How You Can Support the Surf Coast Toy Library
We receive support from local businesses and organisations to provide a high quality toy library service. We rely on memberships, fundraising, donations and grants to purchase new and second hand toys.
Could you sponsor the Surf Coast Toy Library? Contact us to express your interest.
Purchase a Gift Voucher
Looking for a great Birthday or Christmas present? What more could a child want than endless toys! A toy library membership is the gift that keeps on giving - for a voucher, email us.
Three, six or 12-month membership vouchers available, starting from just $15.
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Donate Your Time
Volunteers are the core of the Surf Coast Toy Library. Whether you are a member of the SCTL or not, if you'd like to come and help, we'd love to have you!
Would you like to help run borrowing sessions, catalogue new toys, fix pre-loved ones, wash dress ups, volunteer on a subcommittee, attend a working bee or help us at an event? Become a volunteer! Contact us now, you legend!
Sponsor a Toy
Give the gift of play! Sponsor a toy for the Surf Coast Toy Library! Get in contact with us and you can select from a list of toys we need and we will purchase it on your behalf. We will advertise your business or name on our website, on our socials and on the toy for all our members to see each time they borrow "your" toy!
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Make a Tax Deductible Donation
Toy Libraries Australia provide us with the ability for you to make a tax deductible donation to be directed to us at https://www.givenow.com.au/toylibraries/
Supporters can make a one-off or ongoing donation and will be asked to nominate which toy library the donation is for (Surf Coast Toy Library)
Supporters immediately receive a receipt for their donation that they can use to claim a tax-deduction.
Our Supporters
The Surf Coast Toy Library gratefully recognises the ongoing support from the following entities:
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2023 Grants
Commonwealth Bank Community Donations Program
We were successful in winning the community vote as Torquay's favourite organisation! We received a $500 funding boost from the Commonwealth Bank Community Donations Program. The Commonwealth Bank is committed to supporting organisations like the Surf Coast Toy Library who make a difference in communities. We used this generous grant to purchase a new flag and sandwich board to improve our visibility in the community.
Jump Start!
We're partnering with VicHealth to support the health and wellbeing of young people!
VicHealth is giving 180 local ideas a JumpStart! In creating vibrant, active and connected communities of young people, all across the state, from a share of more than $3.5 million.
And ours is one of them!
Jump, throw and roll with Surf Coast kids will provide sports, gymnastics, athletics and active play equipment to support our member's physical development and social wellbeing. The project will ensure Surf Coast Toy Library offers kids a variety of ways to be fit and healthy and have access to necessary equipment to use community facilities.
2021 Grants
Covid-19 Recovery Grants Program
We were successful in obtaining a $1000 COVID-19 Recovery Grant from the Surf Coast Shire, which enabled us to purchase a new laptop. A new laptop allows us to streamline our administration process and provide ease of use for volunteers. It made a significant contribution to the toy library's ongoing viability as a volunteer-run community service and accelerate our recovery from the COVID pandemic.