Wear your old tekkies for charity
Celebrate Tekkie Tax Day on 30 May. Buy a sticker and wear your tekkies for charity.
Tekkie Tax Day is celebrated on 30 May and the community of Randfontein is urged to buy a sticker and wear their old tekkies for charity.
According to local beneficiary and manager of Meals on Wheels Randfontein, René Theunissen, Tekkie Tax 2013 exceeded all expectations by raising R2,4 million in their first year.
More than 180 welfare organisations benefited from the proceeds which were all distributed in November last year.
Two of these organisations are Randfontein based.
These organisations are Meals on Wheels Randfontein and NG Welfare.
“The community of Randfontein can buy their official merchandise and stickers for Tekkie Tax from our Meals on Wheels branch.
“People can buy five different stickers, representing five different sectors of charity,” says René.
This year the Tekkie Tax team presents you with yet another opportunity to show where your heart lies on Friday, 30 May.
Members of the community are asked to get a Tekkie Tax sticker for a R10 donation from any of the participating welfare organisations as well as participating schools and businesses in the area and support their charity sector.
These sectors include Animals, Basic Family Care, Children, Disability and Education.
“Seeing that Meals on Wheels is a Basic Family Care organisation, we urge the community to support our cause by buying the blue, basic family care, sticker.
“By doing this, their donations will have a direct impact on the Randfontein community,” says René.
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.
“Whatever your outfit is for the day, wear your old tekkies and be part of the success behind Tekkie Tax 2014.
“You can even spiff up your tekkies by getting a pair of their funky shoelaces called Tekkie Tags or buy a shirt for the cause.
“All this merchandise is available from Meals on Wheels Randfontein.”
To buy your merchandise or stickers for Tekkie Tax 2014, call René on 084 046 5167 or Liz on 081 846 3846.
