Casual Day ambassador raises R26 050
The Gauteng Branch of Epilepsy SA, based in Springs, was recently one of the recipients of R17 500 raised by Casual Day ambassador Nicole Laxton.
As a Casual Day ambassador Nicole organised fundraisers, visited early learning centres for children with disabilities, did media interviews and used her personal networks to raise awareness for Casual Day.
She raised an additional R8 550 for the Sunshine Association Early Learning Centre in Elsburg, bringing her personal tally to R26 050.
Project leader Celeste Vinassa said, “Casual Day is a success because we have a network of volunteers who contribute their time, energy, enthusiasm and experience to the project. Nicole is committed to being of service to her community and uses her influence and status as a celebrity to do good. It is also important that she speaks from experience when she does her work for Casual Day.”
The 19-year-old’s empathy for people with disabilities is partly as a result of being diagnosed with Absence Epilepsy when she was nine years old, but she has never allowed her condition to stand in the way of achieving her dreams and goals.
“My contributions to society are more important than my limitations. I believe my achievements are defined by what I can contribute and the difference that I can make.”
She says she is constantly reminded of Desmond Tutu’s words: “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
