2024 B.O.O.T.S. Auction

We are excited to bring the Breaking Out Of The Silence (B.O.O.T.S.) auction to you again this year! This year’s theme is “Still Surviving and Rising!” Like last year the auction is 100% online. The auction will run from April 28 - May 4, closing at 9:00 pm ET. Join us! And, invite your friends and family, near and far!

B.O.O.T.S. is DAWN's largest community fundraiser. DAWN staff, board members and community volunteers host this opportunity to uplift, spotlight and support the work and continued success of DAWN. Every dollar so graciously shared goes directly to ensuring DAWN’s programs are able to survive and grow. This includes enabling staff to continue to provide creative and live-giving services to so many survivors. DAWN continues to see a rise in need of support, counsel, and emergency services to survivors and their families in the Washington D.C. area. We are so grateful for your support and are delighted to have you join us (again) this year to support survivors and their families!

Bidding starts 7:00 am April 28th and ends at 9:00 pm ET on Saturday, May 4th. Stay tuned for further details about auction account registration. This year's online auction will provide a wide array of items for your bidding pleasure! Including, but not limited to: vacation getaways, jewelry, self-care packages, photography sessions, homemade food and goods, dazzling artwork, gift certificates for restaurants, cafes, salons, and so much more!

If you would like to make a donation to DAWN, please visit https://deafdawn.org/donate.

DAWN is a trauma-informed, culturally responsive and transformative justice-based agency that provides multi-faceted services to domestic violence and sexual abuse survivors and the community. DAWN addresses power-based violence by providing direct services and education. DAWN is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization serving the Washington D.C./Maryland/Virginia area.

DAWN’s mission is to promote healthy relationships and reduce abuse in the Deaf community in the Washington, DC area. We emphasize that all forms of violence are intersectional. Working with survivors who have many identities we recognize that individuals and society decrease the right to one’s own safety and autonomy.

We at DAWN, remind ourselves of the importance of being intentional with our work to ensure that we do not reinforce oppression especially by discounting any of the intersectional identities of Deaf Survivors.

DAWN recognizes and believes in our commitment to promote healthy relationships and reduce violence in the Deaf community by recognizing the power, control, and violence caused by all forms of oppression which cause violence to Deaf people of all identities. With this mission, survivors can live their lives in the true meaning of dignity and self-worth.

We look forward to developing new relationships with you that will support DAWN and the community we serve!

If you are interested in learning about DAWN services, please visit DAWN facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeafDAWNinDC/ and website at https://deafdawn.org.

AUCTION HOMEPAGE IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS:

2024 BOOTS Logo: (top left corner)
Blue circle centered with six blue Magpie birds flying upward to the top right. Birds have light gray tips on the wings. Outlining the circle on the right, black text reads “Still Surviving & Rising”. Underneath the logo black text reads “Breaking Out Of The Silence 2024”

SPONSOR LOGOS:

Joyful Signing LLC:
In big red cursive reads “Joyful Signing”
https://joyfulsigning.com/

Inner Alignment Leadership:
Blue and purple circular sphere. Text above and below read “Inner Alignment Leadership”.
https://www.inneralignmentleadership.com/

Inka Screen Printing:
A cat looking to the left wearing a bowtie. To the right reads: “Inka’s Screen Printing” The apostrophe in “Inka’s” is a green leaf.
https://inkas-print.com/inkas-print/shop/home

Eyeth Consultants:
Two teal hands making the shape of an eye with three dots inside. "eyeth" in bold blue text next to the eye with "consultants" in the space below.
https://www.eyethconsultantsllc.com/

PCRID:
Lowercase letters in a large font read "pcrid." The P&C are in blue and RID is in a dark gray. Below the acronym are the words "Potomac chapter" in lowercase blue font.
https://www.pcrid.org/

DAS:
A blue oval with a wide, bold outline on the lower right portion with the letters "DAS" in side in black.
https://deafaccess.com/

Kramer Wealth Managers:
White background with bold red writing that says "Kramer" and red boxes above the "M". Underneath says "Wealth Managers" in grey.
https://kramerwealth.com/

Vital Signs:
White background with bold purple writing that says "Vital" but the "V" is an image of the ASL fingerspelling of the letter V. Underneath that says "Signs" in light purple writing and "Sign Language interpreting & Transcribing".
https://www.vitalsignsinterpreting.com/

Yvonne Lee:
White background with bold black print "Yvonne Lee" with phone number to the right. Below in bold black print "Exceptional Service Outstanding Results". On the left is the logo, red box with "YL Realtor" in white print.