A Little About Us
Helping Hands Books is essentially a socially and environmentally conscious recycling company. We capitalize on the value of used, unwanted, and wasted media products, and channel one fifth of the money generated from the sales of those items, into the communities close to home. Those who work with us not only find an easy way to raise funds for their organization(s), but are given the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people throughout their community.
Helping Hands Books began as a fundraising event at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. The founder, a full-time graduate student earning a Doctorate of Education and a Masters of Social Work, was looking for ways to fundraise for his student organization. Using companies like Better World Books, Chegg, Hope Wine, The Asia Foundation, and B-Logistics as inspirations, the first Helping Hands Book Drive began in the fall of 2007.
Only one year and three small book drives later, Helping Hands Books has already contributed over $2000 to youth organizations, over 2500 books and videos to good causes, and over $1000 to campus organizations. It’s amazing that so much good could be accomplished simply by tapping into a much-wasted resource. Not only are we able to give back to our community, but we are doing our part to keep the Earth as Green as possible. Even the mailers we ship with are 100% recyclable, made out of 90% recycled paper with 50% post-consumer content.
Helping Hands Books was created to give back, while demonstrating an increasingly popular business model. One that uses capitalistic methods to raise funds for causes in need. We at Helping Hands Books feel that every company should donate a portion of their profits to the communities in which they operate. This is all about people helping people. We hope you will join us in making a difference in the lives of our nation’s young people, as well in the lives of young people around the world.
From all of us working to make Helping Hands Books a juggernaut of civic engagement, thank you for your interest!
