Luke Cornish founder of timto

 The first of its kind in the world, timto – ‘there is more to … birthdays’ – is a website that allows children to create a wish list, while simultaneously raising money for their chosen charity.

 

The online service, www.timto.co.uk, which is a corporate member of both the Institute of Fundraising and the Fundraising Standards Board, was established to replace the small individual gifts that children receive on their birthday.  Instead, guests are encouraged to make a contribution to the child’s very own timto birthday fund. The child’s family can then use this fund firstly to purchase presents from the ‘timto shop’, and secondly to make a donation to a charity of their choice. The amount donated to the charity is determined by the child’s family and 100% of the amount given will go directly to the chosen cause.

timto.co.uk is working in association with household names such as Amazon.co.uk and Red Letter Days to provide a wide range of products and children’s experiences from the online timto shop. The service also offers parents the opportunity to order high street vouchers for The Entertainer, Early Learning Centre and Mothercare.

 

Naomi House is among the charities which have endorsed the concept and established a relationship with timto. As a result, any child choosing to host their own timto birthday party will have the opportunity to donate a proportion of their birthday fund to Naomi House.

 

Now looking forward to what he hopes will be a successful relationship with us, Luke Cornish, founder of timto.co.uk, said: “We are excited and very grateful to everyone at Naomi House for supporting timto. The concept that we have created ensures that children receive the presents that they wish for, while family and friends benefit from the convenience, accessibility and simplicity of the service. Parents are then given the added opportunity of fundraising for Naomi House or for another of the listed timto charities, by redistributing some of the money that may have been ‘wasted’ on individual gifts for the child.

 

Tina Starbuck, fundraiser for Naomi House said: “We are delighted to be involved with this exciting new fundraising initiative. The timto website is bright and easy to use and the idea of combining a birthday gift service with the opportunity to support your favourite charity is unique. We hope that our association with timto will, in the long term, generate much needed funds to support the children and families we care for in Central Southern England”.

 

Mr Cornish added: “In teaming up with Naomi House, we hope to be able to encourage children across the whole of the UK to support such worthy organisations and to teach them the true value of a gift”.
 

For more information, please contact Tina Starbuck on 01962 843513.