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Handbags of Hope event a huge success

Sold-out Handbags of Hope auction raises almost $5,500 for programs to prevent violence against women and girls.
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Debbie Seland (left) and Jessica Bremner hold up the purses they won during the second annual Handbags of Hope auction and fundraiser at Thyme for Tea/the Yellow Umbrella Thursday night. Proceeds from the evening go to the Women’s Contact Society to help prevent violence against girls and women. The packed event included appetizers

 

Debbie Seland (left) and Jessica Bremner hold up the purses they won during the second annual Handbags of Hope auction and fundraiser at Thyme for Tea/the Yellow Umbrella Thursday night. Proceeds from the evening go to the Women’s Contact Society to help prevent violence against girls and women. The packed event included appetizers, dessert, tea and live and silent auctions, with Richard Kohlen as the auctioneer. The Yellow Umbrella and ESP Consulting were the corporate sponsors for the event.