Tekkie Tax laces galore
Tekkie Tax Day was celebrated nationally on Friday with community members and businesses showing their support.
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Tekkie Tax Day hit South Africa on Friday.
People from all walks of like were encouraged to support this worthy cause by either buying and wearing a T-shirt, shoe laces and/or sticker on the day.
You could show your support for either animals, bring hope, children, people with disabilities or education, or more than one.
The GCN team showed their support on the day by teaming up with Child Welfare Germiston in their National Tekkie Tax Day campaign, and encouraged the community to get involved.
![The GCN team shows their support for Tekkie Tax Day.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2016/05/21GCNGENERALTEKK_81116-520x390.jpg)
Local company, Fry’s Metals, a lead recycling business in Wadeville, heeded the call and supported the cause with the purchase of 180 Tekkie Tax shoe laces and stickers.
![Arthur Scott, managing director of Fry’s Metals (back, left), Jan van Heerden, Floris Bellingan, Thys Jordan, Barbara Bouwer, the director of Germiston Child Welfare (front, left), Bridgette Shongwe, Logan Govender and Edgar Lehobo show their support for Tekkie Tax Day and Germiston Child Welfare, on Friday.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2016/05/22GCNGENERALTEKK_86536-520x390.jpg)
Several staff members at the Germiston Medi-Cross were also involved, sporting their green Tekkie Tax Day T-shirts and shoe laces.
![The staff of the Germiston Medi-Cross, Shaldine Wolfaardt (back,left), Channel Schutte, Christie Els, Samantha Al Ali, Anlerie van Schalkwyk, Juanita Venter (front, second left), Jeanette van den Berg, Tina Prinsloo and Anne-Marie Mc Cutcheon, did their bit for Tekkie Tax Day. Barbara Bouwer, the director of Germiston Child Welfare (front, left) was thrilled with the support.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2016/05/22GCNGENERALTEKK_02726-520x390.jpg)
Barbara Bouwer, the director of Germiston Child Welfare, was overwhelmed by the support shown by the community and local business and thanked everyone for their contributions.
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