As a BINC press release notes, “ grant recipients were determined through a jury application process, with the aim of helping stores poised to strongly recover from the pandemic “. Although a selection has been made, the foundation’s initiative has remained generous, with a particularly large donation across the country.
The BINC foundation is above all a non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting booksellers in need. Most affected are employees of bookstores and comic book stores across the United States.
Launched last March, the “Survive to Thrive” initiative was accompanied by a major donation of $ 500,000, jointly with Ingram Charities and Ingram Content Group. There was strong support from the publishing and bookstore communities, including publishing houses such as Hachette, HarperCollins, or Macmillan Publishers and Simon & Schuster.
« We’re incredibly excited to announce grants to stores in 48 states ”Said Pamela French, Executive Director of BINC. ” Bookstores and comic book stores are essential to the cultural and economic fabric of their communities, and by helping to maintain these community anchors, we are helping to preserve literacy, the economic and social benefits that bookstores and stores provide. comics. »
This exceptional initiative thus enables a good number of booksellers to go up the slope, while the pandemic seems to be slowly losing momentum. With the mass vaccination campaign launched in the United States helping, the world is finally resuming its usual rhythm. A real relief for all its brands, which had redoubled their efforts during the American containment – apparently, endless.
« Throughout the pandemic, bookstores and comic book stores have been incredibly creative, resilient, and innovative. We are proud to help these stores and their communities survive and thrive. », Added Pamela French.
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