The POP Project had high aspirations for 2013 and, boy, did we make it a year to remember! In April, POP participated in World Book Night USA by giving away 20 copies of “The Phantom Tollbooth” to children around town. We were excited to give...
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Congrats to POP Director, Jim MacKenzie, on his Recent Ignite Win!Congrats to POP Director, Jim MacKenzie, on his Recent Ignite Win!
The POP Projects sends a hearty “Congratulations!” to our executive director, Jim MacKenzie on his recent win at Ignite Asheville 2013! This year’s Ignite Asheville competition was not to be missed. Though it was not about books, POP’s director, Jim, gave a great speech that...
2013 “POPs” with Excitement ~ A Look at the Year Ahead2013 “POPs” with Excitement ~ A Look at the Year Ahead
2012 was a great year for the POP Project, filled with fun events, great volunteers, and some big book donations! In February 2012, POP expanded our prison books program into 5 states with a donation to the men’s state prison in Georgia. Later in the...
WNC AdGuild Likes NonprofitsWNC AdGuild Likes Nonprofits
Local advertising network, WNC AdGuild, recently reported that since their launch in late March 2012, the network has served over 250,000 ad impressions for nonprofit organizations. The POP Project is proud to be a member of the AdGuild, and to take a good sized chunk...
When You’re with POP, Sometimes Books Almost Literally Fall at Your FeetWhen You’re with POP, Sometimes Books Almost Literally Fall at Your Feet
Last Spring, the POP Project paired up local filmmaker Ross Dillon of Roscomax Productions to create our very first YouTube video. The concept was simple. Let’s take a few boxes of books around downtown Asheville, NC, and set them up like dominoes. In practice, books...
Congrats to Jim, POP Project’s Executive Director!Congrats to Jim, POP Project’s Executive Director!
The POP Project wants to extend our congratulations to Jim MacKenzie, our executive director! Jim was recently nominated to receive one of the inaugural “40 Under Forty” awards from the Biltmore Beacon and Mountaineer Publishing Company. The awards recognize 40 people in the Asheville community...
“Rethink Ink” in Review“Rethink Ink” in Review
The POP Project held the “Rethink Ink” Book Sale and Fundraiser last Saturday. We’d like to send special thanks to the West Asheville Presbyterian Church for allowing us space for the event. Extra special thanks also go out to our volunteers for the weekend: Wallace,...
Troubles in ParadiseTroubles in Paradise
2011 was a wonderful year for the POP Project! We established many new connections within the Asheville community and expanded our reach to federal prisons in Tennessee and Virginia. For Day of Caring (September 1) alone, our volunteers from Home Trust Bank helped us sort,...