Email from Doorways Save the date — Rocklands' 20th annual roast benefitting Doorways will be on Thursday, May 7th! Help Our Clients' Winter Wishes Come True Holiday Heroes Needed! Here at Doorways, we're gearing up for the holiday season, and we need your help to ensure our families' winter wishes come true! Winter Wishes is open to clients in all of Doorways' programs, making it our biggest donation drive of the year, and making your sponsorship even more impactful! This season, we have received gift requests for over 190 individuals. Become a Holiday Hero and ensure every family, every child, and every survivor experiences a joyous holiday season. We hope we can count on you this year! For each client we need 1 gift and a $100 Visa gift card. We ask for gift cards because we want to empower our families with the gift of opportunity: to purchase items that bring them and their loved ones joy. Every family wants to spread the love this time of year, and your gift cards provide them with the opportunity to do so! If you would like to help make wishes come true, please sign up here to become a sponsor today! Sign Up After you sign up, you will receive an email introducing you to the individual(s) you are sponsoring and sharing their initials, age, gender, and a description of their desired gift. Details on the donation drop-off process will be provided in that email as well. We kindly ask that gifts and gift cards be delivered to Doorways between December 5th to December 8th. We're so grateful for your support. If you have any questions about Winter Wishes, please don’t hesitate to ask! And again, thank you for your dedication to our families! Contact Us Turkey Trot Doorways' Turkey Trot Raffle Want to Trot on Thanksgiving for free?! Enter to win two race registrations for the Arlington Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day, November 27th! How to enter: Post a picture/video of you and your running shoes, along with why you want to trot in support of Doorways, and tag us! If your account is private, please take a screenshot of the post and send it to Jan-Michael Sacharko, Director of Development, at [email protected]. One post = one entry. You can post multiple times for multiple entries! Share your post by Thursday, November 20th to be eligible to win two registrations and a swag basket, and remember to tag Doorways! Posts can be made on the following social media platforms: Facebook: DoorwaysVA Instagram: @doorways_va LinkedIn: doorwaysva TikTok: @doorwaysva X (Twitter): @DoorwaysVA Volunteers Needed! The Arlington Turkey Trot is more than just a 5K—it's a beloved Thanksgiving morning tradition that brings our community together. Now in its 20th year, the Trot supports local nonprofits including Doorways. Volunteers are needed Pre-Race and Race Day! Sign Up to Volunteer In the News Listening to Serve Diana Ortiz, President and CEO of Doorways, spoke on From the People, a podcast presented in collaboration with We of Action (wofava.org), about the importance of service and listening. Check out "Listening to Serve" on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or the From the People website. Listen Now Open Hearts, Open Doors Success As Need Continues to Grow Doorways’ Open Hearts, Open Doors event at The Falls was a heartwarming night of friendship and team spirit! Our community came together once again to provide safe harbor, healing, and hope to our neighbors in crisis. That is critical, as the need for emergency shelter continues to outpace our funding. Learn More See Event Photos Without the Federal Government, Almost No Money Exists to Fight Domestic Violence "Work to prevent intimate partner violence, feed families in shelters fleeing abuse or help survivors file for legal protection would not exist on the scale it does today if the federal government stepped back." Learn More Corporate Spotlight The Gold Group For over 15 years, Michelle Sagatov and Sagatov Realty have been amazing supporters of Doorways. It began when then Arlington County Police Officer Michelle Sagatov responded to a domestic violence call. She transported the survivor to Doorways' Safehouse that night, and was inspired by what she learned and saw. Michelle recently completed two years as Doorways Board President and is an amazing advocate in our community! Since founding The Gold Group in 2023, Michelle and her team have redoubled their efforts, sponsoring events, donating their time, and sharing our mission with so many of their colleagues. The Gold Group, Washington Fine Properties, and Sagatov Realty team members at Open Hearts, Open Doors 2025 The Gold Group at Washington Fine Properties is a top-performing real estate team in Northern Virginia, composed of well-respected agents in the DC area, and consistently ranked among the top 50 agents in Virginia. They pride themselves on a Gold Standard in business and in their community, which translates to being active, volunteering, showing up to events, and donating their time. Learn more about The Gold Group: goldgroupdmv.com. Items We Need Shop Our Wishlist We are in urgent need of size 6 diapers for some of our littlest clients, as well as other personal care and household items. Shop our Amazon wishlist to ship supplies directly to Doorways today! Thank you for your help! Shop Now Donate to Doorways Share This Email Share This Email Doorways | P.O. Box 100185 | Arlington, VA 22210 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice