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Wake up on Friday, July 22 and leave your pyjamas on.
It’s National Pyjama Day – the perfect excuse to stay in your comfy PJs all day long!
The event, run by The Pyjama Foundation, helps to raise much needed awareness and funds for children living in Australia’s foster care system.
The foundation aims to make a positive impact in the lives of our community’s most vulnerable kids by encouraging and leading them to improve their literacy and numeracy – a key to breaking a lifetime of disadvantage.
The Pyjama Foundation’s founder and managing director, Bronwyn Sheehan, says this year’s event will be the biggest yet, since the event began in 2011.
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“For the first time, we are seeing a huge increase in support for national Pyjama Day from all sorts of organisations, with registrations pouring in from all directions,” she said.
“National Pyjama Day is a unique event, and everyone wants to get on board because it’s fun and creates a totally different atmosphere in workplaces.”
“It is estimated 75 per cent of children in foster care do not finish schooling. Our aim is to see more children reaching their life potential.
“The earlier we help them the earlier we can help to make a difference and break the cycle of disadvantage these children often experience,” Ms Sheehan said.
The official date for Pyjama Day is July 22 but you can host a pyjama day any time throughout July or August.
Register your workplace today at www.thepyjamafoundation.com to receive your Pyjama Day kit to do your part for the more than 43,000 children in foster care.
Meet a Pyjama Angel
A big part of the Pyjama Foundation is a learning-based mentoring program called the Love of Learning Program, which matches an adult (a Pyjama Angel) with a child in foster care.
They visit with each other weekly for 1.5 hours to read books aloud, play educational games and work on numeracy skills, all in the hope that by developing these skills the children will become empowered to achieve, and more importantly know they are valued.
Michelle Janssen is one of those Angels.
She joined the Pyjama Angels after hearing about it from friends who found great joy in being able to assist kids in need.
In the 12 months she has been an Angel to a six-year-old foster child, she has seen her grow into a confident child ready to take on school.
“When I first met her she didn’t know the alphabet and didn’t like reading or books; now, this sweet kid knows all her letters and is getting her sight words,” Michelle said.
“She has made a huge transition. I am really lucky that I had a great education and had people encouraging me while growing up.
“Pyjama Day is an opportunity for people to directly affect a child’s life; everyone knows that feeling of vulnerability at being at school and not knowing something or being unsure.
“Education is the key to these kids creating their own identity and having an Angel is life changing for them.
“They have someone consistent in their lives who is able to provide that encouragement they need.”