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Contact: Pamela French
Executive Director, Binc Foundation
(734) 477-4789 or pam@bincfoundation.org


PRESS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 6/4/2019
 
Binc Announces 2019 Higher Education Scholarship Recipients

Ann Arbor, MI – Eight recipients have been selected to receive a total of $29,500 in scholarships as part of the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation’s 2019 Higher Education Scholarship Program.
 
The recipients were selected from fifty-one applicants. Winners are attending colleges and universities in California, Florida, South Carolina, Illinois, Alabama, Utah, and Michigan. They are studying a vast range of subjects from music, nursing, psychology, marketing, graphic design and more.
 
Susanne Blumer, owner of the bookstore Sassafras on Sutton in Black Mountain, North Carolina told Binc, “We were thrilled to learn of Colin’s scholarship! Binc was one of the first to call me when the roof of my bookstore collapsed last December and now they are helping us with our son’s college. We love Binc and we love this industry!”
 
Seven (7) $3,500 scholarships were awarded to dependents of booksellers and one (1) $5,000 Karl Pohrt Memorial Scholarship was granted to a current independent bookstore employee who has overcome learning adversity or is a non‐traditional student.
 
The Binc Higher Education scholarships can be used for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and room and board. Since 2001 the Foundation has supported the educational goals of more than 700 booksellers, granting over $2 million in awards.
 
Providing financial assistance to help booksellers’ families achieve their educational and professional dreams is a rewarding part of maintaining the bookseller safety net, according to Binc Executive Director Pam French. “For eighteen years Binc has helped ease the cost of a college education for booksellers’ families. Reading about the scholarship winners and their educational goals is always inspiring,” she said. “A big congratulations to all of the students!”
 
Scholarship America (Scholarship Management Services) conducted the third‐party academic selection process to evaluate the scholarship applicants. The evaluation process utilized selection criteria including financial need, prior academic achievement, and leadership capabilities (including participation in school and community activities) as well as work experience, a statement of career and educational goals and objectives, and unusual personal or family circumstances.
 
Further details about the scholarship recipients can be found here. Information about how bookstore employees’ dependents can apply for the 2020 Higher Education Scholarship Program will be released early next year.
Anah Redding, Colin Blumer, Mary Glenn, Sophia Glenn, Hannah Guter, Rebecca Keith, Anna Leedy, and Samantha Melton
The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that coordinates charitable programs to strengthen the bookselling community. Established in 1996, the core program provides assistance to bookstore employees who have a demonstrated financial need arising from severe hardship and/or emergency circumstances. Since its inception, the organization has provided over $6.6 million in financial assistance and scholarships to more than 7,476 families. Support for the Foundation’s programs and services come from all sectors of the book industry. The Book Industry Charitable Foundation’s mission is to strengthen the bookselling community through charitable programs that support employees and their families. The Foundation was imagined and built by booksellers and proudly continues to be their safety net. It is our vision to be a caring community of book people. Additional information can be found at http://www.bincfoundation.org.
Copyright © 2019 Book Industry Charitable Foundation, All rights reserved.


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