YOU DID IT!
Your financial donations purchased not one.... not two....
But THREE(!!!) pallets of pads and tampons! That is about 240 cases!
This delivery will support close to 3,000 women and girls in Northern Virginia!
THANK YOU!

We are expecting to serve nearly 15,000 individuals in the weeks ahead - YOUR contribution is making a difference!
Please continue to give, if you are able.

Where have your donations and efforts have been used over the last few weeks to support our community during this pandemic?

• ACCA​​ - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Annandale

• Alexandria City Public Schools - Served students in the City of Alexandria

• ALIVE! House - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Alexandria

• Artemis House (Shelter House) - Serving victims of domestic violence in Fairfax County

• A-SPAN - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Arlington

• Bailey's Elementary School (FCPS) and Community Center - Served over 100 homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Falls Church/Seven Corners area

• Britepaths - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Fairfax County

• Centreville Immigration Forum (Labor Resource Center) - Served low-income immigrants and refugees in Western Fairfax

• Cornerstones - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Reston/Herndon region

• CRi - Served individuals with disabilities & mental health needs, as well as​ fostered youth​ in Northern Virginia

• Culmore Family Resource Center  - Served homeless teens and girls in Northern Virginia

• Daniel's Run Elementary School (FCPS) -Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Fairfax City area

• Dominion High School (LCPS) - Served ​over 100​homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in the Sterling area

• Friends of Guest House - Served formerly incarcerated women in Alexandria

• Herndon High School (FCPS) - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Reston/Herndon region

• Koinonia Foundation - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Alexandria and Springfield

• Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in South Fairfax County and Prince William County (East)

• Manassas Park High School (PWCS) - Served over 100 homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in the Manassas Park area

• Mobile Hope - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed young adults and teens in Loudoun County 

• New Hope Housing - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Arlington/Alexandria/South Fairfax County

• Park View High School (LCPS) - Served over 100 homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in the Sterling area

• Purple Onion Catering Co. Pop-Up Pantry - Serving laid-off workers from the service industry in Fairfax County

• Rising Hope Mission Church - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Alexandria

• Salvation Army (Fairfax) - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Fairfax County

• Second Story - Served homeless teens and girls in Northern Virginia

• SERVE Hunger Resource Center (Northern Virginia Family Services) - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Manassas and Western Prince William County

• South Lakes High School (FCPS) - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Reston/Herndon region

• Southside Survivor Response Center - Served victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Martinsville, Henry, and Patrick Counties

• Sterling Middle School - Serving homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in the Sterling area

• United Community (formerly UMC of Alexandria) - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women in Alexandria and South Fairfax County, along the Route 1 corridor

• Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition - Served women experiencing opioid/substance abuse recovery in Virginia

• Western Fairfax Christian Ministries - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Chantilly/Centreville

• Women Giving Back - Served homeless/low-income/unemployed women and girls in Northern Virginia​

HOW YOU CAN HELP

1. We are asking supporters (our heroes!!) to contribute $29.65 to purchase a case of pads from our distributor. For less than $30, you can help 12 girls next month stay clean and dignified during this crisis. Click here to donate.

2. Please support our "Purchase a Pallet" campaign. One pallet of pads can help 960 women. Can you donate $10? $15? $25? Any amount helps get us closer to our goal! Please click here to contribute to our "Purchase a Pallet" campaign and help us raise $2452 to help women and girls in crisis. 

3. If you know of an organization or pantry that needs menstrual supplies and/or undergarments, please let us know! We are here - ready and eager to help anyone in crisis! Please email us to connect.

Please follow us and share on social media. We will provide updates and requests for help over the upcoming weeks via facebook, instagram, and twitter.

Many local businesses have supported BRAWS for years in a variety of ways. Now it is our turn to support them! Please visit our Mardi Bras Sponsors page to see a list of these businesses. Many are doing what they can to keep their doors open- others will need your support once they can again welcome customers.

Here are messages from a few:

John Nugent & Sons, Inc.
We are still up and running and taking all necessary precautions to help keep our team healthy and safe. Doing all we can to help flatten the curve!  We have a great air scrubber that is an item that goes directly in the HVAC to help with clean air throughout the home!! 
NASA invented it and it is a great item even more so now! 


Undeniable Boutique
Check out our newly curated collection of "Work From Home Wear” including Presentable Loungewear & Tops for Videoconferencing. 💻

Ben & Jerry's Vienna
Huge thanks to the Vienna community for all of your support of Ben & Jerry’s Vienna!  We are still open but have modified our hours to 12pm to 8pm daily.  We temporarily closed our dining room and lobby but are still offering our full menu in 3 different ways to serve you:  Walk-Up to the store, Curbside delivery (call ahead 703-272-8022), and In Home delivery through our On Demand partners DoorDash, UberEats, and Grubhub.

Clarity
Clarity is offering dinner seven nights a week with a new menu every day. Examples of dishes include a variety of fish, meat, and pasta dishes, my father’s focaccia pizza, and my mother in law’s Hue style recipe of Vietnamese PHO soup, and bbq’d smoked ribs. Lunch is also served Tuesday through Friday with items such as Pho, Pizza, and fun lunch to go specials like crab pupusas, authentic banh mi sandwiches on Dad’s bread with my own smoked and grilled meats, pickles, aged soy vinaigrette  and foie gras pate.
Follow Chef Krinn for the latest updates in this fluid environment: Facebook @jonathankrinn, Instagram @chefjonkrinn, Twitter @chefjonkrinn
Click here for Clarity Take Out (curbside service) and Online Ordering


East Meets West Yoga
You can now use your East Meets West Yoga membership or class pass to take class, virtually, through Zoom while we are temporarily closed. Click here to register!


If you are a business that supports BRAWS, and would like to be highlighted in our newsletter, please email your message to Jen Min at Jennifer@BRAWS.org. Thank you!