Our 9th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive was our most successful to date. We were able to collect, pack, and deliver a grand total of 923 purses and handbags filled with personal hygiene items to 25 agencies that support teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters.
RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS (**New Agency)
1. Coalition of Adoption Programs
2. Howard County Department of Social Services
3. Prince George’s Department of Social Services
4. Baltimore City Department of Social Services**
5. Echelon Community Services
6. Hearts & Homes for Youth
7. Adoptions Together**
8. Laurel Boys & Girls Club**
9. DC Family & Youth Initiative
10. BEST Kids Mentoring Program
11. Board of Child Care**
12. WIN Family Services**
13. Sasha Bruce Youthwork
14. Covenant House Washington
15. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
16. National Center for Children and Families
17. Waxter Children’s Center
18. Challengers Independent Living Program
19. The Children’s Home
20. RICA of Baltimore
21. Sarah’s House Residential Shelter
22. Hope House Residential Shelter
23. Anne Arundel County Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families
24. Good Shepherd Services
25. Anew Inspired Change, Inc.**
AMBASSADORS
1. Linda Crosby
2. Liz Stearns
3. Vondale Davis-Mack
4. Barbara Young
5. Donnah Robinson
6. Teneka Adams
7. Tasha Davis
8. Christine Thomas
9. Darlene Carter
Purse Packing Party Host Site
Laurel Boys & Girls Club
DONORS
Whittier Elementary School
Riverdale Baptist School
CEO Kids
The Maids of Central Maryland
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Power of Redemption Ministries
Central Field Support Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Ms. Biz Mornings Community
In His Presence Outreach Center
Sister2Sister Ministry
Phi Nu Kappa Sorosity, Inc.
Nicki and JaMai Sanders
Kimberly K. Parker
Katrina Foreman
Arthur and Carolyn Harris
Sherita Morgan
Sharon Lucasi
Lisa Bigelow
Shadawn Proctor
Janice McCall
Shaleen Brown
Keasha Bernett
Tawanda Brown
Beth Long
Carolyn Carter
Lisa Robinson
Diane Jackson
Clyde Jackson
Laila El-Asmar
Lynn Walker
Cheryl Boone McCrae
PURSE PACKING PARTY VOLUNTEERS (■Delivery Volunteer)
Nicki and JaMai Sanders
Diane Jackson
Yolanda and Chris Sanders
Leslie Dockery■
Kisha Giles
Laila and Omar El-Asmar■
Gergory Mack
Arthur and Carolyn Harris■
Lynn Walker■
Cheryl Boone McCrae
Kimberly K. Parker
Katrina Foreman■
Lisa Bigelow
Jannie McNeil-Hayes■
Shandra Parks
Sabrina McClean■
SAVE THE DATES: 10th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive
- Time Frame: November 1, 2016 – December 5, 2016
- Purse Packing Party: December 10, 2016
- Goal: 1,000 purses collected and delivered in 2016
Our annual drive has collected over 3,895 purses and donated them to 49 organizations over nine Christmas holiday seasons.
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Nicki Sanders, The Packaged For Success Coach, is an experienced trainer, group facilitator, and program manager. She has packaged her Masters of Social Work degree and over 15 years of work experience into Packaged For Success, a training and professional development company. Packaged For Success provides career coaching to college students, entry-level job hunters, and experienced employees seeking a promotion. Packaged For Success also offers communication and productivity improvement training for employees and supervisors and provides consultation on building sustainable, impactful, socially responsible community programs.
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