Illinois HR 339: CONGRATS-DARREN HENRY

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HR0339LRB104 13523 LAW 25990 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to commend Maria Castro, founder and CEO 

4of the nonprofit Love Purse, on her service to women in need; 

5and

6 WHEREAS, Love Purse is a nonprofit that collects new 

7purses, fills them with toiletries, other necessities, and 

8supportive notes, and donates them primarily to shelters and 

9safe havens for women in need who are often escaping dire 

10situations such as domestic violence and human trafficking; 

11and

12 WHEREAS, Love Purse was created by Pilsen resident Maria 

13Castro in 2021 in response to her learning about the spike in 

14domestic violence calls since the start of the COVID-19 

15pandemic due to people being in lock down with their abusers, 

16with many suffering in silence, and the subsequent influx of 

17women in need of help; and

18 WHEREAS, Love Purse has grown solely from word-of-mouth 

19and social media through the use of the hashtag #lovepurse, 

20leading to people reaching out to help, friends challenging 

21friends to honor a loved one by giving a love purse in their 

22name to a local safe haven, women holding parties to collect 

HR0339- 2 -LRB104 13523 LAW 25990 r

1and gather purses to donate, the participation of a number of 

2individuals and groups, including real estate agents, Girl 

3Scout troops, celebrities, and corporations, and an annual 

4gala; and

5 WHEREAS, Love Purse has donated love purses beyond the 

6State's borders, distributing them to those in need in several 

7U.S. states as well as Ukraine, Canada, and Mexico; as the 

8nonprofit continues to grow, it has expanded to include women 

9in hospitals who are going through chemotherapy, mo