Do you have lots of volunteer experience and want to step up your involvement in the community? Are you interested in making an impact more than one event or volunteer opportunity at a time? The POP Project has an open board position. And we’d love...
What is Homeward Books?What is Homeward Books?
Asheville’s beloved son and prolific 20th century writer, Thomas Wolfe, remarked once that “you can’t go home again.” As a metaphor for the constant evolution of our charming little burgh, we completely agree. However, that has never stopped us from finding new homes for the...
3 Ways to Stay Connected with POP through the New Hands On Website3 Ways to Stay Connected with POP through the New Hands On Website
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, the volunteer branch of our United Way, recently went through an extensive online makeover. Active users will have noticed that about a month ago, the site switched designs, became responsive to multiple screen sizes, and took on several more features. If you...
Announcing POP’s First Grant Ever from the Glass Foundation!Announcing POP’s First Grant Ever from the Glass Foundation!
The POP Project is extremely proud to announce that we recently received our first community grant from Asheville’s own Glass Foundation. The $1,000 grant will be used separately from our general operating budget to purchase elementary and middle-grade children’s books. The books purchased will fill...
Beginning the Year on a High Note: POP Project’s 2015 in Review and Look ahead to 2016Beginning the Year on a High Note: POP Project’s 2015 in Review and Look ahead to 2016
The POP Project broke our book delivery records again in 2015 by sorting, packing, and delivering over 7,500 books valued at nearly $38,000! These books were delivered to local area schools, children’s programs, shelters, housing and healthcare centers, food pantries, and detention centers to serve...
Give!Local Fundraising Results and Your Invitation to Hi-Wire BrewingGive!Local Fundraising Results and Your Invitation to Hi-Wire Brewing
Give!Local Wraps up as a Success The POP Project is looking forward to helping more people enjoy a book-filled 2016, thanks to the generosity of our Give!Local donors. The Give!Local online fundraising program was an initiative led by the Mountain Xpress that allowed locals to...
10 Days to Go! POP is $1,947 from our Give!Local Fundraising Goal10 Days to Go! POP is $1,947 from our Give!Local Fundraising Goal
The POP Project has been proud to be one of the Mountain Xpress’s 30 inaugural nonprofits in the new Give!Local fundraising program. From November 1 through December 31, the program connects local donors with local agencies that need local support. Thanks to generous donors like...
Giving Local Means Investing in Your CommunityGiving Local Means Investing in Your Community
First of all, thank you to all the donors who helped us raise $464 through the Mountain Xpress’s Give!Local program on Giving Tuesday last week! we are very grateful for your support of our mission. That brings us up to $648 or 21% of our...