Following last week’s announcement, the Bink Foundation and Macmillan Publishers have announced they are partnering to raise funds for retailers and employees of bookstores and comic book stores affected by Hurricane Helen. The charity unveiled a second matching gift from Illinois-based publisher Sourcebooks, owned by Penguin Random House. Like Macmillan, Sourcebooks will also donate up to $10,000 of proceeds to the funds raised by Binc.
Dominique Raccoh, Publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks, added: Sourcebooks is proud to uplift our bookselling partners in any way we can, and we know our support will help local booksellers and their families during this time of great need for so many communities. I hope. ” This news comes at a particularly urgent time as an even more powerful hurricane, Hurricane Milton, is scheduled to hit Florida today.
Bink said as of Monday, Oct. 7, he had received 34 calls for help from 11 stores and 23 individuals in the Southeastern United States. Executive Director Pam French said: “Every day we hear from more and more book and comic book owners, and as the water recedes and power and cell phone reception is restored, we are able to assess the damage and begin cleaning up. We know from experience that the need will continue to grow as the process is completed.” begins. We are especially grateful for the support of our friends at Sourcebooks as a second hurricane hits Florida. ” They also provide free mental health support to anyone who needs it.
Florida-based publisher Mad Cave Studios also donated $10,000 to Bink’s relief efforts. “This donation will help provide immediate relief to retailers facing unexpected financial and medical hardship due to the disaster,” they said. As of this writing, Hurricane Helen, which hit the Southeast during the week of September 26th, has claimed more than 230 lives in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. , the region with the highest death toll on the mainland. Hurricanes have occurred since Katrina in 2005, leaving hundreds more missing.
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