BRAWS Awarded Grant from The Cloudbreak Foundation!
On December 11, 2017 BRAWS was awarded a new grant from The Cloudbreak Foundation for the sum of $15,000. Money from this grant will be used to continue providing homeless girls, ages 8-17, with the female hygiene products they so desperately need for an entire year; January 2018 through January 2019.  Read more HERE!

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Our Hearts are with Houston Collection Drive was a HUGE Success!!!!
So many people dropped by our office with donations! We collected 100's of NEW and UNOPENED pads, tampons, underwear, bras, adult diapers, and baby diapers. All items were shipped to various individuals, shelters and organizations in Texas who will help us distribute to support Hurricane Harvey's victims. Thank you so much!!

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Thanks to Nancy Mcmahon, DPT, at Ascend physical therapy and wellness- braws now has office space!!

This is a great moment in the history of BRAWS....WE HAVE OFFICE SPACE!!!... and not just any office space. We have 1000 square feet of complete awesomeness - complete with a ground level door, waiting room, restroom, closet and a kitchen!!!  Oh, and did we mention the location, location, location?!?!?!  303 Maple Avenue, Vienna!  We cannot thank Nancy McMahon, DPT, at Ascend Physical Therapy & Wellness enough for so kindly and generously providing the space to us at a VERY reduced rate! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
This space will make a HUGE impact on our work and increase the efficiency of our programs!  From a basement to a garage to a storage unit and now an office.... We are SO PROUD of our progress in only a few short years. Thank YOU for sticking with us!!! :)

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we are fortunate to have such wonderful community support!

We are very proud to now offer tote bags for our clients at shelter distributions!  It is important to us that they have a bag to use when they "shop" for their bras, underwear and feminine hygiene supplies as well as giving them some privacy as they return to their rooms.  We cannot thank Jon and Stephanie Granlund at Jon Granlund Team Realty enough for their generosity in sponsoring these totes! 

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Yummy Yoga Wine Night-  In July,
SourceCoreStudio in Vienna held a beginner friendly yoga class and educational wine tasting, with
15% of bulk order purchases benefiting BRAWS!  Big thanks to OneHope Wines, Jenn Brown and to SourceCoreStudio for their continued support!

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BRAWS is so grateful to Nicole Van D.D.S., P.C. of McLean for sponsoring t-shirts with our new logo on them!  THANK YOU so much Dr. Van!  We appreciate your ongoing support of BRAWS and our mission!

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Thanks to Breathe, Body and Mind Studio in West Springfield for holding a the Beauty & BRAWS at the Barre event in July to benefit BRAWS! Everyone who signed up was treated to a FREE 30-min. express barre class taught by Certified Booty Barre Instructor Amanda Hencken. Refreshments were served and lots of skin care/cosmetic products were available to sample from Beautycounter. A percentage of the proceeds from purchases were donated to BRAWS . 

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For the month of JULY, Skintelligence of Vienna hosted a collection drive for BRAWS!  Thanks to Skintelligence and all of you who donated to BRAWS!  we couldn't do all that we do without community support!

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Special Thanks to Not Your Average Joe's Restaurants in Maryland for their support!  For the month of July, they designated one day each week and donated a portion of the proceeds of sales from BRAWS customers to us.

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 On July 8th BRAWS participated in a Kendra Gives Back Event at Kendra Scott in Mosaic-There were sips, sweets & jewels- and 20% of the proceeds benefited BRAWS.  Thanks to Kendra Scott for their continued support and generosity!!

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We are so fortunate to have so many wonderful retail companies supporting BRAWS!
Huge thanks to Yellowberry for sending us an amazing box of girl's first bras! Check them out at www.yellowberrycompany.com.
We also received donations from Hyun Lee, President of SH International, a wholesale underwear company. Thank you, Hyun!  Finally, thank you to Raj and Jaivin Karnani, of Saroj International, who sent us products from their company, Femina Lingerie. Please check them out at: https://www.feminawoman.com/ 
Your donations will make an ENORMOUS impact in the lives of our clients. You are all SO incredibly generous!!!

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What would we do without these ladies? Many thanks go out to our AMAZING  volunteers from the Vienna Women's Club!  Each month they faithfully count, sort and organize our inventory. 
Thank you- Mary Davis, Diane Abel, Doris Cooper, Diane Deeley, Paula Reeves & Cindy Stewart!!

