Power of the Purse

A philanthropic auction of fantastic handbags to benefit WBASNY

Sponsored by the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association Foundation

February 6, 2025 – 5:30 PM to 7 PM

Brooklyn Bar Assocation

123 Remsen Street, Brooklyn

COMEDY BY CARLA JOHNSON

Best known for her work on Life & Beth, Orange is the New Black and What Would You Do? Carla is a Stand-Up Comic and has been the host at Gotham, The Stand, Caroline’s and other NYC venues. She is a star and producer of Pickleball Wars, winner of Best Comedy Short at the Culver City 2024 Film Festival.

Power of the Purse features fabulous entertainment and our silent auction of exquisite handbags. Women, get the handbag you crave. Partners & significant others, right in time for Valentines Day, get your loved one the purse they’ll adore.

Where Your Philanthropy Goes:  WBASNY (Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York) advocates for the fair treatment of all women and is in the forefront of changing laws in domestic violence, marital dissolution, custody, sexual violence, and sexual discrimination. Your help permits WBASNY to continue lobbying for legislative change and making policy on issues that affect women, children and families. https://www.wbasny.org/about/

Donate a Purse on Or Before February 1, 2025:   

• This is a charitable donation, and you will receive credit to the full extent permitted by IRS.
• Email Info@BWBAFoundation.org a photo of the purse with manufacturer’s name, name of purse, price on Ebay, 1^st Dibs, or RealReal, along with your name, address & email so we can send you proof of contribution.
• Drop Off Purse at:

Michele S. Mirman, Esq, 212-227-4000    291 Broadway, 9^th Floor, NY, NY

Angelicque Moreno, Esq., 718-802-1616   26 Court Street, Suite 2015, Brooklyn, NY

Meryl Schwartz, Esq., 516-946-9110   350 5^th Avenue, Suite 6400, New York, New York