DRA's Virtual Gala Was a Huge Success! Thank You for Joining Us!

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Image: DRA Logo and text on navy background "2020 Virtual Gala, 30 Years of the ADA: Warriors for Justice"

Dear DRA Family,

When COVID-19 prompted us to reimagine our in-person gala into a virtual celebration, we never could have anticipated the tremendous outpouring of support and generosity you showed.

You sponsored. You hosted. And, last night, hundreds of you joined our talented emcees Shane and Hannah from near and far to celebrate the work of DRA and the 30^th anniversary of the ADA.

Experience the Celebration Again

Last night we raised $36K, which is over one third of our fundraising goal of $100K. We extend our deepest gratitude to YOU - our sponsors and donors. Your gift or pledge today can help us take advantage of the anonymous matching $50K gift and meet our $100K goal.

Don’t miss this opportunity to double your impact and have your tax-deductible gift to DRA matched dollar for dollar.

For nearly three decades, DRA has wielded the ADA and other disability rights laws to bring about justice for the those who are often overlooked. DRA breaks down illegal societal inequities by taking on giants and battling against great odds so that people with disabilities can exercise their civil rights to equal participation.

Collectively, 2020 presented challenges many of us wonder if we can overcome. DRA rose to those challenges. We expanded our work on behalf of ICE detainees; incarcerated youth; voters; students attempting to “distance learn”; patients in hospitals; people who are homeless; all with disabilities and many combating violence and systemic discrimination. DRA answered the call of our clients in response to a growing crisis of increasing inequity, in the face of a pandemic and an ongoing fight for racial justice. This is WHO WE ARE and who we have always been.

DRA’s work has never been more urgent. DRA’s work has never been more important. DRA has never needed your support more. With your investment we will continue to fight - and bring about justice for people with disabilities across the nation.

Onward!

Kate and the DRA Team

Experience DRA's Virtual Gala:

Memories from the Gala:

Screenshot from the gala of Shane Burcaw & Hannah Aylward

Screenshot from the gala of Cynthia Nixon

Screenshot from the gala of Kate Hamilton

Screenshot from the gala of Thelton Henderson

Screenshot from the gala of Annie Segarra

Screenshot from the gala of Kendall Gibbs & Rosie Bichell

Screenshot from the gala of Jimmy Sudney

Screenshot from the gala of Judy Heumann

Screenshot from the gala of Carson Tueller

Images: Screenshots from the gala of Shane Burcaw & Hannah Aylward, Cynthia Nixon, Keah Brown, Kate Hamilton, Thelton Henderson, Annie Segarra, Kendall Gibbs & Rosie Bichell, Jimmy Sudney, Liz Fust, Judy Heumann, Carson Tueller, and Zach Anner

Thank You to Our Amazing Sponsors:

Text - "Rabble Rouser Sponsor - Bob & Colleen Haas, The California Endowment. Advocate Sponsors - First Republic Bank, Google, Microsoft, Scott & Christine Smigel, Cravath, Sheppard Mullin. Champion Sponsors - Bank of America, Sharsis Friese LLP, Jeanine & Guy Saperstein, Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP, CSAA Insurance Group, Keker Van Nest & Peters, Starbucks Coffee Company. Activist Sponsors - Astor Street Foundation, Boardwalk Investment Group, Evan & Mary Davis, Barb Izzo, Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho, Kazan Law, Kathi Pugh & Josh Maddox, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, Steven & Erika Ragland, Michael Stanley, Visa"

Image: Text - "Rabble Rouser Sponsor - Bob & Colleen Haas, The California Endowment. Advocate Sponsors - First Republic Bank, Google, Microsoft, Scott & Christine Smigel, Cravath, Sheppard Mullin. Champion Sponsors - Bank of America, Sharsis Friese LLP, Jeanine & Guy Saperstein, Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP, CSAA Insurance Group, Keker Van Nest & Peters, Starbucks Coffee Company. Activist Sponsors - Astor Street Foundation, Boardwalk Investment Group, Evan & Mary Davis, Barb Izzo, Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho, Kazan Law, Kathi Pugh & Josh Maddox, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, Steven & Erika Ragland, Michael Stanley, Visa"

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