Category: Holiday

At the POP Project, our one and only mission is to get free books into the hands of people in our community. Young, old, and everything in between—we do what we do because everyone deserves a good book. This year, we’ve made it our goal...

Since 2012, the world has celebrated Giving Tuesday on the first Tuesday of December, a movement bringing people together “for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.” This year, the POP Project encourages you to give back to your community by giving to...

As you’re joining friends and family around the dinner table this week to give thanks for the bounties of the year, take a moment to consider those who are not as fortunate. Asheville has one of the highest levels of food insecurity in the nation....

Mountain Xpress launches Asheville’s new Give!Local program this week, an online fundraising initiative helping local nonprofits through micro-donations, including the POP Project. But nonprofits aren’t the only one reaping rewards. As a donor, you’ll be getting some great swag, too. How Give!Local Works Give!Local allows...

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...

There are less than 48 hours left of 2014, and the POP Project has raised only 24% of our end-of-year fundraising goal. That leaves more than $2,600 needed before the end of the day tomorrow! As you consider your favorite organizations for your end-of-year giving,...

Following our national day of thanks, then a full weekend of shopping deals in retail stores and online, is a day that has been recently dubbed Giving Tuesday. In 2012, the day was founded as a movement toward coming together “for one common purpose: to...

Here at the POP Project, the coming of spring means more volunteer opportunities, more books given out, and at least one more exciting thing: World Book Night! The new tradition allows community members to distribute books to people in need, a mission we certainly stand...