History
A retrospective look from 1995

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1995

The project starts! SA are introduced to
the concept of dressing casually on the
first Friday of September.
We raised R413 000 as a start.

 
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1996

A dramatic increase in the number of people participating with funds increasing to        R1,2 million.

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1997 

The project grew in popularity and stature. Our mascot ‘Able’ was born and helped the project walk home with
R2,1 million
.

 
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1998

We pulled out all the stops and received great support from SA. Able developed into an active character and raised
R3,3 million.

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1999

Although Able looked relaxed, he encouraged the country to join Casual Day. The R4,8 million raised was
a new record!

 
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2000

Able went roller-skating for a good cause. He rolled in with R5,5 million and astonished us all.

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2001

For the first time in history, the income of the project hit a rocky spot on the road and we raised R5,2 million.

 
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2002

A vigorous campaign sees exceptional growth once again. Able got carried away and lifted the project to record heights of R5,8 million.

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2003

We introduced a fabulous theme
Be a sport on Casual Day. We raised
an incredible  R7,3 million.

 
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2004

It was a year of great excitement as we celebrated 10 years of service. We increased the sticker price to R10 and  raised R8,3 million!

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2005

A reminder to wear your heart on your sleeve. While being in the theme of LOVE, we raised R10,1 million.

 
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2006

"Superheroes" was our theme and we asked you to be a hero to somebody with a disability.  More than 1,2 million people unleashed the power of donating R10 and we raised R12 million!!

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2007

Be a star and shine your light in the life
of someone with a disability.
Able swooped through space to raise a hot R13,4 million.

 
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2008

South Africa "Woke Up" for the needs around them and helped us to raise R15.6 million!

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2009

Everyone decided to "Join the team"
and helped us to raise a goal scoring
R17,7 million!