Update 2-21-2023: Tickets for this event are now sold out.
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Tickets for the Wonder Women League's signature fundraising dinner, the Power of the Purse, are on sale now.
The event will be Thursday, March 23, at the Hilton Garden Inn. A social hour will begin at 5 p.m. with dinner served at 6 p.m.
The featured speaker will be Miss Kansas Ayanna Hensley. Hensley's social impact initiative as Miss Kansas is ACE's Low: Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences.
Her focus for the initiative is to help promote an ideology centered on assisting youth to digest and overcome adversity. Most traumatic situations a child faces will correlate to lifelong problems.
As an individual directly affected by severe trauma, Hensley knows what a child needs to overcome their realities and break their generation cycles.
The Power of the Purse also features a purse raffle and silent and live purse auctions.
Seventy purses have already been donated this year for the event.
Proceeds from the event will be split between the Wonder Women League and the United Way of Ellis County, the league's umbrella organization.
Seating is limited for Power of the Purse. Tickets are $45. Tables of eight are available for $340. RSVP by March 3.
To purchase tickets, go to www.liveunited.us/power-purse or call 785-628-8281. Tickets also are available at the United Way Office and the Hays Welcome Center.
The Wonder Women League is a group of more than 140 women in Ellis County that provides volunteer opportunities for women who seek to affect community change.
The league's signature projects include Matthew's Gift and Project Suitcase. The Women's Scholarship. is in its inaugural year after a raffle to support the project was conducted last year. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded this year. The deadline for the scholarships is March 1.
The group meets the second Thursday of each month at 5:15 p.m. at the Venue in Hays. The league is always accepting new members and welcomes guests at those meetings. Annual dues are $50. Those interested in membership can also call the United Way office at 785-628-8281.