Funding

The toy libraries are funded entirely by fundraising activities organised by the committee, volunteers and Friends of Merry Go Round (see volunteers page for more information on how you can get involved), plus donations, large and small, from a variety of different organisations.

You can also help by donating a percentage of any sales you make on ebay – just pick Merry Go Round as your favourite charity when you are ready to sell something. More details on how to do this at http://pages.ebay.co.uk/ebayforcharity/sell.html

Below is a list of some of the organisations who provided support for Merry Go Round and Carousel Toy Libraries between April 010-March 11. We would like to say a huge thank you to them, and to the committee and volunteers, on behalf of all the children, families and groups who have benefited.

Merry Go Round Toy Library

  • Exeter City Council
  • The Co-operative Community Fund
  • Norman Family Charitable Trust
  • Eastgate Rotary Club
  • Cllr Rob Hannaford (DCC) (towards toys and equipment for both toy libraries)

Carousel Toy Library

  • West Exe Children’s Centre
  • Exeter Play Association

Appeal to Local Businesses

We need more funders for the current financial year, as many of our sources of funding were time limited. If you would like to support the toy libraries, especially towards core funding, please contact us using the contact form.