GIVE!LOCAL HELPS US RAISE FUNDS WHILE YOU EARN INCENTIVES Are you ready to earn a cool incentive for contributing to a great cause? Give!Local is Mountain Xpress’ online fundraising initiative benefiting 37 local nonprofits through donations of all sizes. The POP Project is one of...
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When You Give!Local, We can Give LocalWhen You Give!Local, We can Give Local
The site has been live for a few days now, but the Mountain Xpress is officially launching the 2017 Give!Local Asheville giving program tonight at midnight! Give!Local is an online fundraising initiative benefiting 37 local nonprofits through micro-donations and exposure, including the POP Project. But...
Give!Local 2017 Fundraising Program Kicks off this SUNDAY!Give!Local 2017 Fundraising Program Kicks off this SUNDAY!
Mountain Xpress will officially kick off the 2017 Give!Local Asheville giving program this Sunday at the Orange Peel! All are invited to join for networking, live performances, a “fashion show,” and more. Give!Local is an online fundraising initiative benefiting 37 hyper-local nonprofits through micro-donations and...
A-B Tech Volunteers Deliver $5,500+ Books to 11 Locations in One Day!A-B Tech Volunteers Deliver $5,500+ Books to 11 Locations in One Day!
Wowzers! We’re still recovering from our excitement of yesterday’s great Days of Impact volunteer and book delivery day. In addition to their stellar results, we enjoyed spending the afternoon with a really cool crew from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College! In just a few short hours,...
One New Bookshelf in Place, Many More to Go!One New Bookshelf in Place, Many More to Go!
In our last blog installment, we described the new book giving program being organized by Jeanne Cumby, our intrepid volunteer children’s book giving manager. She has been in contact with a number of area schools determined to have a high need. Our goal is to...
POP is Installing Bookshelves in Area Schools—and We Need Your HelpPOP is Installing Bookshelves in Area Schools—and We Need Your Help
POP’s youth book delivery manager has been working hard behind the scenes this year to make sure that children across Buncombe County have books to read and take home. But for her to continue to make progress, we have a favor to ask. Is this...
7 Books We Recommend You Check out this Labor Day Weekend7 Books We Recommend You Check out this Labor Day Weekend
Long weekends mean one thing for book lovers: More time to read! We always recommend you read everything you can get your hands on. But if you’re looking for something new, we have a few suggestions for you—books that we can personally vouch for. Here...
Homeward Books Volunteers Make a Big Impact in a Couple Short HoursHomeward Books Volunteers Make a Big Impact in a Couple Short Hours
The POP Project delivers free books to benefit thousands of men, women, and schoolchildren each year. And we couldn’t make the impact that we do without the help of volunteers! Each month, a handful of strangers meet up at POP’s warehouse space in Woodfin to...