Olive Crest’s Annual Pick-A-Purse Event Raises $115,500.00

By Madeline Zuckerman

Close to 400 elegantlyattired luncheon guests enjoyed an afternoon of fun, shopping for that “must have” designer purse at the highly-acclaimed Olive Crest Annual Pick-A-Purse Luncheon at the Ontario Doubletree Hotel in Ontario. The ladies and gentlemen in attendance were definitely on a mission -- to support Olive Crest, an organization dedicated to preventing child abuse, to treating and educating at-risk children, and to preserving the family.

. .“One Life At A Time®.”

Karen Brown, a realtor with Coldwell Banker KivettTeeters Associates, served as

Emcee and on the Planning Committee for this year’s event. “Olive Crest has been near and dear to my heart for many years,” said Brown.

One of my dearest friends grew her family with the help of Olive Crest, and that is how this fantastic organization first appeared on my radar.

Eight years ago, I was invited to attend this event, which was right up my alley. From an early age, helping others and doing what I could with what I had was essential.

Over the years, that love for helping others continued, and although I may not have always had much money to write a check, I knew in

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