Pink & Blue Child Awareness Campaign

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The alarming increase of trauma amongst our children has led to prioritized focus on preventative measures. The TygerBear Foundation has indentified a dire need to educate and sensitise and has therefore established the Pink & Blue Child Awareness Campaign.  It aims to not only educate the child, but also the family, business sector and society as whole, regarding the rights, needs and responsibilities of children as well as parents and all role players in child caring. Through experience in the treatment of traumatised children, the TygerBear Foundation is convinced that the impact of trauma, both short and long term, is vastly underrated and the time has come for each of us to take action in the prevention thereof. This child friendly environment and service, focuses on giving back the magic of childhood to our children.

It is, however, within the reach of each member of the community to make a difference to the life of a traumatized child, and we kindly request you to support the Pink & Blue Child Awareness Campaign. We aim with this campaign and our celebration at Ratanga Junction on the 12th of August, to confirm to our children that they are special and deserving of happiness.

For more information on the Campaign in Power Point format, and how you can make a difference, please click here

TygerBear Pink & Blue Child Awareness Campaign

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 We have invited more than 3000 children from surrounding institutions, previously disadvantaged schools,  community organizations, our current patients, as well as several VIP’s and celebrities. Many of these children are from far, outlying areas for e.g. Ceres, and leave their homes during the early morning hours for the event, while many of them has and will never have the opportunity to visit a location such as Ratanga Junction. Furthermore a large percentage of the children are from special schools i.e. schools for children with disabilities, and on this special day we remind ourselves that a child is after all only a child and deserving of joy and cheerfulness. The program focuses on a message of hope through “Edutainment” and includes many well known celebrities, singers and performers and many more surprises for our children.

We would like to offer each of the children attending the following (taking into consideration that for many of our children this will be their first or only substance for the day) and would therefore appreciate your contribution towards:

4.1 “Welcome Pack” on their arrival at Ratanga Junction (as some of our children has already been travelling for several hours by the time of their arrival), for example a muffin, fruit or yoghurt

4.2 The “food-goody bag”, with substantial food and drink for the duration of the event.

4.3 TygerBear Educational pack, including the TygerBear leaflet on Children’s Rights, as well as a safety whistle

Now is your chance: MAKE A CHOICE—TAKE A STAND - against children’s trauma!

How can you make a difference:

Pink & Blue Day Photograph

You can illustrate your support by hosting a Pink & Blue Day at your work, organization or school, by:

1. Buying and distributing special P&B  stickers at R5 each and wearing Pink & Blue “civvies” on your day.                   

2. Your Pink & Blue Day can be hosted on any date from 19 July to 06 August 2010.   

3. Photographs will be judged on the basis of most representative of Campaign. 4. Photographs must reach us by e-mail or snail-mail no later than 6 August.                                      

Most Stickers Sold

You can illustrate your support and involvement by selling stickers at your work, organization or school:

1. Buying and distributing special P&B  stickers at R5 each (most sales will be calculated proportionally).                

2. Total amount of stickers sold must reach us by e-mail or snail-mail no later than Friday 06 August 2010

Lucky Draw

You can illustrate your support and involvement by buying a Pink & Blue Sticker:

1. Buy a special P&B  stickers at R5 each

2. Cut the sticker on the dotted line and return the numbered front to TygerBear with your name and contact number, keep the back numbered section as proof of your winning number.                                  

3. Your sticker must reach us by e-mail, fax or snail mail no later than Friday 06 August for the Lucky Draw.                      

The Winning photo, name of the winner who sold most tickets and the name of the Lucky Draw winner  will be featured in the August issue of TygerBear Newsletter and on the TygerBear Website: www.tygerbear.org.za                           

The closing date for the above is 6 Aug, and entries van be sent to: Fax: 021 938 5231 / tygerbear@telkomsa.net / TygerBear Foundation, PO Box 19028, Tygerberg, 7505

For information and pictures of the launch of the P&B Campaign 2008, click here

Our heartfel gratitude to our venue sponsor Ratanga Junction our venure sponsor since 2008!