One of our goals is to connect with partners and establish new relationships to empower our community and facilitate the connection between our businesses and residents with new tools, opportunities, and resources while spreading the word about our unique community. Additionally, we foster existing and potential relationships with our partners to make sure that Columbia Pike is at the top of the list for any opportunity that can benefit our community.
Check out our participation in events around Arlington during September and October 2022!
September 2022
| Event Chair at Arlington Chamber Membership Drive | Kim Klingler |
| Participated in Arlington Chamber’s Government Affairs & Economic Development Committee | Kim Klingler |
| Attended Arlington’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) Monthly Meeting | Kim Klingler |
| Participated in the Pike President’s Group (PPG) Monthly Meeting | Kim Klingler |
| Provided Annual Columbia Pike Wellness Festival | Stephen Gregory Smith & Team |
| Attended ECDC’s Ethiopian New Year Celebration | Kim Klingler |
| Participated in Arlington’s Food Security Task Force Monthly Meeting | Amy McWilliams |
| Participated in GMU’s Non-Profit Connection Meeting | Kim Klingler |
| Partnered with Arlington Chamber to conduct Restaurant Week Outreach on the Pike | Alejandra Underwood |
| Attended Arlington Chamber’s County Board Candidate Forum | Kim Klingler |
| Met with Jair Lynch Barcroft’s Team | Amy McWilliams, Kim Klingler |
| Participated in Leadership Arlington’s Homecoming | Kim Klingler |
| Hosted Our Partnered Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening with the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington (BHMA) | Team |
| Attended Arlington Visual Arts Studio Tour at the Columbia Pike Artist Studios (CPAS) | Kim Klingler |
| Attended the Columbia Pike Library Teleconnect Ribbon Cutting | Andrea Avendano, Alejandra Underwood, Kim Klingler |
| Participated in the Form Based Code (FBC) Advisory Working Group (AWG) Monthly Meeting | Amy McWilliams |
| Participated in the Communities Advancing Resilience and Readiness Together (CARRT) Monthly Meeting | Kim Klingler |
| Participated in the Darden Women in Leadership Conference | Kim Klingler |
| Hosted the LOVE Letters and a Booth at Prio Bangla | Stephen Gregory Smith & Team |
| Attended Clarendon Alliance’s Clarendon Day | Alejandra Underwood, Kim Klingler |
| Attended Valley Fest | Alejandra Underwood, Kim Klingler |
| Participated in the NAACP Economic Development & Labor Committee Meeting | Alejandra Underwood |
| Participated in Starting a Business 101 with Arlington County | Alejandra Underwood |
| Hosted Weekly Year Round Farmers Market | Amy McWilliams & Team |
October 2022
| Participated in Papa Deenos Grand Opening | Stephen Gregory Smith, Alejandra Underwood |
| Participated in Arlington’s Food Security Task Force Monthly Meeting | Amy McWilliams |
| Participated in the Arlington Chamber’s Government Affairs & Economic Development Committee Meeting | Kim Klingler |
| Attended Arlington County Crime Solvers (ACCS) Annual Luncheon | Kim Klingler |
| Hosted the Columbia Pike Partnership Annual Meeting | Team |
| Held Annual Paws on the Pike | Team |
| Facilitated Meetings between Papa Deenos and DMV Food Piggies | Alejandra Underwood |
| Participated in Leadership Arlington Young Professionals Kick-Off | Alejandra Underwood |
| Participated in AED/Bizlaunch Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneurship Event | Andrea Avendano, Kim Klingler |
| Attended Thrive’s Affordable Childcare Panel | Kim Klingler |
| Hosted Weekly Year Round Farmers Market | Amy McWilliams & Team |