Purses With Purpose

Coconut Telegraph

Booker High School Senior, Raven Peters, who is working towards her Girl Scout Gold Award, is hosting “Purses With Purpose” today, February 27th from 1-3pm at the Girl Scout Event and Conference Center on Cattlemen Road in Sarasota.  The event will highlight the prevalent issue of human trafficking with knowledgable members of the community speaking on the topic.   The event is is free of charge and guests are asked to bring empty purses, sanitary and/or toiletry items. The purses will be distributed to victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. 

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