Lostwithiel Rotary Toy Shop

And what of the money we raised?

Well, How Did We Do?

• £1,000 to BFA Adventure.
• £1,000 to PolioPlus, which has been trebled by the Bill Gate's Rotary Challenge.
• £500 to the Devon & Cornwall Food Association.
• £3300 to the Sabre Trust, which has been doubled by the Big Give Christmas Challenge.
• £1000 to a micro loan scheme.
• £2,000 to Lost in Play.
• £1,000 to Headway.
• And a small donation to Lostwithiel's newest choir."      (see below)

Lostwithiel Bring Your Kids and Sing Choir

	They really are incredible - thank you so much to everyone at the Rotary Club.  It's wonderful that we're going to be able to provide such an inspiring place for children to play in, thanks to these wonderful toys. Tia Tamblyn, 10 Dec 14
	Oh my word, they look incredible!!!!! What lucky children, it's looking very promising that parents/grandparents/carers will actually get to sing, with such wonderful distractions for the kids!! Sophie Bond, 8 Dec 14

Who said you can't sell toys in the summer!

The Toy Shop project is managed by a committee consisting of Mike Sharpe, Geoffrey Phipps, Walter Gubbins and Martin Austen.  We asked Martin in September how it had gone:

"The total sales so far across both shops are £12,124.30 and that has been achieved as a result of a terrific club effort with nearly all members helping in some way.  There is still a considerable amount of stock left and the committee are looking to open the Toy Shop again in Lostwithiel for Christmas sales, probably at the tail end of November and the beginning of December."

While there is no hurry to disburse the money raised, the committee have asked club members to submit bids for worthwhile projects and the bids so far reflect the members' wishes to help children and young people, both home and abroad, including Rotary's own project to eliminate Polio.  The committee will have a tough job deciding where the money should go, which will then be ratified by the whole club.

Reflecting on what the club had achieved, Martin concluded:

"Much against many people's expectations, it turned out that August was a good month to sell toys."

Winter Opening

Par Market

Park Market kindly allowed us to have a Toy Stall over the weekend of 13th to 14th December 2014.  We could be found a little way in from the main entrance, down the left aisle.

Lostwithiel Shop

We were to be found at the junction of Queen Street and Bodmin Hill, opposite the Kings Arms.  

Lostwithiel Winter and Christmas Opening Times

We had lots of toys to sell,
but you had to be quick, because once they were gone, they were gone

Summer Opening

Bodmin Shop

We could be found at the top of Fore Street, opposite Wetherspoon's.

Opening Times, 10am to 4pm

Lostwithiel Shop

We were located at the junction of Queen Street and Bodmin Hill, opposite the Kings Arms. 

Opening Times, 10am to 4pm