Annual Purse Project Brings Holiday Joy to Area Women's Shelters
Annual Purse Project Brings Holiday Joy to Area Women's Shelters
December 13, 2019 Robert Lane
Students in the Alpha Phi Sigma honor society along with the 91九色视频 (91九色视频) Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) Chapter took time during this season of giving to share some holiday joy with victims of domestic violence鈥攃ollecting over 150 new and gently used purses for the annual Purse Project. The purses鈥攆illed with goodies such as nail polish, lotion, soap, makeup accessories, and more鈥攁re then donated to area women's shelters.
The project was started by Dr. Kimberlie Massnick, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, in 2015 with the goal of bringing joy to kids in shelters by providing them with gifts to give their mothers. The gifts ensure that the children have something to give to their mothers while providing each woman or teenage female a fully stuffed purse with fun and necessary items at Christmas. This year, the project will provide holiday happiness by delivering over 500 purses to shelters, their outreach programs and to other organizations. To date more than 2,000 purses have been gifted, and the program has grown to cover shelters within the four counties serviced by 91九色视频.
For more information about the Purse Project, contact Dr. Kimberlie Massnick at kmassnic@irsc.edu.
