United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Holiday Book Drive

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Holiday Book Drive

Many local organizations that distribute holiday gifts find that middle school youth often fall off the radar when people are making their donations. There are many reasons, but one is that this age can sometimes be a little harder to shop for. For the sixth year, United Way's Women United, with help from our volunteer center Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, will collect books for middle school youth and get them to programs serving kids in need. Companies, faith communities and neighborhood groups often find this is a great way to promote volunteerism around the holidays and to make an impact in the life of a middle schooler. Let us know and we'll send you a poster to get your co-workers, friends and family members involved.

Shop at Barnes & Noble Asheville and Support Students in Buncombe County

Starting November 1st and running through December 31st, Barnes & Noble Booksellers at the Asheville Mall is hosting a book drive so customers can easily donate books to local middle school youth. It's such a simple and needed way to support local students. You can simply purchase the books while doing your holiday shopping, leave them with your cashier at check-out, then we will collect the books at the end of the month and distribute them to commmunity partners and students throughout Asheville and Buncombe County.

You can also drop off new, unwrapped books at our office located on 50 South French Broad Avenue in Asheville. If you do, please drop them off by December 11 so we can wrap them up for distribution. If you have questions, please contact michelle.bennett@unitedwayabc.org or call (828) 239-1033.

Can't make it out to shop? Donate here and we'll do the footwork for you.

Want to help us Wrap the Books? United Way's Women United members and prospective members are invited to a book wrapping party at Highland Brewing's event center December 12.  Bring your friends! 

Check out photos from last year's party, where our team wrapped 2,000 of the more than 3,000 books we helped collect!

Agencies and Schools Helping to Distribute Books 

United Way is partnering with a number of organizations to get these books into the hands of local students.  

Books The Kids Are Reading...

Your Barnes & Noble Booksellers will be happy to help you pick a great book but we also asked local educators to tell us which books kids (of all reading levels) like to read - here are a few. 

Big Thanks to This Year's Sponsors:

Women United is proud to be sponsored by the great team at Webb Investment Services.

This year's Holiday Book Drive also would not be possible without Capstone Health Alliance.

Thank you to both of our major sponsors, without which this would not be possible.

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