EVENTS
NEW OPPORTUNITY!
We are pleased to announce that in addition to BRAWS Distribution Day Events services, BRAWS is beginning Monthly delivery of unopened boxed sanitary supplies to our sponsor shelters. Time preference is up to our volunteers, though we do suggest that its during the shelter's business hours. If you can't deliver on the exact date specified on this signup, there is some flexibility. Please sign up HERE if interested in assisting us in this BRAWS Volunteer opportunity. Check back often because we are always adding new shelters! |
August 16, 7am- 11pm- Dine with BRAWS at the Locker Room Sports Bar and Grill 502 W Broad Street, Falls Church anytime during the day and they will donate 15% of the proceeds to BRAWS! Invite some friends along and use it as an excuse not to cook that day!
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*Dining for Dollars! Meet every third Thursday of the Month- at Foster's Grille on Maple Avenue in Vienna to support BRAWS! Drop your receipt in the container on the counter and BRAWS will receive 20% of the proceeds.
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August 22, 5:30- 7:30 pm- Distribution Day @ HOMESTRETCH- 303 S Maple Ave. #400, Falls Church. Come along as we distribute items to the women of Homestretch! The mission of Homestretch is to empower homeless families to attain permanent housing and self-sufficiency by giving them the skills, knowledge and hope they need to become productive participants in the community. Since 1990 Homestretch has helped over 1,000 families achieve permanent housing and self-sufficiency. Click HERE to sign up!
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August 25th, 6pm- Distribution Day @ Kennedy Shelter of New Hope- 9155 Richmond Hwy, Fort Belvoir, Va 22060. Join us for a meaningful evening as we distribute much needed items at the Kennedy Shelter. They are committed to finding creative and lasting solutions to end the cycle of homelessness by offering homeless men, women and children the services they need to change their lives and succeed. Click HERE to sign up!
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September 9, 2017, 9:00am-11:00am- Distribution Day @ The Lamb Center, 3160 Campbell Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031. The Lamb Center is dedicated to helping homeless people by feeding, caring, clothing and educating them so they can get employed and back on their feet. Sign up to help BRAWS distribute much needed items to the Lamb Center. Sign up HERE!
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September 12, 5:00-6:45 pm- Distribution Day @ Hilda Barg Homeless Prevention Center, 14945 Jefferson Davis Highway, Woodbridge Va. 22191. BRAWS volunteers will be heading over to distribute items to the Center's residents. For more than 25 years, the Hilda Barg Homeless Prevention Center, a 30-bed family shelter, has been helping families and individuals find permanent pathways out of poverty through homelessness prevention. Join us- Sign Up HERE! Please also fill out the shelter's volunteer form HERE- THANKS- hope to see you there!
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September 17, 12:00- 2:00 pm- Distribution Day @ Calvary Women's Services. BRAWS will be part of a very special Spa Day for the women of Calvary where we will be distributing much needed items. With Calvary’s support, women achieve their goals of permanent housing, financial independence, stable employment and mental wellness. Click HERE to sign up!
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Distribution Day @ Interfaith Works Women's Center - To be RESCHEDULED! 2 Taft Court, Suite 100, Rockville, Md. All Maryland (and Virginia) Volunteers- please stay tuned for a new date to distribute much needed items to the women of Interfaith Works. The Center is a 70-bed emergency shelter serving approximately 300 women per year. Case managers work with women to facilitate recovery and stability, as well as connect them with housing, medical, mental health, and social services. Check back soon for rescheduled date!
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Distribution Day@ Carpenters Shelter-RESCHEDULED- stay tuned for a new date & time! 930 N Henry St, Alexandria, Va
*Join the BRAWS team to bring items to the women of the Carpenter's Shelter. Click here to sign up! The Shelter empowers their clients to address the issues which led them to homelessness and provide the tools necessary to achieve lasting independence. |
SAVE THE DATES!
Join us On Tuesday October 3rd from 7-10 pm join BRAWS and LaTiDo Productions for a special night at Jammin Java in Vienna! La Ti Do Productions collaborates with local DC musical and spoken word talent to present Hope and Healing for Humanity: A Benefit Concert. This event, directed by Charles Wright, music directed by Taylor Rambo, and produced by DC cabaret host and personality Don Michael Mendoza, was created by Wright to spread awareness of BRAWS through song, spoken word, sensitivity, and support via monetary and material donations. Tickets are $25 for General Admission and $35 for Premier and Premier Plus seats. To buy tickets go to: http://www.jamminjava.com/event/1525659
*Special Thanks To Our Sponsors:
SourceCore Studio of Vienna The Insight Shop of Vienna Cycle Chi Vienna Savvy Rest of Vienna
$100 Sponsorships are still available! Contact Jen at Jennifer@BRAWS.org for more info!
*Special Thanks To Our Sponsors:
SourceCore Studio of Vienna The Insight Shop of Vienna Cycle Chi Vienna Savvy Rest of Vienna
$100 Sponsorships are still available! Contact Jen at Jennifer@BRAWS.org for more info!
You will also not want to miss stopping by our booth at the Town Of Vienna's Octoberfest- or as we like to call it "OctoBRAfest" on October 7th from 11 am to 7 pm. We are so thankful once again to Jon and Stephanie Granlund of Granlund Realty for sponsoring our booth!! Stop by and join us!
October 19- 10 am-4 pm Distribution Day @ United Way DC- 3rd Annual Project Homeless. Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001. We will be distributing items at the United Way during their 3rd Annual Project Homeless. We are looking for volunteers to help with this event- please note we will not be allowed to take pictures during the event and volunteers for this event must be 18 or older. Click HERE to sign up!
BRAWS: Bringing Resources to Aid Women's Shelter is a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization.
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