It is that time of the year again, the excitement is building and you can feel something is coming to South Africa other than just the winter. The nation is getting ready for the event of the year! It is the annual Tekkie Tax Day and yes, it is just around the corner. Tekkie Tax Day will be celebrating their 4th year on the South African fundraising calendar and it is going to be better than ever! On Friday 27 May 2016, you can show where your heart lies and support your preferred charity organisation in South Africa. There are 11 national beneficiaries this year and together they support more than 1 000 smaller organisations. This fun and funky campaign is the perfect vehicle to make a difference in South Africa. Not only do you get the satisfaction and opportunity to change people and animal’s lives for the better, but you also get something in return for your hard earned cash. There is a saying that goes, “little by little, a little becomes a lot” and at only R10 a sticker or R35 for a pair of Tekkie Tag shoelaces, this saying is perfect. Annelise de Jager, patron of Tekkie Tax Day says “Let’s stand together as one nation and show with our feet that we want to make a difference in our beautiful country” Your time is running out and with 10 000’s of South Africans already supporting Tekkie Tax Day this year, you only have 2 weeks left to the 27th May, so get yourself ready and spread the Tekkie Tax fever! Buy your Tekkie Tag shoelaces at participating Clicks stores nationwide or your sticker at you nearest ToysRUs or BabiesRUs. Tekkie Tax Day - the only day where you do not have to wear your heart on your sleeve but wear your “heart” on your feet. For more information about Tekkie Tax Day, visit our website www.tekkietax.co.za or contact us on 012-663 8181 for a list of participating organisations. CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za. …
South African Celebrities wear their tekkies for a good cause
It’s that time of the year again when you can kick of your high heels, school shoes or boots and swap them for your comfy pair of tekkies (we all know you want to). The best part – it is all for a good cause. How, you ask? Friday, 29 May is Tekkie Tax Day! All you have to do is: Choose the sector you want to support and YES, you may choose more than one. Animals Basic Family Care Children Disability or Education Get your R10 sticker (that is the tax you pay) and wear your tekkies. Maybe just wash them before you wear them. If you don’t have time, you can get a pair of our funky shoelaces called “tekkie tags”. This way you won’t be ashamed because you can’t tell the colour of your tekkies anymore. You can get the stickers and “tekkie tags” from any of the participating welfare organisations or you can order what you need directly from their website. Stickers are also sold at Toys R Us stores across the country. The project is supported by five well know South African celebrities who will be the official ambassadors for National Tekkie Tax day this year. Afrikaans rapper Jack Parow will be the Animal ambassador, Master Chef star Sade Giliberti the Basic Family Care ambassador, Sorina Erasmus (the Flooze) the Children ambassador, much loved Expresso presenter Katlego Maboe the Disability ambassador and the queen of dance Tebogo Kgobokoe the Education ambassador. The campaign is endorsed by 16 of the biggest and most accountable national NGOs in the country, representing more than 1 500 local organisations. • Epilepsy SA • Child Welfare SA • SOS Children's Villages • CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation) • Special Olympics SA • Endangered Wildlife Trust • HPCA - Hospice Palliative Care SA • Imisebeyelanga Services • CANSA • Meals on Wheels • ACVV • VVA • Highveld Horse Care Unit • Cheshire Homes SA • NG Welsyn • SAVF . . . and these are just the national beneficiaries! Put your best foot forward this May and support the next …
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South African celebrities show their support for Tekkie Tax
It’s that time of the year again when you can kick of your high heels, school shoes or boots and swap them for your comfy pair of tekkies (we all know you want to). The best part – it is all for a good cause. How, you ask? Friday, 29 May is Tekkie Tax Day! All you have to do is: Choose the sector you want to support and YES, you may choose more than one. Animals Basic Family Care Children Disability or Education Get your R10 sticker (that is the tax you pay) and wear your tekkies. Maybe just wash them before you wear them. If you don’t have time, you can get a pair of our funky shoelaces called “tekkie tags”. This way you won’t be ashamed because you can’t tell the colour of your tekkies anymore. You can get the stickers and “tekkie tags” from any of the participating welfare organisations or you can order what you need directly from their website. The project is supported by five well know South African celebrities who will be the official ambassadors for National Tekkie Tax day this year. Afrikaans rapper Jack Parow will be the Animal ambassador, Master Chef star Sade Giliberti the Basic Family Care ambassador, Sorina Erasmus (the Flooze) the Children ambassador, much loved Expresso presenter Katlego Maboe the Disability ambassador and the queen of dance Tebogo Kgobokoe the Education ambassador. The campaign is endorsed by 16 of the biggest and most accountable national NGOs in the country, representing more than 1 500 local organisations. • Epilepsy SA • Child Welfare SA • SOS Children's Villages • CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation) • Special Olympics SA • Endangered Wildlife Trust • HPCA - Hospice Palliative Care SA • Imisebeyelanga Services • CANSA • Meals on Wheels • ACVV • VVA • Highveld Horse Care Unit • Cheshire Homes SA • NG Welsyn • SAVF . . . and these are just the national beneficiaries! Put your best foot forward this May and support the next Tekkie Tax Day on Friday, 29 May 2015. Author: Cornel …
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Tekkie Tax celebrates their second year of sucess
