This summer, the POP Project paired up with Asheville Youth Mission to coordinate three group volunteer days. Asheville Youth Mission facilitates creative ministry opportunities for young people. Their summer programs offer broad-based experiences across different settings in the Asheville area. Thanks to those groups, organizations...
The POP Project generally donates our books directly to the agency or organization that needs them and then steps out of the way to let that agency do what they do best. By supplementing the existing programs of local agencies, POP helps ensure that they...
The POP Project broke our book delivery records in 2014 by sorting, packing, and delivering almost 7,000 books valued at nearly $35,000! These books were delivered to local area schools, children’s programs, shelters, housing and healthcare centers, and detention centers, as well as to NC’s...
The POP Project recently completed our 4th annual Day of Caring volunteer day, thanks to a great group of volunteers from BB&T. In just a few short hours, eight volunteers from BB&T offices around town helped us sort, count, pack, and deliver OVER $4,300 worth...
This month, the POP Project was able to give 266 books to CARING for Children, a local advocacy group that provides help for children and families in crisis. The organization currently has a small library at one of their locations, which POP’s donation will help...
Last week, a group of 10 teens and supervisors helped POP make some big deliveries. The group came all the way from Cincinnati to participate in the Lutheridge program based in Arden. As part of the program, the teens engaged in a variety of service...
For the third year in a row, the POP Project participated in the international event, World Book Night. Held annually on Shakespeare’s birthday (April 23), the program celebrates reading by allowing book giver volunteers to hand out 20 specially printed copies of a given books...
On September 12, the Literacy Council of Buncombe County lent us five absolutely wonderful volunteers for our Day of Caring 2013 donation project. In just a few short hours, volunteers from our sister nonprofit, the Literacy Council of Buncombe County, helped us sort, pack, and...
