Benefits of timto

Celebrator (e.g. birthday child)

• Fun - Celebrator can have fun prior to their party by building their party profile and wish list of dream presents! They can also view who is attending the party via the timto RSVP service and read the special messages sent by family and friends!
• Bigger and better presents -Make luxury presents more attainable (e.g. computer console, iPhone, Golf Clubs, Bike, laptop, DVD player, TV, go-karting, sailing, helicopter ride, scuba diving etc)
• Quality not Quantity - Choose 'several' cherished gifts, rather than receiving many presents  that will remain unused
• Education and the 'Feel Good Factor' - Children can develop an understanding of global citizenship and learn about charitable giving by donating a proportion of their fund to a charity

Organiser (e.g. Parent, friend, colleague)

• Free, convenient & memorable - The secure online service is free to set up and very easy to use!
• RSVP Service - Find out who can and can't attend the party by using the RSVP service located on the timto birthday fund page
• Feel Good Factor - Your charitable donation will help make a positive difference to the charity you choose to support

Contributor to the timto birthday fund (includes family, friends and party guests)

• No peer pressure! We never publish the individual amount contributed to a fund

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  Convenience:
  • Contributing towards a timto gift can be completed       in 3 minutes! This eliminates the time and stress associated with purchasing a suitable present
  • Children's birthdays - timto is particularly benefical for busy working parents because within a few clicks on the website you’re all done – no need for a last minute dash to shops/supermarkets to find a suitable presents!
  • RSVP for the party and locate the party venue by using the inbuilt map!

• Feel Good Factor - Benefit from the knowledge that you are contributing towards great presents and a good cause!

Others

• Citizenship
  • timto is a service where everybodies wins - celebrator, guests, charity and the environment! To find out more about timto citizenship message please click here.

• Charities
  
  • We help chairties raise awareness and funds for FREE! Have you seen our featured charities page?

• Environment
  
  • Reduce Waste - Greatly reduce the quantity of paper, cardboard and plastic disposed of following a party
  • Reduce transportation - huge volumes of CO2 are created by people making one-off trips to find and purchase a suitable present. For children's birthdays alone, 250,000 tonnes of CO2 p.a. is  pumped into the atmosphere
  • timto has conducted unique research into the waste associated with children's parties! We know a timto party saves >50Kg of CO2 plus kilo's of product and packaging waste. To find out much more, click here.