Ambassadors Tujay Harmonix, a rapper with muscular dystrophy and Lefa Manamela, hearing impaired pageant winner – Miss Deaf SA and first princess at the Miss Deaf Africa 2015 pageant, delivered boxes of shirts and nappies to West Rand APD.

Also there to enjoy the community celebrations was Casual Day ambassador Patrick Mashegwana, who dispensed a lot of big hugs and high fives, interacting with the children and teachers.

Afterwards, they visited the Rainbow Daycare Centre, which receives financial support from WRAPD. They were there to inspire the community to Spring Into Action for the Casual Day campaign run by WRAPD to raise funds for persons with disabilities. Casual Day 2015 takes place on Friday, 4 September.

Casual Day is South Africa’s most successful fundraising project for persons with disabilities – and the amount raised for last year has climbed to R28-million. Sponsored by The Edcon Group, Casual Day is the flagship project of the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDSA).

Casual Day changes lives one R10 sticker at a time. The ambassadorsre there to give society a deeper understanding of the world of disability and how to make the world a more respectful and nurturing place for everybody

The over-arching objective of Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better. What better time to start planning for this day: get your school or your company on board, get your local stores to raise donations for stickers, get your local celebs to provide support, and whatever you do, Spring into Action.

The national beneficiaries of Casual Day are:

  • National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in SA;
  • South African National Council for the Blind;
  • South African Federation for Mental Health;
  • Deaf Federation of South Africa;
  • Autism South Africa;
  • Down Syndrome South Africa;
  • National Association for Persons with Cerebral Palsy;
  • South African National Deaf Association;
  • National Institute for the Deaf;
  • Alzheimer’s South Africa;
  • South African Disability Alliance; and
  • QuadPara Association of South Africa.


To support WRAPD’s Casual Day campaign, get your sticker from Elizma Claassen by calling  +27 11 660 7964/5.

For more information, visit the Casual Day website. Alternatively, connect with the initiative via Facebook and Twitter using the #SpringintoAction and #CasualDaySA hashtags.