continue for this good cause, it is once again time for Tekkie Tax, with some local organisations like St Francis and the Reiger Park Meal on Wheels set to benefit.
On Friday, May 30, members of the public are asked to get a Tekkie Tax sticker for a R10 donation from any of the participating welfare organisations.
Depending on where your heart lies, you can choose any of the five sectors you would like to support when buying your sticker/s (you may choose more than one).
These include animals, basic family care, children, disability or education.
On Tekkie Tax day, you simply wear the big sticker on your lapel and put the small one on your cellphone to stay there for the rest of the year. Another critical clothing requirement is to wear tekkies.
One can even spiff up your tekkies by getting a pair of funky shoelaces called Tekkie Tags, which is R30 including one’s sticker of choice.
The campaign is endorsed by 15 of SA’s biggest and most accountable national NGOs in the country, representing more than 1 000 local organisations.
Annelise de Jager, national project organiser says: “Saving money is always an important issue but saving money in a fundraising campaign is vital.
“With 15 national welfare organisations working together we are able to keep the costs of the project lower than any other campaign of its kind. We are not re-inventing the wheel but we are changing the face of fundraising in SA.”
All the beneficiary organisations render a service in South Africa. They have been selected, hand-picked and checked out carefully to ensure that no matter which sector you choose to support, your donation will be used in the best possible way.
To get involved with Meals on Wheels contact Vanessa Smithwick on 011 910 2188 or 083 320 5866 or with St Francis by contacting Cynthia on development@stfranciscarecentre.co.za.
Alternatively, for more information on Tekkie Tax contact 012 663 8181 or visit www.tekkietax.co.za.
Stickers are now available.
