Thank you to everyone who participated in

Breaking Out Of The Silence

B.O.O.T.S. 2023 ~ March 9th-18th

Thank YOU for an amazing B.O.O.T.S. this year!

Your organization/business can still be a sponsor! (see below)

Yes! You can still donate!

Breaking Out Of The Silence (B.O.O.T.S.) is a community fundraising event. DAWN staff, Board and committed community volunteers host this opportunity to uplift, spotlight and support the lifesaving work and continued success of DAWN. Every dollar so graciously shared goes directly to ensuring DAWN’s programs are able to survive and grow. This includes providing survivors with safety, food, supplies, housing and transportation, as well as enabling staff to continue to provide creative and life-giving ways services to so many survivors. Survivors continue to experience a huge increased need for support, counseling, and emergency services as they have since Covid-19 began 3 years ago.

Yes! We would STILL love to have your organization/business be a B.O.O.T.S. 2023 Sponsor! It’s not too late to become a Sponsor!

We encourage organizations & businesses of all sizes to become Sponsors and ask that you select a meaningful financial donation commensurate with the size of your organization or business. All Sponsors receive:

  • 1 year of promotion on DAWN website and social media platforms of your logo with link to your website

  • Post of a 1-minute video created by you

  • Shout out at live B.O.O.T.S. Closing Night March 18th

Thank you to our 2023 sponsors!

White background with an icon of a tree with roots and green leaves. In the center is a white flower with two hands forming the ASL sign for interpreting. At the base of the tree, the words "Cultivating Advocacy, LLC" runs horizontal in big orange le
The letters AIM, A is a golden/yellow color with a sideways triangle faded into the letter symbolizing a "play" button found on digital equipment. I and M are in a teal color. The letters AIM are underlined in the same teal color as the I and M. Unde
The words "Lost River" and "Vacations" underneath in black text below an abstract image of swirly blue water and green mountains.
PCRID letters with the “pc” in dark blue and the “rid” in a medium gray. Underneath says “potomac chapter” in the same dark blue.
The Access Interpreting logo has the word "Access" in large text in the center. The color of the letters are split with red on top and black on the bottom. Above that in smaller black font and all caps it says, "ACCESS INTERPRETING, INC."
The Vital Signs LLC logo has the word Vital showing the V as the ASL alphabet "V" in dark purple then to finish in lower case "ital" to make the word Vital in the same dark purple color as the "V". The second word Signs is spelled out in a lighter pu
Blue French Bulldog in red glasses and red bow tie looking back over its shoulder with Big Bully Roasters underneath in a dark espresso color font.
The ZP Better Together logo has the letters ZP capitalized in a black rough-edged brush font. The "Better Together" is shown in a black sans-serif font with capitalization at the beginning of each word. Below the logo in black smaller text is the phr
A black, bold, lowercase graham in the center. 7 polka dots in a gradient of purples form a circle around the “gr” of the word graham. The word Interpreting creates an underline of the “aham” of the word graham. The word Interpreting is smaller than
Small red box with white lettering “yl” with word “realtor” below. Next to the logo in large, black, bold, lettering “YVONNE LEE”. A Small grey block separates the phone number in plain font 301.613.6070. One the next line below in bold lettering “Ex
Red letter in all caps for the entire logo. “The” is in smaller font size at the top of the logo. Below it in the largest font is “Trevor” with a red star located just above and to the right of the “R”. The next line is “Project” with the slogan belo
Grey lettering in top left corner of the logo: “paws” with the A replaced with a red pawprint. Underneath in the same gray lettering but smaller size in call caps is” ON THE HILL”. Between the two lines of text, a red leash leads to a black silhouett

Video Description: One golden retriever puppy and a brown stripped kitten are cuddled up resting on a wooden floor. Kitten is grooming themselves throughout the video. Center of video bold text reads: ”DC’s Most Trusted PET Care Service” underneath reads: “is proud to support DAWN”.  Bottom left is logo: Grey lettering in top left corner of the logo: “paws” with the A replaced with a red pawprint. Underneath in the same gray lettering but smaller size in call caps is” ON THE HILL”. Between the two lines of text, a red leash leads to a black silhouette of a dog running with a red collar. Website link: pawsonthehill.com

VD: Centered: 1st White male in suit. To the right in bold white letters “Brad Leon” directly underneath is a bold red strip that is thin under the “B” and gradually becomes larger stopping at “N”. Underneath in smaller size “Founder” Brad signs: “Hello, I’m Brad Leon, one of the founders of Access Interpreting.” 2nd White male in suit with same visual setup signs: “Hello, I’m Ryan Leon. I am Deaf and was born and raised in the Washington, DC area.” 3rd white male in suit same visual set up. Signs: “Hello. My name is Lyle Vold, I’m from Maryland, and my parents are also Deaf.” New scene: Brad sitting on the left and Lyle sitting on the right. Brad signs “We live and breathe in this community.” New scene: Lyle sitting on the left and Ryan sitting on the right. “I always find it funny when we talk about, “we believe in giving back to the Deaf community.” I think for the three of us, that’s all we know.” New scene: Brad sitting on the left, Ryan sitting in the middle, Lyle sitting on the right. Ryan: “It’s what you’d have to do.” Brad: “It’s natural”. New scene: Lyle on left and Ryan on right. Ryan: “I think by following that philosophy, we’ve evolved to where we are today.” New scene: all white background, switching between different people saying “AI is potential. Good intuition and heart. Deaf heart. High quality interpreters. Access to communication 24/7.” Fades out to Access Interpreting logo.

