Community Comes Together for a Grieving Bookseller
A bookseller on the East Coast experienced the heartbreaking loss of their parent who lived on the West Coast. The challenges of travel across the country during the pandemic, missing work, settling their estate, and the costs to pay for the parent’s funeral, were significantly more than this bookseller could afford.
Thoughtful colleagues stepped in and raised funds on the bookseller’s behalf, but it still wasn’t enough to cover all the expenses and the bookseller had no other family to turn to for help. Then a coworker suggested contacting Binc.
This bookseller was able to use two Binc programs – matching grants and the emergency financial assistance program. Your support allowed Binc to match what the bookseller’s local community raised, and provided enough additional assistance to pay for their travel expenses, and also the cremation and burial for their loved one.
Thanks to you and local community help, the financial burden was lifted off this bookseller’s shoulders during a very difficult time. Your support allowed them the time to not only take care of the difficult details but also to focus on their own well-being instead of the stress of wondering how they would pay the bills.
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