NATIONAL NEWS - Casual Day, which will be celebrated on Friday 4 September, is South Africa's most successful fundraising project for persons with disabilities – R28-million was raised last year.

The theme for 2015 is 'Spring into Action', so take your inspiration from the birds and the bees, the blue skies, the colours of the rainbow, the blossoms on the trees and the minty hue of new leaves. The colour for the year is refreshing mint.

Sponsored by The Edcon Group, Casual Day is the flagship project of the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDSA), which has over 75 years of service to the community of persons with disabilities.

The beneficiaries of Casual Day are the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in SA, the South African National Council for the Blind, the South African Federation for Mental Health, the Deaf Federation of South Africa, Autism South Africa, Down Syndrome South Africa, the National Association for Persons with Cerebral Palsy, the South African National Deaf Association, the National Institute for the Deaf, Alzheimer's South Africa, the South African Disability Alliance and the QuadPara Association of South Africa.

People who bought their stickers from any one of the 300 participating organisations and schools can rest assured that the money they donated went to sustain these organisations, providing education, shelter, assistive devices, transport and accommodation to the persons with disabilities in their care.

Casual Day stickers are available from Edgars, Jet, JetMart, Boardmans, CNA, Red Square, Legit, Absa outlets, Game, Shoprite and Checkers stores.