Boulder
Book Store Community Giving Program By participating in the Boulder
Book Store Shares program, you can donate 1%
of your purchases to local non-profit groups.
This program will
create an even stronger partnership between
Boulder Book Store and the local non-profit
service community and provide book buyers with a
way to shop locally and actively support local
groups at the same time. To join the Shares
program, customers choose a local non-profit
organization from a list of participants. The
store will then donate to the designated group 1%
of every purchase the customer makes.
"We believe
that by participating in Boulder Book Store
Shares, our customers can improve the quality
of life here in Boulder County, " says store
owner David Bolduc. "When shopping at
locally-owned businesses that give back to the
community, consumers are voting with their
dollars to keep both our businesses and
non-profits healthy and strong."
This program, new
to the book community in Colorado, is modeled
after highly successful programs at independent
book stores in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Pasadena,
California.
Groups currently
in the program:
- AHAB (Arts
& Humanities Assembly of Boulder
County)
- Boulder
County Safehouse
- Boulder
Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA)
- Boulder
Museum of History
- Boulder
Public Library Foundation
- Community
Food Share
- The
Counseling Center
- Dairy Center
for the Arts
- Emergency
Family Assistance Association
- Historic
Boulder, Inc.
- Humane
Society of Boulder County
- Rocky
Mountain Peace & Justice Center
- Women of the
West Museum
Additional groups
will be added over time.
Boulder Book Store
has a strong history of giving back to Boulder
County. Local schools received more than $8,500
from book fairs during Fall 98 alone. During its
25 year history the store's donations program has
given out thousands of free books and gift
certificates to school and non-profit fundraising
auctions. The Shares program is one more
way Boulder Book Store will continue its
tradition of being "Boulder's Community Book
Store Since 1973."
For more
information, contact Corporate Services Manager
Craig Shafer at (303) 447-2074.
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