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Whatcom Give-A-Thon

Come join us at the 3rd annual Whatcom Give-a thon on Friday, December 2 between 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. at the former Value Village building at 3990 Meridian Street.

We will be having a book sale, as well as various other goodies, and a raffle of course. Many local charities will be on hand – come find a great deal on holiday gifts and help out some worthy causes.

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November 2011 Fund Raisers

Multi-Faith Alternative Holiday Market

Please join us Sunday, November 20 from 1-4 p.m. at the Church of the Assumption, 2116 Cornwall Ave

Numerous charities and nonprofits will be on hand. A great opportunity to find holiday gifts while putting your money to a constructive use.

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Introducing the late night library series at the Bellingham Alternative Library:

Books to Prisoners benefit during Late Night Library.

The Bellingham Alternative Library is holding two benefits for Books to Prisoners in November. November is Angela Davis Month according to the BAL’s featured revolutionary program. Angela Davis is a living revolutionary who continues to educate about, and fight to end, the prison-industrial-complex. She will not be attending, but many of her essays and footage from her talks will be featured at the library. While the library will have handmade BTP merchandise on sale all month, the main fundraisers will take place as “late night libraries.” On the 11th and 25th (2nd and 4th Fridays) of November the BAL will be open an additional 3 hours, from 7-10pm. Admission is $3-$5, sliding scale. All proceeds go to Bellingham BTP.

The prison-industrial-complex Davis speaks of is a term used to desribe the rapid expansion of the US inmate population due to the political influence of private prison companies and businesses that supply goods and services to government prison agencies. Businesses have a hand in incarceration, thus lobbyist and PR agents have a say when a community is considering different routes to mitigate social issues. The building of a new prison is often the only measure put forth.

Help us celebrate Angela Davis, spread the word on the Prison-Industrial-Complex, and bring more crucial postage money to Books to Prisoners.

The Bellingham Alternative Library, located at 717 North Forest shares its 3,000 books with the public every day from 2 to 7pm. It will be featuring revolutionaries Audre Lorde in December, and Emma Goldman in January.

Sidewalk Sale!

Bellingham Books to Prisoners will be having a sidewalk sale on Saturday, June 25th from 10-5 on the corner of Bay and Holly streets downtown.

We will be selling a large selection of books, most for $1 or less, plus many other items including clothing, household goods, tools, sporting goods, etc. We will also have baked goods and other foods, as well as live music – so come on down and find yourself a great deal, and help support BTP. 100% of proceeds will go to covering the cost of postage to send books to prisoners.

Garage Sale!

We are having a garage sale to benefit BTP on Saturday, April 16.

Address is 2839 Cedarwood Avenue (corner of Cedarwood and Pinewood), hours are 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Come find a great deal and help us raise badly needed funds! If you would like to donate items for the sale, send us an email and we will arrange it. I hope to see you there.

Dhamma Brothers Screening

Come join us Friday, March 25th @ 7:00 pm, at the Red Cedar Dharma Hall (1021 N Forest St.) for a screening of The Dhamma Brothers.

This is a very powerful film illustrating the positive effects of meditation upon a group of prisoners in an Alabama maximum security prison. The film provides a gritty look at prison life and politics, as well as a wonderful message of hope and humanity. Check out the trailer at www.dhammabrothers.com.

Please bring your friends and family – we need your support! Suggested donation $5.

THIRD ANNUAL MULTI-FAITH HOLIDAY MARKET

** Sunday November 21, 1 – 4 p.m. **
Bloedel-Donovan Park

This wonderful event is unlike any holiday bazaar you’ve ever gone to! It’s sponsored by Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, Muslims, and Unitarians and features tables from 24 non-profit groups in Bellingham. There are raffles and free-trade chocolate and coffee and t-shirts and handmade items and much, much more — and every penny goes to a local non-profit. Live music, brewed coffee and goodies, ways to help the Alternative Humane Society, Whatcom Marine Mammal Stranding Network, Womencare Shelter, Bread for the World, Engineers Without Borders … and, of course Bellingham Books To Prisoners.

We’ll be there selling notecards and holiday cards featuring artwork from prisoners, special books for a present (or for yourself), t-shirts, raffle tickets and a wonderful card to tell someone that you’ve donated a gift in their name to help send books to prisoners.

Please come by the Bloedel-Donovan Community Building on November 21st and join us. It’s a special opportunity to see some of the great things being done by people in Bellingham, and to help out, a little or a lot.

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