The POP Project is excited to announce that we have been chosen for the second year in a row as a beneficiary of the New Belgium Liquid Center Annual Donations Program! Throughout the year, guest donations are pooled and awarded to Asheville-area nonprofits—and we’re one...
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Just the Ticket: POP Project’s 2023 Year in Review and 2024 GoalsJust the Ticket: POP Project’s 2023 Year in Review and 2024 Goals
It seems like every year, the POP Project finds itself rounding another bend or cresting another hill, not entirely sure what we’ll find further down the tracks. (Read past annual reports.) At the start of 2023, we were optimistic about our trajectory, and deservedly so....
A Storybook Success, Thanks to You: 2023 Holiday Fundraising ResultsA Storybook Success, Thanks to You: 2023 Holiday Fundraising Results
Like Santa Claus, the POP Project’s sole mission is to deliver smiles in the form of FREE gifts each year. POP gets books into the hands of people who need them. But we can’t do it alone. We called for help, and you answered! The...
POP Chosen as a Recipient of New Belgium’s Donations Program!POP Chosen as a Recipient of New Belgium’s Donations Program!
The POP Project is so excited to announce that we have been chosen as a beneficiary of the 2023 New Belgium Liquid Center Annual Donations Program! Throughout the year, guest donations are pooled and awarded to Asheville-area nonprofits—and now we’re one of them! Liquid Center...
Miss Petite Elite Raises Funds for Dual-Language Books!Miss Petite Elite Raises Funds for Dual-Language Books!
This summer, the POP Project caught the eye of Laura Belle Gonzalez, Elite American Petite Miss North Carolina 2023! As part of her advocacy work, Laura Belle hosted an online fundraiser for POP, which ran from June 15–August 1. She met her goal of raising...
An Uphill Climb: POP Project’s 2022 in Review and 2023 GoalsAn Uphill Climb: POP Project’s 2022 in Review and 2023 Goals
The POP Project has experienced a series of ups and downs in recent years. (At least, as far as our delivery numbers go.) From our best year ever in 2019 to the lows of COVID in 2020, then back up in 2021, we entered 2022...
We Stepped it up, Thanks to You: 2022 Give!Local Fundraising ResultsWe Stepped it up, Thanks to You: 2022 Give!Local Fundraising Results
We shared our needs, and your response took us to new heights! The POP Project is excited to help more people enjoy a book-filled 2023, thanks to you. GIVE!LOCAL FUNDRAISING RESULTS The Give!Local online fundraising program is an annual Mountain Xpress initiative that enables locals...
Finding Balance in the New Normal: POP Project’s 2021 in Review and 2022 GoalsFinding Balance in the New Normal: POP Project’s 2021 in Review and 2022 Goals
After our best year ever in 2019, and arguably our least successful year in 2020 (thanks, COVID), 2021 was a year of creating balance. We experienced changes to our storage and volunteer space, which also brought changes to our workflow. POP’s outside volunteer opportunities were...