PDG Leanne Jaggs of RC Manukau Sunrise Inc, stole this idea from reading about a club in RDU doing something similar. She thought it was such a great idea, that her club could try this as a new project. After approaching her club members with an idea of clearing out their wardrobes & finding near new handbags that they could fill with goodies for woman in need, she sent an e-mail out to all clubs to do the following, offering pick up’s for clubs that needed it.
What started as a 20-30 handbag project, quickly turned into something, bigger than Ben Hur. So many clubs donated handbags, goods to put in them & soon RC Manuaku Sunrise had in excess of 200+ handbags. Using The Rotary Foundation District Grants, they were able to purchase many goods for these bags & has now become an annual project for the club, helping Woman’s Refuge & local woman’s groups who need help getting back to feeling better about themselves. Packing the bags is one of the club’s highlights during the Rotary year.
Written by PDG Leanne Jaggs
RC Manukau Sunrise Inc D9920