Our fundraising targets are usually relatively modest, but last year like 2020, because of Covid, we looked to raise a lot of money to buy toys for this Christmas. We raised over £30,000 and, together with donated toys and gifts, we provided over 2,500 children with presents last Christmas. Amazing!
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 - £4,000 on the Toy Appeal each normal year but over the past couple of years we have spent a lot more - over £45,000 in total!
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 - £4,000 on the Toy Appeal each normal year but over the past couple of years we have spent a lot more - over £45,000 in total!
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.
