Save the Date for Open Your Purse
September 8th, will be a fantastic night to shop at the annual YWCA Open Your Purse Gala at the Ritz Carlton in Buckhead.
The Grandeur of The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead. The stunning beauty of an array of handbags. The magnificence of fabulous Atlantans. The powerto ignite change and to harness the belief that all women and children deserve a place to call home.
It’s not a fairytale. It’s the YWCA’s Open Your Purse event, and it’s all about purses, passion and empowerment.
Open Your Purse to the YWCA is a silent and live auction to benefit the YWCA and the Women in Transition program.
It has been called “guilt-free shopping at its finest,” as attendees know that their fun and fabulous purchases
can have a life-changing impact on Atlanta women and children.
Now in its fourth year, Open Your Purse event was the first of its kind in Atlanta, and has seen increasing support
over time. In 2007, more than 350 attendees (primarily women), helped raise $125,000 for the YWCA to help
women transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency.
In addition to featuring amazing purses donated by Atlanta’s most fashionable boutiques, designers and retailers, the event recognizes a graduate of the YWCA’s Women in Transition program with the Power of the Purse Award. The honoree is an exceptional woman who has completed the 18-month supportive housing program and overcome incredible odds to achieve success for herself and her family.
Exhilarating, emotional and entertaining, Open Your Purse is truly THE not-to-miss event of the season. It’s the “Chic Way to Give!”
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