The beneficiary organisations of the national Tekkie Tax Day announced the amount of money that was raised in their 2014 campaign with a massive ‘Tekkie Telebration’ at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways. Participants, donors and individuals who joined in the fun on 30 May 2014 raised R4.8 million for various welfare organisations in South Africa. This is a 114% growth on the 2013 campaign and brings the total amount raised with national Tekkie Tax Day to R7,2 million. Child Welfare SA said “Tekkie Tax is a great initiative to assist NGO's to raise funds and market them.” The event was joined by members of the media, participating companies, NGOs and the four Business Ambassadors of the project. Sade Giliberti, well known South African television presenter was the MC for the morning. Joining her on the stage was Gayle Rey who touched the audience’s heart when she told her life story of how her husband was left disabled after a polo accident 10 years ago. Imbalie Beauty won the award for most stickers sold in Gauteng and Epilepsy SA Mpumalanga & Limpopo won the award for most stickers sold by an NGO. The proof of the success and support that this campaign had was mirrored in the people that supported it. The beneficiaries would like to thank the media, each individual, celebrity, NGO and company that supported the Tekkie Tax campaign in 2014 by wearing a sticker and a pair of the campaign’s funky shoelaces on 30 May. All proceeds have already been distributed to the beneficiary organisations. And where did the heart of the people lie in 2014? 31% of the participating audience chose a C sticker, representing Children, making this the most supported sector for the second year in a row! Sadly the sector receiving the lowest support was Education and the beneficiaries of this sector are still looking for a person with the right heart and commitment to be their Ambassador. The organisers of the campaign, Charity Support Services, received an overwhelming …
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Tekkie Tax celebrate it’s new Disability Ambassador
Tekkie Tax recently announced that Michelene Toms will be the Disability Ambassador for the 2014 Tekkie Tax project. Michelene is a single mom with four children and two foster children. She is a property investor and runs a very successful student accommodation business. Michelene stated that “South Africa had a great need for a fundraising campaign like Tekkie Tax that includes the whole spectrum of welfare organisations from animals, basic family care, children disability to education. There are so many fundraising campaigns where the money never reaches the welfare organisations on ground level. With Tekkie Tax you have the assurance that the money really does reach ground level. To be one of the ambassadors for Tekkie Tax is my way of giving thanks to God for all the wonderful blessings that he has bestowed upon me. It is an honour to work with such a dedicated and devoted organisation and extraordinary people like Annelise and her staff at Tekkie Tax.” Michelene decided on the disability sector because of her love and compassion for people living with a disability. According to Michelene, “people living with disabilities are often the forgotten people of our society, and if you only take some time to spend with a person living with a disability, you might be surprised by how much they can inspire you.” In the spirit of Michelene joining the project, the Tekkie Tax family hosted her birthday party at Aanhouwen Work and Care Centre for the disabled in Somerset West. Aanhouwen is a multi-cultural and multi-racial work and care centre providing daily for 65 members aged between 18 and 66, with 60% being from previously disadvantaged communities. They enable mentally handicapped adults to participate in constructive and meaningful activities. By developing their skills, they enable them to be active and productive in the community. The day was filled with fun, laughter and dancing as Tommy Dell, South African country singer and presenter at Radio …
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Tekkie Tax Celebrate New Child Ambassador
The Tekkie Tax fundraising campaign is proud to announce the recently appointed ambassador for the Children’s sector of the project. Hilda Lunderstedt joined forces with Tekkie Tax and will serve as the ambassador for the children’s sector in the 2014 Tekkie Tax project. Hilda is a successful business woman who is responsible for growing South Africa’s most successful pharmaceutical company to a 9-digit annual revenue. After the recent sale of the company Hilda now focus on investments in businesses within the Beauty and Health sectors, both in South Africa and internationally. Annelise de Jager, National Project Organiser said “it is heartwarming to see that prominent business people like Hilda, supports our work. She is skilled in so many ways and regularly travels the world. Yet her heart lies here, with the children of South Africa. And it is here, on local ground, that she is making a difference” Hilda stated that “Tekkie Tax is an organization that does amazing work throughout the country and they work hard on a daily basis to make a remarkable difference to hundreds of welfare organisations. It is an honor and privilege to be associated with them.” When asked why Hilda chose the Children sector of Tekkie Tax she replied “the sincere love that children radiate has always touched my heart. I would like to give a voice to the millions of under privileged children in South Africa. Children is the future of our country and by building on the well-being of our youth, we are building our country.” In spirit of Hilda joining the project they recently celebrated her birthday at East Rand Protective Workshop in Kempton Park. It is a centre for mentally disabled adults but although their bodies may be 40 or 50 years old, inside they are children, rarely above the age of 12. The East Rand Protective Workshop provides a permanent, healthy and creative environment for these people. It is a home where they find unconditional love, a safe environment where they …
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TIS THE SEASON TO BE GRATEFUL
