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The Round It Up Program is just one of our programs and a very good demonstration of this. Asking our customers to round up their purchases to the next dollar to raise money for our designated recipient is just a part of what we do. We view this as a launching point to create something special together that fulfills both of our missions. Our partners last year were Whatcom Million Trees Project (which joined us and Whatcom READS in welcoming and interviewing Michael Christie for his book Greenwood), Lydia Place, and Whatcom Habitat for Humanity and included book events, book drives, and a work day where our employees helped a build a home.

“Habitat is beyond grateful to be partnering with the brilliant folks at Village Books. From volunteering at the build sites, to donating to our Habitat Store, and even providing the books we give our homebuyers when we welcome them into their new home, Village Books is always coming up with new ways to support us and our vision of a world where everyone has a safe, affordable place to live.”

–Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County.

“Village Books has been a collaborative and reliable partner to Lydia Place’s programs, supporting families exiting homelessness in Whatcom County through auction donations, round-up campaigns, and their annual holiday giving tree. Not only does Village Books donate directly as a business, but they enthusiastically invite their whole community to support Lydia Place families by making it easy to give through our online wish list or their annual holiday giving tree. Each purchase through our Village Books wish list invests in families and makes our community stronger—one book at a time!” -–Lydia

Place

Additionally, customers’ contributions to our Giving Tree, along with our collaboration with NINE local organizations put more than 1,500 books into the hands of children this past holiday season.

Village Books and Paper Dreams is just one small business in this rich and varied community of ours. We enjoy and relish our partnerships and encourage the nonprofits around us to consider all our fellow local businesses as potential collaborators and resources to create even more amazing things that make our community such a wonderful place to live, work, play, and smile together.

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