SPRING CLEANING FOR GOOD

1280 4th Street Northeast,Washington DC 20002

18 September, 2021

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CLEAN YOUR HOME, DECLUTTER YOUR MIND, & HEAL YOUR SOUL… **Collecting Clothes & Goods for unaccompanied minors & marginalized families.** Please join the Dia de los Muertos DC (DDLMDC) Family, on September 18, 2021 from 12:00PM - 5:00PM, in giving back to the community, while improving your physical and mental health in the process. DONATE YOUR GENTLY USED BELONGINGS & THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO FOUR NON-PROFITS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT UNACCOMPANIED MINORS WHO CROSS THE BORDER, IMMIGRANTS & MARGINALIZED FAMILIES IN MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA. Come out and enjoy a day of release, as you shed your unwanted items that have been cluttering up your safe spaces, release you physical stress during a peaceful yoga class and breathing workshop, and decompress your mind as you receive guidance and resources to promote and bolster your mental health. All items collected will be separated and cleaned. A portion of the belongings will be donated to FUNDrive, an organization that collects used clothing and goods, and provides compensation to support non-profits. The other portion will be shipped to Lemon Grove, CA to support the MHF (Minority Humanitarian Foundation), and the Welcome Home Boutique Thrift & Art Space. (Additional information about our beneficiaries are listed below.) EVENT HIGHLIGHTS This event will feature: - Live DJ - Yoga Class - Breathing Workshop - Mental Health Resources & Information EVENT SCHEDULE 12:00PM - 5:00PM - GOODS COLLECTION & LIVE DJ 1:00PM - 2:00PM - WELCOME / OUR RECIPIENTS YOGA CLASS & BREATHING WORKSHOP 2:00PM - 3:00PM - MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WORKSHOP WHAT WE ARE COLLECTING - Clothing (Any Condition) - Shoes - Jackets / Coats - Hats - Bedding - Towels - Rugs - Pots/Pans - Kitchen Goods **NO FURNITURE OR UNDERGARMENTS PLEASE.** COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS - All items must be clean. (MANDATORY) - For all Bedding, Towels, or Tattered Clothing, please place in a white 13 gallon trashbag. (PREFERABLE) - For all Gently Used Clothing or other items on the above list, please place within a black 13 gallon trash bag a or box. (PREFERABLE) If you do not have these options available to you, please bring your donation in whatever form that you can. The above Preferable Requirements just really help our Collection Team with ensuring that all donations are going to the right location, so that they provide the optimum benefit for our recipients. OUR RECIPIENTS The Young Center (https://www.theyoungcenter.org/about-the-young-center) The Young Center is a champion for the rights and best interests of unaccompanied immigrant children, making sure that wherever they land, whether here in the U.S. or in their home country, they are safe. The Young Center serves unaccompanied children who are fleeing violence, trafficking, abuse and extreme poverty. Advocates for the safety and well-being of each child, while they’re detained and throughout deportation proceedings—every step of the way. Stands for the creation of an immigration system that serves children. Rostros Sabios, De mi Corazon a tu Corazon (rostrossabios.org) Rostros Sabios, De mi Corazon a tu Corazon is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing childcare, as well as educational, nutritional and medical services for the children of working mothers within marginalized communities. Their mission is to nurture the brains and bodies of young children to provide a foundation to ensure healthly development into future leaders within their surrounding communities. This program has been recognized by the UN as one of the strongest tools for social change and development within 3rd World countries. MHF (Minority Humanitarian Foundation) https://www.minorityhumanitarianfoundation.com/about The mission of Minority Humanitarian Foundation is to provide a humanitarian response to the issues facing immigrants and refugees on a global scale. Welcome Home Boutique Thrift & Art Space https://www.welcomehomelemongrove.com Welcome Home Boutique & Art Store is a project from Minority Humanitarian Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit in San Diego. The mission of Minority Humanitarian Foundation is to provide a humanitarian response to the issues facing asylum-seekers and refugees on a global scale. Through on-the-ground relief efforts, housing, transportation services and legal referrals we work to ensure the health and safety of the people we work with. The main focus of our work is picking up asylum-seekers when they are released from ICE or CBP custody and reuniting them with their family or sponsor in the United States. Our organization also works to provide food security to food pantries and immigrant communities. La Cosecha Foundation https://www.la cosechadc.com La Cosecha was created with a mission to foster entrepreneurship and support social, cultural and economic prosperity through the La Cosecha Foundation. TECHO The Foundation directly supports TECHO, an organization present in 19 Latin American countries, which seeks to end poverty that millions of the people live in through the joint action of its inhabitants and young volunteers. A portion of every purchase at La Cosecha supports the work of the Foundation in addition to fundraising from public supporters, strategic partners and sponsorships. WHO WE ARE We are Dia de los Muertos DC (DDLMDC), an organization founded to develop and produce community-building events around the traditions and customs of the Dia de los Muertos (A.K.A Day of the Dead) holiday. Our mission is to fundraise and support various social causes effecting the (black and brown or Hispanic and Latin) community, through teaching unity and oneness as we all experience death. By remembering and paying tribute to the ones that we all have loved and lost, educating the masses on the true traditional history of the holiday while showcasing the importance of these customs, we explore how Dia de los Muertos can be celebrated and embraced across cultures. We act together to improve the collective mental health of the country through the promotion of healing, build community and the capacity to process grief, while supporting our fellow human beings through the difficult mourning process by sharing local resources that are available to help the local community. Through our connection and engagement, we hope to officially make Dia de los Muertos a nationally celebrated holiday. FOLLOW US Learn more about our family and all of the other things we are doing in the community. Interesting in getting involved? JOIN US!!! All are welcome! IG: @ddlmdc FB: Dia de los Muertos Benefit Fest ANNUAL BENEFIT FESTIVAL WEBSITE: ddlmbenefit.com EMAIL [email protected]