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\r\n\r\n5:00-7:30 p. m.<\/strong>\r\nMi\u00e9rcoles, 4 de noviembre<\/strong>\r\nEdificio Morris Lawrence en el Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDesde su inicio, Power of the Purse ha recaudado m\u00e1s de $$450,000 para financiar subvenciones otorgadas a organizaciones locales de servicios humanos enfocadas en el avance y la estabilidad econ\u00f3mica de las mujeres.\n\nLos bolsos donados para la subasta incluyen desde bolsas hechas a mano por artesanos locales hasta carteras de alta gama y todo lo intermedio para cualquier look u ocasi\u00f3n. Power of the Purse es m\u00e1s que solo bolsos elegantes, se trata de personas. Los fondos recaudados se reinvertir\u00e1n en organizaciones comunitarias que apoyan la estabilidad financiera de mujeres locales necesitadas.\n\n\u00bfPreguntas? Env\u00ede un correo electr\u00f3nico a WomenUnited@LiveUnitedSEM.org<\/a>.\r\n