7th Annual "It's In The Bag" Purse Silent Auction & Reception

Photo by Jack Alterman

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A fun, fabulous and feminine fundraiser!

Join us at City Gallery at Waterfront Park on

  Thursday, April 24 | 6-8:30 pm  

More than $40,000 was raised to support CFW programs and services last year! 

Tickets are $25 at the door.

Title Sponsor

2008 bags by
Designers by invitation only

Army Wives

Suzanne Barr

Tippy Stern Brickman

Archie Burkel

Jo Cannon

Debi Chard

Chix With Stix

Lese Corrigan

Beki Crowell

Deja Dee 

Leilani DeMuth

Helen Duckworth

Dixie Dunbar

Family Circle Cup

Mary Edna Fraser

Terry Haas

Barbara Hearst

Mollie Howey

Margaret Hoybach

Alison Keller

Linda Ketner

Ayoka Lucas & Foster Fox

Mary Ann Lutz

Nandini McCauley

Dorothy Moore

Ryan Nelson

Margaret Pilarski &
Sabrina Heise

Linda Plunkett

Jane Pope

Leslie Pratt-Thomas

Cassandra Richardson & Carlene Browner

Candace Romeo

Kate Rothra-Fleming

Brooke Ryan

Shari Schleis

Gayle Shapleigh

Carol Simmons

Robin Lee Simmons

Jamin Marlow Slone

Amelia Rose Smith

Sally Hughes Smith

Megan Stauch

Shari Stauch

Liz Taylor

Paige Hathaway Thorn 

Kathy Trott

Doretha Walker

Mary Walker

Cookie Washington

Cindy Winegar

 
The Men's Room

Jack Alterman

Aaron Deal

Tony Ferguson

Rob Fowler

Tom Hood

Richard Jerue

Steve Lepre

Warren Peper

Dan Vroon

Kent Williams

 
It Takes Two

Tammy McCottry-Brown and Christopher Brown

Alma and Tom Clymer

Ruthie and David Smythe

Sunny and Stan Gray

Lois Lane and Cary Weber

Steve Lepre and Mark McKinney

Dorian and Whit McMillan

Barbara and Chuma Nwokike

Cathy O'Hara and Kevin Harrison

Celeste and Charles Patrick

Gretchen and Thom Penney

Charlotte and Joseph P. Riley Jr.

Karen and Bob Siegel

Abby and Marshall Simon

Sheri Grace and Steve Wenger

Anita and Jerry Zucker

 
Media Sponsor
Catering Sponsor

Business Sponsors

Bluestein and Douglas, L.L.C.
Attorneys at Law
www.bluesteinanddouglas.com

Friends of the Center for Women
A Spot In Time Photography
Ashley Hall
Charleston Magazine
Cindy Cantore Photography
Firefly Vodka
Weight Watchers SC

Special Thanks
AAA/All Occasions, Alterman Studios, Charleston Florist, Gwynn's, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Sweetsmith Bakery

Past Event Photos and Coverage

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002


The Power of The Purse - by Lorne Chambers of West Of, published on May 1, 2007

What a piece of craft by Bryce Donovan of The Post and Courier, published on April 12, 2007.

It's in the bag by Seth Cooke of The Post and Courier, published on March 31, 2006.

In the Bag by Ida Becker of the Charleston City Paper, published on April 13, 2005.

It's in the bag, Purse Auction by Mindy Spar of The Post and Courier, published on April 1, 2005.

Frenzied Fun: 500 women gather for the annual purse auction by Ida Becker of the Charleston City Paper, published on May 5, 2004.

Handbags, Fashion and Food by Ayoka Lucas of the Charleston City Paper, published on April 9, 2003.

Unique Bags to Be Sold at Benefit by Mindy Spar of The Post and Courier, published on March 28, 2003.

 
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