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WOMEN'S FUND EN ESPAÑOL
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Program (with Sponsors) | Best of Collection 2006
Power of the Purse - 2006

The first annual Power of the Purse Auction for Women was held on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at a chic and unique El Paso Chile Company Warehouse on Texas Avenue. Nearly 400 women attended and bought over 300 handbags on sale through the silent and live auction and Mercado shopping. As a result of the event, the generous underwriting of the event sponsors, and a $25,000 matching grant from the El Paso Empowerment Zone, the Women’s Fund of El Paso will be able to award $75,000 in educational scholarships for low and moderate income single mothers and other women in the El Paso community.

The Women’s Fund extends its sincere appreciation to all guests, shoppers, volunteers and underwriters who helped make this first annual event a great success.

Power of the Purse Auction for Women 2006

  • Carol Brey-Casiano, Chair
  • Tina V. Yamada, Co-Chair
  • Susana Flores, Auctioneer
  • Liz Thurmond-Bengtson, Chair, Event Set –Up
  • Renee Abraham Neessen, Co-Chair, Event Set-Up
  • Rita Silverman, Chair, Purse Acquisitions
  • Yvette Fry-Perez, Co-Chair, Purse Acquisitions
  • Caroline North, Chair, Silent Auction
  • Sara Lemaster, Co-Chair, Silent Auction
  • Edwardo Herrera, Chair, Mercado Set - Up
  • Rosario Holguin, Chair, Website Launch
  • Claudia Amaya
  • Amy Bettes
  • Wendy Bloss
  • Sabrina Crowley
  • Robin Grambling
  • Monica Henschel
  • Rosser Kemp
  • Rebecca Krasne
  • Cecilia Levine
  • Amy Marshall
  • Claudia Martinez
  • Brenda Maxon
  • Monica Narvaez
  • Rosemary Neill
  • Cortney Niland
  • Jack Niland
  • Laurie Paternoster
  • Phyllis Rawley
  • Patricia “Tita” Rockoff
  • Azuri Ruiz
  • Amy Sanders
  • Sharon Segal
  • Emma Schwartz
  • Susan Schwartz
  • Tania Schwartz
  • Gina Silverman-Lovett
  • Chia Stewart
  • Jacquelyn Stroud Spier
  • Sudy Todd
  • Kay White
  • Tracy Yellen

We are especially grateful for the support and donations provided by:

  • All the women who have graciously donated handbags!
  • Center for Civic Engagement, Susan Amstater
  • University of Texas at El Paso, Susie Davidoff
  • The El Paso Empowerment Zone Corporation, Cecilia Levine
  • Rudolph Honda
  • The El Paso Chile Company, Armoire
  • Impact: Programs of Excellence, Ruby Lola
  • Sharon Segal at Fred Segal, Coronado High School Volunteers
  • J. Edwards Diamonds, Loretto Academy Volunteers
  • Connie Dillman, Old Navy Volunteers
Donation Commitments as of April 14, 2006
 

womens fund el paso, el paso women, womens education, financial aid for women, el paso grants, el paso non-profit