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On Wednesday, March 28, DASH held its annual Allies in Change Awards Luncheon, celebrating five years of the organization’s mission to serve survivors of domestic and sexual violence with safe housing and honoring community partners who went above and beyond the call to help families facing homelessness as a result of domestic violence. Our Mistress of Ceremonies was Pat Lawson Muse from NBC News4, a long-time news anchor in Washington, DC, who energized the crowd and eloquently presented the DASH honorees their awards. All of our honorees are featured in DASH Blog interviews that you can access on this blog site.
DASH Staff with Pat Lawson Muse at Luncheon
The Keynote address was made by Olga Trujillo, an attorney, advocate, and survivor of childhood domestic violence at the hands of her father and brothers, which resulted in her subsequent diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder. Olga has chronicled her struggle and recovery in the book, The Sum of My Parts: A Survivor’s Story of Dissociative Identity Disorder, parts of which she relayed during the lunch, conveying a powerful message of how we can all help others, even if we don’t know it.
DASH Brochure and Five-year Report
Additionally, DASH shared a video of the stories of our Cornerstone Building’s residents. To the surprise of the 160 attendees, including our incredible sponsors, the women featured were in attendance and were given an enormous round of applause. DASH feels honored to be able to celebrate our work and accomplishments with such a vibrant, compassionate, and powerful community, and we look forward to next year’s event! We’re grateful for
Mistress of Ceremonies Pat Lawson Muse and DASH Executive Director Peg Hacskaylo
everyone’s support and help in making DASH a place where home is a safe place for all. Please click here for information on DASH’s goals for the next five years.