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Your support means so much to us Jennifer Starr! Thanks so much for hosting a wonderful LuLaroe VIP Shopping Party to support BRAWS.  If you missed it, you can still shop- contact her at lularoejenniferstarr@gmail.com

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Huge thanks to everyone who came out for our Fun Run in June!  It was great to see so many BRAWS fans out showing their support!  Special thanks to our Sponsors-Grass Roots Fitness and East Meets West Yoga Center!!  We are especially grateful to Granlund Realty for the fabulous water and snacks, Caffe Amouri for the awesome coffee, the Thai Wellness Center  for the amazing massages and Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco for starting the race!  We collected many items that will be much appreciated by local shelters!

Big thanks to our FUN RUN Raffle Donors!!!

*Bard's Alley- Vienna
*Belle Mode- Fairfax
*Body Grace- Vienna
*Core Power Yoga- Vienna
*Cycle Chi- Vienna
*East Meets West Yoga Center- Vienna

*Kendra Scott- Mosaic
*Karin's Florist- Vienna
*Lululemon- Mosaic
*Massage Envy- Vienna
*Muse Paintbar- Mosaic
*Norm's Beer and Wine

*Potomac River Runners- Vienna
*Pure Barre- Vienna
*Puree Juice Bar- Mosaic
*Ristorante Bonaroti
*SourceCore Studio- Vienna
*Wardrobe Rescue- Vienna

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We LOVE Daisy Troop 3165!  These thoughtful girls collected over 40 packages of girls and teen underwear (well over 200 pairs), 22+ sports bras and training bras and 12 camis/undershirts for BRAWS! Thank you to Heather Schaeffer Buescher for organizing such a fantastic service project and to the troop and their parents.  Thank you for raising awareness to the girls in your troop at a young age that these items matter and that there are many girls and women in need.

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Mitzvah Day! 
Thank you to the sisterhoods of Temple B'nai Shalom and Washington-Hebrew Congregation for making BRAWS he recipients of their Mitzvah Day donations!  We are so thankful for your support!!

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On May 8th, BRAWS was honored to welcome
Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam, Candidate for Governor, Delegate Jennifer B. Boysko, Sponsor of the Dignity Act and
Delegate Mark Keam to Caboose Brewing Co. for a night of networking and discussion.  Politics & Pads- Providing Dignity to Women and Girls in Virginia was a huge success! Thanks to all who attended and to Caboose Brewing Co. who donated a portion of the night's sales to BRAWS! Special thanks to Hyun Lee, President of
SH International, a wholesale underwear company for their generous product donation and to Laura Goyer Photography for the amazing pictures!

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A special thanks to all the wonderful individuals who have donated items to BRAWS since its inception in January 2015. A particular special token of appreciation to several individuals and businesses who have been incredibly instrumental in the growth of BRAWS:
Jolie Smith, Shelter House
Nan Monday, Homestretch
Christine, The Alternative House
Jaclyn Robertson, Fit4Mom Falls Church/Vienna
Nicole Martin, Belle Mode Intimates
Jennifer Effah and the staff of Dr. Kathy E Wolf MD PC
Dr. Alicia Freedy, INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Andrew Papantoniou, Gittleson Zuppas Commercial Realty, Inc.
Kiln & Co., Vienna, VA
Liz Jones, DullesMoms.com
Van Hoang, SoapBox Soaps
Neil Harrow, Green Star Auto Recyclers
Andrea Khoury, Real Housewives of Northern VA
Julie Miner, Rants From Mommyland
Laura Goyer, Laura Goyer Photography & Vienna Virtual Yard Sale
Kim Harshaw, Dr. Hassan, and the Maternal Fetal Associates of the Mid-Atlantic
Robyn McClure, Pinot's Palette
Whole Foods Market, Vienna
Sarah Emmett
Joanne Walton
Adrianna Pavlides
Julie Smith
Tori Draude
Kendall Smith
Jennifer Goubeaux
Cheryl Strobel
Susan Mamber
Molly Field
Saunji Fyffe
Gina McCabe
Becky Gordon
Melissa Edwards
Emily Schofield
Christina McDowell
Elizabeth Douglass
Sharon Harrow
Ellen Tuchman
Meredith Parnes