The AIA NoVA Women In Architecture (WIA) Committee will be conducting its second annual collection drive for a local branch of a non-profit group, Purses For A Purpose. The organization collects donated purses, handbags, and backpacks and fills them with travel-sized toiletries to deliver to homeless women in select cities across the nation.
Several firms have volunteered to collect gently used medium-sized purses and new travel-sized toiletries from Monday, October 2 to Friday, November 3. At the end of the collection, we will compile the donated items during a WIA gathering on Saturday, November 4. Time and Location for the gathering are TBD and more information will be provided later.
If you are interested in coordinating a collection for your firm, or if you have any questions, email Sunny Carroll or Ridhi Sawhney. Or, if you would like to donate any items, please contact one of the closest participating firms (listed below) near you to arrange a drop off.
Purses For A Purpose
Participating Firms and Contact Information
Actalent
8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Suite 800, Fairfax, VA 22031
Contact: Charlotte Thoren
Beyer Blinder Belle (BBB)
3307 M Street, NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20007
Contact: Anna Barbour
HDR
3001 Washington Blvd., Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22201
Contact: Carla Murillo-Gonzalez
HGA
201 North Union Street, Suite 430, Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact: Susan Allen or Shannon Spaulding
Maginniss + del Ninno Architects
500 Montgomery Street, Suite 550, Alexandria, VA 22314
Contact: Marlisa del Ninno
Perkins Eastman DC
One Thomas Circle NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Contact: Blair Davenport
Shalom Baranes Associates (SBA)
1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20007
Contact: Sunny Carroll
Tektura Studio
Haymarket, VA 20169
Contact: Andrea Lucas
ZGF Architects
600 14th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005
Contact: Rebecca Pantschyschak