The Friends of DASH wish to thank all of our corporate and individual sponsors, our walkers, staff, board members, and Fannie Mae. We appreciate your support to make DASH’s first year in the Help the Homeless Walkathon a great success!
Very special thanks to Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Grosvenor USA, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Highland Technologies, and several anonymous supporters.
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November 20, 2009
Strength in Numbers: 1,000 people support funding for safe housing
Together with more than 1,000 supporters from right here in metro DC and all across the country, we are making a strong call to action for sustainable funding for domestic violence safe housing in the nation’s capital.
We are heartened by the quick and overwhelming show of support from individuals and organizations alike, who share with DASH the belief that “Home Should Be a Safe Place.”
Petition signatures and postcard sign-ons reached the 1,000 mark today, and the support keeps coming. Thank you to everyone who has already signed on to support our efforts. Learn more at our website, www.dashdc.org. Click the “Home Should Be a Safe Place” link on the home page.
Keep up the support to help us reach 2,000 signatures and supporters by January!
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November 18, 2009
Strides Against Homelessness: Friends of DASH Step Up for Help the Homeless Walkathon
Washington, DC — This is DASH’s first year as a participant in the annual Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon. Our board members, staff, friends and supporters are helping us to make it a great success.
Corporate sponsors and individual donors are giving generously in support of our Friends of DASH group. They have raised over $10,000! Our donors include Grosvenor USA, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Highland Technologies, and several anonymous supporters. Individual walkers are registered online, and already have raised hundreds of additional dollars to support DASH.
Thank you to everyone who is participating. Your contributions to make our Help the Homeless Walkathon participation a success. Register by tomorrow, November 19 at 5PM for online pre-registration at www.helpthehomelessdc.org (choose DASH from the Beneficiary List, we are partner #DC090).
Thanks for your support — and if you miss online registration, join us on the National Mall at 12th Street on November 21st to register at the event. Or donate to the Walkathon without walking via the website! Every donation to DASH helps make home a safe place.
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November 15, 2009
DASH was invited by the United Way of Dane County, Wisconsin to participate in a regional symposium on November 13, entitled “Stable Housing and Best Practices for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Their Families.”
Our Clinical Director, Victoria Green, and Empowerment Program Housing Advocate, Sonya Roundtree-McClain, presented DASH’s Empowerment Project and fielded questions from practitioners based in the Madison, Wisconsin area.
More than three dozen participants from United Way of Dane County affiliated organizations and other local providers from the Madison area attended the symposium.
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November 10, 2009
DASH Public Policy Director, Larisa Kofman, J.D., was a featured panelist/presenter at the 2009 National Forum on the Human Right to Housing, facilitating a workshop entitled “Domestic Violence and the Gender Component to the Human Right to Housing.”
Georgetown Law Center hosted this year’s forum on Sunday, November 8 and Monday, November 9, at the Gewirz Student Center, located on the Georgetown Law Center campus at 120 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C. More than a dozen leading national and local organizations presented at the forum, which was attended by advocates and practitioners from around the country. The event was sponsored by the Georgetown Law Human Rights Institute and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty.
A complete workshop agenda is available at the Georgetown Law Center website:
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/releases/November.8.2009.html
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November 12, 2009
The Art of Giving: M.O.I., Inc. and Local Artists Raise Funds for DASH
On November 5, local artists showcased and sold their works in support of DASH, raising nearly $1,000 for our programs and services. The MOI Art Show show was hosted and presented by M.O.I., Inc. at the Knoll Showroom in downtown D.C.
Original works of art, including painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry and ceramics were sold, and artists generously contributed a portion of their sales to benefit DASH.
Very special thanks to Carolyn Franco, everyone at M.O.I., Inc., the artists participating in the Art Show, Knoll Furniture, Blue Fusion Environments, and the guests and patrons who all made this event a wonderful show, as well as a great fundraiser for DASH. Thank you!
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October 31, 2009
A Real Dash for DASH: Marine Corps Marathon Runners Raise Cash for DASH
The running of the Marine Corps Marathon on October 25 was a very special occasion for DASH. For months, two of our supporters, Bella and Caroline, raised awareness and support for DASH in conjunction with their Marathon training. They led a real life “Dash for DASH” in the weeks leading up to the Marathon!
Bella and Caroline connected DASH with dozens of new friends and supporters at “friend-raisers” they hosted. Their Marathon for DASH activities raised more than $1,000 to support our housing programs and services. We deeply appreciate Bella and Caroline’s commitment and support. Thank you!
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October 27, 2009
Pumpkins and Turkeys and Walking, Oh My!
Amidon-Bowen Elementary School Teams Up with DASH to Help the Homeless
Southwest, DC — Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Southwest Washington partnered with DASH in support of this year’s Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon. The school is hosting a “Pumpkin Dash” and “Turkey Dash” mini walk, as well as a poster contest to raise awareness about homelessness in our city.
Kindergarten through sixth grade classes will participate in activities in October and November. Students who walk in the mini walks held at the school may also participate in the November 21st Walkathon with their parents.
We extend our thanks to the wonderful faculty and staff at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School for their support and commitment to help make DASH’s first year in the Walkathon a success. Very special thanks to Ms. Gloria Tobe for her tireless efforts coordinating all of the activities at the school, and to Principal Almita Hawkins for her enthusiastic support!
Thank you!
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DASH NEWS RELEASE : October 3, 2009
DASH partners with Blue Fusion Environments:
Local entrepreneur pledges support for our work
Washington, DC— District resident and Blue Fusion Environments founder, Dennis Zirkle, announced a commitment to fund DASH’s work with a portion of revenues earned by the company.
Zirkle’s Blue Fusion Enviornments is a District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development-Certified Business Enterprise program. Beginning October 1, 2009, Blue Fusion Environments will donate a portion of its proceeds earned through this program to help support local charities helping and improving the lives of those in our community who are in need.
DASH is honored and excited to partner with Blue Fusion Environments. “The company’s commitment to charitable giving is much more than giving back to the community—it’s giving forward. Support from Blue Fusion Environments will help DASH provide innovative safe housing where women and children live free from violence,” said Peg Hacskaylo, executive director and founder of DASH.
Founded in 2006, DASH provides safe housing, housing resources and information, as well as training and technical assistance to community agencies and victim service programs to increase the availability of safe, affordable housing options for women and their families. DASH serves dozens of local organizations and assists more than 1,000 local residents annually. For more information, visit www.dashdc.org.
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DASH NEWS RELEASE : October 1, 2009
