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Newmarket volunteers fill purses — and hearts — with charitable donation campaign

The Fill a Purse for a Sister Campaign aims to donate 1,000 purses filled with essential supplies to at risk women and youth in the Newmarket area.

"Every woman should have a purse of her own."

It’s the phrase that ignited the Fill a Purse for a Sister Campaign back in 2015, and though Susan B. Anthony wrote it nearly two centuries ago, it rings just as true today.

The Fill a Purse for a Sister Campaign is simple, but the impact it has on women and youth in crisis is enormous. As many people arrive at shelters with few or no personal belongings, the initiative can make all the difference to their situation and confidence.

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Police volunteers are 'angels' of York Region purse drive for shelters

Every year, uniformed and civilian members of the York Regional Police Women in Leadership Internal Support Network collect and deliver purses donated to the Fill a Purse for a Sister Campaign.

With this year's annual Fill a Purse for a Sister Campaign nearing its end, volunteer "angels" with York Regional Police are once again readying to collect and deliver thousands of donated purses and backpacks.

The three-month campaign ends on Dec. 1, after which members of the York Regional Police will help distribute the purses to local women's shelters, rape crisis centres, and women's social services organizations.

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