Dear BRAWS Friends and Supporters,

Thank you for coming, supporting our work, and making our 6th Annual Mardi Bras Fundraiser Reception and Auction a HUGE success!

This was the best one yet! Together, we raised over $135,000, which is above and beyond all expectations!!

At this time, in 2015, a few of us were gathered around my living room trying to figure out how we could raise enough money to help 100 women in three shelters on a monthly basis. It is beyond unimaginable, that only a few short years later, we would be able to support 7,000 women in shelters, schools, re-entry facilities, opioid addiction centers, and disaster relief organizations.

Thanks to YOU:

It is an incredible outcome made possible by the dedication and hard work of the BRAWS board, staff, volunteers, teen assistants, and Mardi Bras planning committee, including:
 

-Lauren Vanni Kinard, First Excel Title, LLC
-Stacey Leimbach (& the Junior Volunteer League of Vienna/Oakton)
-Kristin Longwood, Boxwood & Bloom Events
-Jordan Rice, JDA Custom Homes
-Nicola Rooney, Sage Construction
-Olga Moshinsky Woltman, LemonSkies
-Joyce Billett
-Beth Davis
-Ginger Dockery
-Elizabeth Lucca
-Sneha Mody
-Wendy Rosner
-Caroline Simpson
-Erika Yalowitz

and, of course, our tireless Reception Chair: 
Emily Schofield,

and Auction & Raffle Chair:
Jennifer Min.

Please check out these beautiful photos from the event, courtesy of photographer, Mike Beaty. We were very fortunate to have him document this milestone event.

Finally, I would like to thank the hundreds of businesses and individuals who generously donated to Mardi Bras 2020. You can check out a list of sponsors and in-kind donors on our website. I encourage you to support these businesses that support our community! Their work is crucial to this mission!

If you like our mission, and would like to get involved throughout the year, it is not too late! Click on a link below and we will be in touch!

Until next year!

Respectfully,
Holly Seibold
Founder & Executive Director
BRAWS