Donate or Volunteer

Donate or Volunteer

DONATE OR VOLUNTEER TODAY

At TOPP KIDS we love when parents, grandparents, and community members are involved in our program! Here are some ways you can volunteer, as well as ideas for items we are looking for through donations! Please let your Program Coordinator know if you are interested in volunteering or donating to our programs!

 

VOLUNTEER

  • Help host a parent-run family night to fund-raise for extra materials and field trips
  • Schedule a “fix-it” night to spruce up the program facility, tune-up sports equipment, or prepare a garden
  • Help create a photo album for the program
  • Lend items for display such as paintings, photographs, or collections
  • Check out your program’s wish list of resource materials and special guests to make contributions or connect with businesses, community organizations or individuals who would be willing to contribute time, talents and materials
  • Participate in your program’s Accreditation Advisory Committee
  • Volunteer as part of a community initiative, such as attending community fairs or fundraisers as a supporter of TOPP KIDS
  • Simply come in and volunteer your time to PLAY!

All volunteers over 16 years old must complete our volunteer training and must have a valid police check with vulnerable sector search.

Apply for your Police Information Record Check here

 

APPLY TO VOLUNTEER TODAY!

 

 

WE INVITE YOU TO DONATE

  1. Items for prop boxes
  2. Wonderful junk for art
  3. Dress-up clothing
  4. Toys, books, or games (good condition please, no broken items)

 

GENERAL ACCEPTED DONATIONS
  • Old jewelry
  • Dress up clothes
  • Old costumes
  • Gift boxes
  • Shoe boxes
  • Corks
  • Buttons
  • Paper towel rolls
  • Greeting cards
  • Playing cards
  • Dried beans, seeds, rice, and grain
  • Paper Tubes
  • Christmas, general, and birthday wrapping paper
  • Wallpaper
  • Ribbons
  • Yarn
  • String
  • Fishing line
  • Unused birthday, holiday, and plain cups, plates, napkins, utensils
  • Paper doilies
  • Tinsel and garland
  • Gently used games
  • Gently used toys
  • Clean socks
  • Mittens and hats
  • Plastic serving trays
  • Margarine, yoghurt containers, etc
  • Magnets
  • Wire hangers
  • Small appliances to take apart and/or recreate
  • Paper of all kinds: copy, lined, index cards, coloured
  • Books for all ages
  • Movies (G rated)
  • Office supplies
  • Sewing items: yarn, thread, needles, pins
  • Cloth-Material
  • Silk flowers
  • Straws
  • Dry pasta noodles
  • Old magazines (check for appropriateness)
  • Paper bags
  • Bingo dabbers
  • Envelopes
  • Plastic baggies
  • Smooth stones
  • Seashells
  • Basic cooking supplies: Flour, cornstarch, salt, corn syrup, cinnamon
  • Rubber bands
  • Film tubes
  • Cardboard
  • Plastic tablecloths
  • Measuring spoons, cups, and any other cooking materials
  • Eye droppers and science materials