Here's a little more information from an interview I did with Out of Print founder, Todd Lawson:
Why is Out of Print partnering with The Harry
Potter Alliance?
The HPA is one of our
favorite charity partners. They are a group of awesome people inspired into
activism by Harry Potter books. We first ran into them at a festival
a few years ago and immediately fell in love with how they go about raising awareness
for and supporting great causes. We've been working with them on
various projects ever since. One highlight is fully supplying a
school library in Uganda with books and computers in 2016.
Why is this partnership so important to Out of
Print?
We share similar values
and both feel that doing good should be fun and meaningful. Out of Print
is a community of readers supporting readers. The HPA is takes the wonderful
and unifying messages of J.K. Rowling to make the world a better place.
Can you tell us a little more
about what The Harry Potter Alliance will be doing this year?
They have project year
round. Most current is an annual book drive called Accio Books. This year we
are partnering for National Library Week (April 8th-14th) to raise money
to send books and supplies to libraries damaged by the hurricane in Puerto
Rico. For every limited edition HPA x Out of Print shirt sold this week a
portion of sales will be donated to restore access to books in some of the
communities hit hardest in the hurricane.
What's the best way for
people to help with this effort?
To help the cause, you
can visit the HPA's site to learn how to directly donate books and/or
money (https://www.thehpalliance.org/success_stories_accio_books).
Secondly, you can shop at outofprint.com during National Library
Week. We recommend you do both!
If you could bring three people, fictional or
non-fictional, with you to a deserted island, who would you bring and why?
Superman - to fly me
away if I felt the need to get off the island
Aquaman - to teach me to
breath under water and talk to all those critters under the sea
Captain Planet - because
our world really needs the help right now.
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