Charlton Toy Library is not part of Greenwich Council or any Leisure Library. It is an independent voluntary group which has to secure its own funding. That’s why fundraising is a vital part of the Toy Library’s day to day running. You will always find us selling new and used toys, organising cake sales and holding raffles.
There are many ways you can help us:
Donating money
We’ve setup a Virgin Money Giving account to make it simple and secure for you to send online donations. It is simple and easy to use and only takes a couple of minutes , you can pay with your credit card without registering. To access the CTL account log on at Virgin Money Giving, click on the “Make a donation” button on the right sidebar and follow the steps. It’s very easy to do, even if you haven’t done it before!
Alternatively, you could send us a cheque by post or you could visit us and make a donation in person.
Call us on 020 8319 0055 or send us an e-mail at charltontoylibrary@googlemail.com for more information.
Gift AID
Gift Aid is a system whereby the Toy Library can claim back, from the Government, the income tax you have paid on the money that you used to pay for your family membership fees and other donations.
On a membership fee of £12.00 we can claim an extra £2,50 !
It is very simple. All you have to do is let us know by phone, email or post whether your family paid income tax back to 5th April 2003.
All we need to know is your child’s name and membership number if you know it, and the full name of the person who pays income tax along with your full address. Let us know which tax years we can claim for.
It couldn’t be easier and it is a great help to keep your Toy Library going. Thank you!
Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a simple, tax effective way to make a regular donation to help the Charlton Toy Library.
Donations made through the scheme are taken from your gross pay. This means that for every £1 you give, it will only cost you 78p (60p if you pay the higher tax rate). The taxman will pay the charity the difference! Therefore your donation effectively costs you less and we receive more.
If your employer is already part of Payroll Giving then you can use Payroll Giving to make donations to us.
Donating toys and other items
- Unwanted Christmas or birthday presents.
- New or used toys.
- Toilet rolls.
- Kitchen/toilet cleaner, anti-bacterial wipes.
Volunteering
We are always in need of volunteers. If you would like to help either on the management committee or helping out at sessions, if you enjoy fund raising or have a skill that would benefit the Toy Library, please see one of us at the Toy Library or email us at charltontoylibrary@googlemail.com.
Current Volunteer Vacancies
Toy Checker (Volunteer): needed to check and clean toys after they have been issued in on the computer. You would need to count each piece of toy and make sure there are no broken bits and clean the toy with anti-bacterial wipes ( supplied by the Toy Library). Session time 9.30-12.30.
Play area helper (Volunteer): needed to make sure there is enough paper on the easels, paint in the pots and messy play is topped up. Generally help keep the play areas tidy. Session times 9.30-12.30.
Story Teller (Volunteer): if you fancy reading one of our fantastic storysacks on a weekly basis, any day we are open will be fantastic. Session will run for about half an hour. Sessions 9.30-12.30.
Music (Volunteer) needed to run an informal music/nursery rhyme session for about half an hour. Sessions 9.30-12.30.
