Flip Flop Day is on the 17th of February this year and all you need to do to wear your plakkies for the day, is buy a sticker for R10.
South Africa (13 February 2023) – The annual CHOC Flip Flop Day is just four days away. The FLIP FLOP Day fundraising event is held to raise much-needed funds for the South African non-profit organisation, CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation.
Leading up to Flip Flop Day, the public can buy a sticker for it and should wear their flip-flops for the entire day on 17 February 2023. Work or school shoes get replaced by their summer sandals. For just R10, a sticker purchased from any PNA, Tekkie Town or online here; you can support this initiative to assist teens and children fighting cancer.
“Flip Flop Day is on the horizon, and it’s almost that time again when we flip on our flip-flops and become CHOC SOLE-diers for a worthy cause with the rest of South Africa
On the 17th of February 2023, we will celebrate our 4th annual Flip Flop Day – but we can’t do it without YOU! Join us as we stand together as a nation and set our toes free.
With a donation of just R10, you can get your Flip Flop Day sticker, ditch the serious shoes and take a colourful stand beside us as we make a difference in the lives of children and teenagers battling cancer.”
CHOC provides comprehensive support to children with cancer and their families in South Africa. Offering services such as professional emotional and bereavement counselling to the children and their families; they also offer necessities such as care bags and nutritious food parcels, accommodation, transport to and from treatment centres, as well as educational and awareness programmes on the early warning signs of childhood cancer. At any given time, across all nine provinces, the organisation will have at least 1500 child patients and families under their care.
Last year Flip Flop Day raised over R2 million. The funds raised this year will go towards all the core programmes mentioned above.
This year there are a few extra helping hands this year.
There is an awesome competition with FlySafair; there is a post online that once you have purchased stickers, you can share and like it and stand the chance to win a return flight within South Africa.
The Courier Guy recently partnered with CHOC to take off the pressure of courier fees for all stickers that are bought online, providing the delivery service at no cost.
“Your small donation will make the biggest difference in the lives of these valiant little ones and their families. You may think your R10 is unimportant, that it cannot make an impact. With your R10, you are not only helping CHOC fund their Core Programmes, but you’ll also be giving the gift of hope, solidarity and support to anyone and everyone fighting against cancer”. – Hedley Lewis, CEO of CHOC