Borders Books Legacy Leads to Helping Local Book Sellers
Employee funded foundation lives on
An organization that started with contributions from Borders Book Store employees is now helping independent book stores across the country. The Ann Arbor-based Book Industry Charitable Foundation originally had a mission to help Borders employees with bills after personal emergencies, medical problems, and other unexpected events. When the company folded in 2011, the foundation remained. BINC Executive Director, Pam French, tells WDET’s Amy Miller that after several years of consideration, the organization has broadened it’s mission
Click on the audio link above to hear the entire conversation