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Eating Disorder Pioneers Join Forces
A strategic partnership has been created between the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), a Seattle-based non-profit organization, and Gürze Books, LLC, a Carlsbad, CA company that has been the leader in eating disorder publications since 1980. Gürze Books will provide distribution and fulfillment services for NEDA, by processing their consumer products, such as jewelry, t-shirts, and promotional items for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Consumers will now be able to purchase NEDA products through the Gürze Books website, bulimia.com, and Gürze will make their library of over 350 eating disorder books and resources available on NEDA’s new website nationaleatingdisorders.org.
“The NEDA board and staff are really excited and honored to be working with Gürze Books, because it brings the eating disorders family of pioneers full circle,” said CEO Lynn Grefe, referring to the early 1990’s, when the organization was run by Lindsey and Leigh Cohn, owners of Gürze Books and members of the NEDA Founder’s Council.
“This partnership, having them take care of our distribution, will certainly free up office space and, more importantly, staff time, so that we can now more effectively devote our attention to NEDA programs,” Grefe continued. “We also expect to significantly increase sales for fundraising with this arrangement.”
Leigh Cohn, Publisher of Gürze Books, also expressed enthusiasm, “We’ve always been supportive of NEDA’s mission and are extremely happy to help enhance their efficiency. We’re set up for sales and distribution, and this arrangement lets them focus their attention on activities that are more beneficial to the organization.”
NEDA is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United States working to support those affected by eating disorders and to serve as a catalyst for prevention, cures, and access to quality care.
Similarly, the mission of Gürze Books is to provide information about eating disorders education, treatment, recovery, and prevention. They are dedicated to serving the entire eating disorders community including individuals who are suffering, their loved ones, health care professionals, and the educators who are working toward prevention. Bulimia.com, their comprehensive eating disorder resource website, contains books, newsletters, free articles, and links to other helpful sites. Gürze also hosts EatingDisordersBlogs.com, authored by many distinguished professionals in the field of eating disorders.
By working together, both hope to better serve these comparable goals.