Professional Women’s Roundtable loads up two vans with bags of their gently used clothes and home goods, which were donated to Assistance League Temecula Valley to fill PWR’s Community Closet program, providing professional attire to women in need. Courtesy photos
For the kickoff to their newly formed Community Closet program, Professional Women’s Roundtable invited their members to clean out their closets, fill up bags, load them up and deliver to Assistance League Thrift Shop.
“It was amazing to watch all the cars pulling up to stuff the vans. A sight that made my heart happy knowing we are helping our community,” Annette LaRocque, CEO of Professional Women’s Roundtable, said.
At the March 5 luncheon, PWR members lined up their cars to load up the bags of donations into two vans provided by VIP Florist. Both vans were packed to the ceiling and were bursting with bags of donations. Members waved goodbye to their gently used donations as they were transported to the Assistance League Thrift Shop where Assistance League members waited to unload the vans. The volume of bags filled all of the donation shelves, tables and every inch of available space.
The Professional Women’s Roundtable and Assistance League of Temecula Valley have partnered to fulfill the mission of the PWR Community Closet, this mission being to provide shopping vouchers to women in need of assistance as they seek to further their education, enter the workforce or simply to meet basic needs. Voucher recipients use the vouchers to shop for clothing or household goods, free of charge, at the Assistance League of Temecula Valley Thrift Shop.
Professional Women’s Roundtable is a nonprofit organization in Murrieta and Temecula Valley. PWR members are dedicated to providing the opportunity for professional and personal growth through informative speakers, networking and events. Commitment to community service, scholarships and other philanthropic endeavors is the heart of the organization. According to Denise Lanier, president of Assistance League of Temecula Valley, “It was incredible to watch car after car fill up those vans. Two organizations working together to benefit those in need – it doesn’t get much better than that.”
Assistance League of Temecula Valley is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that puts caring and commitment into action through philanthropic programs in southwest Riverside County. Member volunteers are dedicated to identifying and serving the needs of Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar and Romoland communities through philanthropic programs developed and administered by its members. Assistance League Thrift Shop, 28720 Via Montezuma, in Temecula, is the main source of revenue for all chapter programs.
For more information about philanthropic programs or membership information, call (951) 694-8018 or visit the chapter website at http://www.assistanceleague.org/temecula-valley.
Submitted by Assistance League Temecula Valley.
