Today was the first Bar and Books. Really happy with how it went and excited that it happened.
Had the idea for a while and loved the book swap at the Durham Book Festival.
20-something people turned up with hundreds of books. yay!
People swapped books for free and if they wanted additional books they paid £1 per book to go to charity. A lovely baker from the Vintage Fair, taking place next door, also dropped off some cupcakes to be sold for charity.
The first Bar and Books raised £13.80.
In the sign in book people were asked to name charities for any money raised to go to. Here’s the list:
- Shelter – http://www.shelter.org.uk/ – 2 votes
- C.A.P. – Christians Against Poverty – http://www.capuk.org/ – 1 vote
- TAP – UNICEF Tap Project – http://www.tapproject.org/ – 1 vote
- RSPCA – http://www.rspca.org.uk – 1 vote
- Marie Curie Cancer Care – http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ – 1 vote
- Zoes Place – http://www.zoes-place.org.uk/middlesbrough/ – 3 votes
- Teesside Hospice – http://www.teessidehospice.org/ – 1 vote
- Butterwick Hospice – http://www.butterwick.org.uk/ – 1 vote
Huge thanks to Blu bar in Middlesbrough for having us. They were also kind enough to let us store the leftover books for the next Bar and Books event!
Questions for consideration for next time include whether there should be an admission charge / suggested donation to aid in marketing and make sure there’s money to go to the charities people nominate and also how to distribute to the charities.
