The Love Purse “Bootleggers Bash” Gala will be held on Thursday, October 5th, amidst the backdrop of the beautiful Wilder Mansion in Elmhurst, Illinois. The mansion will be transformed into a Prohibition era extravaganza featuring entertainment, casino games, signature cocktails, a signature mocktail, hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and a premier silent auction. Prohibition-era attire is encouraged but not required.

Funds raised from the gala will support the Love Purse mission of “putting love on the shoulders of women in need, one #LovePurse at a time,” with the purchase of new purses and full-sized toiletries to gift to women in need. Each purse is filled with inspiration and the intention to make each woman feel loved, valued, and respected.

Tickets are available for $150 per person.

Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are also available.

For more information, contact Gwendolyn McNutt at info@lovepurse.org.

About Love Purse

Love Purse is a nonprofit organization that collects new purses filled with full-sized toiletries and other personal items, and gifts them to organizations supporting women coping with personal tragedies; and those living in emergency shelter situations facing domestic violence, human trafficking, or homelessness. Since the organization’s inception in 2021, Love Purse has collected over 307,000 toiletries and gifted more than 10,000 purses to women in need in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Turkey, and Ukraine, thanks to hundreds of Love Purse donors and volunteers.