A guest talks with Perfectly Posh representative Jackie Coddington before the auction begins.

Purse auction guests get set to bid.

Purses are lined up for the Oct. 20 purse auction, sponsored by the Observer-Reporter to benefit the homeless.

Elise Duranko peruses the Chinese auction items.

Guests of the purse auction preview the purses up for bid.

Auctioneer Tripp Kline encourages a woman to place a bid on a purse.

Auctioneer Tripp Kline talks about bidding with the guests.

Observer-Reporter circulation director Bridget Vilenica keeps track of the purses at the auction.

Ellen Scheidt models a Vera Bradley bag at the auction.

Auctioneer Tripp Kline chats with a bidder at the No Place to Call Home benefit purse auction Oct. 20.

A woman bids on a purse at the No Place to Call Home benefit purse auction Oct. 20.

Julia Vilenica models a purse being auctioned at the benefit event Oct. 20 at the American Legion in Washington.

Volunteer Chris Rogers talks with Peggy Northrop, who was the high bidder on one of the purses up for auction.

A young auction guest drops a ticket in a basket being raffled as part of the Chinese auction.

Madilyn Moore draws a ticket for a door prize at the No Place to Call Home benefit purse auction Oct. 20.

Volunteer Catie Rogers models a football purse for bidders at the No Place to Call Home purse auction Oct. 20.

A purse-shaped cake was enjoyed by guests of the No Place to Call Home benefit auction Oct. 20 at the American Legion in Wasington.

Guests of the purse auction review the program before bidding begins.

Observer-Reporter

In this 2014 photo, Mary Jo Podgurski, right, hands out necklaces to students at the Common Ground Teen Center in Washington following a trip to New Orleans. Podgurski presented this week at the National Sex Ed Conference in New Jersey.