Tekkie Tax recently announced the amount of money that was raised this year in the first campaign. A whopping amount of R2.4 million was received from its fundraising efforts for various welfare organisations in South Africa. Tekkie Tax took place on Friday, 31 May and saw the nation dress up in their tekkies in support of a good cause. A small donation of R10 was made for the official Tekkie Tax sticker, providing a means for the project to raise funds. The proof of the success and support that this campaign had was mirrored in the people that supported it. They were from across the South African spectrum. Celebrities that have given Tekkie Tax their support include Johan C Venter, Jack Parow, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Die Flooze, Sade Giliberti, Thys die Bosveldklong, Laurika Rauch, 7 de laan, Denver Vraagom and many more. Why all this support for Tekkie Tax? For the first time ever, South Africa had an annual fundraising event where the donor could choose which welfare sector he or she wanted to benefit from their donation. There were 5 different stickers available, representing the following sectors: • Animals • Basic Family Care • Children • Disability • Education And where did the heart of the people lie? 34% of the participating audience chose a C sticker, representing Children, making this the most supported sector! The campaign was endorsed by some of the biggest and most accountable NGOs in the country, all of which has received money from the Tekkie Tax campaign. • Child Welfare SA • SOS Children's Villages • CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation) • Special Olympics SA • Endangered Wildlife Trust • HPCA - Hospice Palliative Care SA • Pet Welfare SA • Imisebeyelanga Services • South African Woman's Federation (SAVF) and the list goes on . . . Ashley Wagner Principal from Little Leaps School for Autism in Centurion said that “they were glad to have received the money from Tekkie Tax and will be using the …
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NEW TAX LEVIED ON COMPANIES
Tekkie Tax is a new fundraising project for a vast selection of NGO’s in the country. For the first time ever you can pay “tax” for a good cause. Tekkie Tax invites corporates to take hands with the project by getting their company and employees onboard. Mechelle de Jager, Company Liaison stated that “we urgently need the support of companies around South Africa to ensure the success of the 2013 project, we firmly believe that as a group of motivated individuals and organisations, we can achieve greater things for each of us than the sum of our individual efforts combined” For the first time ever, South Africa will have an annual fundraising event where you can choose which welfare sector you want to benefit as a result of your donation. Animals Basic Community Welfare Children Disability Education The first Tekkie Tax campaign will take place on 31 May 2013. Members of the public are asked to get a Tekkie Tax sticker for a R10 donation from any of the participating outlets or participating welfare organisations. You could also order what you need directly from their website. There will be 5 different kinds of stickers, each representing a beneficiary sector. People will be able to choose which of the 5 sectors they would like to support (Animals, Basic community welfare, Children, Disability or Education) by buying one of those sector's stickers. It's as easy as… Get permission from your office to participate in the Tekkie Tax campaign on Friday 31 May 2013. Promote the campaign with our free publicity material: posters and brochures to ensure that each person in the office will know about the campaign and gladly participate Choose the beneficiary sector/s you and your colleagues would like to support and get the appropriate stickers: Animals, Basic community welfare, Children, Disability or Education. Ensure that each of your colleagues have one. Wear your tekkies! Now that you each have a sticker, show the world where your heart lies by wearing your …
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Tekkie Tax allows donors to select charity of choice
The organisers of the well-known Casual Day campaign have launched a new annual fund raising campaign - Tekkie Tax for Friday 31 May 2013. Donors can select beneficiaries of their choice, selected from five main categories; animals, basic community welfare, children, disability or education. With a 20-year history of success, accountability and transparency, the organisation is spreading its wings to include more welfare organisations than ever before, giving South Africans an opportunity to give according to where their hearts lie. Campaign endorsed Some of the biggest NGOs in the country endorse the campaign: •Child Welfare SA •SOS Children's Villages •SPCA Tshwane •Alzheimer's Society •Hospice •South African Woman's Federation (SAVF) It has joined forces with the Foundation for Social Change through Choice (FSCC) to ensure that all monies are accounted for with 100% transparency for all beneficiaries involved. With this charitable trust (and the Board of Advisors representing the beneficiary organisations), the organisation offers the lowest cost structure possible with the most fun. Fund reasons Annelise de Jager, project organiser, says, "As experts in our field of service, we know that running a fundraising campaign is expensive, labour intensive and holds a lot of risk factors for the organisation running it. Now we have brought together a mix of the most accountable welfare organisations in the country to do one big campaign where the public has the choice of whom it wants to benefit by its donations. This will save a lot of money and will create a platform for organisations that normally do not have the infrastructure to organise this kind of campaign." Process During the month of April and May, members of the public will be asked to get a Tekkie Tax sticker for a R10 donation from any of the participating outlets or participating welfare organisations. There will be five different kinds of stickers, each representing a beneficiary …