EMBRACE. SUPPORT.
PROTECT. IT TAKES A VILLAGE.
Support survivors of domestic violence.
In light of the global pandemic, the traditional 27th Annual Knock Out Abuse Gala Dinner has been cancelled. We are revamping our plan to address the need to support survivors as well as find ways to connect with our friends and donors. While we are no longer having our physical gala, we are continuing to support our beneficiary organizations and need your help more than ever!
COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on women and children in abusive households. Due to shelter-in-place orders across our nation, women and children are living in isolation and fear causing many to experience the most challenging time ever. Abusive partners are using COVID-19 to “further isolate, coerce or increase fear in the relationship” according the National Domestic Violence Hotline. The safety net for victims of violence has always been thin. Now, it’s straining to the breaking point.
Coming together to support families in crisis is paramount. The time is now to embrace, support and protect women and children who are victims of domestic violence. We need you to STAND UP and be the solution!
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
KNOCK OUT ABUSE IS A 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION: IRS-ID #54-1907723.
All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.
Proceeds go directly to beneficiary organizations that offer one-on-one counseling, long and short-term housing, legal assistance, financial education, employment skills training and job placements.
GIVE A VIRTUAL EMBRACE
$100-$10,000
KNOCK OUT ABUSE IS A 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION: IRS-ID #54-1907723.
All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.
Proceeds go directly to beneficiary organizations that offer one-on-one counseling, long and short-term housing, legal assistance, financial education, employment skills training and job placements.
$250
GROCERIES FOR ONE WEEK
$100
PROVIDE PRE-PAID CELL PHONE FOR SURVIVOR
$1000
PROVIDE EMERGENCY SAFE SPACE LODGING FOR ONE WEEK
$500
PROVIDE TABLET/ LAPTOP FOR AT HOME LEARNING
2020 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
2020 SPONSORS
WINGS
$25,000
GRACE & MORTON
BENDER
MARLENE MALEK
AMANDA POLK
ANGEL
$15,000
CHRISTINE RALES
SAFE HOUSE
$10,000
The Alisann & Terry Collins Foundation
Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation
Clark Construction Group, LLC
The Marion and Robert Rosenthal Family Foundation
FRESH START
$5,000
Pennie & Gary Abramson Charitable Foundation
Abeer Al Otaiba
Children's National
Jane Cafritz
Buffy Cafritz
Carolyn Casey
Marcy Cohen
Elizabeth & Richard Dubin Foundation
Doris Matsui & Roger Sant
Suzy Pence
Ellen & Adam Spiegel
Vradenburg Foundation
PROVIDE EMERGENCY SAFE SPACE LODGING FOR TWO WEEKS
$2,500
Antionette Bush · Elissa Davidson · Dorothy McAuliffe · Michelle Olson
PROVIDE EMERGENCY SAFE SPACE LODGING FOR ONE WEEK
$1,000
Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS) · Katherine Bradley · Stacy Burka
Lori Cohen · Cunniff Family · Claire Dwoskin · Rhonda & Cliff Fischer · Alma Gildenhorn
Patrick Hallahan · Paul Hamill · Kay Kendall · Laurel Keating · Bobbie Kilberg
Susanne Larsen · Debra Lerner Cohen · Britlan Malek · Ann Walker Marchant
Barbara Martin · Donna McLarty · Mary Mochary · Marge Odeen · Alma Powell
Barbara Rossotti · Genny & Fred Ryan · Elizabeth Singer
Sandra & Lawrence Small · Margaret Stone
Sami & Annie Totah Family Foundation · Nancy Zirkin
2020 C0-CHAIR COMMITTEE
Wilma Bernstein
Buffy Cafritz
Hon. Debbie Dingell
Liz Dubin
Britlan Malek
Ann Walker Marchart
Michelle Olson
Christine Rales
Norma C. Ramsey
Andrea Roane
Lynda Webster
2020 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Gina Adams · Amy Baier · Liliana Baldassari · Hillary Baltimore · Sandra Barros · Mary Barth · Lisa Bartholomei
Nina Feliciano Bender · Megan Beyer · Kathleen Biden · Traci Otey Blunt · Sharon Bradley · Stacy Burka
Antionette Cook Bush · Susan Cannaday · Carolyn Casey · Marcy Cohen · Nora Connors · Donna Cooper
Karina Corell · Patti Cumming · Michelle Curtis · Lisa Davis · Karen Donatelli · Gunilla Ekberg · Tara Engel
Samia Farouki · Amra Fazlic · Norah Clair Gourlay · Denise Grant · Jocelyn Greenan · Ginny Grenham
Alana Hadid · Marielle Hadid · Barbara Harrison · Debbi Jarvis · Kathryn Minor Jones · Kay Kendall
