We shared our needs, and your response took us to new heights! The POP Project is excited to help more people enjoy a book-filled 2023, thanks to you.
GIVE!LOCAL FUNDRAISING RESULTS
The Give!Local online fundraising program is an annual Mountain Xpress initiative that enables locals to help area nonprofits through micro-donations. POP was proud to be one of 2022’s participating nonprofits, for the eighth year in a row. And we are SO thrilled by the level of support we received from new and recurring donors!
THANKS TO LOCAL DONORS, POP RAISED $2,390 DURING THE 2022 GIVE!LOCAL CAMPAIGN—WELL ABOVE OUR $2,000 GOAL, AND OUR BEST YEAR YET!
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
POP’s total 2023 budget is set at $4,000. Our goal was to start the year with half that in the bank. We met that goal and exceeded it by nearly 10%, thanks to your help! We are thrilled to have a generous head start on our fundraising for the year.
The POP Project allocates these funds so that our volunteer staff can focus on our ONLY mission: to provide more men, women, and children in our community with access to FREE books. Every dollar in POP’s budget translates to roughly $10 in books delivered to schools and head start programs, nonprofit agencies, veterans’ facilities, retirement centers, food pantries, public Little Free Libraries, and detention centers in Asheville and surrounding areas—anywhere where there is a demonstration of need.
Your donations mean that more local schoolchildren will have access to reading materials at home. Local veterans have something to read while they wait for appointments. And neighbors in need can pick up some “brain food” along with other sundries at food pantries.
You’ve shown that, like us, you believe books build a stronger community. Here’s to a successful mission and a richer community in 2023!