This holiday season, the Mountain Xpress launches Give!Local, a new online fundraising program aimed to help local nonprofits through micro-donations. With the same love behind it for local development as the Buy Local/Shop Local movements, Give!Local aims to develop a new generation of donors while...
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Help POP Raise Kids’ Books with Usborne BooksHelp POP Raise Kids’ Books with Usborne Books
The POP Project is getting a helping hand for our children’s book giving program from international book publisher, Usborne Books & More. But first, we need your help. Local Usborne Books & More representative Andi Locke Mears is partnering with POP to lead an active...
Thanks for Another Successful Rethink Ink Fundraiser!Thanks for Another Successful Rethink Ink Fundraiser!
Last Saturday, the POP Project held our latest Rethink Ink Book Sale Fundraiser at the parking lot of Grace Baptist Church on Haywood Street in West Asheville. The morning started out a little rocky, but overall the event was a success. In the days leading...
Eat a Sandwich, Buy a Book, Provide Books for Others in NeedEat a Sandwich, Buy a Book, Provide Books for Others in Need
The POP Project gives $10 in books for every $1 in our budget. These books go to low-income schools, shelters, personal development programs, and other places in Buncombe and surrounding counties with people in need. At the POP Project, we believe that literacy is the...
POP Needs Your Support: 5 Ways to GivePOP Needs Your Support: 5 Ways to Give
The POP Project doesn’t have a lot of overhead, but what we do have is integral to our mission. Nearly 80 percent of POP’s annual budget goes to the cost of storing the books in our care until they find new homes. Have you noticed...
Save the Date!: Rethink Ink Book Sale and FundraiserSave the Date!: Rethink Ink Book Sale and Fundraiser
The POP Project receives a very wide variety of books from our generous donors. We do our best to find new homes for all these books, but in some cases that can be difficult. Our periodic Rethink Ink Book Sale gives us an opportunity to...
Save the Date!: Big Hug Super Saturday at Loretta’s CafeSave the Date!: Big Hug Super Saturday at Loretta’s Cafe
On select Saturdays, Loretta’s Cafe in downtown Asheville is teaming up with local nonprofits for their giving event: Big Hug Super Saturday. On each date, a select community partner will receive 10% of the restaurant’s net sales from 11 AM to 5 PM. We are...
Valentine’s Day Raffle: Get Your Tickets Today!Valentine’s Day Raffle: Get Your Tickets Today!
Norbury Books & Cafe* is raffling off an 8-piece set of beautiful Lenox fine china just in time for Valentine’s Day. Act now and it can be yours! The Lenox china, pictured in the photo gallery below, includes two cups, saucers, butter plates, and salad...