Safe Passage Inc. Handbags 4 Hope Online Auction Opens August 4

All proceeds will support Safe Passage's mission to help victims of domestic and sexual violence.

(Batesville, Ind.) - One of the biggest fundraisers to benefit Safe Passage, Inc. is right around the corner. 

Handbags 4 Hope online auction opens August 4 and runs until August 11 at 6:00 p.m. There is no cost to participate in the online auction, which will feature over 40 purses. 

Bidding on items is made easy through the OneCause app. Simply find the item you would like to bid on, select it, and press bid.

Once you have placed a bid, the app will show if you are the high bidder, you have been outbid, or the items has been sold.

After submitting a bid, users can set the app to automatically bid on your behalf up to the Max Bid amount you set using the bid increments provided. The app also notifies users when they have been outbid.

All proceeds from the annual fundraiser go to Safe Passage to help their mission of providing help, healing and hope to victims of domestic and sexual violence in six southeastern Indiana counties.

On average, Safe Passage serves 1,300 victims and their children per year through the tollfree helpline, the 30-bed shelter and nonresidential programming.

Now in their 25th year providing life-saving services, Safe Passage has helped over 16,000 victims and their children.

For more information, visit www.safepassageinc.org.

 

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