Toy Share Story – a thriving community enterprise

Toy Share, Australia’s first community toy store in Wollongong NSW, restores and distributes toys and educational products to sick and disadvantaged children and their families.

The primary objective of Toy Share is to bring joy to sick or disadvantaged children, relieve the burden of families facing financial hardship and raise funds for local children’s services through the receipt, restoration and distribution of toys and educational products.

Toys are also offered for sale in Toy Share's Community Toy Store, the net profit of which is used to acquire other items for children in need such as mobility aids for children with disabilities or learning aids for children with Autism.

Toy Share’s vision is to provide a means by which all members of the local community can utilise their talents and resources to develop a true spirit of sharing and help those less fortunate.

Toy Share’s story is about how Eddie Boyle with the support and help of his wife Alison Boyle created Australia's first community toy store which is thriving today in the city of Wollongong in Sydney's south coast.

Toy Share is registered as an incorporated ‘not for profit’ association controlled by a Management Committee comprising various members of the local business and community sectors.  Eddie Boyle is its President and Alison Boyle its Store Manager.

Follow this link to the Toy Share website (opens in a new browser window)

Eddie Boyle’s Toy Share Story is published on the Centre for Leadership for Women website (opens in a new browser window)

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For further information

Contact	:	Toy Share
Address	:	Unit 5, 83-85 Montague Street North Wollongong 2500
Phone	:	02 4225 7771
Fax	:	02 4297 4473
Email	:	info@toyshare.com.au

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