Thank you for sticking with us for 16 years and serving teen girls in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area. We have been able to share hope and generosity with teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters because of you! Thank you for supporting our 16th Annual Pack A Purse Drive. Recipient Organizations: […]
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Can you believe that this is the 16th year of our Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive? The global coronavirus pandemic has made us reflect and refine in ways we could not have imagined. Covid-19 has permanently changed many facets of society and how we navigate our world. Welcome to our new normal. Since my
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For the safety of all the volunteers, donors, and recipients, I decided against accepting used purses and canceled our Annual Purse Packing Party for the second year in a row amid the ongoing coronavirus global health pandemic. We pray for a safe return to an in-person gathering in 2022. We surpassed our goal! For
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My daughter, JaMai, had the idea to host her first Pack A Purse™ Drive during Christmas 2007. Why purses? JaMai loves fashion and she wanted to give back in a way that she knew other teen girls would appreciate. We set out to collect purses and personal care items for teenage girls in group
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It’s hard to believe that we have been participating in the love and joy of this Christmas tradition for 15 years! Because of YOU, Pack A Purse™ Drive has collected and distributed 8,128 purses (plus many hundreds of wallets and cosmetic bags) to 71 youth-serving organizations over 14 holiday seasons (2007-2020). Although I hoped
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My 100-acre dream includes a Foster Youth Resource Center where Pack A Purse™ Drive and Pack A Backpack™ Drive donations can be collected and distributed year-round. In addition to connecting youth and young adults who are at risk of aging out of foster care or have aged out of foster care with community resources,
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5 Reasons to Support Pack A Purse Drive™ 2019 Model generosity to family and friends – the needs are great Filled purses allow teen girls experiencing transition to change locations with dignity Turn your values into action Giving feels good – especially during the holiday season To help raise awareness about the needs of teen
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It’s That Time of Year Again!! We’re Ready!! Our 13th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive begins November 1, 2019 and ends December 3, 2019. We are collecting purses (totes and other handbags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. All donations will be delivered before Christmas
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Thanks to the generosity and compassion of all the donors, sponsors, ambassadors and volunteers of our 12th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive, we collected and distributed 972 purses filled with toiletries and 117 cosmetic bags and wallets to 22 youth serving organizations. Our amazing team of volunteers sorted, filled, and packed hundreds of
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I am so grateful to all of our donors and volunteers who made the 2018 Pack A Purse Drive Purse Packing Party a HUGE success!! We had fun. We made a difference. We are full of gratitude. Thank you to Roll Up N Dye for gifting us the space for the party. Here are a
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