Roya Kingdon · Aba Kwawu · Susanne Larsen · Kelli Lawson · Liz Levin · Tanya Lombard · Stacey Lubar
Emily Madan · Rebecca Magnusun · Ladan Manteghi · Barbara Martin · Victoria Michael · Erica Moorhead
Sarah Guinan Nixan · Lynne O’Brien · Michele Petersen · Kenya Pierce · Olwen Pongrace · Linda Potter
Allison Priebe · Christine Rales · Norma Ramsey · Kathryn Rand · Andrea Roane · Linda Roth · Jayne Sandman
Mary Margaret Scharf · Karen Schaufeld · Michelle Schoenfeld · Dina Matar Senouf · Marie Sylla-Dixon
Mori Taheipour · Maria Trabocchi · Mariella Trager · Anna Trone · Cynthia Steele Vance · Neva Vogel
Mary Frances Wain · Humaira Wakili · Rondi K. Walker · Susan Weiner · Robyn Wells · Sheryl Watkins Wilbon
Amal Zaari
PAST SPONSORS
HOPE DIAMOND
Pernod Ricard USA · David Rubenstein
DIAMOND
AT&T- The Humanity of Connection · EJF Philanthropies · EverFi
Fight for Children · Norma & W. Russell Ramsey Foundation
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, DC
RUBY
Bender Foundation, Inc. · Distilled Spirits Council of the United States/Responsibility.org Embassy of the State of Qatar · FedEx · Denise Grant & Frank Raines
International Game Technology PLC (IGT) · Northrop Grumman
RLJ Companies/RLJ Lodging Trust · Rubin Turnbull & Associates – Bill Rubin · TAA PR
EMERALD
Grace Bender · The Boeing Company · BrandLinkDC · Scott & Patrice Brickman Family Foundation · Children's National · Clark Construction Group, LLC · Marcy & Neil Cohen
Constellation Brands · Corcoran Partners · Elissa Davidson & Sara O'Keefe · DC09
Karen Donatelli & Anna Marie Parisi-Trone · Edrington · Ernst & Young LLP · Events DC
Kimberly Engel & Family - The Dennis and Judy Engel Charitable Foundation
Carl M. Freeman Foundation · JBG Smith · JP Morgan Chase & Co. · Alfred Liggins & Radio One
Ann Walker Marchant · The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation · Cheryl & Hani Masri
Dorothy & Governor Terry McAuliffe · Microsoft · NFL · Lynne & Greg O'Brien · PhRMA
Qatar-America Institute · Christine Rales · Rhythm Management Group Corporation
Karen Schaufeld · Susheria Restaurant- Nesrin Fraga · T-Mobile · United Parcel Service
Verizon · Janet & Bobby Waid · Washington Speakers Bureau
SAPPHIRE
Dr. Sanjeev & Mrs. Bela Aggarwal · Sandra Barros & Peter Lowy · Brown-Forman Corporation
Carolyn Casey & Scott Fassbach · Patricia & Marshall Coleman · Diageo North America
DC Elite Image- Teresa & Mark Del Rosso · Events by André Wells · Dr. Sachiko Kuno
Ellen & Adam Spiegel · TTR Sotheby's International Realty/ KVS Title
PEARL
Arent Fox LLP · Artemis Real Estate Partners · Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS)
Entertainment Software Association · Samia Farouki · KEA Technologies · Robert Koch
Beth & Zeid Masri · Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
BEST FRIEND OF KNOCK OUT
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP · Lisa Barry & James Gale · Megan Beyer & Cynthia Steele Vance · Angela Bradley- BTI Security Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck · Natalie & Wes Bush · Mary Butler · Linda and Davis Camalier · Capari America
Nora Connors · Samia Farouki · Ashley Foxworth · Nicole Frances · Norah Clair Gourlay · Ginny Grenham
Gus & Marie Griffin · Anjali & Arun Gupta · Deborah Harmon · JOY Collective · Susanne Larsen · Stacey and Gregory Lubar
Kristen Lund · Mastercard · April McClain-Delaney · Stephanie Phillips · Naureen Rahman · Andrea Roane · Linda Roth - PR
Jim Ryan · Walker Plastic Surgery · Nancy Zirkin · Lisa Zuccari
FRIEND OF KNOCK OUT
Lee Ann Anderson · Loleta & Larry Bailey · Lisa Bartolomei · Rose Blackburne · Jay Blumenkopf · Sharon Bradley · Stacy Burka
Christine Chuke · Elaine Cole · Gregory Connors · Mary-Frances Daly · Kathy Damico · Margaret Davidson · Lia Dean · Mirim Dellsola
Kelly Dibble · Amra Fazlic · Chris Fraley · Katia Goffin · DeAnna Gravillis · Natalie Jones Hallahan · Valerie Jarrett · Andrea Kirstein
Lynne Lightfoote · Luxco · Emily Madan · Rebecca Magnuson · Ladan Manteghi · Barbara Martin · Mary McDavid
Alexina Montgomery · Carolyn Niles · Michelle Petersen · Susan Pfeuffer · Olwen Pongrace · Linda Potter & Tim Shriver
Jayne Sandman · Catherine Scavellov · Beth Singer · Karen Sonneborn · Mori Taheripour · Anna Van Meter · Claire Wagner
Mary Francis Wain · Humaira Wakili · Susan Weiner · Sheryl Wilbon · Emma Zingone