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Is your Intern Coordinating Your Pack A Purse Drive Collection?

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 11, 2016 | Comments Off on Is your Intern Coordinating Your Pack A Purse Drive Collection?

  Our goal for our 10th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive is to collect 1,000 purses between November 1 and December 5, 2016.   You’re an amazing business owner with a heart to help your community.  I invite you to become a supporter of our 10th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive through financial contributions or […]

Smile…The Election Is Over

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 9, 2016 | Comments Off on Smile…The Election Is Over

  Because I have election fatigue I want to share this video with you. “I Smile” by Kirk Franklin I don’t know if your candidate won or loss but America, it’s time to let the healing begin. We have work to do!

Seeking Business Sponsors for Pack A Purse Drive

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 7, 2016 | Comments Off on Seeking Business Sponsors for Pack A Purse Drive

  Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners Spread your business message Promote your brand Give back to your community …by sponsoring our 10th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive     Our goal is to collect 1,000 purses (totes and other handbags) and fill with personal hygiene items for teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and […]

Do You Want To Volunteer For Pack A Purse Drive 2016?

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 4, 2016 | Comments Off on Do You Want To Volunteer For Pack A Purse Drive 2016?

Since 2007, JaMai and Packaged For Success have collected and delivered 3,895 purses to 49 organizations that support teen girls in group homes, foster homes, and homeless shelters.   We hope you will collaborate with us during our Pack A Purse™ Holiday Drive. We are seeking several drop-off locations in the community for our Pack […]

Purse Packing Party Location Needed 12/10/16

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 2, 2016 | Comments Off on Purse Packing Party Location Needed 12/10/16

   10th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive Purse Packing Party: December 10, 2016 COMMUNITY LOCATION NEEDED for Purse Packing Party Maryland: Near Beltsville, Laurel, or Columbia One level Large open space Tables for sorting and filling bags Able to house 20-30 volunteers   VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to sort, pack, and deliver DONATIONS ACCEPTED WILL BE ACCEPTED […]

Pack A Purse Drive Community Collection Sites Needed

By Nicki Sanders | Oct 31, 2016 | Comments Off on Pack A Purse Drive Community Collection Sites Needed

  Become A Pack A Purse Drive™ Ambassador by hosting a community collection site! 2016 Pack A Purse™ Drive Goal: 1,000 purses November 1, 2016 – December 5, 2016 Only new and gently used purses will be accepted. New toiletries needed: toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant, soap, lotion, and feminine hygiene products.  We will also accept: […]

Unpaid internships devalue students

By Nicki Sanders | Oct 28, 2016 | Comments Off on Unpaid internships devalue students

  Unpaid internships devalue students (opinion piece)   You want employment experience prior to graduation, and an internship seems like a logical course of action, but is it worth it, if you have to pay for it and possibly pay for it more than once?   Unfortunately, this is often the case when it comes […]

The Countdown to Pack A Purse Drive Is On

By Nicki Sanders | Oct 27, 2016 | Comments Off on The Countdown to Pack A Purse Drive Is On

  Many youth in foster care move several times.  They often have to leave their personal belongings behind or their important things can get lost as they move through different placements.  Black garbage bags have become the unofficial luggage of youth in the foster care system.  This is unacceptable! You can help us ensure that […]

Intern-Employee Primary Beneficiary Test

By Nicki Sanders | Oct 26, 2016 | Comments Off on Intern-Employee Primary Beneficiary Test

  New York District Court Decision Provides New Guidance on the Second Circuit’s Intern-Employee Test Executive Summary: A recent Southern District of New York opinion brings clarity to the Second Circuit’s new intern-employee “primary beneficiary” test. The court in Wang v. Hearst Corporation (Aug. 24, 2016), held that unpaid interns working at magazines owned by […]