USED BOOK SUPERSTORE, INC. COLLECTS GOLF CLUBS FOR U.S.A. TROOPS IN AFGANISTAN
For the Second Year Stores In Burlington and Danvers MA and Nashua and Salem NH to Collect Clubs Through May 9
Wilmington, MA March 23, 2011 – Used Book Superstore, Inc. the largest used bookstore in New England in partnership with Got Books, Inc, announced that for the second year it is collecting golf clubs and golf balls to send to U.S. Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
People are encouraged to donate golf clubs and golf balls to the Burlington, Danvers, and Nashua and Salem, NH Used Book Superstores now through May 9. In 2010, hundreds of boxes of clubs were donated. They will be used as a much-needed recreational opportunity for the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Comments Bob Ticehurst, CEO and founder of the Used Book Superstores. “As a former Marine I know the kinds of stresses our men and women in the services experience. Last year’s response to our golf club collection was great, hundreds of golf clubs and golf balls were donated! We are committed to doing what ever we can to bring to help our troops again this year.”
Got Books, Inc runs an ongoing ‘Books for Troops’ program – anyone in the service can get a FREE box of books by going to the Company’s dedicated website www.booksfortroops.com. More than 25,000 books have already been sent to U.S. troops overseas through the generosity of this program.
Got Books, Inc. Background Overview
Founded in 2000, Got Books, Inc. collects donated books from individuals and from over 350 collection containers in MA, NH, CT and ME. Book collection containers are typically fundraising for non profit organizations, schools or churches. Got Books pays the container host when their donated books are collected. The Company has paid nearly a million dollars to our fundraising partners and has saved millions of books from landfills. Donated books are hand sorted at The Company’s warehouse. Books that can be repurposed and reused are sold through the superstores or online. Books that are damaged or are unusable are recycled.
Got Books, Inc and Used Book Superstore, Inc Backgrounder
Founded in 2000, Got Books has grown from a home-based business to today’s 69,000 square foot warehouse and headquarters in Wilmington, MA. The combined companies of Got Books and Used Book Superstores employ nearly 100 people.
Got Books provides hundreds of nonprofit groups with an easy fundraising program: book donation containers are placed throughout New England at schools, town halls, retail parking lots and a variety of other public locations. Got Books pays the container hosts when their donated books are collected. The Company has paid nearly a million dollars to our fundraising partners and has saved millions of books from landfills.
As a for-profit book reuse company Got Books finds good homes for donated books, CDs, DVDs, audio books, and records. Donated books are hand sorted at The Company’s warehouse. Books that can be repurposed and reused are sold through the superstores or online. Books that are damaged or are unusable are recycled. The Company operates several philanthropic programs that distribute thousands of books for free:
-Books for Troops program sends books to local residents serving our military overseas (if you know someone who is stationed overseas and would enjoy a box of books, please let us know at www.GotBooks.com/booksfortroops
-Books for Teachers program provides book donations and special educational discounts to teachers and schools
-Get Books program donates books to causes in need
Used Book Superstores, among the largest used bookstores in the USA, offers books at a fraction of their original cost so that more books are available to more people – especially senior citizens, children and educators. There are currently five Used Book Superstores in MA and NH each offering more than 100,000 gently used and new books at $2.99 for hardcover books, $1.99 for paperbacks and $1.29 for children’s books. The Company offers further discounts for teachers and veterans.