Powis and BindRite Dealers Team Up to
Support 826 Learning Centers
News Release Contact:
Al Boese
BindRite Executive Director
218 E North Ave
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
847-283-0790
Donation of On Demand Publishing Equipment
Makes Every Kid an Author
When an inner city public school student participates in an
“826” writing workshop, each one leaves the class as a published
author, their written contributions printed and professionally bound.
It’s one of the many ways this non-profit tutoring organization has broken
teaching molds for writing and other creative endeavors.
Founded by best selling author and screen writer Dave
Eggers, 826 is a privately funded tutoring, writing, and publishing
organization with storefront locations in eight cities across the country.
Whimsical storefront themes such as the Pirate Store in San
Francisco or the Boring Store (really a spy supplies store) in Chicago contribute to a
somewhat droll approach that informs the 826 educational philosophy.
The 826 strategy
is
based on the concept that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one
attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success in
the real world. Local urban storefronts provide drop-in tutoring, after-school
workshops, in-schools tutoring, help for English language learners, and
assistance with student publications.
However, as a privately supported organization operating in
a tough economy, the 826 centers receive no public funds, and are persistently
seeking financial support. In the past few years, specific help for the
instant, on-site publishing aspect of the workshop curriculum has been provided
by Powis, a Berkeley,
CA based manufacturer of
on-demand binding machines, in partnership with local BindRite
dealers. In addition
to
providing the on-demand thermal binding machines for each 826 location, Powis has now offered the spine binding elements at below
cost to BindRite members. Individual dealers are
committed to purchasing quantities appropriate for donation to their local 826
center. For the year 2010, the result will be 28,000 students nationwide who
will walk away from an 826 workshop with a professionally bound publication
that would not look out of place in any library or bookstore.
ABOUT POWIS
Powis is the originator of the Fastback® tabletop binding
machine that produces beautiful and durable publications, as well as
bookstore-quality perfect binding and hardcovers. The
product line ranges from small office machines to systems that support a high
volume digital press. Powis’ bind on demand
technology is used by leading photo book manufacturers, multiple Fortune 500
companies and governments worldwide.
www.powis.com
ABOUT BINDRITE
Authorized BindRite Dealers are
members of a North America-wide network group of independent companies, dedicated
to selling and servicing document binding, finishing and specialty presentation
products. BindRite network members are required by
contract to maintain the highest standards of product selection, customer
service and technical support.
www.bindrite.com
ABOUT DOCUMENT FINISHING RESOURCES
DFR is an authorized BindRite
Dealer and an authorized Powis dealer. DFR has over
20 years of direct business to business sales experience specializing in
presentation binding products and print finishing equipment. We represent all
of the major manufacturers and distributors of these fine products.
www.docfinres.com