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Toy Offering

What is Toy Offering?

Toy Offering is one of the best Christmas traditions at Renewal! Toy Offering gives presents to families and children who would otherwise have nothing to open on Christmas morning. Renewal partners with organisations, charities and individuals who donate brand new toys, games, crafts and pyjamas for each child. 

Social Services, Women’s Aid, local schools and other agencies, as well as our own staff team refer families in need to the Toy Offering Appeal. When a referral is made, the name, age and gender of each child is recorded to ensure they receive age appropriate toys.  

In 2023, we provided toys to 240 families and over 450 children. We gave out over 1500 toys and 80 gift cards, donated by some amazing local organisations, charities, groups and individuals. 

How can I get involved, and how can I help?

Christmas Tree Giving – launching first week of November

We have a Christmas Tree in our foyer at Renewal Solihull, where you are very welcome to grab a gift label which has details of a family, the requests and everything required to go in their gift bundle. You are welcome to drop this back to us at our Renewal Solihull location, with the gift label attached. In doing this, you are helping us to support the needs of a specific family. If there are no gift labels, please help us fill the age group gaps by providing in the below ways.

Amazon 

You can give through our Amazon Wish List which will be regularly updated to ensure there are no age group gaps! This is the best way to see what we need. These toys will then be distributed across locations to ensure the grotto is full of age appropriate toys.

Financial 

You can give financially by clicking the button below. This enables us to shop at The Entertainer where we have 20% discount on all toys and gifts. This means your giving will go 20% further than if you were to purchase something – which means, even more toys! It will also mean that we have no gaps in provisions and every child will receive an equal amount. 

Toy Offering Sunday

Toy Offering Sunday will be at all Renewal locations on the 24th November 2024.

We have our Toy Offering Sunday coming up this year! Bring a toy to the gathering where we will celebrate the giving together and pray for the families who will receive toys. For many, this tradition has become the beginning of the Christmas season. We can’t wait to see all of the toys arriving!

 

Do you know someone who needs help this Christmas?

We don’t want anyone to struggle this Christmas. If you know someone who may be facing financial hardship or who would otherwise go without this Christmas, do not hesitate to get in touch. The referral will need to come through an agency or a member of the Renewal church family.

 

Our referral process to get someone help….

Contact hello@renewalcc.com and we will send you the referral form.

What could I give?

  • 0-18 months: Small soft toys, stacking and teething rings and toys, toys to shake, touch and feel. (No knitted toys), pyjama sets
  • Toddlers (Under 3s): Stacking rings, wooden jigsaws, small pull along toys, shape sorters, character plates/dining sets, pyjama sets
  • Boys/Girls (4-7s): Games, books, cars, trucks, dolls, play doh sets, National Geographic sets, lego, duplo, pyjama sets
  • Boys/Girls (8-10s): Games, Annuals (dated for the correct year), lego, national, lego, crafts, pyjama sets
  • Teenagers (10-16yrs): Toiletry sets and financial giving through the ‘giving’ tab to fund a gift card.

Amazon Wish List

You can give through our Amazon Wish List which will be regularly updated to ensure there are no age group gaps! This is the best way to see what we need. These toys will then be distributed across locations to ensure the grotto is full of age appropriate toys.

SEE THE WISH LIST

Financial Gift

You can give financially through the giving tab. This enables us to shop at The Entertainer where we have an agreed 20% discount on all toys and gifts. This means your giving will go 20% further than if you were to purchase something – this means, we can buy even more toys! It will also mean that we have no gaps in provisions and every child will receive an equal amount.

MAKE A DONATION

Get in touch

If you have a question about our Toy Offering, please use this form to get in touch and one of our team will get back to you soon.

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