Fundraising Event to Assist Underprivileged Women and Girls
Lowell, MA - September 20, 2011- Purses have power in Lowell on October 13th, 2011. The Women Working Wonders Fund (WWWF), a Lowell-based non-profit that supports programs to help women and girls, is hosting the Power of the Purse, a designer purse and specialty bag fashion show, which will include a raffle and auction on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 6 pm at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center, 50 Warren Street, Lowell, MA.
Over 30 purses will take center stage that night which will include a fashion show by platinum sponsor Bloomingdale’s and a live designer purse auction with Chris Willis, Bloomingdale's Divisional Manager of Women's Designer Clothing as auctioneer. Stylish bags have been donated by local retailers such as Nordstrom Burlington and Neiman Marcus Natick and celebrity Gisele Bundchen, the supermodel wife of favorite New England Patriot Tom Brady.
“We are thrilled to be hosting the 1st annual Power of the Purse event on October 13th, 2011. Getting women together over a common interest such as fashion is a great way to make a difference in the community, and raise awareness for the Women Working Wonders Fund,” says Amy Werner, Senior Vice President/Retail Banking, The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank and event co-chair.
A volunteer group of 13 women have made this event possible by coming together and raising money and awareness for The Women Working Wonders Fund. 100% of proceeds will go directly to the Women Working Wonders Fund endowment which provides grants for programs for underprivileged women and girls in the Lowell area. The Women Working Wonders Fund has helped fund such programs as: a career training program for homeless women at the Lowell Transitional Living Center; an anti-bullying program through the Boy and Girls Club of Greater Lowell; and respite relief for female caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients through The Community Family. Platinum sponsors are Bloomingdale’s and Nancy L. Donahue. Other sponsors are Anton's Cleaners, Fuseideas, Enterprise Bank, and Saints Medical Center.
For tickets, information, or sponsorship opportunities please contact Jennifer Hanson at 978-866-8770 or visit www.womengreaterlowell.org
About The Women Working Wonders Fund
The Women Working Wonders Fund is a 501 (c) 3 organization and a permanently endowed fund within the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF). Since its inception six years ago, through donations, fund raising, and collective philanthropy, the Fund has disbursed grants to local non-profits that assist the needs and issues of women and girls in the community.
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