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Books to Prisoners Fundraiser
November 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
FreeBooks to Prisoners will read letters that they have received at our local chapter, as well as letters than have been published in a book the Seattle Chapter recently put together. Copies of the books that Seattle published are already available at Rose City Book Pub and will be available at this event as well. Purchasing them will support the Seattle chapter (our parent chapter), Rose City Book Pub, and our local Portland chapter.
This event will also be the last day of the book drive hosted by Rose City Book Pub.
Hey there!
We have some awesome fundraisers coming up before the year wraps up and we hope you can make it to one or all of them. Our first fundraiser of the Fall/Winter is at Rose City Book Pub!
We will read letters that we have received at our local chapter, as well as letters than have been published in a book the Seattle Chapter recently put together. Copies of the books that Seattle published are already available at Rose City Book Pub and will be available at this event as well. Purchasing them will support the Seattle chapter (our parent chapter), Rose City Book Pub, and our local Portland chapter.
The letters that will be read are ones we have received directly from prisoners either sharing their gratitude with us, sharing a bit of their life behind bars, or of course requesting books. We are so honored to share these with you all so you can get a glimpse into their lives and also why we do what we do. We will also do a Q and A session if you want to know anything about our chapter, our process of serving folks across the country, or larger issues like book bans and challenging states and even local organizations on some of their policies.
This event is free to attend, but we will have a donation jar at the door and will do a pass the hat at some point to raise funds that will go towards our $500/month overhead costs ($400 of which is postage alone).
We look forward to seeing you on the 9th and hopefully at our other upcoming fundraiser as well!
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