VD: A video opens with monochromatic color. Centered: a person standing wearing a black long sleeve. They sign: “Safety Survival Support.” The screen fades, and a flyer appears. Center top of the video logo of graham with seven purple circle dots on the left of the g letter. Underneath reads: “Interpreting,” the bottom center says, “Graham Interpreting is honored to be a sponsor of DAWN’s 2023 Breaking Out Of The Silence (B.O.O.T.S.) event. Below the black line reads: “GrahamInterpreting.com”

Meet the AMAZING, FABULOUS B.O.O.T.S. 2023 Committee ROCKSTARS:

  • Accessibility Team = Gloshanda Lawyer (Lead), Tricia Vazquez, Carolyn Boykins, Kaylee Teixeira

  • Auction Team = MJ Jones (Lead) + DeAnna Swope, Jody Williams, Jessica Gabrian

  • Events Team = Najma Johnson (Lead) + Risa Shaw

  • Social Media Team = Roberta Eaton (Lead) + Staff & Mae Sellers

  • Sponsorship Team = Mandy Welly (Lead) + Kristina Miranda, Carlene Thumann-Prezioso, Natasha Shokouhi

  • Technology Team = Kenya Colbert (Lead) + Khera Colbert, Jonah Babauta, Emily Dittmer

  • Co-Coordinators = Mae Sellers & Risa Shaw

Take a look back at 2022 Sponsors!

Blue circle centered with a blue Magpie bird flying upward at the top right. The bird has light gray tips on the wings. Outlining the circle on the right, the black text reads “Metamorphosis: We Rise”. Underneath the logo black text reads “BOOTS 2022

Thank you B.O.O.T.S. 2022 Sponsors who supported our community!

The logo has lower case lettering that is an acronym spelling “pcrid”. The “pc” is blue and “rid” is gray. Underneath the acronym is a blue letters spelling “potomac chapter”.
A blue circle that is thin along the upper right side and gets thicker toward the left bottom side. In the center of the circle in black text is: “DAS” in all caps. Below the circle image in black text is the slogan “Setting the standard for excelle
The logo is text with brown lettering all lowercase letters “linguabee” at the end of the line of text, there is a five-petal flower shaped image with the top two petals outlined in brown with no filler color, and the bottom 3 petals filled in with p
Blue lettering with grey shadow in the center of the image in all caps “MAIG” and below it in smaller font without grey shadow “INC.” Around the text is a grey-scale circle that does not completely close. The ends of the shape are slightly uneven so
Two large brackets fill the majority of the logo { }. Within the brackets, the space is divided in half with the top half in white and the bottom half with black diagonal lines. In the center is a black circle with diagonal lines in the opposite dire
On the far left of the image is a blue circle with an S shape carved out of the center. In bold, black letters next to the image is the text “Sorenson”.
The logo has red lettering justified center of the square logo “Kramer”. The K and R are elongated at the bottom of the letter and come to a point. At the top of the M, there is a red thought bubble that contains 3 shapes. Below the red “Kramer” text
An arc of black text above an image of an elephant and dinosaur. The text reads: “Together We Will”. The elephant below the text is a white elephant facing the left with pink wings, blushed cheeks, and a yellow unicorn horn. There is a splotch of pin
A lavender purple circle filled in with a darker purple infinity in the center of it. In the circles of the infinity circles is the text - also in the same dark purple “Creando” and “Lazos” Below in the image in dark purple cursive script is: “Buildi
The logo’s top right corner has the agency’s title in full written in black font and all caps “ACCESS INTERPRETING, INC.” Below it spanning the length of the logo is the word “Access”. The font is large, bolded, and is split in half diagonally across
This logo has a thin, dark, yellow “A” with a sideways triangle in a lighter shade of yellow behind it. The remaining letters IM and the underline of of title are all in a thin teal font. Below the underline is the organization spelled out in dark gr
Purple outlined ASL handshape letter “V”. The text reads: “Vital Signs” “vital” is in a bolded dark purple with “signs” is in a bolded lighter purple stacked underneath. Directly under the text reads in purple “Sign Language Interpreting & Transcribi

 

B.O.O.T.S. 2023 and DAWN are thrilled to continue to highlight BIPOC businesses from the last two years! Join us in supporting these fabulous businesses and individuals.