Casual Day ambassador Nicole Laxton has dedicated the month of August, which is Women’s Month, to visiting children with disabilities at the Sunshine Early Learning Centre in Elsburg, Germiston.
The 19 year old Miss Earth SA finalist’s empathy towards people with disabilities is partly as a result of being diagnosed with Absence Epilepsy when she was 9 years old. However, this has never stood in the way of Nicole’s ambitions to achieve her dreams and goals.
“I speak from my own experience but I am eager to get involved with creating awareness around other conditions,” she says.
Nicole was appointed as Youth Ambassador for Epilepsy SA when she was only 16 years old and has since gone on to be chosen as Ambassador for Casual Day, a Miss Earth SA 2013 finalist, and was awarded a Presidential Scholarship to study Fine Arts at Pratt University in New York, which consistently ranks amongst the Top 10 Art Schools in the world.
She feels her achievements are defined by what she can contribute and the difference that she can make.
Casual Day takes place on Friday 6 September to raise funds and raise awareness of persons with disabilities. To participate visit www.casualday.co.za.