Thanks to all the MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet cardholders around the country, R70 319 673.21 has been raised this year for a range of schools, charities, and conservation organisations.
This has been made possible due to 1.2-million South African customers choosing to give back as they shop. MySchool cardholders can nominate up to three beneficiaries and then swipe their cards at participating retailers every time they shop. The retailers make contributions on behalf of cardholders based on a percentage of their spend, which is then distributed to the schools, charities, or conservation bodies of their choice, at no additional cost to the shoppers.
For schools and non-profit organisations across the country, MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet has become an important fundraising partner making a much-needed contribution to the on-going funds they need to carry on their vital work. Shoppers get the opportunity to support the causes they care about, whether that’s improved education, a better society or a more sustainable planet.
“Every year it’s a delight to see how cardholders, schools, charities and businesses are working together to make every swipe count,” says Pieter Twine, MySchool’s general manager. “We have become one of the country’s biggest community fundraising programmes that enable South Africans to make a difference, just by shopping. Well done to South African shoppers for playing your part.”
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