
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
Or, contact BootsInDC@deafDAWN.org
Thank you to our 2023 sponsors!
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!
Thank you B.O.O.T.S. 2022 Sponsors who supported our community!
