Featured Volunteer

Nov 294 min read

Meet Clinton, Featured Volunteer for Winter 2024

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie in to the rest of your life in any...

Sep 143 min read

Meet Marnie, Featured Volunteer for Fall 2024

After coming in to wrap packages every Wednesday evening for a couple of years now, Marnie has stepped up to a new level of service....

Apr 246 min read

Meet Kris, Featured Volunteer for April 2024

Kris has volunteered with Books to Prisoners since 1989. Instead of our usual Featured Volunteer questions, we asked her about what it's...

Mar 141 min read

Spring 2024 Featured Volunteer: Jackie

Our featured volunteer this spring is Jackie. Jackie is a devoted volunteer who always diligently selects the perfect books for each...

Dec 14, 20234 min read

Winter 2023 Featured Volunteer: Kim Dao

Our featured volunteer this winter is Kim (she/they). Kim has been volunteering with BTP since June. Recently, she saw how many requests...

Oct 14, 20235 min read

Meet Doug, Volunteer of the Month for October 2023

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie in to the rest of your life in any...

Sep 5, 20231 min read

Meet Austin, Volunteer of the Month for September 2023

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie in to the rest of your life in any...

Jul 21, 20233 min read

Meet Diane, Volunteer of the Month for August 2023

I became interested in BTP when I first heard about it, decades ago, when the facilities were located in Pioneer Square and volunteers...

Jun 27, 20232 min read

Meet Susan, Volunteer of the Month, July 2023

Susan began volunteering with us in April. Board member Andy Chan recalls, “When I first met Susan it was clear she took the work very...

May 30, 20234 min read

Meet Roger and Susan, Volunteers of the Month for June 2023

You won’t see Roger and Susan during shifts very often, but they make enormous contributions behind the scenes. When “Books to Prisoners”...

Apr 29, 20233 min read

Meet Chloe, Volunteer of the Month for May 2023

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie in to the rest of your life in any...

Mar 31, 20234 min read

Meet Sol, Volunteer of the Month for April 2023

Sol began an internship with Books to Prisoners in January 2023. She has redone much of our signage and our visual guide to where books...

Feb 28, 20233 min read

Meet Craig, Volunteer of the Month for March 2023

Craig began volunteering at BtP in July 2022. According to Andy, one of our board members, “From the first time I met Craig he had a...

Feb 2, 20234 min read

Meet Rocky, Volunteer of the Month for February 2023

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie into the rest of your life in any...

Jan 5, 20234 min read

Meet Anjali, Volunteer of the Month for January 2023

“Anjali is the kind of young person we love to see taking an interest in literacy and reading in prison. Her stick-to-it-iveness is truly...

Dec 17, 20223 min read

Meet Sydney, Volunteer of the Month, December 2022

Sydney began volunteering with Books to Prisoners in June. She comes in several times a month to wrap packages of books prisoners have...

May 5, 20163 min read

May’s Volunteer of the Month: Bev

Bev and Paris Hi Bev! First of all, how did you get started with Books to Prisoners? About 8 years ago, after leaving my job teaching...

Mar 10, 20162 min read

March’s Volunteer of the Month: Catherine

Catherine, wearing traditional Metro Seattle area headgear How did you get started with Books to Prisoners? I learned about Books to...

Dec 17, 20152 min read

Volunteer of the Month: Peter

Peter Yates (left) How long have you been volunteering with Books to Prisoners? I’ve been volunteering for Books to Prisoners for one...

Sep 3, 20152 min read

September’s Volunteer of the Month: Curtis

Curtis Cronn When did you start volunteering with Books to Prisoners? I’ve been volunteering for six months now. How did you get involved...

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