North Shore Community Toy Library

Support us!

We going through expectional times at the moment. Our two librarians are so determined, committed and selfless to serve our community and so is our committee (all volunteers)! At this stage, I (the chair person) would like to ask not just for toy donations, but please a little delight for these extra ordinary efforts. Please reach out to president.nsctl@gmail.com.

We are a non-profit charity run by volunteers. Therefore, community support is an essential part of our operations.

Sponsorship

As a charity we rely on supporters.We are currently looking for sponsors to help us with:

Plastic containers
Items we can use for a raffle or as promotion
Second hand toys if they are high quality and in great condition.
Second hand toy parts (we often have missing pieces, so if you have popular blocks, figurines or others we might need them to repair our toys).
Administrative support (audit, accountant services, marketing)
Operational costs (stationary, IT)
Marketing (ads, teardrop flags, business cards)
Purchase of new toys
Building maintenance

Volunteers

We are an organization run by volunteers, so support is always needed and highly appreciated.
We are currently looking for:

Ongoing:	Event coordinator
	Member recruitment
	Sponsorship coordinator

Ongoing/ One-Off:	Repairs: If you are a handy person we sometimes need help with some repair works of metal and wooden toys or stitching some fabrics. If you have a little time and are happy to help we can drop the toys and pick them up again.
	Events: We always appreciate a helping hand at events or fundraiser
	Admin: We need to label and mark toys, do an annual stocktacke, check toys for condition.
	Building: We would love soem help with our shelves, wall painting and other maintenance.

Donations
You can help us by donating: Good quality (unbroken) toys (sorry, no soft toys) Batteries Plastic containers Items for building maintenance (weed killer, outdoor cleaning, shed, fence timber) Cash donation (we are a registered charity and will issue you an tax receipt)

A very big Thank You to all our supporters! Without them it would be impossible to keep the grounds running (we will update this section shortly).

Business Sponsors

	Heat Pump City	Servicing our heat pump (2020)
	Barfoot & Thompson Mairangi Bay	Annual support for our Kids Disco, Open Day, packing material, print and newsletter, outdoor signage (2015-2019)
	Arrend Electrical Ltd.	Electrical services (2020)
	Tomba Tiling	New floor tiles (2020)
	Allan Chartered Accounting Ltd	Xero subscription (2019, 2020)
	Talent Focus Recruitment & Human Resources	Professional recruitment services (2019, 2020)
	ABC Photosigns NZ	Ourddoor signage (2017, 2019)
	Craft Homes	Replacement of leaky roof (2019)
	Metal Roofing Services 2015 Ltd	Replacement of leaky roof (2019)
	Autoburn Mechanical & Auto-electrical	Financial support with fundraising and toy purchase (2018-2020)


Grants

	One Foundation	$1,471.08 towards toy packaging (2020)
	Hibiscus and Bays Local Board	$4,000 towards toy packaging (2020)
	PubCharity	$2,643.03 for toys from Toyco and MTA $995.61 for Sweetpea musical toys (2019) $358.20 for Orchard Board games (2018)
	Foundation North	$2,218 towards toy packaging (2019)
	Lottery Community Grant	$711.45 towards toys (2020)
	Community Operational Grants Scheme	$1,000 towards operational costs (2020) $1,916.00 towards operational costs (2019) $1,093.60 towards operational costs (2018)
	BlueSky Community Trust	$1,889.26 towards Magnetic toys and puzzles (2019)
	Upper Harbour Local Board	$800 towards STEM toys (2019)
	Hibiscus and Bays Local Board	$500 towards STEM toys (2019)
	Four Winds Foundation	$1,000 towards Doris' wages (2019)
	Lottery Community Grant	$882.61 towards toys (2019)
	Lion Foundation	$2,000 towards physical education toys (2018)
	North South Trust	$1,655 towards laptop, printer, mobile phone, Xero subscription
	The Warehouse Glenfield and Albany	$1,163 towards gross motor skill toys (2018)
	Z Sation Mairangi Bay	$842 towards cross motor toys (2018)

Business Sponsors - Event Support

	Valeria Antipenko	Entertainment for our kids disco, Special raffle voucher (2018)
	Kristina's Beautique	Entertainment for our kids disco (2018)
	Glenfield Mall	Raffle vouchers for kids disco (2018)
	Edwards Sound/ Lightning/ Audio Visual	Sound system for kids disco (2018)
	AUT Millennium	Raffle vouchers for kids disco (2018)
	Inflatable World Glenfield	Raffle vouchers for kids disco (2018)
	The Warehouse	Raffle vouchers for kids disco (2018)
	East Coast Bays Leisure Centre	Raffle vouchers for kids disco (2018)
	Brush and Sparkles Face Painting Services	The most stunning face paints at kids disco (2018)
	Frozen Moments Photography	For apturing the very special moments on camera (2018)


Community Sponsors

	Individual members of the community	Cash and toy donations

Volunteers

	Our very hard working committee, volunteers and families	Our volunteers keep the ground running and moving. Either as operational, managerial, event or project supporter. You all derseve the biggest Thank you!
	Westlake Girls High School	The fanstastic students helping us with their girl power to run community events.

We need your support!

As non-profit charity we are always in need of support. If you think you have a product or service we can use or give away as a competition prize to our members, please contact us!
We are happy to meet you and have discuss options.