
The St. Joseph Women of Today, along with members of the Rogers-Otsego-Dayton Women of Today met Sept. 13 at the St. Joseph Fire Station to fill more than 30 handbags they had collected from members with socks and hygiene products. The handbags will be donated to Terebinth Refuge, a local organization that helps sexually exploited women.

Anita Smoley, of St. Stephen, attempts to make space for additional purses on a banquet table Sept. 13 at the St. Joseph Fire Station. The St. Joseph Women of Today, along with members of the Rogers-Otsego-Dayton Women of Today met Sept. 13 at the St. Joseph Fire Station to fill more than 30 handbags they had collected from members with socks and hygiene products. The handbags will be donated to Terebinth Refuge, a local organization that helps sexually exploited women.

St. Joseph Women of Today members Linda Ritzenthaler, of St. Cloud, (left) and Abby Witters, of St. Joseph, fill purses with hygiene items Sept. 13 at the St. Joseph Fire Station. The St. Joseph Women of Today, along with members of the Rogers-Otsego-Dayton Women of Today met Sept. 13 at the St. Joseph Fire Station to fill more than 30 handbags they had collected from members with socks and hygiene products. The handbags will be donated to Terebinth Refuge, a local organization that helps sexually exploited women.

St. Joseph Women of Today members Chrysta Hinson, of Cold Spring, (left) and Sandi Andreasen, of St. Joseph, choose a pair of colorful socks to add to their hygiene-filled handbags Sept. 13 at the St. Joseph Fire Station. The St. Joseph Women of Today, along with members of the Rogers-Otsego-Dayton Women of Today met Sept. 13 at the St. Joseph Fire Station to fill more than 30 handbags they had collected from members with socks and hygiene products. The handbags will be donated to Terebinth Refuge, a local organization that helps sexually exploited women.