The District Sample Sale is the twice-annual fundraising event staged by the District Sample Sale Foundation.
Fall 2012 Charity: Sitar Arts Center
Sitar Arts Center
1700 Kalorama Road NW, Suite 101
Washington, DC 20009
202.797.2145Fostering personal and artistic growth through the visual, performing and digital arts, the Center offers after-school, weekend and summer classes to more than 800 children and youth each year, 80% of whom come from low-income households. Bringing high-quality arts education to families who would otherwise not have these opportunities, Sitar Arts Center relies on charitable contributions to ensure that no family is ever turned away because of inability to pay. With each and every generous contribution, Sitar Arts Center is able to provide young people in our community with the opportunity to discover and develop their gifts and talents in a safe and nurturing place.
Legacy District Sample Sale Charities
Fall 2011: WEAVE: Washington Empowered Against Violence
DSS Donation to date: $20,000
WEAVE engages the metropolitan Washington DC community in the elimination of intimate partner abuse and other forms of gender-based violence through empowering, innovative and holistic services. Their holistic services model combines legal representation, counseling and case management so that clients can concurrently address their legal, emotional, and practical needs. Employing this holistic program ensures services are readily accessible and coordinated between staff attorneys, pro bono attorneys, licensed clinical social workers, mental health professionals and client advocates. Through the holistic services model, WEAVE provides clients with the full range of tools necessary to achieve safety and self-sufficiency.
1422 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
202.452.9550Spring 2011: E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
DSS Donation to date: $25,500
E.L. Haynes serves more than 725 students in grades Pre-K through 9, with 85% Advanced Placement courses and a 1:1 laptop program to provide students with the rigorous instruction and technology-infused programming that wil best prepare them for success in college and careers. The DSS Spring 2011 donation provided 50 laptops for E.L. Haynes students.
3600 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20010
202.667.4446Fall 2010: GW Mammovan
DSS Donation to date: $25,500
George Washington’s Mobile Mammography program is the first and only such program in the DC area. Accredited by the American College of Radiology, the program provides state-of-the-art, digital mammography screenings to women in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia. The program has screened nearly 19,000 people in the region since its inception and more than 71 women have been diagnosed with breast cancer on the Mammovan.
2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite DC-122
Washington, DC 20037
202.741.3274Spring 2010: CityDance Early Arts
DSS Donation to date: $20,200CityDance Early Arts offers free dance classes and performances to children in more than 20 schools and community centers from DC’s most underserved neighborhoods. Since our inception in 1996, more than 30,000 students in the DC Metropolitan Area have had access to free field trips to see professional performances, in-school performances, dance and literacy after-school programs, summer camps, and dance scholarships.
1111 16th St NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
202.347.3909Fall 2009: Rachael’s Women’s Center
DSS Donation to date: $18,500Rachael’s Women’s Center is a daytime shelter for homeless women located in the downtown area of Washington, D.C. and is one of only two day shelters in the District exclusively for women. For the past 30 years, Rachael’s has provided thousands of women experiencing homelessness with the basics necessary for their survival and has served hundreds of thousands of meals to the homeless in Washington.
1222 11th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.682.1005Spring 2009: Kid Power Inc.
DSS Donation to date: $26,500Kid Power is a non-profit youth organization that provides in-school and after-school youth development programming to 250 youth from underserved communities in the District of Columbia. Students explore advanced civic concepts through academic enrichment, artistic, and service-learning opportunities.
775 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
mailto:%20info@kidpowerdc.orgFall 2008: DC Rape Crisis Center
DSS Donation to date: $29,750The DC Rape Crisis Center is the only organization in DC providing support services to survivors of sexual assault and education to all age groups about the issue of sexual violence. The Center has been serving the DC community for 36 years and reaches over 10,000 people every year.
Post Office Box 34125
Washington, DC 20043
202.232.0789Spring 2008: Martha's Table Summer Camp
DSS Donation to date: $33,750Martha's Table Summer Camp provides a safe summer haven and a nurturing, learning environment for approximately three hundred Washington, DC children in need.
2114 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202.328.6608Fall 2007: Miriam's House
DSS Donation to date: $25,950Miriam's House is a caring residential community for homeless women living with HIV disease that empowers recovery from homelessness, disease, and addictions in an environment of compassion, integrity, and accountability.
P.O. Box 73618
Washington, DC 20056
202.667.1758Spring 2007: SOME Place for Kids
DSS Donation to date: $21,150Located at So Others Might Eat's Independence Place, SE, facility, SOME Place for Kids provides an enrichment and nutrition program for children in need, as well as educational activities and structured recreation.
701 O Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.797.8806Fall 2006: Suited for Change
DSS Donation to date: $19,750Suited for Change provides professional clothing and ongoing career education to low-income women in Washington, Maryland and Virginia who have completed job training and/or job readiness programs and are seeking employment.
1010 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
202.293.0351The District Sample Sale Legacy Fund
The District Sample Sale Legacy Fund was created to offer continued support to the past beneficiaries of The District Sample Sale. In addition to our chosen charity each season, a portion of our proceeds will benefit our past event beneficiaries. We feel strongly that the needs are endless and that building a network of continued support will truly make the difference in the lives of women and children in our region.
How We Choose Our Charities
Each season, the founders of the District Sample Sale choose one women's (fall) or children's (spring) charity toward which we focus our efforts and proceeds.We look for:
- regionally-based 501(c)3 charities where our donation can make a significant impact on a specific program
- a charity that fits within the District Sample Sale Foundation mission statement
- a charity that can work with us to help spread the word about our event and provide on-site marketing to promote their cause.
- a charity where our marketing efforts and continued financial support will help them grow their organization in the long term.
If you are a 501(c)3 organization that would like to be considered, please email info@districtsamplesale.com with a description of your organization and a statement of how your group fits within our criteria and can benefit.
About the DSS
The District Sample Sale staged its first event in September 2006. Founded by Liberty Jones, Shannon Haley, Mary Amons, Jayne Sandman and Barbara Martin, the event, and its original corresponding foundation, Labels For Love, was created to allow our team to focus its efforts on benefiting local women's and children's charities through our twice-annual event. The foundation refiled as the District Sample Sale Foundation to streamline our marketing and fundraising efforts.
