Support Reach For A Dream’s annual Slipper Day fundraiser
Slipper Day, Reach For A Dream’s biggest fundraiser, returns on May 31, promising a day filled with warmth, generosity, and fun — all in support of children with lifethreatening illnesses.
Since its inauguration in 2011, Slipper Day has become a nationwide movement where everyone from office workers to schoolchildren band together to make dreams come true for children with critical diseases like cancer, renal failure and heart conditions, by buying a R20 sticker and wearing it with their slippers on the day.
This year’s theme, “Step into My Slippers,” focuses on empathy, fun and stepping into the shoes, or rather, slippers, of these brave children. This simple act demonstrates solidarity and support for these children, who often spend their days in slippers due to their health conditions.
“Our children face unimaginable struggles each day in the hospital. Their courage and resilience are aweinspiring. This year, we’re calling on everyone to buy a sticker and step into their slippers on Slipper Day.
“By trading your shoes for slippers, you’re stepping into these youngsters’ world, showing them that they are not alone,” Reach For a Dream CEO Julia Sotirianakos said.
All funds raised from Slipper
Day go to the Reach For A Dream Foundation, a non-profit organisation that makes dreams come true for children with lifethreatening illnesses. Since its inception in 1988, the foundation has turned more than 27,670 dreams into reality.
These dreams, ranging from meeting personal heroes to experiencing new things for the first time, provide the children with a temporary escape from their illness and a much-needed distraction from often painful medical treatments. Most importantly, fulfilled dreams inspire hope, giving these children a reason to believe that tomorrow is worth fighting for.
Stickers cost R20 each and can be purchased from Wimpy, Pick n Pay, Dis-Chem Baby City,
Dis-Chem Pharmacies, Toys R Us, Babies R Us and Krispy Kreme. Those who want to buy their stickers and a pair of funky slippers or socks online can click through to the Reach For A Dream website, www.reachforadream.org.za.
If you wear your sticker and slippers to Wimpy on May 31, you can get a free Famous Coffee (or hot chocolate for children under 12).