We don’t get a grant from the council. We don’t have any reserves. We rely upon our generous business sponsors to help us, and the applications we make to charitable trusts. And, of course, the donations we receive from lovely members of the public.
The Big Summer Outing and the Christmas Toy Appeal always come first. We aim to spend around £2,000 running the Toy Appeal each year plus a variable amount on toys. In 2022 we spent around £11,000 on toys using funding that was provided and money that was donated on our GoFundMe.
We also spend up to £16,000 on outings in a normal year.
There are a number of ways that you can help us make ends meet:
The Big Summer Outing and the Christmas Toy Appeal always come first. We aim to spend around £2,000 running the Toy Appeal each year plus a variable amount on toys. In 2022 we spent around £11,000 on toys using funding that was provided and money that was donated on our GoFundMe.
We also spend up to £16,000 on outings in a normal year.
There are a number of ways that you can help us make ends meet:
- Donate through PayPal (see button below) or our Localgiving web page.
- Subscribe to EasyFundraising and AmazonSmile - we get a very small percentage of pretty much anything you buy on-line (including holidays, insurance etc as well as goods) and it costs you nothing. See the buttons below.
- Enter the Reading Lottery and choose us as the beneficiary - you pay £1 a week and 50p comes to us and you have the chance of winning up to £25,000.
You can also donate via Paypal using the button below:
If you think your business might be able to support us, please get in touch.
You can also support us by registering with Easy fundraising or Amazon Smile and choosing Reading Family Aid as your nominated charity. Then each time you purchase anything online through one of these sites, we get a few pence - it costs you nothing extra.
