Media Release - 21st June 2011
“There is more to…Teachers” - A new way to say thank you!
timto, the children’s online gift service, is launching a new service for pupils and their parents to ‘thank their teacher’ which aims to reduce waste in addition to supporting charities and PTA’s, whilst still offering a meaningful token of appreciation to teachers.
Research conducted* by timto into end-of-term giving traditions suggested that many gifts such as flowers, wine and chocolates are often duplicated or never used; meaning a significant amount of waste is created. Thus, following the success of its birthday present service, timto, is taking its unique concept a step further..
The first ever ‘thank your teacher’ service, which launches this month, involves parents and children creating a collective online ‘thank you page’, enabling pupils to contribute towards a joint gift. Not only does this service reduce the waste associated with receiving multiple gifts, but also removes the peer pressure that sometimes occurs between parents as donations remain private.
As a development of timto’s birthday service, the fund will not only go towards a gift for the teacher but a proportion of the money will be donated to the school PTA or a charity, bringing to life the concepts of citizenship, community and charitable giving taught in schools. Children can also leave meaningful messages on the thank you page which can be printed out and kept as a keep-sake so pupils are remembered for years to come.
Sandra Taylor of Teachers Support Network said: ‘The timto teachers service is a wonderful idea. Whilst our teachers appreciate the gifts given to them by their pupils, there is inevitably a lot of waste and often an element of competition among parents associated. This way, not only does the teacher receive a meaningful gift but the school PTA can benefit too!’
timto is offering a prize of £100 worth of books and a £100 donation to the school PTA to any school community that gets involved in the service this year.
Nathan Cornish, Co-founder of timto, says: “As a family-run business, we understand the importance of educating children about the environment and charitable giving and feel this new service is a great way to bring these messages to life. With timto teachers we could immediately see the many benefits for children, parents and schools, and we are extremely excited to launch the service.
He continues: “We hope the timto teachers service will help us reach our goal of raising £1 million for charity and good causes.”
The timto teachers service can be found in the timto teachers section
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For further information please contact: Nathan Cornish, Co-founder, timto on nathan@timto.co.uk or 07515252190
Notes to the editor about timto
timto means There Is More TO …
timto was launched in March 2010 by two brothers, Nathan (39) and Luke (29) Cornish.
timto is a socially good business that makes it easy & attractive for people to act as global citizens. Our ambition is to make it the ‘norm’ for individuals to raise money for charity, when they themselves are celebrating a special occasion. We will build awareness, educate & raise considerable funds for charity, like no other business does. We do not levy any fee on the donated element, so every penny is received by the charity (plus gift aid).
In summary, timto is a revolutionary collective present service that makes it easy for friends to give ‘better’ gifts together & to support a charity too. Our online service is designed for celebratory occasions where a guest would ordinarily spend less than £20 on an individual gift. We aspire to raise £millions for charity by making it the ‘norm’ for individuals to donate when they themselves have an occasion to celebrate.
Our innovative business model enables everybody to win; celebrator, guests, charities, schools, retailers & the environment. Our initial research into children’s birthdays showed that >20% of party presents are never used, which equates to £185m p.a. is wasted across theUK. We have found similar scenarios regarding teachers.
The company has also been consult by the UK Cabinet Office regarding how timto can add value to the ‘Giving’ Green Paper, which seeks to boost acts of citizenship by finding new ways to “engage families & introduce children to the concept of giving from a young age”.
* Research found by timto on teachers presents
Example of a forum 14 July 2010 to 17 May 2011
Track-able URL: http://www.timto.co.uk/teachers?utm_source=Press%2BRelease&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press%2Brelease
