As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida and recovery efforts continue across six states in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Sourcebooks has offered a second $10,000 matching gift to ensure donations made to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation will have double the impact. Sourcebooks will match all gifts, regardless of size, up to $10,000 to continue to meet the needs of the hundreds of bookstores and comic shops and thousands of store employees potentially impacted by the two hurricanes. As of Monday, Oct. 7, Binc had already received 34 calls for help from 11 stores and 23 individuals with many more expected, and free mental health wellness is being offered to anyone in need.
“We hear from more book and comic people every day,” said Binc Executive Director Pam French, “and we know from experience that the need will continue to grow as the waters recede, power and cell phone signals return, damage can be assessed, and the cleanup begins. We are especially grateful for the support of our friends at Sourcebooks as we watch a second hurricane take aim at Florida.”
The foundation receives requests every day from book and comic store employees and owners experiencing unforeseen emergency financial, medical and mental health hardships, and has helped stores around the country recover after natural disasters like hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’re incredibly grateful to Binc for their crucial work,” said Dominique Raccah, Sourcebooks publisher and CEO. “Sourcebooks is proud to uplift our bookselling partners in any way we can, and we hope our support helps local booksellers and their families in this time of great need for so many communities.”
Double the impact of a gift to Binc by donating today.